The present continuous tense and the phrase going to can overlap at times. Present continuous and the going to form other english exercises on the same topic. Future with be going to, present progressive, and will cambridge. The present continuous tense is common with verbs of movement. Present continuous tense simple present rules verb tenses chart subject exercises. Both of them are used to talk about future decisions. Present continuous and be going to exercise be going to for personal plans im going to study arabic in september present continuous for plans with other people arrangements, appointments im seeing an old friend on wednesday 1 fill the gaps with the verbs in brackets using either the be going to or the present continuous. This leaderboard has been disabled by the resource owner. Present progressive and be going to english grammar. Present continuous tense and going to used for the future we use the present continuous tense for definite arrangements in the future we re leaving the college at 8. My grandfather often comes over for dinner at the weekends. If you continue browsing the site, you agree to the use of cookies on this website.
Difference between going to and present continuous compare. Present perfect and present perfect continuous 7 e s l. Present simple and present continuous multiple choice. He will be a good doctor we use be going to to talk about. This worksheet consists of grammar explanation and three different exercises. May 08, 2012 will vs going to vs present continuous for future predictions, decisions, and plans slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising. Difference between going to and present continuous. Future going to or present continuous interactive worksheet. Lesson b going to, present continuous 2 english file. The present continuous tense refers to fixed future events and emphasises that plans or arrangements have already been made. Nov 16, 2011 the present continuous tense is mainly used to talk about personal arrangements and fixed plans.
This leaderboard is disabled as your options are different to the resource owner. In this engaging worksheet activity, students practice asking. In many cases, we can use both present progressive and be going to to talk about the future. Present continuous tense and going to used for the future. We also can use be going to to make predictions about the future, which are based on observations in the present. Use going to future or present continuous for future. Present simple to talk about habits and routines use the present simple. Future plans going to, present continuous for future. Future plans going to, present continuous for future youtube.
Learn the difference between the present perfect and present perfect continuous tense in english with examples and useful grammar rules. The present continuous tense is mainly used to talk about personal arrangements and fixed plans. The difference between going to and the present continuous with. Recommended for preintermediate students who are asked to change the sentences given into present continuous and the sentences from the going to construction to the present continuous form of the future. The worksheet also contains some exercises so students can practice what they have learnt and there is also a key to the exercises. The difference between will, be going to and the present. May 18, 2018 future plans going to, present continuous for future learn english with kt. Present continuous vs future simple tests englishteststore. Well, first, i to meet karen at the train station at 4. We also can use be going to to make predictions about the future, which are based on observa tions in the present.
In terms of future events, the present continuous indicates an event that will happen in the near future, so a spaceship with a human crew is landing on mars tomorrow works, but sometime in the next. The worksheet also contains some exercises so students can. Difference between present continuous and be going to. English esl future will going to present continuous. Dec, 2014 will vs be going to vs present continuous. Find the future arrangements and write them in the boxes. However be going to is used to talk of intention for the future tense. Simple present vs present continuous 1 simple present vs present continuous 2 simple present vs present continuous 3 simple present vs present continuous 4 simple present vs present continuous 5 simple past vs past continuous. Present perfect progressive present perfect continuous read the situations below and write a sentence using the present perfect progressive tense to say how long the situation has been. Grammar6 present continuous and present simple explanations present continuous to talk about things happening at the moment, use the present continuous. Both present continuous and be going to can be used to express the same idea. Present perfect progressive present perfect continuous.
We can substitute the going tofuture with the present progressive when using an expression of time. Next week is a holiday and i have lots of things to do. Simple present vs present continuous 1 simple present vs present continuous 2 simple present vs present continuous. Going to and present continuous are two such constructions. Microsoft word present simple or present continuous 1. Students english file students site preintermediate third edition grammar file 3 lesson b going to, present continuous 1 grammar. Present perfect progressive present perfect continuous read the situations below and write a sentence using the present perfect progressive tense to say how long the situation has been happening. Predictions we use will to talk about something we think that will happen i think he ll win the election. Future forms will, be going to, present continuous test.
Be going to and present continuous abstract this video explains how to use the two forms of the future that students often know the least. We use them to talk about our intentions and plans. Key difference going to vs present continuous several grammatical formations can be used to talk about the future. He will be a good doctor we use be going to to talk about something that is very near to happen or that we see is going to happen there is present evidence. We use the present continuous tense for definite arrangements in the future. Be going to and present continuous esl activities, games. Students practice using be going to, the present progressive, and will to talk about arrangements in the near future. Live worksheets english english as a second language esl future tenses future going to or present continuous future going to or present continuous id. Exercise 3 choose the present simple or the present continuous. Choose the correct for of the verbs in parentheses to fill in the blanks. Sometime in the next twentyfive years, a spaceship with a human crew will land on mars. Simple present vs present continuous present continuous simple present now at the momentat present this morningevening e. Students will better understand the difference between the usages of simple future tense and future with be going to through.
Be going to and present continuous esl activities games. The present continuous, the future 43 exercise 1fill in the blanks with the words you hear to complete the conversation between a 59yearold man a and the manager of a retirement home b. The difference between going to and the present continuous with a future meaning duration. Sep 09, 2016 key difference going to vs present continuous several grammatical formations can be used to talk about the future. Future plans going to, present continuous for future learn english with kt.
Divide the students into groups of four and give each student a copy of the worksheet. Be going to and present continuous macmillan education. Be going to and present continuous pdf esl activities, games and worksheets to teach levels how to talk about future plans and arrangements. It is a worksheet with a grammar explanation on when to use the different types of future. Although many people assume that going to and present continuous are the same due to their similar grammatical structure, there is a distinct difference between the two. Present continuous and be going to exercise autoenglish. Future forms will, be going to, present continuous. Present simple and present continuous multiple choice 1 a.
Present continuous and be going to both present continuous and be going to are often unchangeable. Will, going to, simple present and present continuous. Will vs going to vs present continuous for future predictions, decisions, and plans slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant. Going to future vs present continuous future study reminders. Recommended for preintermediate students who are asked to change the sentences. On monday, im seeing my friends and were going to the cinema. Present continuous and be going to exercise be going to for personal plans im going to study arabic in september present continuous for plans with other people arrangements, appointments im. Present continuous tense used to express actions in the future and the going to form. The present continuous tense has more possible uses than that, but when.
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