Present Continuous/Future
Use of the Present Continuous for the Future:
We use the Present Continuous in the future to speak about appointments with third parties or planned arrangments. When used in the future it gives a sense of more certainty than Will. It’s form is excatly the same as the Present Continuos, but we add a time clase in the future: next week, tommorow, in a couple of hours etc.
planned actions in the future
I’m meeting Sue at 7.00pm this evening.
fixed plans in the near future
We are going to Berlin on Monday.
appointments
I am going to the dentist next week.
Key words
- Next week
- This evening
- On Monday
- In two hours
- Tomorrow
Form
to be (am, are, is) + Infinitiv + -ing
Affirmative form
| Long forms | Contracted forms |
|---|---|
| I am playing tennis with my friends this afternoon. | I‘m playing tennis with my friends this afternoon. |
| You are playing tennis with my friends on Monday. | You‘re playing tennis with my friends on Monday. |
| He is playing tennis with my friends this evening. | He‘s playing tennis with my friends this evening. |
Negative form
| Long forms | Contracted forms |
|---|---|
| I am not playing football tomorrow. | I‘m not playing football tomorrow. |
| You are not playing football next Tuesday. | You‘re not playing football next Tuesday. |
| You aren’t playing football next Tuesday. | |
| He is not playing football tomorrow morning. | He‘s not playing football tomorrow night. |
| He isn’t playing football tomorrow evening. |
Interogative form
| Long forms | Contracted forms |
|---|---|
| Am I playing football on Monday? | not possible |
| Are you playing football next week? | |
| Is he playing football next month? |