GW_Teen_Starter_Future_ing+SPresent

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Grammar Worksheet Teens /Adults Starter

The Future Present Continuous: Arrangements, temporary situations. Simple Present:

timetables

Drew: Are you coming to the party tonight?

Kristen: Im afraid I cant. Its my best friends first fashion show. Im leaving the class early so I

can help her organize the collection.

Drew: Thats cool. What time does the show start?

Kristen: It starts at 6.am. You can see it on Fashion TV.

Drew: I will.

1 Read and circle the correct option.

1 The Present continuous is used with future meaning to express arrangements / timetables.

2 The Simple Present is used with future meaning to express arrangements / timetables.

2 Complete with the correct form of (be) -ing for future actions.

1 Joan ___________ us after lunch. (meet)

2 We _____________ to Rome this Saturday. (fly)

3 _________ anything tomorrow morning? (you / do)

4 Siena _____________ Alexis on Friday. They've had to postpone the wedding. (not marry)

5 Ive bought the plane tickets for both of us. We ________________tomorrow morning. (leave)

6 A: We have the usual Wednesday meeting at 2 p.m.

B: Oh no! I _________________ a client at that time. (meet)

7 A: __________________________with us? (Pete / come)

B: I hope so. Hes the one who has the contact person inside the company.

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8 A: ____________ to Jimmie's party on Saturday? (you / go)

B: I _______ if Susan _____ to be there! (not go / plan)

3a Complete with the correct form of the Simple Present for future actions.

1 The biology class _______ after lunch. (start)

2 What time ______________________? (the museum / open)

3 No need to hurry. The train ________________ till 6 oclock. (not leave)

4 __________________ art class today? (your kids / have)

3b Solve the problems

1 The train is scheduled to leave at 2 p.m. but its delayed by four hours. What time does it leave?

___________________________________________________.

2 The plane leaves New York at ten a.m. New York time and arrives in Brazil nine hours later. But

Brazil time is one hour ahead of New York. What time does the plane arrive in Brazil?

_____________________________________________________________________

3 Mary walks to the closest shopping mall before going to her job, at about 8:30, but its closed.

A policeman informs her that the mall opens when the cleaning staff arrives , about an hour

later. What time does the mall open?

______________________________________________________________________

4 Choose the correct answer.

1 _______ at five or five thirty? I can never remember.

a Does your class start b Is your class starting c Your class starts

2 "What's your plan for this evening?"

"I _____ some friends for dinner at Bella's restaurant."

a meet b am meeting c meeting

3 According to the schedule, our bus ______ at 6:23, so we'd better be at the stop by 6:20.

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a is leaving b is to leave c leaves

4 "______ shopping with me this afternoon?"

"Sorry. I have too much homework."

a Are you coming b Do you come c You are coming

5 Because of a scheduling conflict, the president _______ the finance meeting this week.

a does not attend b not attends c isn't attending

6 What's your hurry? Kate's flight ______ for another two hours.

a not arrives b doesn't arrive c isn't arriving

5 Write three favorite activities you do every week and three unusual things you are planning

to do in the near future.

______________________________

______________________________

______________________________

_______________________________

_______________________________

_______________________________

Scroll down for the answer key

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Answer key GW The Future- Present Continuous/Simple Present

1

1 arrangements

2 timetables

2

1 is meeting

2 are flying

3 Are you doing?

4 isnt marrying

5 are leaving

6 m meeting

7 Is Pete coming?

8 A: Are you going?

B: am not going / is planning

3a

1 starts

2 does the museum open?

3 doesnt leave

4 Do your kids have?

3b

1 It leaves at 6 oclock.

2 It arrives at 8 p.m.

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3 It opens at 9:30 a.m.

4

1 a

2 b

3 c

4 a

5 c

6 b

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