English Grammar Exercises for A1 A2 – Present continuous with future meaning

A. Look at Lucy’s diary for Friday, then complete the summary using present continuous statements.

Lucy 1……’s getting up early…… on Friday morning. At 9:00 she 2……………………. home. Her manager 3……………………. her at 11:00 and they 4……………………. the contract. Lucy 5……………………. lunch with everyone in the theatre and they 6……………………. the script. In the afternoon she 7……………………. her friend Kate. At 18:00 some journalists 8……………………. her. At 21:00 she 9……………………. the train home. Her mum 10……………………. her at the station.

B. Here is part of Lucy’s interview. Match the questions to the correct answers, then write both in full using the present continuous.

1   Lucy / you / go / to the Cannes film festival?

2   you / have / a holiday / there?

3   you / fly / to Zurich?

4   where / you / stay?

5   your sister / travel / with you?

a   No / I / do / a drama course

b   No / we / not go / together

c   No / I / spend / the spring / in Switzerland

d   I / rent / a flat / in Geneva

e   Yes / but / I / not stay / in Zurich

1   Question: Lucy, are you going to the Cannes film festival?

      Lucy: No, I’m spending the spring in Switzerland.

2   Question: ……………………………………………

      Lucy: ……………………………………………

3   Question: ……………………………………………

      Lucy: ……………………………………………

4   Question: ……………………………………………

      Lucy: ……………………………………………

5   Question: ……………………………………………

      Lucy: ……………………………………………

C. Complete this telephone dialogue with present continuous forms of the verbs in the box.

Angela:   Hi, Stacy. 1……Are…… you ……going…… to the school disco tonight ?

Stacy:   No way! I 2…………………. my Friday night at school. I 3…………………. my brother at 8.

Angela:   4…………………. he you with him to the hockey game?

Stacy:   Yes, I’m so excited. He 5…………………. Against a very good team tonight. Steven Stamkos 6…………………. that guy from the NHL.

Angela:   Steven Stamkos! 7…………………. he …………………. too?

Stacy:   No, he 8…………………. the prizes. He 9…………………. long. Anyway, what 10…………………. you …………………. after the disco?

Angela:   I 11…………………. anything special.

D. Imagine you are a famous person. What are you doing next week? First, write notes in your notebook, then write at least six present continuous sentences. Some can be negatives.

Examples:

I’m watching myself on TV.

I’m not getting up before 12 tomorrow.

E. Circle the correct option.

1   …………… my manager tomorrow evening.

      a I’m meeting     b I meeting     c I meet

2   …………… the new contract.

      a He’ll bringing

      b He’s bringing

      c He’s bring

3   …………… coming to the theatre?

      a You’re     b Will you     c Are you

4   A: Are you making a video next week?

      B: No, …………… . I made it last week.

      a I don’t     b I won’t     c I’m not

5   We …………… staying in a hotel.

      a aren’t     b won’t     c don’t