Transcript The Present Continuous and The Simple Present to Express Future

Form:
Be+ V+ ing
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For planned event or for definite intention,
the present continuous may indicate future
time.
The use of the present continuous is common
with a future time expression like tonight,
tomorrow, next week, next month, next year.
Statements:
These stores are moving to Al-Tahlia street
next month.
The town council isn’t meeting next week.
Questions:
The be form of the verb( is/ are/ am) comes
before the subject.
Where are we meeting tonight?
Aren’t you going downtown this weekend?
Form: the simple form of the verb ( infinitive)
But if the subject is singular we add –s to the
verb.
The simple present can express future time in
sentences about scheduled events.
A time expression or the context makes the
future time clear.
Only a few verbs are used this way. These
include: open, close, begin, end, start, finish,
arrive, leave, come and return.
Statements:
The program begins at 8:00
I leave town on Friday.
His train arrives at 3:00.
The museum opens at 9:00 tomorrow.
Questions:
The do form of the verb ( do/does) comes
before the subject.
When does the program begin?
Does the museum open at the usual time
tomorrow?
When do the lectures start tomorrow?