What are you doing tomorrow? today is Sunday Vm playing tennis tomorrow They are playing tennis (now) He is playing tennis tomorrow. We use am/is/are + -ing (present continuous) for something happening now (© ‘Where are Sue and Amanda?’ ‘They're playing tennis in the park? 3 Please be quiet. I'm working. We ako use am/is/are + -ing for the fitue (tomorrow / next week etc.) 3 Andrew is playing tennis tomorrow. 3 I’m not working next week. 1am doing something tomorrow = I have arranged to do it, | have a plan to do it Sophie is going to the dentist on Friday. = she has an appointment with the dentist) © We're having a party next weekend. © Are you meeting your friends tonight? 1D What are you doing tomorrow evening? 1 ’m not going out tonight. I’m staying at home. Pm going to a concert tomorrows ‘You ean also say ‘Pm going to do something’ (> Unit 26) Be careful! Do not use the present simple (I stay / do you go etc.) to say what somebody has arranged to do: Pm staying at home this evening, (not I stay) 0 Are you going out tonight? (not Do you go) 5 Lisa isn’t coming to the party next week. (not Lisa doesn’t come) But we use the present simple for timetables, programmes, trains, buses ete 1 The train arrives at 7.30. © What time does the film finish? ‘Compare: present continuous (usually for people) present simple (for timetables, programmes etc.) CO P'm going to a concert tomorrow. | 1G The concert starts at 7.30. 5 What time are you leaving? | What time does your train leave? { 60 present continuous —> preseat simple > Un Hm going to... > UnitExercises Unit 25 25.1 Look at the pictures, What are these people doing next Friday? _ i gf?) ql 6 ANDREW RICHARD RACHEL TOM AND SUE 1 Andrets is, playing, tennis.on, Friday, 2 Richard to the cinema. 3 Rachel 4 lunch with Ken. 25.2 Write questions. All the sentences are future. 1 (you / go / out / tonight?) Are, you. going out, tonight? 2 (you / work / next week?) 3 (what / you / do / tomorrow evening?) 4 (what time / your friends / come?) 5 (when / Liz / go / on holiday?) 25.3 Write sentences about yourself. What are you doing in the next few days? Ue stauing, at Nome. tonight, U'm. going to. the. theatre. on Monday. weeny o 25.4 Put the verb in the present continuous (he is leaving ete.) or present simple (the train leaves ete.). 1 + Are. you_going . (you/go) out tonight?” ‘No, I'm too tired 2. We're, going... (we/go) to a concert tonight. Mt starts. (it/start) at 7.30, 3 Do you know about Sally? (she/get) married next month! 4A: My parents, (go) on holiday next week: ns: Oh, that’s nice. Where (they/go)? 5 Silvia is doing an English course at the moment, The course (finish) on Friday. 6 There’ a party tomorrow night, but (/not/go) 7 (I/go) out with some friends tonight. Why don’t you come too? (we/meet) outside the Royal Hotel at 8 o'clock 8 a: How (you/get) home after the party tomorrow? By ta: No, I can go by bus. The last bus (leave) at midnight. 9 4: Do you want to go to the cinema tonight? wb: Yes, what time (the film / be; 10 4: What (you/do) tomorrow afternoon? B (work) 61I'm going to do something Um going to watch TV this evening morning this evening She is going to watch TV this evening. We use am/is/are going to ... for the fume: 1 am he/she/it is | (not) going to } drink we/you/they am | is he/she/it | going to are_we/you/they weat ss? Tam going to do something = I decided to do it ——> past now “fre have decided to do it, my intention is to do it: C1 I'm going to buy some books tomorrow. TI Sarah is going to sell her car. C1 P'm not going to have breakfast this morning. I’m not hungry. [1 What are you going to wear to the wedding next week? 11 ‘Your hands are dirty’ “Yes, I know, ’'m going to wash them’ Cl Are you going to invite Martin to your party? We ako use the present continuous (I am doing) for the future, usually for arrangements, (2 Unit 25): Lam playing tennis with Julia tomorrow. Something is going to happen Something is going to happen = we can see now that it is sure to happen: © Look at the sky! It’s going to rain. (black clouds ow — rain) © Oh dear! It’s 9 o'clock and I’m not ready. I'm going to be late. (9 o'clock now and not ready = late) present for the future —> Unit 25 will -» Units 27-28Exercises Unit 26.1 What are these people saying? a Ty 26.2 Complete the sentences. Use going to + these verbs: do eat give lie down_— stay. walk wash, = watch = -wear 1 My hands are dirty. ....1’m, going. bo wash. them. 2 What ... are, you goung. bo, wear... to the party tonight? 3 Ita nice day, I don’t want to take the bus. T 4 is going to London next week. He with some friends. 5 I'm hungry. | this sandwich, 6 Ics Sharon’s birthday next week. We her a present 7 Sue says she’s feeling very tired. She for an hour. 8 There a good film on Channel 6 tonight. you ie 9 What Rachel when she leaves school? — 4 1 {t's going to, rain. 2 The shelf 3 The car 4 He 26.4 What are you going to do today or tomorrow? Write three sentences. i'm 63sa will/shall 2 Bye, VL phone you tommorrow, OK? You can use V'l ... (L will) when you offer something or decide to do something: 0 ‘My bag is very heavy? ‘TM carry it for you? 0 ‘T'll phone you tomorrow, OK?" | ‘OK, bye? We often say I think I'll... / I don’t think I'Hl... when we decide to do something: 0 I’m tired. I think I'll go to bed early tonight. 0 Ie’ a nice day. I think I'll sit outside. O [es raining, T don’t think PI go out. Do not use the present simple (I go / I phone etc.) in sentences like these: 0 P'Ml phone you tomorrow, OK? (not [ phone you) © [ think I'l go to bed early. (not I go to bed) Do not use Pll ... for something you decided before (> Units 25-26): 0 P'm working tomorrow. (not I'll work) 0 There’s a good film on TV tonight. ’'m going to watch it. (no! {’ll watch) CO What are you doing at the weekend? (not What will you do) | Shall I... ? Shall we ... ? Shall 1 / Shall we good idea? 10 It’s very warm in this room = Do you think this is a good thing to do? Do you think this is a Shall I open the window? ‘Shall T phone you this evening?” “Yes, please. 11 I'm going to a party tonight. What shall I wear? 1 Ita nice day. Shall we go for a walk? 1 Where shall we go for our holidays this year? 1 ‘Let’ go out this evening? “OK, what time shall we meet?’ tomorrow? — Unit 25m going to... > Unit 26 willfshall 1 —> Unit 27 66Exercises Unit 28 28.1 Complete the sentences. Use I'll (I will) + these verbs: carry do cat send show sit_— stay Me _ 4a 1/ My bag is very heavy Pit carry it for you. 2 Enjoy your holiday. | Thank you. you a postcard. 3 T don’t want this banana. | | Well, I'm hungry. it 4 Do you want a chair? No, it’s OK. on the floor. 5 Did you phone Jenny? Oh no, | forgot. it now. 6| Are you coming with me? No, I don’t think so. he 7 \ How do you use this camera? / Give it to me and coo you) 28.2 Complete the sentences. Use | think I'll ... or | don’t think I'll ... + these verbs: buy buy go have play 1 It’s cold today. | don’t. think |'U go out. 2 Pm hungry. 1 something to eat. 3 I feel very tired. tennis. 4 Like this hat. it 5. This camera is too expensive. it 28.3 Which is tight? 1 Lphone/ I'll phone you tomorrow, OK? (('ll phone is right) 2 [haven't done the shopping yet. 1 do / I'll do it later. 3 [like sport. Lwatch / I'll watch a lot of sport on TV. 4 [need some exercise. I think I go / I'll go for a walk. 5 Gerry is going to buy / will buy a new car. He told me last week 6 ‘This letter is for Rose’ ‘OK. | give / I'll give / I’m going to give it to her! 7 A: Are you doing / Will you do anything this evening? B: Yes, I'm going / I'll go out with some friends. 8 I can't go out with you tomorrow night. Lwork / I'm working /1'll work. 28.4 Write sentences with Shall I... ? Choose from the two boxes. make turn off | { some sandwiches the television g open turnon | | the light thewwindow PV _ 7 Is very warm in this oom. /~. Shall open. #te, window? -) I'm bungry. Ne Ie’ dark in this room. / 28.5 Write sentences with Shall we ... ? Choose from the two boxes. what where | | bay invite awhattime. who | | go meet OK, ...what, time, shall, we, meet? OK, OK, OK, 67 > Additional exercises 28-31 (pages 264-67) \ 1 Let's go out tonight. \ 2 Let's have a holiday. 3| might go to New York (© itis possible that it will rain) He might go to New York it is possible that he will go to New York) might + infinitive (might go / might be / might rain etc) be U/we/you/they go he/shesit | MBRE OD | Hay, come ete I might = is is possible that f will: 0 I might ge to the cinema this evening, but I'm not sure. (= it is possible that I will go) a: When is Rebecca going to phone you? 8: [don't know: She might phone this afternoon. 3 Take an umbrella with you. Ir might rain. © Buy a lottery ticket. You might be lucky. (= perhaps you will be lucky) ‘Are you going out tonight?” ‘I mighe? (= I might go out) Study the difference: 1 P'm playing tennis tomorrow. (sure) I might play tennis tomorrow. (possible) 1D Rebecca is going to phone later. (sure) Rebecca might phone later. (possible) I might not = itis possible that I will not: CL might not go to work tomorrow. (= it is possible that f will not go) 1 Sue might not come to the party. (= it is possible that she will not come) may You can use may in the same way. I may =I might © I may go to the cinema this evening. (= I might go) 1 Sue may not come to the party. (= Sue might not come) May I... ? = Is it OK to... ?/ Can... ? 1 May Task a question? (= is it OK to ask / can Task?) “May Tsit here?” “Yes, of course? will > Units 27-28 ean —> Unit 30Exercises 291 29.2 Unit 29 Write sentences with might. 1 (its possible that 1'll go to the cinema) (it’s possible that I'll see you tomorrow) I (it’s posible that Sarah will forget to phone) {its possible that it will snow today) (its possible that I'll be late tonight) Write sentences with might not. 6 (it possible that Mark will not be here next week) 7 (it’s posible that T won't have time to go out) |. might, go..to,.Hne. cinema, Somebody is asking you about your plans. You have some ideas, but you are not sure. Choose from the list and write sentences with | might. 29.3 fish go away Italy + Monday Where are you going for your holidays? What are you doing at the weekend? When will you see Kate again? ‘What are you going to have for dinner? How are you going to get home tonight? I hear you won some money. What are XO he is not sure. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 { ‘Are you playing tennis tomorrow? Are you going out tomorrow evening? Are you going to get up early? | ‘Are you working tomorrow? Will you be at home tomorrow morning? ‘Are you going to watch television? Are you going out in the afternoon? ‘Ate you going shopping? a new car you going to do with it? / You ask Bill questions about his plans for tomorrow. Sometimes he is sure, but usually taxi /l | might, go, to. Teal I'm not sure, I don't know. I I'm not sure, I don’t know. I'm not sure. T haven't decided yet ee) Perhaps. T might (Yes, in the afternoon. aa No, I’m not. Yes, tam, P Possibly. = Maybe. Perhaps. Now write about Bill. Use might where necessary. 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 He’s, playing tennis tomorrow afterncon, He. might:.g9..out., komorrom. exeriag.. He 29.4 Write three things that you might do tomorrow. 1