General English Level 2 GELEV2 Unit 05 Topic 01.doc LANGUAGE FOCUS 03 Using the present continuous tense to talk about the future Learn one way to tell people what you are doing in the future. Jessica and Naomi say: Jessica: Are you doing anything on the weekend? Naomi: Yes. On Saturday I'm taking my niece to the zoo. We're having lunch afterwards and then we're catching the ferry home. Jessica and Naomi say: Naomi: How about you and Tim? What are you doing on the weekend? Jessica: Um, nothing special. On Saturday Tim's going to the gym and I'm going to the hairdresser. We can use the present continuous tense to talk about future plans and arrangements. We use this tense when we are sure about the plans or arrangements. We often use the present continuous tense with time phrases. For example next month, tomorrow, this weekend, next month, on Friday, tonight. Look What are you doing…? Are you doing anything…? am I 'm meeting friends are You 're playing football is She 's doing a photography course is He 's going sailing are We 're getting married are They 're going away this afternoon. tomorrow. on Sunday. next week. on the weekend. 157 QUESTLANGUAGE