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Present tenses for the future“I am doing / I do” — 44 interactive questions
📖 Grammar Reference — Present tenses for the future
Study the notes, then work through the six exercises.
A Present continuous for future arrangements
Use am/is/are + -ing for something you have already decided and arranged to do — usually with a future time or place.
| + | I ‘m meeting Sara at seven tonight. · We ‘re flying to Rome on Friday. |
| − | She isn’t working next week. · I ‘m not playing on Saturday. |
| ? | Are you doing anything tomorrow? · What time are we leaving? |
💡 The action is in the future, but the arrangement exists now — that’s why we use a present tense, not will.
B Present simple for timetables & schedules
Use the present simple for future events fixed by a timetable, programme or schedule — trains, buses, planes, films, shops, classes.
📖 Questions and negatives use do / does: What time does the bus arrive? · The museum doesn’t open on Mondays.
C My plan (continuous) vs the timetable (simple)
⚠️ Watch the verb form: after am/is/are use -ing (I am meet → I am meeting); after do/does use the base verb (does it starts → does it start).
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