The simple present tense

Using the present continuous tense to talk about the future • We are having noodles for dinner tonight. • Are you taking the train to Beijing tomorrow? • He is not going camping next week because he is studying for exams. present We use continuous to talk about future tense We use it for immediate(立即的） future plan. 立即的） 立即的 We must mention the time of the action when we use the present continuous tense to talk abห้องสมุดไป่ตู้ut the future.
U:What time ________ you ________(meet)? D: We _________(meet) at the bus stop outside the school at about 8.30 a.m. U: _____ you_____ (bring) anything to eat? D:Yes.I ______ (have) sandwiches for lunch at about 1 p.m. U: ______ you_____ (watch) animals in Beijing Wildlife Park?
The simple present tense 1. 表示现在的状态 2. 表示经常的或习惯性的动作 3. 表示主语具备的性格和能力
The present continuous tense:
表示现在（说话瞬间） 表示现在（说话瞬间）正在进行或者发生的动作
Form: be (am/is/are) + v.-ing I am working. You are working. I am not working. You are not working.
D:No. we _________ (have) an insect watch there. U:What time _____ you ______ (leave) there that day? D: We ________ (take) the school bus back to school at 3 p.m. U:Wish you a nice trip! D: Thank you.
Simple We can use to talk about future. present tense We use it when we talk about programmes(计 计 划）, timetables（时间表） and calendar（日 （时间表） （ 历）.
Using the simple present tense to talk about the school trip. 8.00 a.m. 9.00 a.m. 9.30 a.m. 12.30 p.m. 3.30 p.m. 4.00 p.m. 5.00 p.m. Bus stop outside school Beijing Wildlife Park Birdwatching Lunch Finish birdwatching Beijing Wildlife Park bus stop Bus stop outside school
D:I _________(go) to Beijing Wild Park, uncle. U:Oh! _______ you _______ (go) there this weekend? D: Yes. My classmates and I ________ (go) there on Saturday. U:_______ Sandy ______(go) with you? D: No. She ________ (not join) us. Our school organized it. My geography teacher ________(take) us there.
Using the simple present tense to talk about the future • Hurry up. The film starts in two minutes. • Our plane leaves at ten o’clock tonight. • My cousin finishes school next month.
The simple present tense
be
I am (not)… You/ We/ They are (not)… He/ She/ It is (not)…
do
I work. I don’t work. You work. You don’t work. He/She/It works. He/She/He doesn't work. We/You/They work. We/You/They don’t work.
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Phone conversation:Donald is very exited about the insect watch in Beijing Wildlife Park. He is talking about it with his uncle on the phone. Complete their conversation using the present continuous tense of the verbs in brackets.
Organizing a school trip leaves The bus _________ at 8 a.m. tomorrow morning from the bus stop outside our school. arrive We ________at the park at 9 a.m. starts Birdwatching __________ at 9.30 a.m. Lunch is ________ at 12.30. ends Birdwatching _________ at 3.30 p.m. and the leaves bus _________ the park at 4 p.m. We return __________ to school at 5 p.m.