1. In the Near Future
In the near future means in the next
few weeks, rather than next year or
some later time in the future. It is the
opposite of in the distant future.
2.
3. Present progressive as future
I’m doing homework this evening.
We are visiting our grandparents next week.
They are playing baseball next Tuesday.
What is your mom doing tomorrow?
5. -ing verbs with -y
Consonant + y + ing
Worrying
Marrying
Studying
Vowel + y + ing
playing
staying
paying
6. Activities with go + gerund (ing)
GO
Swimming running
walking
bike riding
dancing
I’m going swimming next week.
She’s going walking tonight.
We’re going dancing tomorrow.
How often do you go dancing?
I go dancing every weekend.
I always go bike riding, but I never go swimming.
shopping
7. Going to
We use going to to express plans in the form of
intentions.
Structure:
Subject + verb be + going to + verb + rest of sentence
I
am
going to study English.
She
is
going to buy a pizza.
We
aren’t going to dance Macarena.
