Present Continuous for Future (Hiện tại tiếp diễn)

Present Continuous for Future
Use:
The present continuous tense has two uses:
1) Use it to describe what is happening at the moment.
‘Where’s dad?’
‘He’s watching TV in the living room’.
2) Use it to describe plans and arrangements in the future.
‘Tom is arriving on the three o’clock train tomorrow’.
Form:
Make the present continuous in this way.
Positive
I
you / they / we
he / she / it
am / ‘m
are / ‘re
is / ‘s
verb-ing
Examples: I’m going / He’s going / We’re going to Spain next week.
Negative
I
you / they / we
he / she / it
‘m not
aren’t / ‘re not
isn’t / ‘s not
verb-ing
Examples: I’m not going / You’re not going / She isn’t going to the meeting.
Questions
Are
Is

you / they / we
he / she / it
verb-ing?
Examples: Are you coming / Is James coming to the party?
Common Mistakes:
1) Some students use will to talk about future plans. However, present continuous is the correct
tense to use.
I’ll visit my cousin in Paris this weekend. => I’m visiting my cousin in Paris this weekend.