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Ask your administrator if you think this is wrong. ======The present continuous and present simple for future events====== =====Introduction===== <html><p><img height="192" id="24" style="width: 83px; height: 112px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/24_9f1dd7cbf2e58a9fa6477137b2e0ef17.jpg"> <span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><strong>I'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">m meeting </span>some friends for lunch tomorrow. </strong></span><img height="139" id="348" style="width: 106px; height: 81px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/348_11a9ffb64276ca356adbebd6240bbee3.png"> <span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><strong>The bus <font color="#0000cc">leaves</font> at 3:00. </strong></span></p></html> =====Definition===== <html><p><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>We can use the present continuous to talk about future arrangements. </span></b></p><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>The present simple for future events is sometimes called the timetable<span style="color: red;"> </span>future. </span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>It is used to describe certainties in the future.</span></b></p></span><p> </p></html> =====Construction===== <html><br> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Affirmative: subject + 'to be' + present participle</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><font color="#0000cc">is</font><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><font color="#000099">visiting</font> his parents this weekend.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Negative:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>subject + 'to be' not + present participle</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><font color="#000099">isn't<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>visiting</font> his parents this weekend.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Interrogative: 'to be' + subject + present participle </span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><font color="#000099"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Is</font> he<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><font color="#000099">visiting</font> his parents this weekend?</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'></span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Note that </span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>we usually mention a particular date or time.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"> </p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong>Affirmative: <span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>Subject + <span style="color: rgb(112, 48, 160);">bare infinitive</span> </span></strong></span><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'> The train <font color="rgb(0,0,204)">leaves</font> at 10.35. </span></strong></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><font face="arial"><strong>Negative:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> S</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span lang="EN-GB" style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>ubject + do + not + <span style="color: rgb(112, 48, 160);">bare infinitive</span> </span></span></strong><strong><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span lang="EN-GB" style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'> The train <font color="rgb(0,0,204)">doesn't leave </font>at 10.35. </span></span></strong></font></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span><strong><font face="arial">Interrogative:</font> <span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>Do + subject + <span style="color: rgb(112, 48, 160);">bare infinitive</span> </span></strong></span><span><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">Does </span><font color="#000000">the train</font> <font color="rgb(0,0,204)">leave</font> at 10.35?</span></strong></span></p></html> =====Uses===== <html><p><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;'><strong>The present continuous:</strong></span><br></p> <table style="border: currentColor; border-image: none; border-collapse: collapse; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD 1.0pt;" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" table=""> <tbody> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes;"> <td width="319" valign="top" style="background: rgb(79, 129, 189); border-width: 1pt medium medium 1pt; border-style: solid none none solid; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Uses </span></b></p></td> <td width="319" valign="top" style="background: rgb(79, 129, 189); border-width: 1pt 1pt medium medium; border-style: solid solid none none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Examples</span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1;"> <td width="319" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Social arrangements</span></b></p></td> <td width="319" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>I'<span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 153);">m meeting </span>Michel for a coffee after work.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>We'<span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 153);">re having</span> dinner on Saturday and <span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 153);">going</span> to the theatre.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p></td></tr> <tr> <td width="319" valign="top" style="border-width: medium medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none none solid; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Other arranged events/appointments</span></b></p></td> <td width="319" valign="top" style="border-width: medium 1pt medium medium; border-style: none solid none none; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>I'<span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 153);">m seeing </span>my doctor tomorrow.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>I'<span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 153);">m having</span> my hair cut next week.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 3;"> <td width="319" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Responding to suggestions or invitations</span></b></p></td> <td width="319" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Are you free for lunch tomorrow?</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>No, sorry. I'<span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 153);">m playing</span> tennis in the morning and <span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 153);">going</span> shopping with my sister in the afternoon. How about next Saturday?</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p></td></tr></tbody></table> <p> </p><p><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;'>Note that </span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>"What <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">are</span> you do<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ing</span> this weekend/tonight..?" is a useful expression for beginning a conversation. It can be either:</span></b></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; text-indent: -18pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style='font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;'> </span></span></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>an example of 'small talk' with someone we don't know very well </span></b></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; text-indent: -18pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'></span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style='font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;'> </span></span></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>an expression of genuine interest in someone's plans </span></b></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt 36pt; text-indent: -18pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style='font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;'> </span></span></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>a subtle way to ask 'Are you free?' if you want to ask someone out.</span></b> </p><p style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;'><br></span></b></p><p style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;'><font face="arial">Present continuous or 'going to'?</font></span></b></p><p><font face="arial"> <b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">When using </span></b><b><span lang="EN-US">going to,<span style="color: black;"> we might mention a specific time but the focus is on an intention. If the focus is on our fixed plans and arrangements, we use the present continuous. </span></span></b></font></p><p><font face="arial"> <b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">Compare:</span></b></font></p><p><font face="arial"> <b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">"We still have a problem with the computers so we're going to discuss it at the next meeting." [an intention]</span></b></font></p><p><font face="arial"> <b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">"We still have a problem with the computers." </span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">"Yes, I know but don't worry, </span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;'>we<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">'re discussing</span><span style="color: black;"> it at the meeting tomorrow." [ a fixed plan]</span></span></b></font></p><p> <br></p><p><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%;"></span><strong><font color="#0000cc" face="Arial">Present simple</font></strong><br></p><table style="border: currentColor; border-image: none; border-collapse: collapse; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD 1.0pt;" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" table=""><tbody><tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes;"><td width="308" valign="top" style="background: rgb(79, 129, 189); border-width: 1pt medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(240, 240, 240) windowtext rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 231.05pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #4F81BD 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Uses</span></b></p></td><td width="308" valign="top" style="background: rgb(79, 129, 189); border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) windowtext rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 231.05pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid #4F81BD 1.0pt;"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Examples</span></b></p></td></tr><tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1;"><td width="308" valign="top" style="border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) windowtext windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 231.05pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>Transport timetables </span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'></span></b></p></td><td width="308" valign="top" style="border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) windowtext windowtext rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 231.05pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>The plane </span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>takes off</span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> at 6.30 on Wednesday morning.</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>What time </span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>does </span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>your train </span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>leave</span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>?</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>There </span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>isn't</span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> a bus from Paddington after 10 this evening.</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p></td></tr><tr><td width="308" valign="top" style="border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) windowtext windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 231.05pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>Scheduled events</span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'></span></b></p></td><td width="308" valign="top" style="border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) windowtext windowtext rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 231.05pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>The concert </span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>starts</span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> at 9.00 pm.</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>We </span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>have</span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> an emergency staff meeting in one hour.</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Your next English meeting </span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>is </span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>on the 5<sup>th</sup> of April at 8.30. Is that OK for you? </span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;'> </span></b></p></td></tr><tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 3;"><td width="308" valign="top" style="border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) windowtext windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 231.05pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>Fixed, unchangeable events and plans</span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;'></span></b></p></td><td width="308" valign="top" style="border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) windowtext windowtext rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 231.05pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'> </span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>The sun<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"> sets</span> two minutes earlier tomorrow. <span style="color: red;"></span></span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>High tide <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">is</span> at 6 tomorrow.</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>When do you <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">start </span>your new job?</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'> </span></b></p></td></tr><tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 4;"><td width="308" valign="top" style="border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) windowtext windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 231.05pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>After </span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>words such as when, until , as soon as, if, after, and before<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span></span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p></td><td width="308" valign="top" style="border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) windowtext windowtext rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 231.05pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'> </span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>I will tell him as soon as he <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">arrives</span>.</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>I'm staying inside until it <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">stops</span> raining.</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>She will call us when she <span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 153);">is </span>ready. </span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'> </span></b></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p></html> =====Examples===== <html><p><img height="120" id="237" style="width: 130px; height: 81px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/237_905dcaa5b9f8eb631ce1f2783826cc63.jpg"> <b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>You'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">re</span> meet<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ing</span> your new clients tomorrow, aren't you? </span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'>Yes, I'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">m</span> pick<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ing</span> them up from the airport & tak<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ing</span> them out to lunch.</span></b></p> <p> <b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><img height="118" id="223" style="width: 125px; height: 79px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/223_2ddaae3a8aeb58acf36f4ecc2e785896.jpg"> </span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'>Are</span><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'> you see<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ing </span>George again this week?</span></span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"> <b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><img height="126" id="345" style="width: 127px; height: 82px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/345_3bb3f70056a0d7dd1026d1c29297ff25.png"></span></span></b></p><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span><strong>Are you do<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ing</span> anything special this weekend?</strong></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong></strong></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong>No, just the usual. Tak<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ing</span> the children to the park and visit<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ing</span> my parents.</strong></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong>What about you two?</strong></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><strong>We'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">re</span> work<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ing</span> in the garden and on Sunday, we'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">re</span> try<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ing</span> that new Italian restaurant.</strong></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'></span> </p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><strong> <span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><img height="176" id="330" style="width: 120px; height: 112px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/330_18c30ed1c90726bbd134b460405f270c.jpg"></span></strong></p><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong>What <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">are</span> you do<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ing</span> tonight? </strong></span><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong>Nothing much, watch<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ing</span> TV, relax<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ing</span>...</strong></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong></strong></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong><br></strong></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><strong> </strong></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><img height="123" id="516" style="width: 121px; height: 91px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/516_034fa465c58048a9bad541c8785cd4a7.png"> <span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><strong>The match between Liverpool and Everton <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">kicks off</span> at 2:00 on Saturday.</strong></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><img height="124" id="42" style="width: 122px; height: 94px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/42_b562ed5f6223ef9b4e002da7b4f4e938.jpg"> <span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><strong>The Air France flight to New York <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">leaves</span> Charles de Gaulle at 14:25.</strong></span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><img height="137" id="574" style="width: 122px; height: 107px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/574_d8f914a4522b00d460aa0230ef4772ff.jpg"> <span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><strong>According to the itinerary we <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">go out</span> to the island this afternoon, we <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">go</span> on a tour of the monastery and then <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">have</span> a drink before we <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">take</span> the boat back to the mainland. </strong></span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><img height="222" id="364" style="width: 105px; height: 118px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/364_14905799efa91b58dfc07af942a29149.jpg"> <span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><strong>The shop <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">opens</span> again at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning.</strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; 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