UNIVERSIDAD PEDAGÓGICA Y TECNOLÓGICA DE COLOMBIA

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ASIGNAT CÓDIGO DE # SEMANA TEMA GRAMATIC DURACIÓN DE

URA ASIGNATURA A LA GUÍA:
2y3 Making future
Inglés 3 8104889 arrangement Present 2 semanas
s continuous
for future
arrangement
s.

Objetivos:

- To implement the use of present continuous to talk about future arrangements.

- To express plans and future intentions by making use of present continuous and other tenses.

Procedimentales:

- To review and identify other uses for the present simple, the present continuous, “going to”,
and their corresponding time indicators (markers).
- To compose short texts talking about future arrangements.
- To identify different logical connectors used in writing.

Apreciado estudiante:

A continuación, usted encontrará una guía detallada que lo va a llevar a reconocer los diferentes
usos que puede tener el presente simple, el presente continuo y el verbo “going to” para referirse a
diferentes planes e intenciones que queremos expresar en futuro. El desarrollo de esta guía debe
trabajarse en conjunto con el archivo de audio que la acompaña. En este audio usted encontrará
explicaciones claras de los cuadros y ejemplos que componen la guía. Esta guía comprende un
periodo de trabajo de 2 semanas, el cual está proyectado en 4 horas de trabajo semanales. Así
mismo, usted podrá solicitar tutorías a su docente por los canales de comunicación establecidos. Los
docentes tenemos toda la disposición de colaborarles.

Cabe recordar que momentos como el que vivimos, son los que prueban que la curiosidad humana y
su deseo de conquistar metas son interminables. Es por ello que este nuevo reto es una oportunidad
de demostrar ese deseo que nos hace ser, que nos hace conseguir objetivos pese a nuestros
miedos. Como docente los invito a asumir este reto, para que la vida siga su curso y derrotemos todo
eso que nos quiere impedir llegar a nuestra meta común: ser profesionales que construyan una
mejor sociedad.
 A. What are you doing after the quarantine?

Now, think about the following questions:

- ¿What words do you need to build your answer?

- ¿Why are there some highlighted words in the question?
- ¿What are the difficulties you have at the moment of building your answer?

B. Activación de conocimientos

Look at the image:

What time are the students in the What words are highlighted in the
image talking about? dialogue?
a) Future Are, doing
b) Present ______________________________
c) Past _______

_ _____________________

Translate into Spanish the use of the present continuous that is written in the
image. Use your own English as possible.

________________________________________________________________
______________________

Take a look at the following situations:

 She always reads a magazine on Fridays. Today, she is dancing
at the club.

- What are the differences between the actions in the two images?
- Do you recognize the verbal tenses of the two sentences?
- How do you recognize the present simple from the present continuous?
- What are the words that indicate the moment in which these situations happen?

Go to the following link on YouTube and watch the following video to further understand the
different uses between present simple and present continuous. If the link doesn’t work, copy it
and the paste it on your web browser.

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C. Apropiación

A continuación, usted podrá encontrar información relacionada con los temas de presente simple,
Presente continuo y “going to”. Los cuadros que encuentra a continuación están apoyados por los
archivos de audio adjuntos. Siga los audios con atención y repáselos cuantas veces sea necesario.
Durante los audios se darán ejemplos, e indicaciones para los ejercicios propuestos en esta guía.
Recuerde que el desarrollo de esta guía constituye un apoyo para su proceso de aprendizaje del
inglés. La guía por si misma no le va a garantizar éxito en su aprendizaje. Se requiere de su
compromiso, constancia y curiosidad para que pueda tener éxito. Por eso mismo, el docente estará
dispuesto a colaborarle con cualquier duda que pueda surgir, NO DUDE EN CONTACTAR A SU
DOCENTE PARA SOLICITAR UNA TUTORÍA A TRAVÉS DEL MEDIO MÁS CONVENIENTE.

***PRESENT CONTINUOUS AND OTHER TENSES TO TALK ABOUT FUTURE PLANS***

In the following table (Table 1) you will find the different uses of the present simple, present
continuous and “going to” to talk about the future. Listen to your audio file for further explanation.

Table 1: Uses of the present simple, present continuous and “going to” to talk about the
future

Simple Present tense Present Future with “going to”

progressive/continuous

-Repeated actions -Actions happening at

-Fixed arrangements, the moment of speaking
 scheduled events or around the moment of
(e.g. timetable speaking Planned actions in the
The movie starts at 7:00 (e.g. Peter is training in future
pm.) the gym at the moment.)
- intentions
-Sequence of actions in the -Fixed plan in the near
(e.g. After the quarantine
present (first - then, after future
I am going to travel a
that) -Temporary actions lot.)
-Instructions trends
-Things in general -Repeated actions which
-After special verbs are irritating to the
speaker (with always,
constantly, forever

e.g. (Peter is constantly

screaming in the house.)

PRACTICE

Identify the tense in which the following sentences are written.

SENTENCE TENSE

[Link] you coming tonight?

[Link] he eat rice every day?

3.I am going to work in the afternoon.

[Link] he going to London in December?

[Link] is playing tennis now.

[Link] you coming to the cinema later?

GRAMMAR (Gramática)

The following table (Table 2) contains information regarding the grammar rules and structures for the
present simple, present continuous and “going to”. Pay special attention to the words and structures
that form the sentences in the examples.
The colors on this guide are there to help you understand the structures better.

Table 2. General structure for the present simple, present continuous and “going to”

Present simple tense Present future with” going to “

progressive/continuous

infinitive → 3rd person

singular to be (am, are, is) + infinitive to be (am, are, is) + going
+ -ing to + infinitive
(he, she, it + infinitive +
-s
He is visiting me tomorrow. he is going to visit me
tomorrow

He always visits me.

PRACTICE

Write the suggested form of the following verbs in the brackets:

1.(You / come) _____ (“going to”)

2.(He / eat) ____ (present simple)

3.I (work) ____ (present continuous)

4.(He / come) __ __ often? (present simple)

[Link] (play) __ ___ (“going to”)

6. He (play)____ (present simple)

The following tables show the different set of structures for affirmative, negative and interrogative
sentences in the tenses that we are reviewing in this guide. The explanation for these tables can be
found in the audio file attached with the guide

Simple Present Present Progressive Going to

I play football. I am playing football. I am going to play

handball.
You play football. You are playing football. You are going to play
handball.

Simple Present Present Progressive Going to

I do not play football. I am not playing football. I'm not going to play
handball.

You do not play You are not playing football. You are not going to play
football. handball

He does not play He is not playing football. He is not going to play

football. football

Simple Present Present Progressive Going to

Do I play football? Am I playing football? Am I going to play

handball?

Do you play football? Are you playing football? Are you going to play
handball?

what time Does she what time Is she playing what time Is she going to
play football? football? play football?
Check out these links for further explanations:

Present simple: [Link]

Present continuous: [Link]

Going to: [Link]

PRACTICE

Complete the following sentences:

[Link] (not / go) - very often. 4.(You / study) __ ___ tonight?

[Link] usually (arrive) ___ _____ late. 5.(They / work) _ _ next month.

[Link] (eat) ____ _______ dinner at the [Link] (not / go) ___ - out later
moment.

TIME MARKERS

Time markers are words that allow us to know what is the time or moment in which a situation
is happening. Take a look at the following table:

Look at the following examples, the time markers are highlighted:

I usually play football on Sundays. In the morning I like to listen to the birds. I
don’t have English class on Mondays.
We are writing a book at the moment He is making pasta for dinner tonight. Are
you going to the movies next week?

Adverbs of frequency

Adverbs of frequency are words that allow us to

know the frequency of the things people do.

They are time expressions for the present simple

mainly.

For example

I always get up at 7:00 am.

Time markers. 
There exist a sort of words that helps to express and understand the context of a conversation, these
expression are really important for each verbal tense, and some time they have a specific place in the
sentence 
                                            

Expl: - Today we are finishing the semester  

 I’m receiving a visit tomorrow 

D. Procedimental
Exercises

1. Say if the Present Continuous expresses a) an activity happening now or b) a planned

future arrangement.

a. It’s eight o’clock, Meg. Are you getting ready for school? a)

b. What time are Paul and Paula coming for dinner tonight? __ _

c. Why are you laughing? __ __

d. Where’s Jim? He’s taking the dog out for a walk. __ __

e. What are you doing after school? _ __

f. Are you enjoying the lesson? __ __

g. She is working late next Friday? ___ __

2. This guy and his dog are planning their next weekend. Write down the activities they are
doing on Saturday next weekend.

Write a question and an answer. For example: What are we eating for dinner tonight?
Tonight for dinner we are eating spaghetti and meatballs.

-Are we going to go to the park for play? Of course, we are going to go to the central park for play

3. Use these words to write sentences. Use the present continuous.

a. I – not – go out – tonight. I’m not going out tonight.

b. I – meet – my friends – this evening -

c. Tom – not – come – to the party on Thursday. –

d. My sister – get married – next December. -

e. I – not – go to London – tomorrow. –

f. I – stay at home – tonight. –

g. I – go to the theatre – on Monday. –

h. George – go to the dentist – on Friday. –

i. Alice – go on holiday – to Mexico. –

j. Bob – play football – on Saturday. –

. Linking words in english

Look in a dictionary (online or at home) for the meaning of the following words

At first sight _ ______ Or __ _______

But __ _____ However __ __

Then

So

Because

Before _ Thirdly _ _ Lastly

And _ _

5. Complete the following text with the corresponding form of the present continuous or the
present simple
6. Reading

These people is expressing what they are interested in life, think about the  plans they have to
accomplish tem. Pay attention to the example

A 

B
 C

EXAMPLE

A.    ….  Joe is planning to study classical music in a famous academy in paris in order to
become one of the best musicians in the planet. ………

B.      ……Will is planning to play new instruments in his school and then create their own
sound to be part of one of the most important band of his city……

C.      …Jess is planning to go to a big musical event in New York to see the performance and
then learn to dance with the dancers…

D.      … James is planning to learn how better can act on stage with his band to get a great
numbers of fans and in order to became in one of the best of Nashville with his band …

Now. A Little bit of entertainment. Highlight the verbs in present continuous.

Highlight verbs

 doing
 watching
  talking

Think about this question: Are the questions in the comic strip talking about the future?

No, the questions are in present, but is use present continuous because the comic is about actions of
current life

LISTENING

Listen to the audio file (listening exercise Guide 1) and Complete the following dialogue with
the words in the box.

Millie: What are you doing this summer?

Peter: _____ ______ anything special. What about you?

Millie: _____ ______ to London to watch the museums

with my family.

Peter: ________ ______ them there?

Millie: Yes. __________ ____ a week with

Them, then _______ ______ to the sea side.

PRODUCCIÓN

Are you thinking about the future ? are you tired of enclosure? Well, now you are writing a
short text where you are going to tell your plans or objectives at the end of the quarantine,
include, travels or places to visit, academic goals, professional goals,   things that you want to
do over again or by first time . Use the next chart to create your text.

Writing tools English                             Spanish 

place 

Introducción At first sight                    A primera vista

b) First First of all                        Antes que
paragraph nada
In the first place             En primer lugar
To start with                   Para empezar
c) Second In the second place,             En
paragraph segundo lugar,
Second,                                  Segundo,
Secondly,                                En
segundo lugar,
Third,                                      Tercero,
Thirdly,                                    En tercer
lugar,

d) Conclusión Finally
Por último,
In conclusion,                                      
Para concluir,
Lastly,                                                    
Por último,
Your text must include:

- At least six lines of writing.

- The use of the present continuous to talk about your plans after the quarantine.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING AFTER THE QUARANTINE?

First of all I would like to make sure that everything will be alright , and then to start I am going to dance on a
bar with my friends and maybe we dinking something to celebrate that we are meeting to each other again and
then enjoy the moment.

In second place I am traveling to Bogota with my mom and my sister, we have already made plans to visit my
aunt and also I am seeing with my friend an then we are having a dinner with him and maybe we are going to
the cinema or we are eating some one of us favorite ice cream.

Finally we are waiting with my family to my cousin because she is coming on December from USA with her
husband we are so exciting for that! We are having a party and then we are celebrating to teach him many
things about Colombian culture.

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 Evaluación

Escala 
INDICADORES OBSERVACI
ONES
E B A I
Es creativo para referirse a planes futuros y objetivos
personales usando los tiempos del futuro.

Identifica y usa, palabras y expresiones que caracterizan

los distintos tiempos verbales, y los aplica en la
construcción de textos propios.

Asume un papel protagónico en su proceso de

aprendizaje al hacer uso de la mayoría de los recursos
disponibles para resolver sus dudas.
Demuestra interés y compromiso con el desarrollo de
actividades siguiendo las instrucciones y requerimientos
dados por el docente para la entrega de trabajos.

Recursos electrónicos

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YouTube
Present simple vs. Present continuous: [Link]

Present simple: [Link]

Present continuous: [Link]

Going to: [Link]