Grammar 现在进行时表将来必修一unit3.ppt

* Unit 3 Travel Journal Look at the following sentences and guess what time they express. 1. A: When are you leaving for Shanghai? B: Next Sunday. present continuous tense future action 2. A. How are you going to Shanghai? B. By plane. present continuous tense future action 3. A. When are you arriving in Shanghai? B. Next Monday morning. present continuous tense future action 4. A. Where are you staying? B. We are staying in Hongqiao Hotel. present continuous tense future action 5. A. How long are you staying in the Hotel? B. We are staying there for two days. present continuous tense future action 6. A. When are you coming back? B. Next Wednesday. present continuous tense future action 7. The scientist is flying to Tibet next Friday. 8. Lily is walking to school tomorrow. 9. The soldier is riding a horse to send the message the day after tomorrow. 10. They are driving there then. is flying is walking is riding are driving 11. A. I am leaving for England tonight. B. Who is seeing you off? 12. A. Can you join us for an outing this Sunday? B. Sorry. I am helping Lily with her Chinese. am leaving is seeing am helping 现在进行时可用来表示一个在最近按计划或打算要进行的动作；通常带一个表将来的时间状语，但有明确的上下文时无须指出时间。这种现在进行时比较生动，给人一种期待感。 The present continuous tense can be used to express a plan or an arrangement. In the following dialogue, a newspaper reporter is interviewing Wang Wei about her plans for the trip along the Mekong River. However, they are not sure about some of the verb tenses. Please complete their conversation. R: Miss Wang, I hear that you _____ _________ (travel) along the Mekong River. Have you got everything ready? W: Almost. R: So when ____ you _______ (leave)? W: Next Monday. R: How far ____ you _______ (cycle) each day? are are leaving are cycling travelling W: It’s hard to say. If the weather is fine, I think we’ll be able to ride 75 km a day. R: What about the weather in Qingha