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人教版必修第一册
Period 3
Discovering Useful Structure
The present continuous tense used to express the future meaning
Unit2 Travelling around
Meilin and her parents are planning a trip in Europe. What do you think they should think of ?
Step 1 Warming up
What are the differences between your questions and the following ones?
How are they going to the destination?
Where are they staying ?
How long are they staying there?
What are they doing there?
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Look at the sentences. What do you think the tense in the sentence expressions.
.I am traveling around Europe for two weeks with my aunt and uncle.
.We're renting a car and driving.
.My parents are talking me to Hong Kong during the October holiday.
Step 2 Discover useful structures
——Another method to express future plans
Summary
现在进行时(the present continuous tense)表将来
The Present Continuous Tense can be used to express a plan or an arrangement.
am/is/are +v.-ing形式与表示将来的时间状语连用,表示将要发生的动作。能用于进行时态表将来的动词常常是瞬间动词,位移动词或去向动词(并非所有动词),如:go, come