UNIVERSIDAD DISTRITAL FRANCISCO JOSE DE CALDAS

LEARNING GUIDE UNIT 10

PRESSENT PROGRESSIVE FOR FUTURE ARRANGEMENTS
PASSIVE VOICE: SIMPLE PAST
ANDREA DEL PILAR MARANTA B.
ENGLISH TEACHER

Student’s Name: Laura vanessa Romero Rodríguez Code: 20172779026

REMEMBER:

When you are writing these sentences you have to use the verb to-be (am-is-are) as auxiliary and the main verb have to
add –ing, also it’s quite important to use a time expression to indicate future, otherwise the sentences will be in present
and it doesn’t have future meaning.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkog3w0LMgE

EXERCISES TO PRACTICE

1. Fill in the gaps using PRESENT PROGRESSIVE FOR FUTURE:

1. I am going (go) to the supermarket tomorrow.

2. My sister is giving (give) me her car when she gets her new one.

3. We are having (have) a barbecue on Sunday.

4. All my friends are coming (come) to my party next week.

5. We are taking (take) my niece to Aquapark later today.

6. The train is leaving (leave) in ten minutes.

7. We are going (go) to the zoo tomorrow.

8. On Friday I am going (go) to Rob´s party.

9. My teacher is going (go) to school tomorrow.

10. Rhonda is staying in (stay in) on Friday.

 2. Choose the right form of the verb:

1. I (fly) am flying by plane tomorrow.

a. Am flying 6. We (go) _______ out this weekend.

b. fly
2. Hi, what time (the train/pull out) _______ this a. Go
evening? b. Are going
7. What time (they/star) _______ work?
a. Does the train pull out
b. Is the train pulling out a. Do they star
3. (you/travel) _______ to Paris tomorrow? b. Are they starting
8. The library (open) _______ at 8.30 and (close)
a. Are you travelling _______ at 7.30.
b. Do you travel
4. I _______ to the cinema tonight. a. Opens / closes
b. Is opening / is closing
a. Am going 9. The parents (have) _______ a meeting on
b. go Saturday
5. They always (have) _______ breakfast at 07.30
a. Have
a. Are having b. Are having
b. Have

3. Choose the correct sentence! Read the sentences and underline the correct one.

I’m visiting my friend tomorrow.

I visit my friend tomorrow.
I tomorrow visit my friend.
We go to the cinema on Sunday.
We are going to the cinema on Sunday.
We going to the cinema on Sunday.
What do you do this weekend?
What are you doing this weekend?
What you are doing this weekend?
My brother is take an exam tomorrow.
My brother takes an exam tomorrow.
My brother is taking an exam tomorrow.
I’m on Saturday having a party for my birthday.
I have a party for my birthday on Saturday.
I’m having a party for my birthday on Saturday.

Links to continue practice:

https://www.examenglish.com/grammar/A2_present_continuous_for_future.htm

https://www.test-english.com/grammar-points/a2/present-continuous-future-arrangements/

http://www.engames.eu/future/Arrangements_ontarget.html
REMEMBER:

Always you have to use the PAST PARTICIPLE of the main verb to write the sentence into PASSIVE VOICE and you have to
take care of the grammatical structure in the ACTIVE VOICE.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdHXXZHznzw

EXERCISES TO PRACTICE

1. Rewrite the sentences in passive voice.

She sang a song. A song was sung by her.

A song was sung by her. She sang a song.

Somebody hit me. - I was hit by somebody.

We stopped the bus. The bus was stopped by us.

A thief stole my car. – my car was stolen by a thief.

They didn't let him go. - – he wasn’t let go by them.

She didn't win the prize. – the prize wasn’t won by her.

They didn't make their beds. - their beds weren’t made by them.

I did not tell them. they weren’t told by me.

Did you tell them? - were they told by you?

Did he send the letter? was the letter sent by him?

2. Fill in the blanks to change each active voice sentence into a passive voice sentence:

EX: Henry Miller wrote that book. --> That book was written by Henry Miller.

1. The president gave John an award. --> John was given an award by the president.

2. Everyone saw them. --> They were seen by everyone.

3. The police brought him. --> He was brought by the police.

4. The firefighters saved the women. --> The women were saved by the firefighters.

5. All the students understood the explanation. --> The explanation was understood by all the students.

6. Mrs. Richardson filed two complaints. --> Two complaints were filed by Mrs. Richardson.

7. That man stole my wallet. --> My wallet was stolen by that man.

8. Everyone knew them. --> They were known by everyone.

9. A snake bit him. --> He was bitten by a snake.

10. Thomas and his brother built that house. --> That house was built by Thomas and his brother.

3. Choose the correct option:

1. 2
2.3
3.2
4.2
5.1
6.3
7.1
8.3
9.1
10.3
11.3
12.1
.