ENGLISH III

PRESENT PROGRESSIVE AS FUTURE We can use the present progressive to talk about definite plants and arrangements in the future, e.g. The present continuous can refer to the future. It shows that we have already decided something and usually that we have already made a plan or arrangements: [talking about plans for a tour by a rock music group] The band  is visiting  Denmark next May. I  am taking  the train to Paris tomorrow. ü EXAMPLES: They  will be dancing  all night long! (¡Estarán bailando toda la noche!) What  will  they  be doing  all night long? (¿Qué estarán haciendo toda la noche?) We  will be working  quite closely. (Estaremos trabajando de manera muy cercana.) This guy  will be sleeping  when you find him.  (Este tipo estará durmiendo cuando lo encuentres.) Tomorrow at three o'clock Josh  will be cooking . (Mañana a las tres Josh estará cocinando.) It  will be raining  the entire week.  (Estará lloviendo toda la semana.) He

SIMPLE PAST WITH WHEN CLAUSES   ü FUNCTION The action in when clause happened at the same time or before the order event in the sentence. With  when , however, it might make a difference, depending on whether the verb in the  when  clause is telic or atelic—has or does not have a final change of state ‘built in’ to its meaning. The verb in your  when  clause is atelic, so again it makes no difference in your example. But if the verb is telic— leave , for instance, which involves a change of location—it does make a difference. ü TIME CLAUSES WITH WHEN  I was singing  when my friend asked me a question. The past continuous often occurs in time clauses with when. memorize: The verb in the main clause is in the past continuous It tells about the action that started first. The verb in the when clause is in the simple past. MAIN CLAUSE +TIME CLAUSE  They were driving to the store when shopping cart hit their car.  Ellen was standing on the corner when she saw t