My cousins ____ at the hotel at about nine tonight.
- A. are arriving(correct answer)
- B. arriving
- C. are arrive
- D. is arriving
Why: My cousins = they: are arriving. B has no be, and C has no -ing.
A212 questions · Elementary · Tenses and Time
Present Continuous for Future Exercises with Answers
Talk about fixed plans with am, is or are + -ing and a future time: negatives, What are you doing…? questions, and when be going to or will fits better. Answers explained.
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Sample questions with answers
____ Hoa coming to the wedding next month?
- A. Is(correct answer)
- B. Does
- C. Are
- D. Will
Why: Coming is an -ing verb, so the question starts with be. Hoa = she: Is.
Thu ____ the piano at the school concert tomorrow evening.
- A. is playing(correct answer)
- B. playing
- C. is play
- D. are playing
Why: The concert already has a date. Thu = she, and the verb needs -ing: is playing.
Lessons on this topic
- Present Continuous for Future
How am/is/are + V-ing with a future time talks about fixed plans, how to ask about plans, and how it differs from be going to.
