24 PRESENT CONTINUOUS FOR THE FUTURE

Koha e tashme e vazhduar per te ardhmen.

1.     Look at these examples:

Shikoni keto shembuj:

·        I’m going out with Bill tonight.

·        She’s flying home tomorrow.

·        He is leaving to Florida tomorrow.

·        She’s starting a travel business on Monday.

In each example, we are using the Present Continuous, but we are talking about the future, not the present.

Ne secilin nga shembujt, ne kemi perdorur kohen e tashme te vazhduar, por jemi duke folur per te ardhmen, jo te tashmen.

2.     Look at this example:

Shikoni keto shembuj.

He bought a plane ticket last week.

You can now say:

·        He is flying home next week.

Past                                                  Now                                            Future

Last week                                                                                       Next Week

Ø We use the present continuous to talk about things we have arranged in the past to do in the future.

Ne perdorim kohen e tashme te vazhduar per te folur per gjera te cilat i  kemi  vendosur ne te shkuaren per ti bere ne te ardhmen.

o   Here are some more examples:

            Ketu po paraqesim disa shembuj te tjere:

·        A library wrote Mary and asked her to start work next Monday.

o   We can say:

           Ne mund te themi:

·        She’s starting a new job next Monday.

Brian said to Simon and Emma:

·        Would you like to come for lunch on Thursday?

Simon and Emma said: Yes.

Brian now says:

·        Simon and Emma are coming on Thursday.

3.     The important part of a present continuous for the future sentence is often a time or day (e.g. at the moment, On Tuesday, next week, in February, tomorrow).

Pjese e rendesishme e kohes se tashme te vazhduar ne fjalite e se ardhmes eshte zakonisht koha ose dita (p.sh.per momentin,  te marten, javen tjeter, ne shkurt, neser).

Present:  I’m coming now.

Present:  I’m coming tomorrow.

Present:   They’re having a meeting at the moment. Can you come tomorrow?

Future: They’re having a meeting in February.

4.     We do not use the present continuous for future events that we cannot arrange or have arranged.

Ne nuk mund te perdorim kohen e tashme te vazhduar per ngjarje te se ardhmes te cilat nuk mund ti rregullojme (vendosim) ose nuk i kemi rregulluar (vendosur).

Not. The wind is blowing tomorrow.

The wind will blow…

Not. The Albanian team is winning next week.

The Albanian team will win next week.

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PRACTICE

Praktika

A.    Look at the past events in brackets ( ), and then write sentences using the words in the box. Use short forms of the present continuous for the future.

Shikoni ndodhite e kaluara ne kllapa dhe pastaj shkruani fjalite duke perdorur fjalet ne kuti. Perdorni format e shkurtra te kohes se tashme te vazhduar per te ardhmen.

I /eat/ in a new restaurant tonight       I/go/ to the doctor tomorrow I/fly/ to Florida in August                       I/ study/ English in London in May I/ go/ to a concert next  Tuesday         I/ see/ Jennifer this weekend

(You paid for an English course in London yesterday)

I’m studying English in London in May.

1)    (You booked a table at a new restaurant last week.)

……………………………………………………………………………….

2)    (You bought a ticket for a concert last month.)

……………………………………………………………………………….

3)    (You telephoned your doctor this morning).

……………………………………………………………………………….

4)    (You paid for a holiday at a travel agent’s last week)

……………………………………………………………………………….

5)    (You talked to Jennifer on the phone this morning).

……………………………………………………………………………….

B.    Ben is an explorer. Write sentences about what he is doing next year, using the Present Continuous. Say when he is doing each thing.

Beni eshte nje eksplorues. Shkruani fjali perreth asaj se cfare do te beje ai vitin e ardhshem, duke perdorur kohen e tashme te vazhduar. Thoni kohen kur ai ben secilen nga ato.

He/drive/across the Sahara (In May) He/walk/across the Antarctic (In November) He/run/ across/ Africa (in January) He/fly/over the Amazon (In September) He/climb/Mount Everest (In March) He/sail/across the Pacific ( In July)

He is running across Africa in January.

1)    ……………………………………………………………………………………

2)    ……………………………………………………………………………………..

3)    ………………………………………………………………………………………

4)    ………………………………………………………………………………………

5)    ………………………………………………………………………………………

C.     Finish these dialogues using the Present Continuous for the future, and the words in brackets ( ). Use short forms where possible.

Perfundoni dialogjet duke perdorur kohen e tashme te vazhduar per te ardhmen dhe fjalet ne kllapa. Perdorni format e shkurtra kur eshte e mundur.

Ben: Are you doing (you/do) anything this weekend?

Sam: I’m seeing ( I/see) a film on Sunday. Do you want to come?

1)    Nick: Britney, Bill and Brian ………………………..(come) to my house on Friday night.

           Patrick: ………………………………………..(you/have) a party?

            Nick: No, we aren’t. ……………………………….(We/play) cards. Would you like to come?

2)    Martin: ……………………………….(I/fly) to New York on Sunday.

Sam: ……………………………………(you/see) Peter there?

Martin: Yes, ……………………….(we/meet) at the airport.

3)    Carl: Jessica and I ………………………(drive) to Scotland next Wednesday.

John: …………………………….(you/stay) in Edinburgh?

Carl: No. …………………………………..(we/visit) my mother in Aberdeen.

4)    Simon: …………………………..(I/start) a new job on Monday.

Celine: Really? What is it?

Simon: ……………………………….(I/sell) cars. Do you need a new car?