1.(教材P18)I kept asking her, “When are we leaving (leave) and when are we coming (come) back?”
2.I hear all the hotels are very crowded.Where are you staying (stay) in Shanghai?
3.—You are wanted on the phone. Ann!
—OK, I am_coming (come).
4.—When are you going (go) off to Guangzhou?
—Friday morning.
[语法详解]
一、现在进行时表将来
1.现在进行时表示将来的内涵
现在进行时表示将来主要用于表示按计划或安排将要发生的动作或事件。这种用法给人一种期待感,常表示最近或较近的将来。
* They're getting married next month.他们下个月结婚。
2.常用于该表达法的动词(短语)
(1)表示位置转移的动词(短语),如arrive, come, get (to), leave, return, start, travel, take off, fly, see off 等。
*Because of the heavy air pollution, haze is coming again.
由于严重的空气污染,雾霾即将又一次来临。
When are you going off for your holiday?你什么时候动身去度假?
*Our flight is taking off; let's hurry up, or we will miss it.
我们的航班要起飞了;快点,否则我们就赶不上了。
(2)一些表示非转移的趋向性的动词,如do, buy, meet, have, play, publish, spend等,此时句中一般要有表示将来的时间状语。
*Are you meeting Bill this evening?你今晚将和比尔见面吗?
*She is going to the dentist's tomorrow because she is having a tooth filled.
因为她要装牙,她打算明天去看牙医。