Unit 5: Making arrangements

Questions or statements while making any arrangements
Here are a few questions that are frequently asked when establishing plans:

• Do you have any spare time on Tuesday?
• When would you want to meet?
• What time would be most suitable for you?
• Please let me know, thanks.

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How to express time?

• Use ‘on’ with days: Can we get together on Monday?
• Use in conjunction with months, years, and other phrases:

           I'll be visiting my grandparents in October. 

• Use ‘at’ with other words and phrases, such as times: Could you call me at 3pm?
• Use ‘next’ to refer to future dates.

           I hope we can get together again next week. 

• When beginning a future time clause, use ‘when’: Let's get together as soon as it's convenient.

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How to use tenses?

Use the present simple to discuss a schedule: The next semester runs from 1 September until 16 December.

Use the present continuous to discuss a future arrangement: Our subsequent meeting will feature Mr. Toshiko.

Use the verb "be going to" when discussing a plan: We will study pollution in the upcoming term.

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Tenses used for future:

After when, if, and next time in future time clauses, use the present simple:

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• I'll give you a call when I get to the airport.
• When I graduate from college, my dad and I will work together.
• If the weather is nice, let's go for a stroll.
• When you return to Paris, do you plan to visit his family?

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