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Use the present continuous for personal arrangements that are already organized, often with a future time or place.
Overview
Use the present continuous for personal arrangements that are already organized, often with a future time or place.
Form and rules
Form future arrangements with am/is/are + verb-ing, the same form as the present continuous.
Use it when an arrangement is fixed with another person, place or time: I'm meeting Leo at six.
A future time expression normally makes the future meaning clear.
Common verbs include meet, see, have, fly, leave and come.
For simple intentions without an arrangement, be going to is often more natural.
A closer look
Common verbs include meet, see, have, fly, leave and come.
For simple intentions without an arrangement, be going to is often more natural.
Examples
I'm seeing the dentist on Friday.
We're having dinner with Ana tonight.
What are you doing this weekend?
They're flying to Bogotá next Tuesday.
He isn't working tomorrow.
Common mistakes
A fixed personal arrangement with a future time uses present continuous.
The arrangement question uses What are you doing...?
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