Form
am / is / are + verb-ing + a future time (tomorrow, tonight, next week, on Friday)
| Affirmative | Negative | Question |
| I'm seeing the dentist tomorrow. | She isn't coming tonight. | Are you working on Saturday? |
Use
- Personal arrangements: plans already organized with other people or with a time and place. We're having dinner with Ana on Friday.
- Appointments and events: I'm meeting Sam at 6. They're getting married in June.
- Questions about plans: What are you doing this weekend? Who are you meeting?
Words used with it
tomorrow, tonight, this evening, next Friday, on Saturday, at 8 p.m., next month.
Arrangement or timetable?
| present continuous | present simple |
| personal plan: I'm leaving at 9 with Ana. | timetable or schedule: The train leaves at 9. |
Watch out
I leaving tomorrow → I'm leaving tomorrow. She is leave → She is leaving.- State verbs (know, like, want) are not used in the continuous:
I'm knowing her tomorrow. - Without a future time, it means "now": I'm meeting Sam right now.
En español
Presente continuo + tiempo futuro = planes ya organizados (citas, viajes, eventos): Mañana veo al dentista / I'm seeing the dentist tomorrow. Para horarios fijos se usa el presente simple.
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