Present Continuous
To remember!
We use present continuous, when:
-we're in the middle of an action (I'm writing a letter now)
-we're in the middle of smt, but not actually doing it at the moment of speaking (I'm doing a course at college)
-things are changing over a long period (the earth is slowly getting warmer)
-someone is going to arrange smt in the future (Sarah is going to Paris next week)
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Present Continuous
To remember!We use present continuous, when:
-we're in the middle of an action (I'm writing a letter now)
-we're in the middle of smt, but not actually doing it at the moment of speaking (I'm doing a course at college)
-things are changing over a long period (the earth is slowly getting warmer)
-someone is going to arrange smt in the future (Sarah is going to Paris next week) Actually, this last one is present continuous with future meaning, so the sentence "Sarah is going to Paris next week," literally means she has plans to go to Paris. What is present is the plan. So it is not that she will arrange something - going to suggests the plan is already arranged. Notice that your sentence has a time phrase (nest week) without that, "She is going to Paris" means she is going now. So for a short, easy to remember clue, just think "for future plans or schedules" :ex.: "Your train is leaving at noon." "Mike is arriving tonight."
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