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Present tenses used for the future

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Present tenses used for the future
We use the present simple when we talk about timetables and programmes. The train leaves at 12.00.
What time does the film begin?
We use the present continuous when we talk about things we have already arranged to do. I'm going to the cinema this evening.
I'm not working tomorrow.
See also: Stuart’s article about present tenses used for the future.

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