Future plans: I'm meeting Ali tomorrow

Rules

• Rule 1: am / is / are + -ing + time

  Plan sentences usually have a future time expression: tomorrow, tonight, next week, on Saturday…

  Pattern: subject + am / is / are + verb-ing + time

  Example: She's having a party on Saturday.

  Example: They're visiting Rome next week.

• Rule 2: Only fixed plans

  Use it for arrangements: things you've agreed with someone, booked, or put on your calendar.

  Example: I'm seeing the dentist at 3.

  Example: We're playing against Class 5B tomorrow.

• Rule 3: Negative

  Use am not / isn't / aren't + -ing.

  Pattern: subject + am not / isn't / aren't + verb-ing

  Example: I'm not going out tonight.

  Example: He isn't playing on Saturday.

• Rule 4: Questions

  To ask about plans, say Are you …ing? or What are you doing…?

  Pattern: (question word) + am / is / are + subject + verb-ing?

  Example: Are you coming to the game?

  Example: What are you doing on Sunday?

Common mistakes

• I meeting Ali tomorrow. → I am meeting Ali tomorrow.

  Don't forget am / is / are.

• She are coming on Friday. → She is coming on Friday.

  she → is.

• Do you coming tonight? → Are you coming tonight?

  Questions use am / is / are, not do.