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Old 10-Sep-2007, 15:07
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What is the difference between am playing and going to play


Mary: Are you free for lunch tomorrow?
Chris: Sorry! I'm playing tennis with Yong Soo.

Chris: Sorry! I'm going to play tennis with Yong Soo.
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The present progressive is used when arrangements have been made, so it sounds more fixed and impossible to cancel.
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