Difference between "be going to" and "present continuous + future word"

[blue_jay975]

Hi there!

I would like to know any differences between the use of "be going to" and "present continuous + a future word".

Example:

1. I am going to play tennis tomorrow.

2. I am playing tennis tomorrow.

Thanks!

[engee30]

Hi there!

I would like to know any differences between the use of "be going to" and "present continuous + a future word".

Example:

1. I am going to play tennis tomorrow.

2. I am playing tennis tomorrow.

Thanks!

The first conveys a sense of a plan. The other states an arrangement that has already been planned.

[blue_jay975]

The first conveys a sense of a plan. The other states an arrangement that has already been planned.

Thanks a lot!