Which tenses are there for scheduled events in the future?

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Recently, I wondered what options there are to describe a scheduled event in the future. If I have say, a job interview which is scheduled to happen the following week on Monday. Which of the three following phrases are grammatically correct to express the situation?

(1) I have a job interview on Monday.

(2) I am going to have a job interview on Monday.

(3) I am having a job interview on Monday.
 

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Hi, and welcome to the forum. :hi:

All three are possible. They may have slightly different connotations.

1: It's on my calendar.
2 and 3: I expect it to happen. Native speakers would almost always use the contraction I'm in two and three.
 
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