[Grammar] what are you getting me for my birthday

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[FONT=Tahoma, Calibri, Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif]I’m not telling (you)[/FONT]
[FONT=Tahoma, Calibri, Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif]used to say that you refuse to tell someone something

[/FONT] ‘Mum, what are you getting me for my birthday?’ ‘I’m not telling you – you’ll have to wait and see.’

https://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/i-m-not-telling-you
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The first present continuous tense (the text in green) is used to talk about the future, and the second present continuous tense (the text in blue) is used to talk about the action that is going on now. Am I right?
 
She's saying that she won't reveal what it is now or in the future. Only on the child's birthday will he/she find out.
 
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