Hi,
I can use present progressive for future arrangements like: "I’m meeting Emma after school," but if I say "I'm going to meet Emma after school," it means that it's my plan but it isn't organized.
It's confusing because the second sentence has a time which we choose together to meet so why can't it be organized too?
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Re: Going to
This is not a grammar issue, but simply a question of which is natural under certain circumstances.
If you have arranged with another party, the present progressive simply happens to be the more normal choice.
If you have arranged with another party, the present progressive simply happens to be the more normal choice.