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When can't we use present progressive as future?



 
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When can't we use present progressive as future? #1 (permalink) Wed Sep 26, 2007 3:45 am   When can't we use present progressive as future?
 

Could you tell me when we can't use the present progressive with future meaning. Could you give me an example.

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When we can't use present progressive as future? #2 (permalink) Fri Sep 28, 2007 23:09 pm   When we can't use present progressive as future?
 

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(X) It's raining tomorrow. Present progressive as a future form refers to some sort of arrangement made in the present.
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