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We are taking the day off #1 (permalink) Fri May 06, 2005 1:08 am   We are taking the day off		  
Test No. incompl/inter-90 "Tenses", question 5

Tomorrow we ......... taking the day off.

(a) will
(b) have
(c) were
(d) are

Test No. incompl/inter-90 "Tenses", answer 5

Tomorrow we are taking the day off.

Correct answer: (d) are
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Heya Torsten,
in question 2 you are explaining:we use will+be because the ing-form requires a form of be.
Why not here?
Thanks a lot *bettina*
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Present continuous #2 (permalink) Fri May 06, 2005 8:46 am   Present continuous		  
In this sentence we use the present continuous (present progressive) to express a definite plan.

subject + form of be + gerund
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