You want to meet up with a friend for a coffee. You ask her: What time ......... (you / finish) today?, What time do you finish today? (regular scheduled event)/ What time are you finishing today? (one-time fixed event), Tell your husband about Giovanni's plan to spend the weekend with you. Giovanni .......... (come) to spend the weekend with us. , Giovanni is coming to spend the weekend with us. (one-time fixed event), You need to pop in a corner shop, but it's already 17:30. Ask about its closing hours. What time .............. (they / close) today?, What time do they close today? (regular scheduled event) / What time are they closing today? (one-time fixed event), Tell your friend there is a dinner party on Friday that you are giving and he's invited. We ............ (have) a dinner party on Friday and you're invited., We're having a dinner party on Friday and you're invited. (one-time fixed event), Tell your friend the meeting is at Lilith's café at four. We ................ (meet) at Lilith's café at four. , We meet at Lilith's café at four. (regular scheduled event) / We're meeting at Lilith's café at four. (one-time fixed event), Ask your colleague about her doctor's appointment tomorrow morning. What time ......... (you / go) to the doctor's?, What time do you go to the doctor's? (regular scheduled event) / What time are you going to the doctor's? (one-time fixed event) , You would like to know when your new colleague's first working day is. Ask John. When ......... (Tom / start)?  , When does Tom start? (the only common way, one-time scheduled event) , Tell your friend you're going to the hairdresser tomorrow. You and your husband are celebrating a wedding anniversary. I ........... (have) my hair cut tomorrow., I'm having my hair cut tomorrow. (one-time fixed event), Inform your husband about your itinerary today. According to the itinerary we ............. (go) out to the island this afternoon, we .......... (go on) a tour of the monastery and then we ........... (have) a drink before we ......... (take) the boat back to the mainland., According to the itinerary we go /we're going out to the island this afternoon, we go / we're going on a tour of the monastery and then we have / we're having a drink before we take / we're taking the boat back to the mainland. (regular scheduled event x one-time fixed event).

Future reference: Present Simple or Continuous?

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