5.65 Firm plans for the future

Both the simple present and the present continuous can be used to state firm plans that you have for the future. An adjunct is necessary unless you are sure that the hearer or reader knows that you are talking about the future.

• My last train leaves Euston at 11.30.
• The UN General Assembly opens in New York later this month.
• Tomorrow night we exchange packages.
• I'm leaving at the end of this week.
• An expert on modern drama is arriving from Switzerland.