Complete the student's excuse for missing the party with the most natural verb form.

I'm sorry, I can't come tonight because I ___ my grandparents for dinner. We already booked the restaurant!

The correct answer is am visiting.

We use the present continuous tense (am/is/are + -ing) to talk about fixed plans and arrangements in the near future. Because the restaurant is already booked, this is a firm plan!

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