I have to disagree with the AI here. This IS referring to future events. Present continuous is used frequently for future events. What are you doing next year? I'm going to university. What are you doing tomorrow? I'm deep-frying a turkey. The only way to tell whether present continuous is referring to the future or the present is by the context. In this case, present continuous DOES refer to the present: What are you doing right now? I'm looking at italki.

Good question Les I could have answered your question, but I decided to ask MS Copilot and here's the response from Copilot: ***************************** Question: How is the verb make used when referring to food? The verb "make" can be quite versatile when it comes to food. It generally means to prepare or create a dish. Here are a few ways it can be used: 1 To cook or prepare a meal: - "I'm going to make dinner." - "She made a delicious pasta last night." 2 To create a specific dish: - "He made a chocolate cake for my birthday." - "Can you make me a sandwich?" 3 To follow a recipe: - "I made a new recipe I found online." - "We're going to make that famous chili tonight." 4 To combine ingredients: - "Make a salad with fresh vegetables." - "Let's make some guacamole." The context in which "make" is used can vary, but it always involves the process of creating or preparing food in some way. ************************************** The verbs "is making" and "is deep-frying" are both using the present continuous tense. The action is happening at the time of writing or speaking. So, the verbs are not referring to any future action. For example, at this moment, I am typing (am = present tense and typing = continuous or progressive tense) my response. Hope this helps...