Why do people use :
Weren’t you going out?
in the present.
And not
Aren’t you going out?
' It is usually asked if the person addressed is showing no sign of going out.
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The first means 'Wasn't it you stated plan to go out?' It is usually asked if the person addressed is showing no sign of going out.