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Question Can 〜ているつもり mean "intend to do"?

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「……ファイド。起動してるとエナジーパックを無駄に喰うから、明日起こすまで待機状態に切り替えておけと命じたろ」
「ぴ」
「………………わかった。好きにしろ」
頷くように光学センサが瞬いたものの、ファイドの巨体は動く気配を見せない。不寝番を交代してシンが眠るまで、共に起きているつもりなのだろう。忠実な、そして頑固な従者のように控え続ける姿と、辟易ため息をついているシンの様子にフレデリカはくすりと笑みを零し……それからふと、眉を顰めた。

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Hi. Does this bold ているつもり mean "intend to do…" in this context? Or can ているつもり mean "intend to do…"? I always think it can only mean "one thinks she/he is doing…, but the reality is different". If it does mean "intend to do" in this context, why isn't 起きるつもり used?

PS: ファイド is a robot belonging to シン.
 
Does this bold ているつもり mean "intend to do…" in this context? Or can ているつもり mean "intend to do…"?
Yes and yes.

I always think it can only mean "one thinks she/he is doing…, but the reality is different".
Probably you are confusing ~するつもりだ with ~するつもりだった.

If it does mean "intend to do" in this context, why isn't 起きるつもり used?
Because 起きる is a punctual verb. While 起きる means "to wake up from sleep", 起きている is "to be/stay awake".
 
Probably you are confusing ~するつもりだ with ~するつもりだった.
Thank you. I'm not sure if there is any difference between ~するつもりだ with ~するつもりだった. But my book says 〜た/〜ているつもりだ means "one thinks she/he is doing…, but the reality is different".
 
I believe you already learned the difference between 7時まで起きている and 7時に起きる. つもり doesn't change this difference. That's why 起きている is used there, not 起きる.

~た/~ている is not a necessary condition for that meaning. It's OK to use "A Handbook of Japanese Grammar Patterns for Teachers and Learners" as a reference book, but I don't recommend using it as a textbook. It doesn't contain detailed explanations, so it often confuses learners as a result.
 
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