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Hi there,I need to know if this sentence is correct:"Our company will still be sending you the bills for new suits"I must say that this was written by an English native speaker. I would say the concept differently, can you check please?"Our company will send you the bills for new suits"Is it correct ? I do not understand and I find quite unnatural to say "will still be sending"....thanksRegardsPamela

Dltc · Accepted Answer

Hi Pamela .. is there a context to this? There may be a reason for the continuous form.

Looking at the two sentences:

1. "Our company will send you the bills for new suits"

2. "Our company will still be sending you the bills for new suits"

1. is the simple form 2. is the continuous form

1. sounds like you are saying to the client that this is what happens in general (this is the way our company processes your order in general: you place orders with us and we will send you the bills for those orders)

2. sounds like there's more to the story e.g. maybe the client has broken a contract and is refusing to accept new suits so your colleague is saying that even if the client doesn't accept the suits, the company will continue to send the bills for them. (this is just one of may possibilities and, as I say, it depends on the background information.)

I hope that answers the question you were asking.

Best wishes,

Bob

Pamela81 · Answer

Hi Bob! Thanks for your reply!

Yes, there was a context and now I understand the reason of the continuous form!

Actually as I am not a native English speaker it would not come to mind to use this form I would just use the simple form.

Thanks for your useful explanation

Best Wishes

Pamela

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