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Vsuresh Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Future vs Future coninuous

Hi
Please tell me if my understanding is OK.

I will stay with you till your father returns.

I think this denotes intention.

I will be staying with you till your father returns.

I think this denotes your plan.
  

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Your interpretations are possible. Without full context, we cannot say whether they are the only possible interpretations.

— Fivejedjon

  • Your interpretations are possible.
  • Without full context, we cannot say whether they are the only possible interpretations.
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Your interpretations are possible. Without full context, we cannot say whether they are the only possible interpretations.
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Thank you, fivejedon.

The student had prepared a worksheet on verb tense where she had that sentence.(She had formulated the sentence and given the answer below. I wanted to give my comment on that.)

Here it is.

She ................(stay) with us until our parents return.

Ans: will return
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vsureshShe ................(stay) with us until our parents return.
The problem with a gap-fill exercise like that is that stays/is staying/is going to stay/will stay/will be staying are all possible.

Only much more context can tell us which is appropriate and what the probable shade of meaning is.
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fivejedjonThe problem with a gap-fill exercise like that is that stays/is staying/is going to stay/will stay/will be staying are all possible.
I totally agree, fivejedon.
I will be mindful of this when we give exercises.
In fact this is a worksheet prepared by the student to make us know if she has understood the structure and usage. Now, I am going to
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