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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
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Have stayed
By tomorrow morning, I'll have stayed in Riyadh for five years.
By tomorrow morning, I'll have been staying in Riyadh for five years.
What's the difference?
By tomorrow morning, I'll have been staying in Riyadh for five years.
What's the difference?
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In #2, the tense suggests the stay is temporary but 'for five years' contradicts that. So #2 sounds odd. 'stayed' is not natural.
- In #2, the tense suggests the stay is temporary but 'for five years' contradicts that.
- So #2 sounds odd.
- 'stayed' is not natural.
- Natural is eg By tomorrow morning, I'll have been / have lived in Riyadh for five years.
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In #2, the tense suggests the stay is temporary but 'for five years' contradicts that. So #2 sounds odd.
'stayed' is not natural.
Natural is
eg By tomorrow morning, I'll have been / have lived in Riyadh for five years.
'stayed' is not natural.
Natural is
eg By tomorrow morning, I'll have been / have lived in Riyadh for five years.
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