Will/will be

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I'll teach English in Japan from August to December.I'll be teaching English in Japan from August to December.Are both correct?

Sundarnaz · Accepted Answer

The first one.

Persian Learner · Answer

NecrophagistAre both correct?

Yes, both are perfectly grammatical and correct.

NecrophagistI'll teach English in Japan from August to December.

You see the time period "August to December" as a single unit in your mind.

NecrophagistI'll be teaching English in Japan from August to December.

You see every individual day of the given time period in mind, a sense of progression.

CalifJim · Answer

NecrophagistI'll teach English in Japan from August to December.

This one sounds to me like maybe you've just volunteered to do this.

(You can't really start a conversation with this sentence. It depends on a context.)

NecrophagistI'll be teaching English in Japan from August to December.

This one sounds to me like you're describing how things are going to be when you get to Japan. Or how you imagine they're going to be, that is.

(You might start a conversation with this sentence.)

Both are correct, but with different nuances of meaning.

CJ

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