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Default Re: Present Simple or Progressive?

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Originally Posted by tdol
Why?
To me, "I'll be staying with my sister until the work's finished" expresses a future intention stated in continuous time, whereas "I'm staying with my sister until the work's finished" expresses a present event stated in continuous time. As for ?"I stay with my sister until the work's finished", I'm at a loss at to what it means. It's not acceptable in my dialect of English.

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