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    Default simple or continuous form

    Hello,

    I am not sure about two sentences, if it would be correct to put them in the simple form instead of the continuous form:

    1) By the time I'm 35, I will drive an expensive sports car
    By the time I'm 35, I will be driving an expensive sports car

    2) By the time I'm 35, I will still live in the same city
    By the time I'm 35, I will still be living in the same city.


    I know that the continuous form sounds better and that it is more appropriate but is the other one grammatically NOT correct?

    Thank you

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    Default Re: simple or continuous form

    Quote Originally Posted by lapetitebiquette View Post
    1) By the time I'm 35, I will drive an expensive sports car
    By the time I'm 35, I will be driving an expensive sports car

    2) By the time I'm 35, I will still live in the same city
    By the time I'm 35, I will still be living in the same city.

    While they might be grammtically correct, the first sentencs of the two pairs do not make sense to me.


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    Default Re: simple or continuous form

    Quote Originally Posted by lapetitebiquette View Post
    Hello,

    I am not sure about two sentences, if it would be correct to put them in the simple form instead of the continuous form:

    1) By the time I'm 35, I will drive an expensive sports car
    By the time I'm 35, I will be driving an expensive sports car

    2) By the time I'm 35, I will still live in the same city
    By the time I'm 35, I will still be living in the same city.


    I know that the continuous form sounds better and that it is more appropriate but is the other one grammatically NOT correct?

    Thank you
    I'm not a teacher, but I believe that both are correct. Here's a link to an online source of information if you need another reference:
    ENGLISH PAGE - Verb Tense Tutorial

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    Default Re: simple or continuous form

    Quote Originally Posted by lapetitebiquette View Post
    Hello,

    I am not sure about two sentences, if it would be correct to put them in the simple form instead of the continuous form:

    1) By the time I'm 35, I will drive an expensive sports car
    By the time I'm 35, I will be driving an expensive sports car

    2) By the time I'm 35, I will still live in the same city
    By the time I'm 35, I will still be living in the same city.


    I know that the continuous form sounds better and that it is more appropriate but is the other one grammatically NOT correct?

    Thank you
    They are both grammatically correct, but I prefer the second examples of each pair.

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