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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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Re: simple or continuous form

Originally Posted by
lapetitebiquette
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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Re: simple or continuous form

Originally Posted by
lapetitebiquette
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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Re: simple or continuous form

Originally Posted by
lapetitebiquette
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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