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A: ..................home this evening?
B: Yes, I will. I will be working on a project.

Could you help me with the most appropriate answer?

Shall I say :
A: Will you be at home this evening?


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Could you help me with the most appropriate answer?

Should I say :
A: Will you be at home this evening?

Yes - that's correct. It is just a little more formal and precise than
Will you be home this evening?

and colloquially:
"Are you going to be in tonight?"
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Could you help me with the most appropriate answer?

Should I say :
A: Will you be at home this evening?

Yes - that's correct.
Thank you very much for your quick reply David. And for correcting me as well.
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Hi

A: ..................home this evening?
B: Yes, I will. I will be working on a project.

Could you help me with the most appropriate answer?

Shall I say :
A: Will you be at home this evening?


Thank you very much in advance.
hi Teia,

Another option would be:

A: Will you be working at home this evening?
B: Yes, I will. I will be working on a project.





kind regards,

Madox
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Hi Mad - ox

Thank you very much for your answer. It looks good to me too. However, I am not sure if A anticipated what B was going to do that evening. A asked if B was at home that evening and B offered him/her a further explanation on what s/he was going to do that evening.

Mai exact: A intreaba doar daca B va fi acasa. Nu este sigur/a ca va fi. B vine cu o explicatie in plus: va fi acasa si va avea de lucru la un proiect. Multumesc mult.

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Hi Mad - ox

Thank you very much for your answer. It looks good to me too. However, I am not sure if A anticipated what B was going to do that evening. A asked if B was at home that evening and B offered him/her a further explanation on what s/he was going to do that evening.

Mai exact: A intreaba doar daca B va fi acasa. Nu este sigur/a ca va fi. B vine cu o explicatie in plus: va fi acasa si va avea de lucru la un proiect. Multumesc mult.

All the best.

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