Present Simple or Progressive?

[dr_linguista]

Originally Posted by RonBee

"I stay with my sister until the work's finished" could describe a regular event. "I am staying with my sister until the work's finished" describes somebody's intentions.

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Same here...:)

[adil hakim kırgız]

how can ı make my students well understand this

[abudia]

Saying "...............untill the work's finished means that the action "stay" is temporary so we use the present progressive tense.

[Liz AG]

For what it is worth, I agree with you.

[libra110]

I think it expressing a complaint : " i am staying with my sister until the work's finished "
you will finish your work( or your sis will finish her work ) and now you have to stay with my sister ...making complaint ( may be)
it corect : " I am always staying wiht my sister until the work's finished

[Teia]

I`m staying..until the work`s finished - planned action

[emergine]

i am staying with my sister till her work is finished so u con go home see u in the morning

[ituaku]

i voted for am staying..

i think if u wanna use stay it's better this way (is wat i think)

" i'll stay with my sister until the work's finished "

ok, "until" indicates that the work ain't finish yet so the use of will is truly appropriate..

" i stayed with my sister till the work's finished "

i changed until to till and stay to stayed to show it's a past event...

[sirPham]

I am staying with my sister until ...