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learner12
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 Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 8:24 pm Post subject: be working??? |
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Hello, teachers!!
(1) I will be working for a trading company in London at this time next year.
(2) I will work for a trading company in London at this time next year.
I know that (1) is correct, but can you accept (2) as English?
Thank you in advance. |
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CP
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While not ungrammatical, "I will work for a trading company in London at this time next year" isn't what a native speaker would say. You might hear, "I will work for a trading company in London next year," and that would sound all right. But when you add "at this time," it calls for the future progressive, I think.
(Who knows why? English is a funny language.)
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learner12
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Dear CP:
Thank you so much for your quick response and great explanations. I learned new things from you.
Take care and have a nice day!! |
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