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Ei Shwe Zin
Will you be working late at the office again?
Will you work late at the office again?
Are you going to work late at the office again?
Are you working late at the office again?
How are they different?
17 set 2022 15:14
Risposte · 1
I’m a native speaker and this is difficult to answer!
I think like so many things in English it depends on context.
Mostly they sound interchangeable to me. I’ve tried to put some explanations below as to how I “feel” they may be used differently - but I’m not a teacher and i’m not sure other native speakers will agree, but this is how I personally would use these:
- am working = can be used to talk about a specific instance (e.g. I’m working late tonight) or in general (e.g. I’m often working late in my new job)
- work = sounds more general, e.g.
- I often work late in my new job.
- Do you work late every Friday?
- I work late every day
Are you going to work late at the office again = sounds like an intention on a specific occasion (e.g. “Are you going to work late in the office tonight or will you be home in time for dinner”)?
I’m going to work late tonight = I intend to be at work late tonight
I’m working late tonight = 1. I intend to be at work late tonight (exactly same as sentence above). 2. It is night and I am currently at work working late!
I hope that is a bit useful, but really you would be perfectly understood whichever one you used and I think even native speakers may disagree over the nuances with these 😁
18 settembre 2022
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Ei Shwe Zin
Competenze linguistiche
Birmano, Inglese
Lingua di apprendimento
Inglese
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