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must live alone VS must be living alone
Dear teachers
Could you please review the following:
Person 1: I get afraid at night so I have to sleep with the lights turned on.
Person 2: You must live alone for you to get scared at your age.
VS
Person 2: You must be living alone for you to get scared at your age.
Oct 10, 2016 7:57 AM
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Answers · 5
To me "You must live alone" sounds like a suggestion or a statement of fact and is not commenting on person one's current state. "You must be living alone" refers more to person one's current state.
October 10, 2016
