Can anyone tell me what is the difference between Present Continuous and Future Continuos and why I can't use P.Continuos instead of Future Continuos in that sentence?:
You can live Julia with us.I'm babysitting kids anyway so one more makes me difference.
- olkowaAugust 2015
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SirExoticAugust 2015 Present Continuous talks about something happening right now or before/after a given time and Future Continuous is talking about something happening in the future and will continue to happen.
Present Continuous: You can leave Julia with us. I am babysitting kids anyway, so one more will make no difference. I Am indicates that something is happening in the present: "I am babysitting" > "You are babysitting" right now.
Future Continuous: You can leave Julia with us tomorrow. I will be babysitting kids anyway, so one more will make no difference. I will be indicates that something is going to happen in the future and continuous to happen (for an uncertain amount of time, so it can be 5 minutes, 1 hour or a week, it's not relevant) "I will be babysitting" > "You will be bringing Julia over tomorrow".
Here's some more help for Present Continuous and Future Continuous, good luck! http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/english-grammar/verbs/present-tense/present-continuous http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/quick-grammar/future-continuous-future-perfect |