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“By the time I graduate in June, I will be living in the U.S. for five years.” Is this sentence OK?

Sunday, July 25th, 2010

Brett asked: “By the time I graduate in June, I will be living in the U.S. for five years.”
This is a sentence from an English exam I took recently. Is this sentence grammatically correct? This sentence uses the future progressive form but I learned that you have to use the future perfect form [...]

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How do you translate “living will” in Spanish?

Monday, May 17th, 2010

Hinata asked: I think I know what it is but I’m not sure wanted to get a more experience person with the language.Chieko Lofaro

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Will living in Honduras for one year make me proficient in Spanish?

Monday, September 28th, 2009

Eric D asked: I plan to join a community service program for a year in Honduras. I will be living with a host family and speaking Spanish every day. Will I come back to the US proficient/fluent(expressions,idioms, and jokes)? I am currently high-intermediate with Spanish.Stephen

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Will living in Latin America for one year make you fluent in Spanish?

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009

avalentin911 asked: Im thinking about going to Honduras for one year. I will be living with a host family. Do you think that I will come back fluent in Spanish?(expressions, idioms, and jokes)Lane Belousson

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How good at spanish will i be after one year of living in argentina?

Thursday, May 28th, 2009

David L asked: Spanish level after one year in Argentina?
Hello,
I was hoping i could get some good answers.
I have a job starting in Buenos Aires soon, lasting one year. I have studied spanish on and off for four years (2 years in school, 2 years evening classes). I consider myself decent level yet when i [...]

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