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I will have skied..... or I will have been skiing

 
 
Reply Tue 26 Sep, 2017 02:47 am
If they are both correct, is there a difference in meaning between the following two sentences?

1) By this time next month, I will have skied at least three times.

2) By this time next month, I will have been skiing at least three times.

Thank you.
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Reply Tue 26 Sep, 2017 04:26 am
@paok1970,
They are both correct, there is a very slight difference in nuance.

In the first one it's over, that particular skiiing session will have finished, there may well be more in the future but he's not skiing right now. In the second one he may well still be skiing for some time after.

The difference is so slight that it's not really that important.
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ehBeth
 
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Reply Tue 26 Sep, 2017 09:24 am
@paok1970,
The first one suggests the person has been down a hill / slope three times.

Your second option indicates the person has been on three ski trips - which could mean anything from no times down the hill to many many times down the hill.

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At least those are the differences if you are talking to a skiier.
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