living in a vs live in a

Both "living in a" and "live in a" are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "Living in a" is used when describing an ongoing action or state, while "live in a" is used to talk about a general or habitual action.

Last updated: April 04, 2024 • 79 views

living in a

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Use "living in a" when you want to describe an ongoing action or state of living in a particular place.

Examples:

I am currently living in a small apartment in the city.
She enjoys living in a quiet neighborhood.
Living in a foreign country can be a great experience.
They are living in a temporary shelter after the disaster.
The family is living in a rented house until they find a permanent home.

Show examples from the web [+]

See yourself living in a perfectly healthy body.
You have the luck of living in a country like Mexico.
It's like I'm living in a haunted house.
This is like living in a cave.
Enjoy living in a basement for the rest of your life.
You'll end up living in a box on the street.
He's living in a trailer with his wife and his son.
I regret living in a relationship that wasn't working.
You're living in a sewer, Frank.
She was living in a single room with three other individuals.
You are living in a world full of empty rooms that need filling.
And they're living in a neighborhood of normal people.
And we are living in a unique moment in history.
They're living in a dream world.
He's living in a palace in Paris.
We are living in a time of global economic transition.
I saw us living in a small college town.
They were living in a phantasy world... so they must have done something wrong.
They're living in a war zone.
We're not living in a book.

Alternatives:

residing in a
staying in a
dwelling in a

live in a

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Use "live in a" when referring to a general or habitual action of living in a particular place.

Examples:

They live in a beautiful house by the lake.
I used to live in a small town before moving to the city.
Many people live in a high-rise building in urban areas.
She dreams of living in a cozy cottage in the countryside.
Do you know anyone who lives in a mansion?

Show examples from the web [+]

It will be exciting to live in a new environment.
Glamour invites us to live in a different world.
Nobody deserves to live in a wheelchair.
We could live in a Tuscan villa.
I live in a 700-square-foot apartment.
We live in a chemical-oriented society.
You young live in a wretched society.
I live in a transitional neighborhood.
Because we now live in a world without economic borders.
And... live in a different state of mind.
Son, we live in a world with walls that must be guarded.
I live in a handsome house, quite charming.
Giles, I live in a dorm now.
But now we live in a world run by bean counters.
Same reason I live in a bunker, drive home in an armored car.
And I live in a car.
Look, you don't live in a wealthy country.
But we live in a 100-percent media-saturated society.
We live in a three-dimensional world; we might as well use the third dimension.
And we live in a country today where we face serious criminal justice problems.

Alternatives:

reside in a
dwell in a
stay in a

What Our Customers Are Saying

Our customers love us! We have an average rating of 4.79 stars based on 283,125 votes.
Also check out our 2,100+ reviews on TrustPilot (4.9).

"Amazing! I like that the editors are REAL people and not A.I., like some use. The editors actually see clients as real people and not just apart of their job, and it shows. 💖"
moggie April 2025
"TextRanch has been a great help to me, especially at work because I often email my boss."
Jhey April 2025
"Thank you!"
Sachi Nakama July 2024
"I have literally been through chat, PI, claude, bard and bing and I got conflicting answers! Thank you! Human intelligence reigns!"
Retha July 2024
"Faster than AI"
CYNTHIA December 2023
"This was very helpful and I personally think this site is the best."
Kaden October 2023
"It was extremely thorough and very helpful!"
imperialelisa October 2023
"7 years without any disappointment. Always 100% satisfied. You guys are the best in the world at what you do. Thank you so much :)"
Zubair Alam October 2023
"In a world of text messages and online communication, this is great to have as a live tool. Thank you."
Selena October 2023
"Without textranch I would be stuck!"
宏祐 October 2023
"Accuracy and fast response. Personal comments from editor. Thank you."
Clh September 2023
"I wasn't aware of this service, it's fascinating and more reliable than standard IA tools available on the internet"
Arturo September 2023
"The fact that you can get reliable fast feedback on your texts."
Vinicius Antonio August 2023
"you guys are better than grammarly i'm being honest here"
ordinary July 2023
"OMG! This is really good than any other text correction tools I've used so far. Highly recommend this."
Vehan July 2023
"Very fast and accurate. thank you."
mojtaba July 2023
"I love this app because it's help to writing skills all of students ♥️"
Tarisini July 2023
"This was exactly the mistake I was looking for, the wording dind´t sound right at first. Better than grammarly!"
Ente July 2023
"The immediate help that I received was reassuring and very satisfactory. Thanks."
priiiyanshuu July 2023
"this helps A LOT for my studies."
kathnunez02 June 2023
"Woow!! I would never have expected such precision! Thank you soooo much!!"
Berta June 2023
"Real Time Editor and not AI. Many Thanks."
Priya June 2023
"The very first thing excites me about Textranch is how much your editors care."
sepideh June 2023
"The fact that texts are checked by human editors rather than by AI, etc. I appreciate this!"
Анна June 2023