will be living there vs will live there

"Will be living there" and "will live there" are both correct. They express the future continuous and simple future tenses, respectively. The choice between them depends on context and desired emphasis.

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This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to express the future continuous tense.

"will be living there"

This phrase is used to indicate an ongoing action that will happen in the future. It emphasizes the continuous nature of the action.

Examples:

Next year, I will be living there for six months.
By the time you arrive, I will be living there already.

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If the pressure continues on Christians in Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus, there will soon be no Christians living there.
Where Keith will be living while you're in prison.
Then you will be living elsewhere.
RaphaeIIe, from now on Joseph will be living with me.
Everyone in the entire country will be living it up tonight.
Jae Kyung will be living with us until the wedding.
And next week, I will be living in Manhattan.
In 2083, all Brazilians will be living here.
I will be living across the field.
By 2015,471 million of them will be living in extreme poverty.
It's 11:14 in the East and ACN is able to project that Barack Obama will be living in government housing for the next four years.
Staff (and their families) must know where they will be living for the next few years.
On 1 May 2004 we will be living in a Community of up to 25 Member States.
And by tomorrow, you will be living in a brand-new world.
And Tony will be living here?
So, our maid will be living in our $10 million penthouse.
Otherwise In The Future You Will Be Living Underwater
The underground complex where you will be living has state-of-the-art security and amenities.
Grandma will be living with us from now on, girls.
It's 11:14 in the East and ACN is able to project that Barack Obama will be living in government housing for the next four years.

Alternatives:

will be staying there
will be residing there
will be occupying that place
will be dwelling there
will be inhabiting that location

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to express the simple future tense.

"will live there"

This phrase is used to indicate a future action that will happen at a specific point in time. It is straightforward and does not emphasize the continuous aspect of the action.

Examples:

I will live there next year.
She will live there until she finds a new place.

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Thank you very much, it will live there for ever more.
And I will live there like a mouse...
Thank you very much, it will live there for ever more.
Millions of people will live there.
Steer away from Earth, try not to bump into the moon otherwise the races who live there will be livid.
There is no reason to say who or what lives there will be any different.
And by day 20, while he will be scarred for life, he will live. There are other kinds of smallpox that are not like that.
Also, if you get it, will you live there?
He expects that within the next 50 years, the 100,000 people that live there will have to relocate to New Zealand or Australia.
If we abandon the people in remote regions and they are forced to leave their villages, no one else will ever go to live there, resulting in ecological deterioration, devastation and destruction.
We will go there live as soon as we have our satellite feed.
You know, your cheetah he will not live long out there.
And you'll need to attract families, the residents who will come and live there permanently, raise their children, get an education for their children, and get their first job.
Steer away from Earth, try not to bump into the moon otherwise the races who live there will be livid.
Not yet, Bill, but as soon as there is we will be going there live.
When Major Crimes takes down Fletcher Sayers' killer, I guarantee you and your crew will be there, live.
Commissioner Kuneva, what can the Commission do to make sure that the disadvantaged regions and the people who live there will not be forgotten, to make sure that these people have an equal opportunity to participate in the digital world?
I live in Calabria because mama lives there.
The ministers will live with it.
People will live and work cheerfully.

Alternatives:

will reside there
will stay there
will be in that location
will be located there
will be situated there

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