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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

hi,
What mean of for some time now and has been in sentences:
- He has gone to live abroad. He.............. abroad for some time now.
a) has gone b) when c) has been d) did go
and b is anwser correc
  

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Anonymous b is anwser answer Impossible. He when abroad is not grammatical English. ) Anonymous He has been abroad for some time now.

— CalifJim

  • Anonymous b is anwser answer Impossible.
  • He when abroad is not grammatical English.
  • ) Anonymous He has been abroad for some time now.
  • This is the correct answer.
  • "for some time now" ~ during quite a long period of time CJ
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Anonymous b is anwser answer
Impossible. He when abroad is not grammatical English. (Don't confuse "when" with "went".)
AnonymousHe has been abroad for some time now.
This is the correct answer. "for some time now" ~ during quite a l
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Thanks CalifJim!
I'm confuse "when" with "went"
Why you choice c) has been
-" has been" and "has gone to" is look like with has been and has gone to in two sentences:
1. Ann is on holiday. She has gone to Paris.
2. Ann is back to English now. She has been to Paris.
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AnonymousWhy you choice did you choose c) has been?
"has gone" and "for some time" do not go together.

"has gone" refers to travel to a place. The sentence does not mean that someone was traveling for a long time to some place. It me
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has gone (simple present perfect)

- " for + some time (for two years, for six days, for a long time) " used in simple present perfect

EX: We have lived in London for ten days. [now They live in London]

- I still not understand "for some time now ~
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He has gone to live abroad He has been broad for some time = He has gone to live abroad He has been broad for some time now. is it correct?
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Peas022He has gone to live abroad. He has been broad for some time = He has gone to live abroad He has been broad for some time now. is it correct?
You need a period between two sentences.
He has gone to live abro
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Peas022I still not don't understand "for some time now ~ during quite a long period of time"
during quite a long period of time ending now
Peas022- In itself: "He
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He has been abroad for some time.

His home is in England.
In 1999, he left England to live abroad. He wanted to learn about other cultures.

He has not returned to England to live.
But he has visited his home five times.
He has been abroad for quite some time (almost 15 years!)
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Peas022He has gone to live abroad. He has been abroad for some time. = He has gone to live abroad. He has been abroad for some time now.
Yes. Add
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Hi, CalifJim!
- In the simple prensent perfect, "For some time" have mean sample "For some time now" because we use the Present Perfect to show that something started in the past and has continued up until now. "For five minutes," "for two weeks," and "since Tuesday" are all durations which can be used with the Present Perfect. Add Now at the end just emphasizes " at this
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