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Tuongvan Posted 18 years ago
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a short while now
Dear teachers,
Could you please help me express the following ideas correctly?:
Situation 1:Now it is 12 o'clock.Jack had a headache just about 10 minutes ago and now ( 12o'clock)he still has the headache
Jack's mother: Jack, have your dinner . It's 12 o'clock already.
Jack: : Oh, Mom.I have been having a headache a short while now / for a short moment now . You and sister Susan have lunch in advance will have my lunch later .
Situation2: Now it is 12o'clock.Mary started to feel hungry about 15 minutes ago( at 15 to 12) .
Now Mary still feel hungry.
Mary: Mom,Is lunch ready ? I have been hungry for a while now.
Situation3:In a meeting Mr Brown keeps silent all the time, but now he starts speaking when Mr Green criticizes him .
Can I say?: Mr Brown has been silent until now and now he starts to speak .
Thank you in advance
Could you please help me express the following ideas correctly?:
Situation 1:Now it is 12 o'clock.Jack had a headache just about 10 minutes ago and now ( 12o'clock)he still has the headache
Jack's mother: Jack, have your dinner . It's 12 o'clock already.
Jack: : Oh, Mom.I have been having a headache a short while now / for a short moment now . You and sister Susan have lunch in advance will have my lunch later .
Situation2: Now it is 12o'clock.Mary started to feel hungry about 15 minutes ago( at 15 to 12) .
Now Mary still feel hungry.
Mary: Mom,Is lunch ready ? I have been hungry for a while now.
Situation3:In a meeting Mr Brown keeps silent all the time, but now he starts speaking when Mr Green criticizes him .
Can I say?: Mr Brown has been silent until now and now he starts to speak .
Thank you in advance
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Jack had a headache just about 10 minutes ago and now ( 12o'clock)he still has the headache Jack's mother: Jack, have your dinner . It's 12 o'clock already. I have been having a headache a short while now / for a short moment now .
- Jack had a headache just about 10 minutes ago and now ( 12o'clock)he still has the headache Jack's mother: Jack, have your dinner .
- It's 12 o'clock already.
- I have been having a headache a short while now / for a short moment now .
- You and sister Susan have lunch in advance will have my lunch later .
- Jack: Mom, I still have a headache that began a few minutes ago.
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TuongvanSituation 1:Now it is 12 o'clock.Jack had a headache just about 10 minutes ago and now ( 12o'clock)he still has the headache
Jack's mother: Jack, have your dinner . It's 12 o'clock already.
Jack: : Oh, Mom.I have been having a headache a short while now / for a short moment now . You and sister Susan have lunch in advance will have my l
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Thank you AlpheccaStars,
But since we can say:"I have been hungry for a while now" why can't we say:" Mom.I have been having a headache for a short while now ."?
Also,why do we have to use the past perfect here?Why can't we use present perfect?
Mr. Brown has been silent earlier, but now he starts to speak.
Mr. Brown was (had
But since we can say:"I have been hungry for a while now" why can't we say:" Mom.I have been having a headache for a short while now ."?
Also,why do we have to use the past perfect here?Why can't we use present perfect?
Mr. Brown has been silent earlier, but now he starts to speak.
Mr. Brown was (had
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