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Lucas21c Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Be + -ing + for + a period of time
Hi.
Could you tell me whether I can say like "I was reading the book for 2 hours."?
Or should I say as "I had been reading the book for 2 hours."?
I would like know whether I can say like the first expression in every day conversations even if it were not perfectly correct in terms of grammar.
Thank you.
Could you tell me whether I can say like "I was reading the book for 2 hours."?
Or should I say as "I had been reading the book for 2 hours."?
I would like know whether I can say like the first expression in every day conversations even if it were not perfectly correct in terms of grammar.
Thank you.
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lucas21c I would like know whether I can say like the first expression in every day conversations even if it were not perfectly correct in terms of grammar. Yes, you can, but the simple form is more typical. I read (the book) for two hours.
- lucas21c I would like know whether I can say like the first expression in every day conversations even if it were not perfectly correct in terms of grammar.
- Yes, you can, but the simple form is more typical.
- I read (the book) for two hours.
- I studied (math) for three hours.
- I worked on my project for four hours.
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lucas21cI would like know whether I can say like the first expression in every day conversations even if it were not perfectly correct in terms of grammar.Yes, you can, but the simple form is more typical.
I read (the book) for two hours.
I studied (math) for three hours.
I worked on my project for four hours.
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