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Kooyeen Posted 19 years ago
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By what time?

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00I'd like to know how to ask some questions, because I haven't seen some particular forms yet, and I don't know if they are actually possible. So, what are the corresponding questions in these cases?02br
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00Example: It's five thirty. -----------> What time is it?02br
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  1. 00It'll be ready by eight forty. ------------------> ? (Could it be "By what time will it be ready?")02li
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  2. 00It'll be ready by next Monday. --------------> ? (Could it be "By when will it be ready?")02br
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  3. 00I've been studying since this morning. ----> ? (Could it be "Since when have you been studying?")02li
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00I've never heard the forms in parentheses. I know I could just say "When will it be ready?" or "How long have you been studying?", but those would be more general questions, I would lose "by" and "since".02br
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00Thanks 050010id1
  

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0Kooyeen, usually it's just "When will it be ready?" Or "What time will it be ready?" Or "What day will it be ready?"02br
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00For #3, "How long have you been studying?" or "What time did you start studying?" or "How many hours have you been studying?"0-
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0 Ah, ok. So the versions I was asking about sound weird or they are not used much... I'll use the classic versions then.02br
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00Thank you.0-
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0When is it going to be ready? => Is this acceptable?0-
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0Hi,02br
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00Yes, fine.02br
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00Clive0-
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0 Extra note: "Since when have you ...?" is also used to indicate various emotions such as surprise or disapproval.02br
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00 Friend to friend: 01i00Since when have you been a scholar of ancient Greek?!!! 02i00 (I didn't know you had that talent.)02br
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00 Father to son: 01i00Since when have you had the right t
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