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Anonymous Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

During or For

Dear Teachers,

Is the following sentence correct: "I would have already been working for the company during 5 years".

Or maybe this " I have already been working for the company during 5 years".

And finally: " I had already been working for the company for 5 years"

  

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anonymous During or For Your header (above) is about 'during' and 'for', and yet the thrust of your examples seems to be changes in tenses. You need to decide what your question is and stick to it if you don't want to confuse us all. All of the following are possible.

  • anonymous During or For Your header (above) is about 'during' and 'for', and yet the thrust of your examples seems to be changes in tenses.
  • You need to decide what your question is and stick to it if you don't want to confuse us all.
  • All of the following are possible.
  • 'during' is not appropriate in this kind of sentence.
  • Spell out one-digit numbers.
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anonymous During or For

Your header (above) is about 'during' and 'for', and yet the thrust of your examples seems to be changes in tenses. You need to decide what your question is and stick to it if you don't want to confuse us all.

All of the following are possible. 'during' is not appropriate in this kind of sentence. Spell out one-digit numbers

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