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Diamondrg Posted 19 years ago
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1i00She's staying here for six months 01b00so that 02b00she 01b00can 02b00perfect her English.02i02br
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00This sentence is from PEU by Michael Swan. Here I think the present continuous is used in its future meaning, that is, "She's going to stay here for six months ...", right?02br
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0 Yes, but she 01b 00has (very probably)02b 00 started the process already ... thus part of it is past time, part of it is present time, and part of it is future time0-

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  • 0 Yes, but she 01b 00has (very probably)02b 00 started the process already ...
  • thus part of it is past time, part of it is present time, and part of it is future time0-
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0 Yes, but she 01b00has (very probably)02b00 started the process already ... thus part of it is past time, part of it is present time, and part of it is future time0-
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0If the past is implied, the present perfect continuous would be the suitable tense, wouldn't it?02br
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0 Hi Diamondrg02br
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00No, the present continuous would normally not work with a sentence such as "I am living here for five years." The use of the present continuous with a time frame such as "for six months" generally tells you that there have been very definite and precise arrangements made to do something for exactly that amount of time, and you have either already be
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