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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

Getting ready

Hi.

I've come across such a sentence:

Getting ready for a party, she always takes her time.

My question is: what action is first, Getting ready or takes her time ?
  

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Getting ready could be used with a verb in any tense. It is the tense of the main verb that tells you when the getting ready takes place. That means the two actions happen at the same time.

— Philip

  • Getting ready could be used with a verb in any tense.
  • It is the tense of the main verb that tells you when the getting ready takes place.
  • That means the two actions happen at the same time.
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Getting ready could be used with a verb in any tense. It is the tense of the main verb that tells you when the getting ready takes place. That means the two actions happen at the same time.
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Thank you, Philip, for your reply.
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Anonymouswhat action is first
As Philip says, the actions are simultaneous.

Getting ready for a party, she always takes her time.
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Whenever she gets ready for a party, she always takes her time.

CJ
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