0
Exodus74 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Have I written this sentence correctly?

My laptop had to be repaired.
I mean that my laptop was being repaired
  

Top answer

If you mean 'My laptop was being repaired' then that's what you need to say.

— Fivejedjon

  • If you mean 'My laptop was being repaired' then that's what you need to say.
Free · every Monday

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.

6 Answers
0
If you mean 'My laptop was being repaired' then that's what you need to say.
0
0
The sentence is correct, but if you mean that your laptop was being repaired, say that. The meaning of the sentence is that the laptop needed to be repaired.

EDIT - Jed beat me to it.
0
0
How would you say it another words?
May be : I had my laptop to be repared
0
0
Why would you want to say it in other words? AG and I told you how to convey one meaning, and AG explained the meaning of your original sentence.
exodus74 I had my laptop to be repared
That is not natural Englih.
0
0
I want to convey the idea that my laptop have been in repair for two weeks
0
0
exodus74I want to convey the idea that my laptop have been in repair for two weeks
OK, but My laptop has been in repair for two weeks.
0

Related Questions