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Teo Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

I have lived in New York for five years before.

01. I live in Taiwan now. But I am quite familiar with New York because I 01b01i01u00have lived02u02i02b00 there for five yeas before.02br
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002. I live in Taiwan now. But I am quite familiar with New York because I 01b01i01u00lived02u02i02b00 there for five yeas before.02br
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00Which is corrrect, #1 or #2?02br
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003. He lives in Taiwan now. He is not familiar with New York although he 01b01i01u00has lived02u02i02b00 there for five years.02br
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004. He lives in Taiwan now. He is not familiar with New York although he01b01i01u00 lived02u02i02b00 there for five years.0-
  

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01. No - your time for living there is past. 02br 02br 003.

— BarbaraPA

  • 01.
  • No - your time for living there is past.
  • 02br 02br 003.
  • No, same as #1.
  • 02br 02br 004.
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01. No - your time for living there is past. "have lived" is not right.02br
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00 2.Yes.02br
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003. No, same as #1. 02br
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004. Yes0-
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0Hi Teo,02br
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00I think the simple past works best in both sets. (2 & 4 are correct.) It's probably arguable whether 1 & 3 are correct or not. I would say not.0-
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0 He lives in Taiwan now. He is not familiar with New York although he01b01i01u00 lived02u02i02b00 there for five years.02br
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00 He lives in Taiwan now. He is not familiar with New York although he01b01i01u00 had lived02u02i02b00 there for five years.02br
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0Hi,02br
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00My only objection to the second is there's no past reference time. Had is usually up to some particular point in the past.0-
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01. I am living in Taiwan for six yearss. 01i01b00Incorrect usage. 02br
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002. I have been living in Taiwan for six years. 01b01i00I started living in Taiwan six years ago and am still living there. 02br
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003. I have lived in Taiwan for six years. 01b01i0
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01cite10Teo12cite101. I am living in Taiwan for six yearss. 11i11b10Incorrect usage. 12br
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102. I have been living in Taiwan for six years. 11b11i10I started living in Taiwan six years ago and am still living there. 12br
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0 Teo,02br
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00Many already posted their answers. But I will give my two cent's worth anyway. This is what I would say: 00 02br
001. I live in 010200 now. But I am quite familiar with 00 because I 01i01b00had lived02b02i00 there for five yeas 00before00.00 00 00
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01cite10Goodman12cite10Teo,12br
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11i10Many already posted their answers. But I will give my two cent's worth anyway. This is what I would say: 10 12i12br
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11i101. I live in 10Taiwan10 now. But I am quite familiar with 10New York10 because I 1
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01cite10Avangi12cite12br
10Hi,12br
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10My only objection to the second is there's no past reference time. Had is usually up to some particular point in the past.12br
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10Sounds very familiar. Maybe many people have said this many times. 02br
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11cite20Goodman22cite20Teo,22br
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21i20Many already posted their answers. But I will give my two cent's worth anyway. This is what I would say: 20 22i22br
21i201. I live in 20Taiwan20 no
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