Question Formation
Hello!
I have come across this exercise in a course book and I am going mad about it...
Students have to write questions based on the information that is given.
HOW LONG/ SPEND/ IN BRAZIL LAST SUMMER
A colleague wrote: how long have you spent in Brazil last summer
Another wrote: how long did you spend in Brazil last summer
And now I am confused because I would have changed it to either: how long did you stay in Brazil Last summer or how much time did you spend in Brazil last summer
reading and listening to these questions that they have written is really bugging me
My question is: Are the questions they wrote correct?
I would prefer to know it is right and that, to me, it just sounds wrong than live forever in doubt.
Thank you!!!
Top answer
Ala92 H ow long have you spent in Brazil last summer ? Impossible. You cannot mention a specific time ( last summer ) if the verb in the same clause is in the present perfect tense ( have spent ).
- Ala92 H ow long have you spent in Brazil last summer ?
- Impossible.
- You cannot mention a specific time ( last summer ) if the verb in the same clause is in the present perfect tense ( have spent ).
- Ala92 H ow long did you spend in Brazil last summer ?
- Correct as shown.
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Ala92How long have you spent in Brazil last summer?
Impossible. You cannot mention a specific time (last summer) if the verb in the same clause is in the present perfect tense (have spent).
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