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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

sentence question

Is the word 'for' possible in both of these sentences:

I have been sick 'for' the last few says.
I was sick 'for' the last few days.

If both are correct, does the second indicate that I am no longer sick?
  

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Anonymous I have been sick 'for' the last few says. Correct. Anonymous I was sick 'for' the last few days.

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  • Anonymous I have been sick 'for' the last few says.
  • Correct.
  • Anonymous I was sick 'for' the last few days.
  • I think this one is also correct, and as you've said it means you're no longer sick.
  • In the first sentence we don't know if you're still sick or not.
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AnonymousI have been sick 'for' the last few says.
Correct.
AnonymousI was sick 'for' the last few days.
I think this one is also correct, and as you've said it means you're no longer sick. In the first sentence we don't know if you're still sick or not.
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Anonymous Is the word 'for' possible in both of these sentences:I have been sick 'for' the last few says.I was sick 'for' the last few days.If both are correct, does the second indicate that I am no longer sick?
Here are the possibilities:
I have been sick for the last few days (I came down with a flu over the weekend and I have an appointment to see my do
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Anonymous Anonymous Is the word 'for' possible in both of these sentences:I have been sick 'for' the last few says.I was sick 'for' the last few days.If both are correct, does the second indicate that I am no longer sick?Here are the possibilities:I have been sick for the last few days (I came down with a flu over the weekend and I have an appointment to see my doctor Tue
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I made a mistake about past perfect being in your original example. You had been sick. But you got over the flu and you returned to work.
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Anonymous I made a mistake about past perfect being in your original example. You had been sick. But you got over the flu and you returned to work.
Thank you. So is this the corrected version:

You had been sick. But you got over the flu and you returned to work.
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