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Sevengem Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Spend ...on/in doing sth
I saw in the Oxford Dictionary the following useage
spend money on doing something
spend time in doing something
Then can I say I spend two days on the task? Thank you!
spend money on doing something
spend time in doing something
Then can I say I spend two days on the task? Thank you!
Top answer
you certainly can.
- you certainly can.
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Thank you! But I really want to know how native speakers use "spend". Is it the same as what the dictionary says?
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Hi Sevengem
When 'spend time/money' is followed by the -ing form of a verb (doing), I'd say I would not use a preposition at all in most cases:
- I spent a lot of time comparing prices and features before I finally bought my new car.
- He didn't spend much time studying before he took his final.
- They spent hours looking for the ring.
When 'spend time/money' is followed by the -ing form of a verb (doing), I'd say I would not use a preposition at all in most cases:
- I spent a lot of time comparing prices and features before I finally bought my new car.
- He didn't spend much time studying before he took his final.
- They spent hours looking for the ring.
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