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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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spend two years * studying

Hi everyone!

What is the right choice of prepositions:
I spent two years on studying some phenomena
I spent two years for studying some phenomena
I spent two years studying some phenomena

Thanks in advance for your answers, guys!
  

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Anonymous choice of prepositions We don't use a preposition after expressions of spending time. spent two hours shopping / spent a lot of time looking for ... / spent a week enjoying myself in Tahiti / ...

— CalifJim

  • Anonymous choice of prepositions We don't use a preposition after expressions of spending time.
  • spent two hours shopping / spent a lot of time looking for ...
  • / spent a week enjoying myself in Tahiti / ...
  • CJ
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Anonymouschoice of prepositions
We don't use a preposition after expressions of spending time.

spent two hours shopping / spent a lot of time looking for ... / spent a week enjoying myself in Tahiti / ...

CJ
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