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Inchoateknowledge Posted 20 years ago
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the mind boggles again
i have lived and breathed dance for 20 years.
it has been my whole life.
can you infer from the text whether she still dances?
if she still does, can i also use present perfect continous?
i have been living and breathing for 20 years.
it has been my whole life.
if she dances no more:
i have lived...... or i lived..., depending on how long time ago it happened that she gave up dancing - am i right?
what i am also trying to say is tenses sometimes interchangeable.
what is your comment on it?
please help me!
incho
it has been my whole life.
can you infer from the text whether she still dances?
if she still does, can i also use present perfect continous?
i have been living and breathing for 20 years.
it has been my whole life.
if she dances no more:
i have lived...... or i lived..., depending on how long time ago it happened that she gave up dancing - am i right?
what i am also trying to say is tenses sometimes interchangeable.
what is your comment on it?
please help me!
incho
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any suggestions? incho
- any suggestions?
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Present perfect indicates that to a large probability she still does it and continous would be IMO fine:
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You can tell this is more than a hobby to Chris. Whether it's
production, radio, print, retail or promotion, he's literally living
and breathing dance music, and it shows.
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You can tell this is more than a hobby to Chris. Whether it's
production, radio, print, retail or promotion, he's literally living
and breathing dance music, and it shows.
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I would prefer for clarity:
I have lived and breathed dance for the last 20 years.
(she most probably still does it)
However, for a period in the past:
I lived and breathed dance for 20 years during the 80s.
but you wouldn't be able to tell
I have lived and breathed dance for the last 20 years.
(she most probably still does it)
However, for a period in the past:
I lived and breathed dance for 20 years during the 80s.
but you wouldn't be able to tell
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