1) I took the money in the drawer.
Doesn't that mean I took all of it?
2) They ate the fruit on the trees.
Does that men they ate all of it?
It seems to me that if it was a habitual action, then it wasn't all of it, but if we are talking about one occasion, it was. But in '1' it seems that I took all of it regardless of whether it was a one-time thing or something habitual.
Gratefully,
Navi
navitasan 1) I took the money in the drawer. Doesn't that mean I took all of it? That's how I take it, yes.
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navitasan1) I took the money in the drawer.
Doesn't that mean I took all of it?
That's how I take it, yes.
navitasan2) They ate the fruit on the trees.
Does that mean they ate all of it?