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Victorycountry Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
the time passes so quickly
Hi,
Say, I feel like I am still 13 years old and still remembers clearly about the classes and classmates.
But I am actually 24 now.
In this case, can I say, "Wow, the time passes so quickly!"?
Is this correct expression in a native way?
Thanks in advance.
Say, I feel like I am still 13 years old and still remembers clearly about the classes and classmates.
But I am actually 24 now.
In this case, can I say, "Wow, the time passes so quickly!"?
Is this correct expression in a native way?
Thanks in advance.
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Hello, Victory It should be "time", not the time. I find that quite correct. "
- Hello, Victory It should be "time", not the time.
- I find that quite correct.
- "
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Hello, Victory
It should be "time", not the time.
I find that quite correct. You can also say "time passes so fast", or "how time flies!"
It should be "time", not the time.
I find that quite correct. You can also say "time passes so fast", or "how time flies!"
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QUOTE: "time passes so fast"
You can say it, but it wouldn't be correct. "Fast" is not an adverb.
You can say it, but it wouldn't be correct. "Fast" is not an adverb.
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I'm afraid Cambridge says it can be an adverb...
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fast http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?dict=CALD&key=28095&ph=on
adverb
quickly:
The accident was caused by people driving too fast in bad conditions.
You'll have to act fast.
Children
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fast http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?dict=CALD&key=28095&ph=on
adverb
quickly:
The accident was caused by people driving too fast in bad conditions.
You'll have to act fast.
Children
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We also hear 'The times pass so quickly.'
I don't know of a rule, but it is not so uncommon in my neck of the woods to hear: 'The time passes so quickly', (usually, as in the case of Victory Country's question, when speaker and listener share an assumption about the reference period.)
'The [period of] time passes so quickly.'
I don't know of a rule, but it is not so uncommon in my neck of the woods to hear: 'The time passes so quickly', (usually, as in the case of Victory Country's question, when speaker and listener share an assumption about the reference period.)
'The [period of] time passes so quickly.'
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00 "has passed" isn't past tense - it's present perfect. You're right, "quick" doesn't sound good, but "quickly" sounds just fine. "The time has passed so quickly" is so commonly said that it might as well be an idiom. 02 br
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00 It's always great to have new contributors, but perhaps you might be interested in threads that are more recen
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00 "has passed" isn't past tense - it's present perfect. You're right, "quick" doesn't sound good, but "quickly" sounds just fine. "The time has passed so quickly" is so commonly said that it might as well be an idiom. 02 br
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00 It's always great to have new contributors, but perhaps you might be interested in threads that are more recen
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