To prefer in the present perfect
Hi, can you say to a student "you have recently preferred to chat in class"? or does that sound like a German construction? Cheers and thanks, Corinna
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I don't know if it's a German construction, but it's not an English construction. What is it supposed to mean? Is it an indirect way of saying "You've been talking too much in class lately"?
- I don't know if it's a German construction, but it's not an English construction.
- What is it supposed to mean?
- Is it an indirect way of saying "You've been talking too much in class lately"?
- The use of "prefer" is strange.
- CJ
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I don't know if it's a German construction, but it's not an English construction.
What is it supposed to mean? Is it an indirect way of saying "You've been talking too much in class lately"?
The use of "prefer" is strange.
CJ
0Teacher (sarcastically): Helmund, you seem to prefer chatting with your neighbor more than paying attention to me.
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