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Teal lime Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
We are running out - We have run out
If the following two sentences are correct, do they mean the same thing?
1) We are running out of cigarettes.
2) We have run out of cigarettes.
Thank you.
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Sentence 1 suggests that you still have some cigarettes left, but not many - you will "run out" soon. Sentence 2 suggests that you have no more cigarettes left.
- Sentence 1 suggests that you still have some cigarettes left, but not many - you will "run out" soon.
- Sentence 2 suggests that you have no more cigarettes left.
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Sentence 1 suggests that you still have some cigarettes left, but not many - you will "run out" soon.
Sentence 2 suggests that you have no more cigarettes left.
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