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Rsharma Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Which one is correct ?

The police have been looking for him for 4 days.

The police have been looking for him from the past 4 days.
  

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Thanks for the reply. May i know whats wrong with the 2nd sentence ?
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It's just not how we say it!
Actually, it would be correct if the sentence read like this:
The police have been looking for him from 4 days ago until today.

Or:
The police have been looking for him since 4 days ago.
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rsharmaMay i I know what's wrong with the 2nd sentence ?
The police have been looking for him from the past 4 four days.

from
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I am sorry calif, i dont get it.Could you please eloborate it ?
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The police have been lookiing for him from the past 4 days. Incorrect.
The police have been looking for him for the past four days. Correct.

The part in red mus
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I get it . Thank you so very much.
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