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Tuongvan Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
why didn't you go to school
Dear teachers,
Please help me translate exactly the sentences below?Is it ok if I say as follows?:
Situation:Often, everyday Tim starts going to work at 6am, but today he starts going to work at 7.30am.When Tim's father sees him going out of the house, he is angry because he thinks Tim is lazy and (his father) is afraid that Tim will be rebuked by his boss.So his father asks Tim:
Tim's father: Tim, why do you wait until now to go to work.
Tim: Oh, today my boss allows me to go to work one and a half hours late.
Tim's father : Tim, why didn't you go to work until now?
Tim: Oh, today my boss allows me to go to work one and a half hours late.
Please help me translate exactly the sentences below?Is it ok if I say as follows?:
Situation:Often, everyday Tim starts going to work at 6am, but today he starts going to work at 7.30am.When Tim's father sees him going out of the house, he is angry because he thinks Tim is lazy and (his father) is afraid that Tim will be rebuked by his boss.So his father asks Tim:
Tim's father: Tim, why do you wait until now to go to work.
Tim: Oh, today my boss allows me to go to work one and a half hours late.
Tim's father : Tim, why didn't you go to work until now?
Tim: Oh, today my boss allows me to go to work one and a half hours late.
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So his father asks Tim: Tim's father: Tim, why do you wait until now to go to work. Tim: Oh, today my boss allows me to go to work one and a half hours late. Tim's father : Tim, why didn't you go to work until now?
- So his father asks Tim: Tim's father: Tim, why do you wait until now to go to work.
- Tim: Oh, today my boss allows me to go to work one and a half hours late.
- Tim's father : Tim, why didn't you go to work until now?
- Tim: Oh, today my boss allows me to go to work one and a half hours late.
- I've edited this a bit, and made it sound more natural and idiomatic.
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Hi,
Please help me translate exactly the sentences below?Is it ok if I say as follows?:
Situation:Often, everyday Tim starts going to work at 6am, but today he starts going to work at 7.30am.When Tim's father sees him going out of the house, he is angry because he thinks Tim is lazy and (his father) is afraid that Tim will be rebuked by his boss.So his father asks Tim:
Please help me translate exactly the sentences below?Is it ok if I say as follows?:
Situation:Often, everyday Tim starts going to work at 6am, but today he starts going to work at 7.30am.When Tim's father sees him going out of the house, he is angry because he thinks Tim is lazy and (his father) is afraid that Tim will be rebuked by his boss.So his father asks Tim:
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Thank you very much Clive.Your editing sounds excellent
, but I wonder why "already is used here.Could you possibly help me use "already" in this structure?
, but I wonder why "already is used here.Could you possibly help me use "already" in this structure?00
Hi,
Tim's father: Tim, why haven't you left for work already?
already - Before this time. Indicates Tim's father has an expectation that Tim would leave earlier.
Clive
Tim's father: Tim, why haven't you left for work already?
already - Before this time. Indicates Tim's father has an expectation that Tim would leave earlier.
Clive
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Clive,
Is it more common to use 'already' with 'haven't' than 'have'?
Would you ever say, "Have you watched that movie already?"
Thanks in advance.
Is it more common to use 'already' with 'haven't' than 'have'?
Would you ever say, "Have you watched that movie already?"
Thanks in advance.
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Hi,
Is it more common to use 'already' with 'haven't' than 'have'? I don't really know which is more common. Both seem commonplace to me.
Would you ever say, "Have you watched that movie already?" Yes. For example, if you recommend a movie to me and then 90 minutes later I say 'Yeah, it was really good', you might say 'Have you watched that movie already?' to express surp
Is it more common to use 'already' with 'haven't' than 'have'? I don't really know which is more common. Both seem commonplace to me.
Would you ever say, "Have you watched that movie already?" Yes. For example, if you recommend a movie to me and then 90 minutes later I say 'Yeah, it was really good', you might say 'Have you watched that movie already?' to express surp
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