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ronit85
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Grammar help!
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Is the following sentence correct? We are eating fish all week. I can �t eat another fish this week! Thanks for your time Ronit |
1 May 2016
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ascincoquinas
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I don �t think so..... Since the action has been occuring throughout the week, I would say: We have been eating fish all week. |
1 May 2016
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ronit85
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Thanks I totally agree. i just wanted to make sure because the student said her teacher told them the first answer was correct! Ronit |
1 May 2016
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redcamarocruiser
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I agree with both of you. To me, "We are eating fish all week" is the near future. |
1 May 2016
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yanogator
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Yes, it depends on where you are in the week. On Sunday, you can say "We are eating fish all week" (for the near future, as Mary said). On Wednesday or Thursday, "We have been eating fish all week" is correct, but "We are eating fish all week" is also correct, for continuous action in and around the present. Bruce |
1 May 2016
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Tere-arg
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When you say "We are eating fish all the week" you are complaining. When used in this way, you should always include a frequency adverb/phrase to denote a repeated action that annoys you. "The are always arguing" "They are arguing all the time" |
1 May 2016
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Apodo
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I would say: We �ve been eating fish all week. I can �t eat another fish. This could be said after just a few days, the whole week doesn �t have to have passed. We like to exaggerate ;-) |
2 May 2016
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