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Anonymous
06-03-2004, 10:55 PM
Dear teacher,
Please correct and suggest the better ones.

A.
1)When did he get up this morning?
2)When will she come back to Vietnam?
3)When will you come to visit home?
4)Do you know when he is going to graduate from Philippines University?
5)I don’t remember when she phoned to you, but she left the message that she was going to leave for London on Monday.
6)When does she often leave for work?
7)Excuse me. I am finding Mr John who lives next to your door. Nobody is at home now. Have you seen him recently? Is it possible that he went away for a long time?


B.
1)How long does it take you to finish this work?
2)How long does it take you to have him repaired your computer.
3)How long does it take him to repair your computer.
4)How long does it take us to get there by bus?
5)How long did it take God to build this earth?
6)How long did it take them to find him?
7)How long does it take (that) they will receive this amount of money.
8)Does it take you much time to correct my exercises?
9)I am sorry I forgot to give the book back to you before I left for Hanoi. I put it on my table bed. I hope that it doesn’t take you much time to find it.
10)How long did you wait for me?
11)How long does this mobile telephone go out of the batteries?
12)How long haven’t you used this mobile telephone?

Thank you very much.

Pete
06-07-2004, 07:14 AM
A.
1)When did he get up this morning? [Ok.]
2)When will she come back to Vietnam? [Ok.]
3)When will you come to visit home? [Not wrong, but it sounds a bit awkward. Usually you would hear, "When will you come home to visit? (or: "for a visit?"]
4)Do you know when he is going to graduate from Philippines University? [Ok.]
5)I don't remember when she phoned to you, but she left the message that she was going to leave for London on Monday. [Ok.]
6)When does she often leave for work? [Ok. It would seem more natural with "usually" instead of "often".]
7)Excuse me. I am <strike>finding</strike> looking for Mr John, who lives next to your door.
>Nobody is at home now. [Ok.]
>Have you seen him recently? Is it possible that he went away for a long time? [Ok.]


B.
1)How long does it take you to finish this work? [Ok. It means, "How long does it customarily take you to finish this kind of work?"]
2)How long does it take you to have him repaired your computer. [The tenses don't make sense. I can't tell whether you are speaking of some past activity or not.]
3)How long does it take him to repair your computer. [Ok, but I'm not sure this is what you mean. It means "how long does it generally take ...", and computer repairs are not usually that predictable.]
4)How long does it take us to get there by bus? [Ok.]
5)How long did it take God to build this earth? [Ok.]
6)How long did it take them to find him? [Ok.]
7)How long does it take (that) they will receive this amount of money. [I can't tell what you mean. Maybe, "How long does it take for them to earn this amount of money?"]
8)Does it take you much time to correct my exercises? [Again, you are asking what generally or customarily happens.]
9)I am sorry I forgot to give the book back to you before I left for Hanoi. [Ok.]
>I put it on my table bed. [I don't know what a "table bed" means. Maybe, "... on the table beside my bed."]
>I hope that it doesn't take you much time to find it. [Ok.]
10)How long did you wait for me? [Ok.]
11)How long does this mobile telephone go out of the batteries? [No. Maybe:
- How long does this mobile telephone run before the batteries go out?]
12)How long haven't you used this mobile telephone? [No. Maybe:
- How long has it been since you used this mobile telephone?]