Difference between "I took a long time" and "I was a long time."
2019年9月3日 · The outcome of the two statements means the same thing (a long time passed) but there is a different inference. I was a long time. There could be so many different reasons …
What is the difference between 'in a long time' and 'for a long time'?
That was the best restaurant I've been to for/in a long time (= a long period has gone past since I went to such a good restaurant). But the OP's sentences are in the Present Perfect tense, and …
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2012年3月19日 · (1)It's (been) a long time time I saw him (2)I haven't seen him for a long time (3)It takes me a long time to get ready (4)We waited for a long time (but have you been waiting …
"it's long time"/ "it's been a long time" - WordReference Forums
2006年6月7日 · Basically, "It's a long time" is "It is a long time" and present tense as far as I'm concerned; and "It's been a long time is "it has been a long time" and past tense. Roniy: you …
tense form + for a long time - WordReference Forums
2014年4月24日 · tense form + for a long time. Thread starter elshan1980; Start date Apr 24, 2014; E. elshan1980 Senior Member.
''A long time'' Vs ''a lot of time'' - WordReference Forums
2012年7月30日 · I'd say "a long time" for a single period, while "a lot of time" is the sum of various periods. Example 1 means, for example, that in a week I spend a total of 5 hours waiting for …
grammaticality - "It's a long time that" - correct or not? - English ...
2015年3月26日 · Of the Google Books matches for the phrase "it's a long time that" that Ngram claims to find, only four—two editions of the Lady Rachel Russell book from 1793, plus a book …
Can "a long time" be an adverb meaning "for a long time"?
A: You were in there a long time. I would say "a long time" in the 3rd sentence is a noun & acts as an adverb. I could see "a long time" adverb in the dictionary. We got "awhile" (adverb) …
grammar - "take too long" vs "take a long time" - English …
2016年8月21日 · Take a long time is an idiom, a special meaning of take referring to duration of some event. The train took a long time to pass. It's one version of the Event take Duration …
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2011年5月23日 · To me, it should be 'long time' partner, because as I see the definitions as follows- 'long-term' refers more to the future, what will happen down the road, a long-term plan …