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eagleflych
Joined: 24 Oct 2007 Posts: 14
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Posted: Sun Dec 19, 2010 8:05 am Post subject: a question about 'for' |
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Hi, everybody:
I have seen the sentence below in a book of English grammar:
'I am here for six weeks.'
What is the meaning of the 'for'?
Does it mean:the time of the continuation of the 'am'?
Or it means 'my purpose'?
Thanks a lot in advance. |
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Lorikeet
Joined: 08 Oct 2005 Posts: 1877 Location: San Francisco
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Posted: Sun Dec 19, 2010 7:44 pm Post subject: |
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"I am here for six weeks." means my trip here will last six weeks. |
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SimpleEnglishBlogger
Joined: 01 Feb 2011 Posts: 50 Location: Japan
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Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2011 7:41 pm Post subject: |
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Yes, the "for" refers to the duration of time.
There is a situation that "for" could mean "for the purpose of" though, but you'd need to have "six weeks" be a movie or something.
For example, do you know the movie 9-1/2 Weeks? Say you went to the theater to see that movie. At the theater, you bump into an old friend and he says, "What are you here for?" (meaning what movie are you going to see). You could answer, "I'm here for 9-1/2 Weeks." Of course, that means for the purpose of watching 9-1/2 Weeks, not that you'll stay at the theater for over two months! _________________ Visit www.sloweasyenglish.com for material to help you with your listening skills!
All of the videos are in SLOW and EASY ENGLISH so they are easy to understand and will help you improve your listening until you can watch regular movies and TV! |
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