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puzzle
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 Posted: Wed Jun 26, 2013 5:30 pm Post subject: present |
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Dear teachers,
Can you tell me the differences between "at present" & “for the present" and give more examples? Thank you very much! |
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IanT
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| Posted: Thu Jun 27, 2013 5:22 am Post subject: |
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Yes! it's the same difference as between "at the moment" and "for the moment".
"At present" and "at the moment" mean "now".
"For the present" and "for the moment" mean "temporarily, until something changes", or "until we find something better".
Hope helps,
Ian
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