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Tony 1963



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PostPosted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 7:12 am    Post subject: far from satisfied/being satisfied? Reply with quote

Hi,

1. She is far from _________ with the result of the exam.
A. satisfied; B. being satisfied
It seems to me that both of them are correct. What do you say?

2. I�d like to ______to the beach last summer, but I had no time.
A. go; B. be going; C. have gone
I don�t which is/are correct.

Thanks.
Tony
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CP



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PostPosted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 10:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

1. She is far from satisfied with the result of the exam.

2. I�d like to have gone to the beach last summer, but I had no time.
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Nef



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PostPosted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 1:53 pm    Post subject: Re: far from satisfied/being satisfied? Reply with quote

Tony 1963 wrote:
Hi,

1. She is far from _________ with the result of the exam.
A. satisfied; B. being satisfied
It seems to me that both of them are correct. What do you say?

2. I�d like to ______to the beach last summer, but I had no time.
A. go; B. be going; C. have gone
I don�t which is/are correct.

Thanks.
Tony


I wanted to add something to what CP said. When you look at # 2, you see "last summer". "Last summer" indicates the past. So does "I had no time".

A. I'd like to go to the beach (in the past) ???

B. I'd like to be going to the beach (in the past) ???

No. Neither of these is right for handling the past.

But, as CP said, the third choice (C) works just fine.
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Tony 1963



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PostPosted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 10:38 pm    Post subject: I wish to thank both of you. Reply with quote

I wish to thank both of you.
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