Picture Dictionary
Tuesday, 25 May 2010
long and for a long time
Long
is most common in questions and negative sentences, and after too and so.
How long did you wait? I didn't play for
long
.
The concert was too
long
.
In affirmative sentences, we usually use
a long time.
I waited (for)
a long time.
( I waited long is possible, but not usual.)
It takes
a long time
to get to her house.
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