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Bookmark or Share- "it has been (a) long (time) (since)..." - variations6. It has been a long time since I have had a car. In 5 and 6, the verbs imply continuity. 5 and 6 can be re-written as 7. It has been a long time since I moved this city. 8. It has been a long time since I bought a car.
- by car or in the car - WordReference ForumsI agree that 'in the car' refers to the family car. The definite article is used when we know or (in this case) can reasonably assume which car is being referred to. But given that this is a relatively young child speaking, I'd put a slightly different interpretation on this from the examples of 'in the car' in posts 1 - 8.
- If he came/comes, we could/will borrow his car.② If he came tomorrow, we could borrow his car. ” So whether "if ＋past tense forms" means what will not happen( but just a wish) or what will happen in the future totally depends on context ? Sentence ② means he might come tomorrow,. What differs it from " ③If he comes, we will borrow his car." ?
- I'm sorry I'm late, my car <broke down>< has broken down> on my way ...The car breaking down was the cause of your being late for work. The incident is over now, so cannot be described in the present tense – even the present perfect!. It not only began but also ended in the past. Present tense (current situation) My car has broken down. It is broken down now, as I speak. Past tense (already happened) My car ...
- car park vs carpark | WordReference ForumsIt may be more common than in the UK to write car park as one word in Australia and New Zealand, but here is one comment you may find of interest: "If you were writing for an audience you could expect 80% would be expecting the spelling car park and around 20% carpark.
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