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Thread: We would be gone a long time
- 14-Jun-2010, 18:57 #1
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We would be gone a long time hi all,
I read this sentence in one of the children's book. I want to know why "for" is not used here.
according to me it should be "we would have gone for a long time"
- 15-Jun-2010, 10:25 #2
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Re: We would be gone a long time
- 15-Jun-2010, 15:42 #3
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Re: We would be gone a long time thanks Tdol
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