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    Hi everyone, please could you check if the following sentences are right?
    1--You are waiting a short time for the bus now.
    2-You wait a short time for the bus everyday.
    3-You waited a short time for the bus yesterday.
    4--You will wait a short time for the bus tomorrow.

    Thanks a lot.

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    Default Re: are the sentences right?

    Quote Originally Posted by eddy143 View Post
    Hi everyone, please could you check if the following sentences are right?
    1--You are waiting a short time for the bus now.
    2-You wait a short time for the bus everyday.
    3-You waited a short time for the bus yesterday.
    4--You will wait a short time for the bus tomorrow.

    Thanks a lot.
    2, 3 and 4 are OK. 1 is not natural.
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    Quote Originally Posted by bhaisahab View Post
    2, 3 and 4 are OK. 1 is not natural.
    Million thanks bhaisahab. So how can we correct such a sentence using a present continuous tense?

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    Default Re: are the sentences right?

    Quote Originally Posted by eddy143 View Post
    Million thanks bhaisahab. So how can we correct such a sentence using a present continuous tense?
    With the present perfect continuous.
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    I'm not a teacher, but I write for a living. Please don't ask me about 2nd conditionals, but I'm a safe bet for what reads well in (American) English.

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    Your second sentence needs a correction. There is a difference between everyday and every day.
    http://www.macmillandictionary.com/d...rican/everyday
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