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Old 14-Jul-2009, 14:10
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Old 29-Jul-2009, 13:11
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i think fixing them is best, it will take ages (while we are ) fixing them
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Old 29-Jul-2009, 13:23
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It will take ages to fix them.

I put the verb some other way to find out the right answer but I am not sure I did it well.

It will take some time to fix them.

I know that a gerund form usually refers to the past.
e.g. It took me ages fixing them.

Is my answer correct?

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Old 29-Jul-2009, 19:40
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Originally Posted by Teia View Post
It will take ages to fix them.

I put the verb some other way to find out the right answer but I am not sure I did it well.

It will take some time to fix them.

I know that a gerund form usually refers to the past.
e.g. It took me ages fixing them.

Is my answer correct?

Thank you.
can you please explain gerunds a bit? i never have understood them , only KNOW the definination a bit......
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Old 01-Dec-2009, 02:54
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Default Re: Ages

Not a teacher.
We use these two structures to say how long to do sth:
-It + take + period of time + (for sb) + to do sth
-S + spend +period of time + doing sth
So I think 'to fix' is the best answer for the question. 'ages' here means great length of time (Ages Definition | Definition of Ages at Dictionary.com)
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To fix them.
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