[Grammar] How much time x How long

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Marco Moreira

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Is it correct when I ask someone, for example:
Q:How much time did you stay there?
A: I stayed there for a year.

how about:
Q:How long did you stay there?
A: I stayed there for a year.

Do native speakers use both questions? In the first question, is there any grammar mistake asking "how much time"?
 

bhaisahab

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Is it correct when I ask someone, for example:
Q:How much time did you stay there?
A: I stayed there for a year.

how about:
Q:How long did you stay there?
A: I stayed there for a year.

Do native speakers use both questions? In the first question, is there any grammar mistake asking "how much time"?

The first one is not natural. It's fine grammatically, though.
 

Barb_D

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If you changed "stay" to "spend" it would work.
 
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