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Sentence #1233783

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 Guybrush88 Guybrush88 November 12, 2011 November 12, 2011 at 2:04:14 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

*formed ?

tsayng tsayng November 13, 2011 November 13, 2011 at 2:01:21 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

"I go to bed early for a long time." to me is a bit weird as a sentence. In Chinese, it expresses a habitual activity; therefore, I chose to use the present perfect tense. Though in fact there's no "form" in Chinese, I still consider it closer to its original meaning.

AlanF_US AlanF_US November 2, 2013 November 2, 2013 at 9:50:48 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

"I've formed a habit of going to bed early for a long time." ->

"For a long time, I've had a habit of going to bed early." OR
"Long ago, I formed a habit of going to bed early." OR
"Over a long period of time, I've formed a habit of going to bed early."

Ricardo14 Ricardo14 October 22, 2017 October 22, 2017 at 2:32:29 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

No answer. Fixed.

AlanF_US AlanF_US October 23, 2017 October 23, 2017 at 11:57:46 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

Thanks, Ricardo.

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This sentence was initially added as a translation of sentence #766946長久以來我都很早就寢。.

I've form a habit of going to bed early for a long time.

added by tsayng, November 12, 2011
➜ #766946長久以來我都很早就寢。

linked by tsayng, November 12, 2011
I have a habit of going to bed early for a long time.

edited by tsayng, November 13, 2011
I have had a habit of going to bed early for a long time.

edited by tsayng, November 13, 2011
I've formed a habit of going to bed early for a long time.

edited by tsayng, November 13, 2011
For a long time, I've had a habit of going to bed early."

edited by Ricardo14, October 22, 2017
For a long time, I've had a habit of going to bed early.

edited by Ricardo14, October 22, 2017