One: Has she ever lived in an English speaking country for over one year?
Two: Did she ever live in an English speaking country for over one year?
2006-07-28 17:58:52 · 12 answers · asked by donotmisstony 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
They are both correct, but would be used for different reasons. The first one is the present perfect, which is used for different reasons than the past tense. The posters who say that you should use "more than" instead of "over" are right if you are writing a college paper or using very formal English. But we use "over" in spoken English all the time.
2006-07-31 03:16:38 · answer #1 · answered by starcow 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2006-07-29 01:03:17 · answer #2 · answered by para 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-07-29 01:00:20 · answer #3 · answered by losersrus 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Two: Did she ever live in an English speaking country for over one year?
2006-07-29 00:59:48 · answer #4 · answered by Mod 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The key here is to leave off the preposition. Whenever yu are unsure over which way is gramatically correct, must of the time you just need to drop the phrase that comes after words like for, to, in, etc.
Dropping the preposition, your sentences read:
One: Has she ever lived in an English speaking country?
Two: Did she ever live in an English speaking country?
Looking at it this way, number 1 is more gramatically correct.
2006-07-29 01:04:32 · answer #5 · answered by FutureDoc 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They're both awkward.....try this "Has she ever lived in an English speaking country for more than one year?"
2006-07-29 01:06:19 · answer #6 · answered by hisboyelroy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
either one is correct has lived vs. did live, but the "over" is what is incorrect, because according to modern mla and apa standards it is never "over" and always "more than" when discussing time. :) how's that answer?
2006-07-29 01:02:10 · answer #7 · answered by Hot Lips 4077 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmmmmmmmmmmm, I'll say 1
2006-07-29 01:02:16 · answer #8 · answered by da dude 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
both are correct, except that you would say "more than one year", not "over one year"
2006-07-29 02:09:10 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say, Has she ever ! I think that how you would say it.
2006-07-29 01:08:24 · answer #10 · answered by Bill H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋