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What is the proper word?
“last year” vs. “the last / whole of the last year” vs. “whole the last year”…again, the proper use of “which” vs. “whom”How to express the time period between now and a year from now?Does “over the span of” have to refer to consecutive months?Word for piece of furniture in the hall/lobby for storing shoesIs “New begin” proper English?Proper word for “civil claim won”?How can I clearly express that I worked for two different companies, within a period of time, but not at the same time?the proper word for a rotated landscape viewWhat is the appropriate word for these? -> one day, one month, one year and so on
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I have a question....( referring to a car that is in storage 6 months of the year) what is the proper word. It is only "drove" half the year, or It is only "driven" half the year.
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I have a question....( referring to a car that is in storage 6 months of the year) what is the proper word. It is only "drove" half the year, or It is only "driven" half the year.
word-choice
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I have a question....( referring to a car that is in storage 6 months of the year) what is the proper word. It is only "drove" half the year, or It is only "driven" half the year.
word-choice
asked Mar 29 at 7:34
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I have a question....( referring to a car that is in storage 6 months of the year) what is the proper word. It is only "drove" half the year, or It is only "driven" half the year.
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"drove" is the Past Simple Active form.
So it's grammatically wrong here because in your case you need the Passive form (Past Participle).
So the grammatically correct is:
"It is only driven (for) six months."
Or: ''I drove it (for) six months.''
answered Mar 29 at 8:15
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And, syntactically, the correct use of the other tense would be it drove half the year. However, that doesn't make sense—unless it actually manages to drive itself. ;)
– Jason Bassford
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"drove" is the Past Simple Active form.
So it's grammatically wrong here because in your case you need the Passive form (Past Participle).
So the grammatically correct is:
"It is only driven (for) six months."
Or: ''I drove it (for) six months.''
answered Mar 29 at 8:15
user307254user307254
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And, syntactically, the correct use of the other tense would be it drove half the year. However, that doesn't make sense—unless it actually manages to drive itself. ;)
– Jason Bassford
Mar 29 at 14:43
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"drove" is the Past Simple Active form.
So it's grammatically wrong here because in your case you need the Passive form (Past Participle).
So the grammatically correct is:
"It is only driven (for) six months."
Or: ''I drove it (for) six months.''
answered Mar 29 at 8:15
user307254user307254
1
And, syntactically, the correct use of the other tense would be it drove half the year. However, that doesn't make sense—unless it actually manages to drive itself. ;)
– Jason Bassford
Mar 29 at 14:43
add a comment |
"drove" is the Past Simple Active form.
So it's grammatically wrong here because in your case you need the Passive form (Past Participle).
So the grammatically correct is:
"It is only driven (for) six months."
Or: ''I drove it (for) six months.''
answered Mar 29 at 8:15
user307254user307254
1
"drove" is the Past Simple Active form.
So it's grammatically wrong here because in your case you need the Passive form (Past Participle).
So the grammatically correct is:
"It is only driven (for) six months."
Or: ''I drove it (for) six months.''
answered Mar 29 at 8:15
user307254user307254
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answered Mar 29 at 8:15
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And, syntactically, the correct use of the other tense would be it drove half the year. However, that doesn't make sense—unless it actually manages to drive itself. ;)
– Jason Bassford
Mar 29 at 14:43
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And, syntactically, the correct use of the other tense would be it drove half the year. However, that doesn't make sense—unless it actually manages to drive itself. ;)
– Jason Bassford
Mar 29 at 14:43
And, syntactically, the correct use of the other tense would be it drove half the year. However, that doesn't make sense—unless it actually manages to drive itself. ;)
– Jason Bassford
Mar 29 at 14:43
And, syntactically, the correct use of the other tense would be it drove half the year. However, that doesn't make sense—unless it actually manages to drive itself. ;)
– Jason Bassford
Mar 29 at 14:43
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