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'Consume' or 'Is consumed'? [Don't you think a lot of...]



 
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'Consume' or 'Is consumed'? [Don't you think a lot of...] #1 (permalink) Tue Sep 11, 2007 16:49 pm   'Consume' or 'Is consumed'? [Don't you think a lot of...]
 

Hi

Could you please tell me which one of the following sentences is correct and natural?

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1- Don't you think a lot of your precious time is consumed in cooking?
2- Don't you think a lot of your precious time consumes in cooking?


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'Consume' or 'Is consumed'? [Don't you think a lot of...] #2 (permalink) Tue Sep 11, 2007 19:11 pm   'Consume' or 'Is consumed'? [Don't you think a lot of...]
 

Hi Tom

Possibly sentence 1, but not sentence 2.

I think this would sound more natural:
Don't you think cooking consumes a lot of your precious time?
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