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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...] Tue Sep 11, 2007 17:49 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?

Quote:
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...] Tue Sep 11, 2007 20:11 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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