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It freezes because it is very cold. Your choice, frozen, is the past participle, which requires assistance from is (is frozen) or has (has frozen) to become a complete verb phrase.
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| #3 (permalink) Sat Jul 11, 2009 18:50 pm Freeze vs. frozen |
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take the times= wait for the time (when everything freezes)?
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| #4 (permalink) Sun Jul 12, 2009 0:27 am Freeze vs. frozen |
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No. Here, 'take the times...' = consider for example the times...
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| #5 (permalink) Tue Nov 10, 2009 8:26 am Freeze vs. frozen |
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Dear all,
I am concern the meaning of this sentence.
"Take the times when everything freezes" What does it mean in this context |
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| #6 (permalink) Tue Nov 10, 2009 8:28 am Freeze vs. frozen |
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You could also say: Think of how often the temperature fell below zero.
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| #7 (permalink) Tue Feb 08, 2011 16:30 pm Freeze vs. frozen |
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Hello,
I found nowhere the idiom take the times... and unfortunately I don't understand why the time is in plural.
I found :
1. Take one's time...= There is no hurry ! Please take your time.
2.Take your time= to not hurry
Exp: Take your time - this is a big decision!
3.. Take the time = it spend enough time to do sth.
Exp: If you take the time to rtead the direction you won't have any trouble.
4.take time out = to stop activity temporelly.
Exp: Some women take time out from careers when their children are very young.
5. How long does it take to go downtown?
-It takes two hours. or It won't take long.
6. Take time =time-consuming
It takes tome to recover from trhis illness.
It takes time to do the homework. etc
7. Take your time over sth = not hurry use as much time as needs.
Exp:Take your time over the job and do it well.
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| #8 (permalink) Tue Feb 08, 2011 16:34 pm Freeze vs. frozen |
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i am sorry for the typos:
3....to read the directions
6. It takes time to recover from this illness. |
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| #9 (permalink) Tue Feb 08, 2011 16:36 pm Freeze vs. frozen |
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| Kati Svaby wrote: |
Hello,
I found nowhere the idiom take the times... and unfortunately I don't understand why the time is in plural.
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As MM has mentioned, "take the times" means simply "consider the times". It's not an idiom per ce.
The word "time" is used in plural because it indicates multiple occurences/instances, not one occurence/instance.
Take the times when he was unhappy - consider the times when he was unhappy. (for example, on 01/21/2010 (first time) and on 03/30/2010 (second time) he was unhappy)
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