Originally Posted by maramaras
Well,my first tryings are over here. Are you ready?
People had been saying, I guess, “Thank God, the war is over” Good'
She could see some water in the glassFover on the table.
Tom has been away the last two weeks. He was over at his parents´ in Turkey =Good (it would sound better to say "over in Turkey at his parents' house".)
"over at his parents' house" suggests that the house is closeby but it is not. It is in Turkey so you say over in Turkey. This will be confusing. It is one of the MANY subtleties of the use of the word "over" which will require much, much practice to understand.
Citizens in Argentina are expecting the divergence between the Government and the farmers to be over soon.
Prices in Argentina are raising (rising) over 60 percent each week; Good; that´s why we all hope the country strike will be over. Good
They were singing that awful song over and over again. Perfect:)
I made several mistakes in my sentences, so, I think I´ll have to (write?) them over. Perfect; ("rewrite" and "write them over" mean the same)
I know I cannot use over so many times, but I am only practising with this one:
This English learning is amazing. I am over-eager to finish my working day and sit in front of the PC at night. I sleep very few hours a day, I sometimes think I am overdoing this, but I also hope that I might soon have it over. A certificate will be mine and it will certainly be such an overwhelming achievement. Good work!!
I wait on your patience. Thank you.
Best regards.
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