Tuongvan  +  584210 Wed, 05 Nov 08 11:59 PM Dear teachers, Please help me translate exactly the sentences below?Is it ok if I say as follows?: Situation:Often, everyday Tim starts going  to work at 6am, but today he starts going to work at 7.30am.When Tim's  father sees him going out of  the house, he   is angry because he  thinks Tim  is lazy and (his father) is afraid that Tim will be rebuked by his boss.So his father asks Tim: Tim's father: Tim, why do you wait until now to go to work. Tim: Oh, today my boss allows me to go to work one and a half hours late. Tim's father : Tim, why didn't you go to work until now? Tim: Oh, today my boss allows me to go to work one and a half hours late. Tuongvan Joined on Sun, Dec 30 2007 Regular Member 975 van

	Clive  +  584217 Thu, 06 Nov 08 12:15 AM Hi, Please help me translate exactly the sentences below?Is it ok if I say as follows?: Situation:Often, everyday Tim starts going  to work at 6am, but today he starts going to work at 7.30am.When Tim's  father sees him going out of  the house, he   is angry because he  thinks Tim  is lazy and (his father) is afraid that Tim will be rebuked by his boss.So his father asks Tim: Tim's father: Tim, why do you wait until now to go to work. Tim: Oh, today my boss allows me to go to work one and a half hours late. Tim's father : Tim, why didn't you go to work until now? Tim: Oh, today my boss allows me to go to work one and a half hours late. I've edited this a bit, and made it sound more natural and idiomatic. Situation:Usually, Tim leaves for work at 6am, but today he starts leaving at 7.30am.When Tim's  father sees him going out of  the house, he is angry because he  thinks Tim  is lazy and he's afraid that Tim will be told off  by his boss. So, he asks Tim: Tim's father: Tim, why haven't you left for work already? Tim: Oh, today my boss is letting me go in an hour and a half late. Tim's father : Tim, why didn't you leave already? Tim: Oh, today my boss is letting me go 90 minutes late. Best wishes, Clive Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member 29,677 El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo

	Tuongvan  +  584228 Thu, 06 Nov 08 12:50 AM Thank you very much Clive.Your editing sounds excellent, but I wonder why "already is used here.Could you possibly help me use "already" in this structure? Tuongvan

	Clive  +  584589 Thu, 06 Nov 08 05:18 PM Hi, Tim's father: Tim, why haven't you left for work already? already - Before this time. Indicates Tim's father has an expectation that Tim would leave earlier.  Clive Clive

	New2grammar  +  584831 Fri, 07 Nov 08 02:14 PM Clive, Is it more common to use 'already' with 'haven't' than 'have'? Would you ever say, "Have you watched that movie already?" Thanks in advance. New2grammar Joined on Tue, Nov 21 2006 Veteran Member 7,676 Who wants to go sailing around the world with me?

	Clive  +  584854 Fri, 07 Nov 08 03:31 PM Hi, Is it more common to use 'already' with 'haven't' than 'have'? I don't really know which is more common. Both seem commonplace to me. Would you ever say, "Have you watched that movie already?" Yes. For example, if you recommend a movie to me and then 90 minutes later I say 'Yeah, it was really good', you might say 'Have you watched that movie already?' to express surprise that I did it so quickly. Clive Clive