Timeline for What is the difference between "I learned to drive in 6 months" & "I learned to drive for 6 months"?
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| Mar 23, 2021 at 16:17 | comment | added | Frank Schwieterman | I think "I was learning to drive for 6 months." is more correct for #2. The progressive form of the verb indicates the action's end wasn't yet reached. I feel like "I learned to drive for 6 months." is not gramamtically correct. But yes, the "for" indicates the action wasn't really completed as well. | |
| Oct 3, 2017 at 0:09 | vote | accept | Tom | ||
| Oct 2, 2017 at 9:00 | history | edited | Mari-Lou A | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Oct 1, 2017 at 9:22 | comment | added | WS2 | Yes. The essential difference between using "in" and using "for" in this context is that "in" suggests the thing has been completed. I am not sure it always means "satisfactorily completed", otherwise why would we say "His ability at playing tennis is that of someone who learned in a weekend". | |
| Oct 1, 2017 at 9:07 | history | answered | Mari-Lou A | CC BY-SA 3.0 |