Daily life
spend ages doing something
spend a very long time doing something
To spend ages doing something means to spend a very long time doing it.
Hear it in real life
Why are you still on that website?
I spend ages comparing prices.
I spend ages deciding what to wear before work.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I spent ages to decide what to wear.
Say: I spent ages deciding what to wear.
Follow spend ages with a verb ending in -ing.
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How it fits in a sentence.
spend ages doing something; spent ages doing something
Your turn: say it out loud
I spend ages deciding what to wear before work.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
spend ages doing something
spend a very long time doing something
“I spend ages deciding what to wear before work.”
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