"They receive their religious education right from when they were kids"
Should I use "since" instead of "from"? Should it be "when they are/were kids"?
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1EITHER use Present Tense throughout: They receive* their religious education right from when they are kids* (more naturally, ...right from childhood) OR use Past Tense throughout: *They received** their religious education right from when they were kids.* You can use *since* in the Past Tense version, but not in the Present Tense version. – FumbleFingers Aug 11 '23 at 16:21
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^ thanks for the answer. – mahisc94 Aug 11 '23 at 17:26
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1Does this answer your question? Usage of "since" and "from". Also Usage of 'from' and 'since' and What's the difference in since and from in "I've not seen her since/from August", among others. – FumbleFingers Aug 11 '23 at 18:03
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are you talking about a specific group of kids, or are talking about kids in general. Could you (in theory) name any of these kids? – James K Aug 11 '23 at 20:50
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Please do not cross post without mentioning your original question, which also had a duplicate. – livresque Aug 11 '23 at 21:42
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Neither.
You're beginning with "they receive", so it seems like you're making a generalisation rather than speaking about specific people (otherwise it would be "received" - past tense). If that's the case then you can't be referring to a specific starting point, and both "since" and "from when" are for referring to specific time points such as when a specific person was a 'kid'.
If you are wanting to speak generally, about all people in the context, then you could say:
They receive* religious education right from childhood.
*or 'begin'
But, if you are actually talking about some specific people referred to in the wider context, you could say:
They began their religious education when they were kids.
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