Questions tagged [since]
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Ever since vs Since then
Are these two usages correct?
My sister and I have last texted each other at 4 o'clock, I haven't heard from her since then.
My sister and I have last seen each other in the past year. We haven't seen each other ever since.
Do I use "since then"…
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The use of "for" and "since" in the same sentence in the past tenses
Who established that using FOR and SINCE in the same sentence is wrong? Is there any opinion of a grammarian on this matter or is it common sense, so to speak?
I composed music for 10 years since I bought my first guitar.
I understand that the…
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Future Perfect Continuous with 'since' and 'from'
Which sentence is correct:
I will have been doing my homework since 4 o'clock tomorrow.
I will have been doing my homework from 4 o'clock tomorrow.
What I mean to say is I'm going to do my homework tomorrow and I want to mention the starting point…
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I have swum in sea since 2015
With "since", I can talk about 1) something which started in the past and which continues up to the present, 2) something which happened one or several times in the past.
1) I have worked for this company since 2015. (I have been working for this…
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Does present perfect fit after since in this case?
I am writing to a record label that has not released a record for a long time, and here is the first sentence that I have written
It has been a very long time since you have released a new record
My question:
Does present perfect fit in this…
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I never played computer games in the past, but since last month I do
Does this sentence work?
I never played computer games in the past, but since last month I do.
If it does, does it omit an implied part, which is
(since last month) I have been playing and (I do)
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All examples using "since"
After read a post about the use of "these" I've been noticed that a britanic person explains that "since" must be mean "because" in that context. I'm surprised about a simple alternative use of a word where I didn't get why the real meaning is a…
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