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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

'after' with present perfect

We can use 'since' with present perfect:

Since that incident, he has changed

Can we use 'after' with present perfect or do we have to simple past?

After that incident, he has changed
  

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Anonymous After that incident, he has changed The sentence is fine if he is still alive. CB

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AnonymousAfter that incident, he has changed
The sentence is fine if he is still alive.

CB
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What about past tense with 'since'?

I.e. Since the incident, he changed
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Sorry my question hasn't been answered.

What about this, is it correct?

Since the incident, he changed

Thanks
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Hi,

He has changed ever since / since the incident. It's correct now.

Regards
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AnonymousSince the incident, he changed
It looked ok but sounds strange for some reason.
The idiomatic formation is " He has changed since ..... " I've not seen him since he m
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AnonymousWhat about past tense with 'since'?
I.e. Since the incident, he changed
It doesn't sound right to me.

CJ
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