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EyeSeeYou Posted 20 years ago
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As time goes by...

Which is the correct one? I'd go with No.1

1) As time has passed by, people have realized the importance of computers in everyday's life.

2) As time passed by, people have realized the importance of computers in everyday's life.

3) As time passes by, people realize the importance of computers in everyday's life.
  

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# 2 without [by] As time passed by , people have realized the importance of computers in everyday's life.

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  • # 2 without [by] As time passed by , people have realized the importance of computers in everyday's life.
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# 2 without [by] As time passed by, people have realized the importance of computers in everyday's life.
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shouldn't there be THE TIME??? when do we say "the time" and when just "time"
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In this context, I don’t see the necessity for an article because Emotion: time is used in general. There are contexts where [the] is needed bec
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As time has passed, people have realized the importance of computers in everyday life.
As time passed, people realized ...
As time passes, people realize ...

With the passage of time, people [have realized / realized / realize] ...

CJ
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CalifJimAs time has passed, people have realized the importance of computers in everyday life.
As time passed, people realized ...
As time passes, people realize ...

With the passage of time, people [have realized / realized / realize] ...

CJ

Any reasons why 'by' shouldn't be used? Is it because it collocates with 'go
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because it collocates with 'go' instead of 'pass'
Exactly! You could use 'pass by' if you really had your heart set on it, but I don't think most people would.
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CalifJim
because it collocates with 'go' instead of 'pass'
Exactly! You could use 'pass by' if you really had your heart set on it, but I don't think most people would.
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As time has passed, people have realized the importance of computers in everyday life.
As time passed, people realized ...
As time passes, people realize ...



All 3 of CJ examples are correct. It depends on how you want to relate your statement at the time that determines the appropriateness of selection.

1- Some unknown point in the past to present.
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am I right to say that example No1. is the only correct one to imply it's a fact still in progress?

It's difficult to understand what you mean by a fact still in progress. Facts aren't the sorts of things that "are in progress". I think you may mean that perhaps No. 1 is the only one that implies that people's realizations about computers are still occurring.
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As time passes by, people realize the importance of computers in everyday's life.

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