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PreciousJones Posted 15 years ago
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What happened to that door?
It's been like that since we got here. Or
It was like that when we came here.
And question form:
Was it like that when you came here? Or
It was like that when you came here?
Has it been like that since you came here?
Are all useable and what's the difference?
It's been like that since we got here. Or
It was like that when we came here.
And question form:
Was it like that when you came here? Or
It was like that when you came here?
Has it been like that since you came here?
Are all useable and what's the difference?
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These are all OK : What happened to that door? It's been like that since we got here. It was like that when we came here.
- These are all OK : What happened to that door?
- It's been like that since we got here.
- It was like that when we came here.
- Was it like that when you came here?
- -- This is informal spoken English only.
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These are all OK:
What happened to that door?
It's been like that since we got here.
It was like that when we came here.
Was it like that when you came here?
It was like that when you came here?-- This is informal spoken English only.
Has it been like that since you came here?
What happened to that door?
It's been like that since we got here.
It was like that when we came here.
Was it like that when you came here?
It was like that when you came here?-- This is informal spoken English only.
Has it been like that since you came here?
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Frankly, I prefer "got" to "came" in all your sentences. I wouldn't hesitate to use any of them.
CJ
CJ
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