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Ruolando Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Correct use of tenses

Hello guys...I am writing here because I was watching a video on youtube, and I heard a sentence that made me think a little bit. In the video, the great Alice Cooper said that, whenever he meets Keith Richards, the latter taunts him about his sobriety, saying: ''Vinnie, Vinnie, Vinnie (which is Alice Copper's real name), how long has it been since you 've had a drink?'' Is it correct to use the present perfect in the second part of the above question? I would say: how long has it been since you had a drink...

Thank you very much...in advance
  

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ruolando Is it correct to use the present perfect in the second part of the above question? I would say: how long has it been since you had a drink... It is a common informal alternative to your more careful grammar.

— Mister Micawber

  • ruolando Is it correct to use the present perfect in the second part of the above question?
  • I would say: how long has it been since you had a drink...
  • It is a common informal alternative to your more careful grammar.
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ruolandoIs it correct to use the present perfect in the second part of the above question? I would say: how long has it been since you had a drink...
It is a common informal alternative to your more careful grammar.
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Thank you very much Mister Micawber. Very kind of you.
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