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Argo Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

Grammar advice

0 Could you please help me with this sentence and explain the use of "since" and tenses? 02br
00X belongs to Y since 2002. 0-
  

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0 X has belonged to Y since 2002 is right. Past perfect tense. 0-

— Anita_a

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0 X has belonged to Y since 2002 is right. Past perfect tense. 0-
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0 Thank you Anita! 02br
00It was a bet between me and my collegue Miki. 0-
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0 I don't oppose to anita's answer, though I'd say "X has belonged to Y since 2002" is a present perfect sentence rather than a past perfect one. 02br
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00However, I am not sure about whether we can say "X belongs to Y since 2002" is 01i00completely02i00 wrong. It is true 'since' is usually used in perfect and past constructions, but sometimes I com
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0 Thanks Paco! 02br
00I feel much more confused now but I agree with you! 0-
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0Is this sentence grammatically correct?02br
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00If you had the opportunity to spend the afternoon with this truly unique educator, you would spend it with a teachers' teacher, a leaders' leader and a child's friend.0-
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00Seems OK to me.02br
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00Best wishes, Clive0-
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