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Vincent Teo Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Have been friends
Can I say,
(a) They were good friends when ten years old.
(b) They were good friends since ten years old.
(c) They were good friends since young / since ten years old.
(a) They were good friends when ten years old.
(b) They were good friends since ten years old.
(c) They were good friends since young / since ten years old.
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(a) They were good friends when they were ten years old. [perhaps not, now] (b) They have been good friends since they were ten years old. [all of that time from then up to now] (c) They have been good friends since they were young.
- (a) They were good friends when they were ten years old.
- [perhaps not, now] (b) They have been good friends since they were ten years old.
- [all of that time from then up to now] (c) They have been good friends since they were young.
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(a) They were good friends when they were ten years old. [perhaps not, now]
(b) They have been good friends since they were ten years old. [all of that time from then up to now]
(c) They have been good friends since they were young. [still friends.]
(b) They have been good friends since they were ten years old. [all of that time from then up to now]
(c) They have been good friends since they were young. [still friends.]
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