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Haddie Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

How should I say this?

1) The last eight months I counted down every minute to this day and now that it's here, this is what happens.
2) For the last eight months I have counted down every minute to this day and now that it's here, this is what happens.
  

Top answer

The 2nd sentence is more correct. However, I would personally still add a comma before "now that it's here".

— MrGuedes

  • The 2nd sentence is more correct.
  • However, I would personally still add a comma before "now that it's here".
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The 2nd sentence is more correct. However, I would personally still add a comma before "now that it's here".
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My confusion about the second sentence is that For and Have convey the idea of a continued period of time, however, now the day is here so I'm not still couting down minutes to this day. Is it still correct?
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I am not completely sure, but I would say it is still correct. The tense used is the Present Perfect, which—as I learnt—is used in actions in the very recent past, or in actions that continue up to the present. In this case, your action continues up to today. Tomorrow it might make more sense to use the Past Simple and say "For eight months until yesterday, I counted down...". But since today stil
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Thank you MrGuedes. That was very helpful.
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Fewer words!

For eight months I waited for this moment, and now <i>this</i> happens!!

Anyone reading this sentence knows exactly your exasperation.
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Robert MarmadukeFor eight months I waited for this moment, and now this happens!!

Anyone reading this sentence knows exactly your exasperation.
Haddie's question was not about how to transmit better their exasperation, but rather a question about the implications of the Past Simple and Present Perfect. I feel like your reply is deviating f
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