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Cat navy 425 Posted 5 years ago
Grammar

I have known Tom at least 10 years ago.

Dear all,

Please see the following sentence. I saw this sentence in a grammar book. I know that the word "ago" is not used with present perfect tense. Here my confusion is this : Tom is a friend of mine. I first met him in 2010. This is 2020. Still now we are friends. When I am telling someone about my friendship with Tom, I can't say "I knew Tom at least 10 years ago" because that sounds "I don't know him now". So how can I express the following idea by mentioning the duration. Enlighten me on this.

"I have known Tom at least 10 years ago."


Thank you.

  

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These are correct. " I have known Tom since 2010. I knew Tom 10 years ago.

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  • These are correct.
  • " I have known Tom since 2010.
  • I knew Tom 10 years ago.
  • This does not mean that you don't know him now.
  • It means that you knew him in 2010.
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These are correct.

"I have known Tom ( for ) at least 10 years."

I have known Tom since 2010.

I knew Tom 10 years ago. This does not mean that you don't know him now. It means that you knew him in 2010.

I knew Tom when we were in college together.
I got to know Tom when we were in the same class in 2010.

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