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Jacky56Lin Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

It has been 5 days .. help please

Dear TeachersOne book says:::: It has been 5 days since he was home. = It has been 5 days since he left home. ::: Is that true? why??? Thanks
  

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Yes it is true. It has been 5 days since he was home = 5 days ago he was at home, but he has had to of left at that time for him not to have been at home for the last 5 days.

— Dave Phillips

  • Yes it is true.
  • It has been 5 days since he was home = 5 days ago he was at home, but he has had to of left at that time for him not to have been at home for the last 5 days.
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Yes it is true. It has been 5 days since he was home = 5 days ago he was at home, but he has had to of left at that time for him not to have been at home for the last 5 days.
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Hello! Dave Phillips:What does this phrase mean by “ had to of left at...”>>>>> I try to get your thought for another sentence. "" It has been 2 days since he returned."" is not equal to ""It has been 2 days sine he was back".... Right?Thanks again.
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He was there. For him not to be there now he has to leave at some point.

'It has been 2 days since he was back' isn't a correct sentence. 'It has been 2 days since he returned' and 'he came back 2 days ago' is the same.
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Jacky56LinWhat does this phrase mean by “ had to of left at...”
It should be "had to have left at...".
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Hello! Dave Phillips: 'It has been 2 days since he was back' isn't a correct sentence. Why?Can it not mean “It has been 2 days since he was back = 2 days ago he was back.”
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It isn't grammatically correct.

It has been 2 days since he came back. It has been 2 days since he returned. He returned 2 days ago. He came back 2 days ago. - These are correct sentences.
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