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Jack112 Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

It has been a long time

I don't understand the second part of the sentence fragment. It gets confusing for me. Could someone explain the meaning to me?

1. It has been a long time since entry-level buyers had this much power at their fingertips. (This is the one I saw online. I don't get what verb tense to use.)

2. It has been a long time since entry-level buyers has had this much power at their fingertips.

3. It has been a long time since entry-level buyers have this much power at their fingertips.

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Since indicates a point of past time ( since Tuesday, since I had my nose fixed ), so only #1 is acceptable to me. #2 is common though, I fear. I cannot get my conceptual mind around #3-- it seems meaningless.

— Mister Micawber

  • Since indicates a point of past time ( since Tuesday, since I had my nose fixed ), so only #1 is acceptable to me.
  • #2 is common though, I fear.
  • I cannot get my conceptual mind around #3-- it seems meaningless.
  • Have is present but the clause is in the relative past ( it's been a long time ).
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Since indicates a point of past time (since Tuesday, since I had my nose fixed), so only #1 is acceptable to me. #2 is common though, I fear.

I cannot get my conceptual mind around #3-- it seems meaningless. Have is present but the clause is in the relative past (it's been a long time).



(PS-- sorry for editing so thoroughly-- what yo
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