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Park sang joon Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
It was a long time since I have used it.
1. It was a long time since I have used it.
2. It has been a long time since I used it.
3. It has been a long time since I have used it.
4. It was a long time since I used it.
As far as I can recollect, I had been taught only the structures #1 and #2.
But someone said to me that #1 should be #3, and another said we can use #4 in lieu of #1.
So I was very confused.
I'd like to know which ones are grammatical?
Thank you in advance for your help.
2. It has been a long time since I used it.
3. It has been a long time since I have used it.
4. It was a long time since I used it.
As far as I can recollect, I had been taught only the structures #1 and #2.
But someone said to me that #1 should be #3, and another said we can use #4 in lieu of #1.
So I was very confused.
I'd like to know which ones are grammatical?
Thank you in advance for your help.
Top answer
#1 and #3 are not the same. #1 is in the past, #3 is in the present.
- #1 and #3 are not the same.
- #1 is in the past, #3 is in the present.
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I would only use #2, or say I haven't used it for a long time.
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Thank you, Cool Breeze, for your very kind answer.
Then I'd like to know if #1, #3, and #4 are ungrammatical.
Then I'd like to know if #1, #3, and #4 are ungrammatical.
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park sang joonThen I'd like to know if #1, #3, and #4 are ungrammatical.The tenses seem wrong to me.
CB
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Thank you, Cool Breeze, for your continuing support.
Then how about the following?
1-1. It is a long time since I ha
Then how about the following?
1-1. It is a long time since I ha
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