It's Been Over Ten Years Ago Now.
"I guess It's been over ten years ago now."
Is it grammatical? As far as I know, "ago" is not used in perfect construction. Actually, I saw some examples of "ago" being with "past perfect". But, The example is of present perfect. Could it be possible?
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anonymous As far as I know, "ago" is not used in perfect construction I too think so. I think ago is appropriate with simple past tense . I met him ten days ago .
- anonymous As far as I know, "ago" is not used in perfect construction I too think so.
- I think ago is appropriate with simple past tense .
- I met him ten days ago .
- We lived there five years ago .
- My uncle left home five minutes ago .
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anonymousAs far as I know, "ago" is not used in perfect construction
I too think so.
I think ago is appropriate with simple past tense.
I met him ten days ago.
We lived there five years ago.
My uncle left home five minutes ago.
0anonymousI guess it's been over ten years ago now.
It's OK. This is I guess plus the beginning of a sentence that takes it's ending from context.
It's been over ten years ago now [that/since the above-referenced event happened].
In this analysis the base sentence is
The above-ref
0anonymousI guess It's been over ten years ago now.
I read the PP "over ten years ago now" as a time marker connecting the point in the past (ten years ago) with the present (now).
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