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Hans51 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Meaning of since when + three tenses
1) Since when do you listen to me?
2) Since when did you listen to me?
3) Since when have you listened to me?
I have learned that all of them are possible and then how about meaning? All of them are used for the same meaning or is there a meaning difference or usage difference between them?
I have never expected that usage of since when is too hard to understand like this
Thank you for your time and help in advance.
2) Since when did you listen to me?
3) Since when have you listened to me?
I have learned that all of them are possible and then how about meaning? All of them are used for the same meaning or is there a meaning difference or usage difference between them?
I have never expected that usage of since when is too hard to understand like this
Thank you for your time and help in advance.
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" is a colloquial pattern used to express surprise, disbelief, complaint, etc. It is not literally asking about the duration of something, and the tense is not usually critical to getting the meaning across. Your three examples all mean about the same: the speaker is complaining that the addressee never listens to what the speaker says, and is therefore not expected to on this occasion either, or something like that.
- " is a colloquial pattern used to express surprise, disbelief, complaint, etc.
- It is not literally asking about the duration of something, and the tense is not usually critical to getting the meaning across.
- Your three examples all mean about the same: the speaker is complaining that the addressee never listens to what the speaker says, and is therefore not expected to on this occasion either, or something like that.
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This "Since when do/did/have you ...?" is a colloquial pattern used to express surprise, disbelief, complaint, etc. It is not literally asking about the duration of something, and the tense is not usually critical to getting the meaning across. Your three examples all mean about the same: the speaker is complaining that the addressee never listens to what the speaker says, and is therefore not exp
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