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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Other than present perfect possible with "since"?
Hi. Please help. Is it possible to have a tense other than the present perfect tense when a sentence contains a time phrase or clause (or a time phrase or clause that seems to denote a time) that starts with the word "since"? I think the example sentence below is such a sentence.
eg,
I saw a difference in his attitude toward his studies since her class, "Math 101."
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I saw a difference in his attitude toward his studies since her class, "Math 101."
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I don't know what the rules say, but it sounds okay to me. I saw a change in the heating bill after/since we installed the insulation. " Surely the simple present and present continuous (as habitual behavior) are very common.
- I don't know what the rules say, but it sounds okay to me.
- I saw a change in the heating bill after/since we installed the insulation.
- " Surely the simple present and present continuous (as habitual behavior) are very common.
- We are having (or We see ) a lot more accidents at intersections since they installed the red light cameras.
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I don't know what the rules say, but it sounds okay to me.
I saw a change in the heating bill after/since we installed the insulation.
I agree that simple past is more common with "after," and present perfect is more common with "since."
Surely the simple present and present continuous (as habitual behavior) are very common.
We are having (or We
I saw a change in the heating bill after/since we installed the insulation.
I agree that simple past is more common with "after," and present perfect is more common with "since."
Surely the simple present and present continuous (as habitual behavior) are very common.
We are having (or We
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