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Khoshtip Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Past continuous or past pefect continuous

What tense(s) is/are accepted in the following sentence please?

Since the company went out of business, Gerard wasn't working/hadn't been working.
  

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Since the company went out of business Gerard hasn't been working. I would add the word 'ever' to avoid confusion of the possible meaning of 'because' that 'since' can carry. Ever since....

— Philip

  • Since the company went out of business Gerard hasn't been working.
  • I would add the word 'ever' to avoid confusion of the possible meaning of 'because' that 'since' can carry.
  • Ever since....
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Since the company went out of business Gerard hasn't been working.
I would add the word 'ever' to avoid confusion of the possible meaning of 'because' that 'since' can carry. Ever since....
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Or simply "hasn't worked."
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Thank you two. what about if we replace the since with the word because?
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khoshtipThank you two. what about if we replace the since with the word because?
I don't think that's the intent of the original, but it's possible.
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