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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Past simple or present perfect + since

If I want to say "I didn't have credit for a week and I have now"

which sentence is correct if i want to use "since"

I didn't have creidt since last monday

or

I haven't had credit since last monday

and is this sentce itself correct

"I didn't have credit for a week and I have now"

or I'd rather use the present perfect

thanks alot
  

Top answer

Hi, Broadly speaking,use Present Perfect to talk about the week ending now. With Simple Past, it can sound like it was, for example, some week last year, or like some particular point in the last week. You seem to want to suggest a contrast, so I recommend 'but' instead of 'and'.

— Clive

  • Hi, Broadly speaking,use Present Perfect to talk about the week ending now.
  • With Simple Past, it can sound like it was, for example, some week last year, or like some particular point in the last week.
  • You seem to want to suggest a contrast, so I recommend 'but' instead of 'and'.
  • Clive
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Hi,
Broadly speaking,use Present Perfect to talk about the week ending now.
With Simple Past, it can sound like it was, for example, some week last year, or like some particular point in the last week.

You seem to want to sug
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just to make sure I got it right, if I am telling a friend

"sorry I am calling you now as I haven't had credit since thanksgiving"

or

"sorry I am calling you now as I didn't have credit since thanksgiving"

what I understood from you is that the first one is the appropirate one in this case ,right?

so, Is the second one wrong?

Thanks alot f
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Yes, the 2nd is wrong and the 1st is right.
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