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Hanuman_2000 Posted 22 years ago
Grammar

Present perfect

Sir,

1. I have not met him for a week.

2. I have not met him for a week ago.

are these sentences correct?

is the adverb "ago" is used in present perfect with "since" or "for".

Thanks.
  

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Hi Hanuman The first sentence is fine but the second one is not correct. 'For a week ago' is a no-no. 'Ago' is 'a-gone' or 'past'.

— Paco2004

  • Hi Hanuman The first sentence is fine but the second one is not correct.
  • 'For a week ago' is a no-no.
  • 'Ago' is 'a-gone' or 'past'.
  • So 'a week ago' is 'a week past'.
  • When you use 'ago', your sentence should be in past tense.
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Hi Hanuman

The first sentence is fine but the second one is not correct. 'For a week ago' is a no-no. 'Ago' is 'a-gone' or 'past'. So 'a week ago' is 'a week past'. When you use 'ago', your sentence should be in past tense.

paco
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