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Leia Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Present Perfect or Present Perfect

I ___ (not/see) him since he changed his job.
Is it: I haven't seen him since he changed his job. or
I hadn't seen him since he changed his job. I would like the explanation. Thank you
  

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Hi, I ___ (not/see) him since he changed his job. Is it: I haven't seen him since he changed his job. or I hadn't seen him since he changed his job.

— Clive

  • Hi, I ___ (not/see) him since he changed his job.
  • Is it: I haven't seen him since he changed his job.
  • or I hadn't seen him since he changed his job.
  • I would like the explanation.
  • Both are correct, depending on the meaning you intend.
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Hi,

I ___ (not/see) him since he changed his job.
Is it: I haven't seen him since he changed his job. or
I hadn't seen him since he changed his job. I would like the explanation.

Both are correct, depending on the meaning you intend.
Assume he changed his job on Monday. Assume today is Friday.
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CliveNow assume I saw him on Wednesday .I hadn't seen him since he changed his job. I didn't see him from Monday to Wednesday.The Past Perfect tense covers the period from some point in the past up to some later point in the past.Clive
I have no problem for the present perfect tense but I have one in past perfect.
As I remember, using past perfect to descr
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Hi,

Yes, the listener needs to know about the later event in the past. If the listener does not know, he is likely to ask what it was.

Clive
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I am clear now! Thanks
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