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Hi dear all,I am not sure which one of these sentences is the best, so I'd appreciate it if you help.1) It is three years now that I am a member of ......2) It is three years now that I have been a member of ......Though I now that present perfect is correct, I am not sure whetehr the first one is correct too, and which one is better.

Vsuresh · Accepted Answer

Hi mordak. Welcome to English forums.

1) It is three years now that I am a member of ..

2) It is three years now that I have been a member of ..

Though I now that present perfect is correct, I am not sure whetehr the first one is correct too, and which one is better.

The second one. "I have been.." denotes the time from the past to the present.

Philip · Answer

1) very common structure in some parts of the English-speaking world

2) the more common structure in the U.S.

I prefer not to use "impersonal subjects," so I would say: I have now been a member of ___ for three years.

CalifJim · Answer

And then you also have the possibility of

It has been three years since I became a member of ...

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