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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
Present simple vs past perfect
........... since I last saw you.
what is the correct answer?
It is years
or
It had been years
Top answer
I would say: It has been years since I last saw you.
- I would say: It has been years since I last saw you.
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I would say: It has been years since I last saw you.
Reserve "had been years" when you are not talking about something that continues to the present. For example, you are talking about two past events, one before the other:
It had been years since I last saw Joe, then last Monday he suddenly came by.
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