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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Question about 'ever since'

Is ever since used in conjunction with had?

like,

Ever since she came back from Florida, she had been tan.
or is it Ever since she had come back from Florida, she had been tan.

Is that grammatically correct?
  

Top answer

" This is used with the present perfect tense (have + past participle), since the action is not finished in the past. The simple past is most common in the clause introduced by "ever since," because it usually is a one-time event. Ever since she came back from Florida, she has been tan.

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  • " This is used with the present perfect tense (have + past participle), since the action is not finished in the past.
  • The simple past is most common in the clause introduced by "ever since," because it usually is a one-time event.
  • Ever since she came back from Florida, she has been tan.
  • ) The past perfect refers to an action that is finished in the past, and that finishing time is stated in the context.
  • Before I moved to sunny Florida, I had lived for three years in New York.
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Ever since means "from a time in the past up to the present time."
This is used with the present perfect tense (have + past participle), since the action is not finished in the past. The simple past is most common in the clause introduced by "ever since," because it usually is a one-time event.

Ever since she came back from Florida, she has been tan. (From that time
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