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Tenjing Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Simple past or present perfect
A. He has always been unfriendly to me ever since he lent me the money/he has lent me the money.
b. I have never seen him since he was in the US Army/ he has been in the US Army.
Are the both correct and do they mean the same?
b. I have never seen him since he was in the US Army/ he has been in the US Army.
Are the both correct and do they mean the same?
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He has always been unfriendly to me ever since he lent me the money . The tenses are OK, but 'always' is unnecessary with 'ever since'. He has always been unfriendly to me ever since he has lent me the money .
- He has always been unfriendly to me ever since he lent me the money .
- The tenses are OK, but 'always' is unnecessary with 'ever since'.
- He has always been unfriendly to me ever since he has lent me the money .
- No I have never seen him since he was in the US Army.
- The tenses are OK, but 'not' is more natural than 'never'.
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He has always been unfriendly to me ever since he lent me the money.
The tenses are OK, but 'always' is unnecessary with 'ever since'.
He has always been unfriendly to me ever since he has lent me the money.
No
I have never seen him since he was in the US Army.
The tenses are OK, but 'not' is more natural than 'never'. He is no longer in the army
The tenses are OK, but 'always' is unnecessary with 'ever since'.
He has always been unfriendly to me ever since he has lent me the money.
No
I have never seen him since he was in the US Army.
The tenses are OK, but 'not' is more natural than 'never'. He is no longer in the army
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