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0 Which one(s) is / are idiomatic (correct and natural)?02br
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00SINCE ( as a time conjunction)02br
001- I haven't seen them since they were married.02br
002- I haven't seen them since they have been married.02br
003- I hadn't seen them since they were married.02br
004- I hadn't seen them since they had been married.02br
005- I don't see them since they were married.02br
006- I didn't see them since they were married.02br
007- I didn't see them since they had been married. 0-
  

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0thank you very much. Can you comment on these sentences?02br
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0#1-- I consider it sloppy, and notice that it comes from the pen of a newspaper journalist.02br
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00#2-- The 01i00had arrived02i00 is 'hypercorrection'-- the writer thinks he needs it, but he does not. Again, the source is literarily suspect: a 01i00free fantasy online e-novel02i00!02br
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01cite10Mister Micawber12cite10#2-- The 11i10had arrived12i10 is 'hypercorrection'-- the writer thinks he needs it, but he does not. Again, the source is literarily suspect: a 11i10free fantasy online e-novel12i10!12br
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10#3-- Interesting. I would accept this one.
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01cite10Mister Micawber12cite10#2-- The 11i10had arrived12i10 is 'hypercorrection'-- the writer thinks he needs it, but he does not. Again, the source is literarily suspect: a 11i10free fantasy online e-novel12i10!12br
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10#3-- Interesting. I would accept this one.
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00Has it anything to do with future?12blockquote
10That thought occurred to me, too, as I was writing, but the imp in me let it pass. It seemed to fit-- I think it is what is called 'timeless prediction': 01i00A dog will always chase cats02i00.0-
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0timeless predictions. really interesting. any other suitable tenses?02br
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01b00By now02b00 most language teachers in the United States and Canada ---- about my Total Physical Response (TPR) approach.02br
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00F) were hearing02br
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0Not much else suitable, I think.02br
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01i01b00By now02b00 most language teachers in the United States and Canada 02i01b00have heard / will have heard02b00 about my Total Physical Response (TPR) approach.02br
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00Continuous aspects would also function if some sort of universal public announcem
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01cite10Anonymous12cite10Which one(s) is / are idiomatic (correct and natural)?12br
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10SINCE ( as a time conjunction)12br
101- I haven't seen them since they were married.12br
102- I haven't seen them since they have been married.12br
103- I hadn't seen them since they were marr
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