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Mudclay Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

"since"

Dear teachers,

Is my sentence correct?

I can't connect to your line "since" yesterday.

Thanks
  

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mudclay I can't connect to your line "since" yesterday. No. The failure to connect lasted from the past (yesterday) until now.

— CalifJim

  • mudclay I can't connect to your line "since" yesterday.
  • No.
  • The failure to connect lasted from the past (yesterday) until now.
  • When speaking of a situation that starts in the past and continues until the time you mention it, use the present perfect.
  • I haven't been able to connect to your line since yesterday.
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mudclayI can't connect to your line "since" yesterday.
No. The failure to connect lasted from the past (yesterday) until now. When speaking of a situation that starts in the past and continues until the time you mention it, use the present perfect.

I haven't been able to connect to your line since yesterday.

The pattern to remember i
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CalifJimmudclayI can't connect to your line "since" yesterday.No. The failure to connect lasted from the past (yesterday) until now. When speaking of a situation that starts in the past and continues until the time you mention it, use the present perfect.I haven't been able to connect to your line since yesterday.The pattern to remember is this: I have (not) ........ sinc
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mudclayI never thought using "been able to connect".
Ah, I see. As you probably know, you can't put "can" into all the different tenses, so when you are trying to think how to say it in a different tense, think of "be able to" as a substitute for "can".

CJ
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Yes exactly! Thank you for that teacher CJ!
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