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Joseph A Posted 9 years ago
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Hello
Is it OK to use "since" if the second part of the sentence is past simple? as follow:
-Since sending it to the company, he waited for further news.
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JA
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Joseph A Is it OK to use "since" ... No. It's understandable, but it's not idiomatic.
- Joseph A Is it OK to use "since" ...
- No.
- It's understandable, but it's not idiomatic.
- 'since' typically goes with the present perfect when it indicates time.
- Use 'after' for those sentences.
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Joseph AIs it OK to use "since" ...
No. It's understandable, but it's not idiomatic. 'since' typically goes with the present perfect when it indicates time. Use 'after' for those sentences.
After sending it to the company, he waited for further news.
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