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0 I guess "have written" can be ok. Like: "It was the last time I have written an article."02br
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00EDIT: maybe it's being the last time is considered as a sort of connetion with the present, thus making Present Perfect fit.02br
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00By the way, a google search returned equal numbers of entries of02br
001. "it has been a while since I have

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01cite10New2grammar12cite10It has been a while since I [have written/wrote] anything here.=> I think the correct answer should be 'wrote' but this is extracted from a .com website using 'have written'.12br
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10From what I've read, it should be "It has been

0 «The verb after 'since' should be a simple past tense verb.»02br
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00True for the majority of cases because it rarely happens that there's quite evident and actual connection with the present. Therefore, Past Simle is used to indicate a moment of time. 0-

0I know that English is just a language, therefore, there are no strict rules.02br
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00I personally feel that 'have + since' should be followed by past tense because the event in the past acts as a starting reference point for 'have'. I could be wrong. Maybe both are equally correct like you have pointed out. However, I don't see the logic for the other case.0-

0 «I personally feel that 'have + since' should be followed by past tense because the event in the past acts as a starting reference point for 'have'.»02br
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00Past Simple will work always, Present Perfect — only in a few cases like:02br
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00«It has been a long time since I haven't had a serious run there.» 0-

0 Hi, I've learned you can use the present perfect after since, when you refer to an habitual action:02br
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00It's been a long time since I've posted here. (habitual action)02br
00It's been a long time since I posted here. (this is ok of course, you are referring to a fact in the past)02br
00It's been a long time since I killed Kenny. (killing Kenny

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01cite10Ant_22212cite10I guess "have written" can be ok. Like: "It was the last time I have written an article." 12blockquote

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00 By the way, I would say 01i00"It was the last time I wrote an article"02i00 instead. But this is a thing I've never understood, I also opened and read

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00 Hi, I've learned you can use the present perfect after 11i10since12i10, when you refer to a habitual action12blockquote

10Yes. This is the key to the whole thing. Not only can you use the present perfect, you should. It's more idiomatic. Always take a good look at the main clause for signs that it is a time

0Isn't it idiomatic to say "It has been a long time since we met"? Does this mean "we" did not meet on a regular basis (habitual) before and, therefore, "met" is used instead of "have met"?0-

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01cite10New2grammar12cite10Isn't it idiomatic to say "It has been a long time since we met"? Does this mean "we" did not meet on a regular basis (habitual) before and, therefore, "met" is used instead of "have met"?12br
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10You're right. The last time we 01b00met 02b