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Zuotengdazuo Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Since + simple past

The last thread didn't receive any reply. So I post it again in the hope that you could give me some constructive comment. After considering the usage of "since" for a long time, I have rewritten these dialogues using "... since + simple past(durative verb)". I think I have used them correctly this time.Emotion: smile

The basis is what another native told me. He said my following understanding is correct:
1. Johnson has been in a good mood since it rained.
(I believe it means "Johnson has been in a good mood since it stopped raining" or "It rained some time before, and then it stopped raining. And since then Johnson has been in a good mood")


So do you think these dialogues are ok? I here I use "since" in a temporal sense.
1. - Since when have you stopped having a bad headache?
- I have stopped having a bad headache since I stayed in that motel. That motel is really an awful place to live!

2. - Since when have you felt relaxed?
- I have felt relaxed since I worked in that factory. I was stressed out a lot working there and now I have resigned and I am feeling better.

3. - Since when have you not been bothered by your neighbors?
- I haven't been bothered by my neighbors since I slept. My neighbors kept bothering me during my sleep last night. Now I get up and no one bothers me any more. I didn't have a good sleep last night.

4. - Since when have you felt better?
- I have felt better since I lay on the sofa. Lying on the sofa just makes me feel dizzy. Now I no longer lie on the sofa and start walking around.

5. - Since when have you been in good health?
- I have been in good health since I smoked. In the past I smoked once. But now I have quit it. From the day I quit smoking, I have been in good health.
Thank you very much.
  

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zuotengdazuo 1. (I believe it means "Johnson has been in a good mood since it stopped raining" or "It rained some time before, and then it stopped raining. And since then Johnson has been in a good mood") You are trying to load too much meaning into one simple sentence.

— Fivejedjon

  • zuotengdazuo 1.
  • (I believe it means "Johnson has been in a good mood since it stopped raining" or "It rained some time before, and then it stopped raining.
  • And since then Johnson has been in a good mood") You are trying to load too much meaning into one simple sentence.
  • If you want to express the idea of "Johnson has been in a good mood since it stopped raining", then use those words.
  • zuotengdazuo "It rained some time before, and then it stopped raining.
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zuotengdazuo1. Johnson has been in a good mood since it rained.(I believe it means "Johnson has been in a good mood since it stopped raining" or "It rained some time before, and then it stopped raining. And since then Johnson has been in a good mood")
You are trying to load too much meaning into one simple sentence. If you want to express the idea of "Johnso
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fivejedjon zuotengdazuo1. Johnson has been in a good mood since it rained.(I believe it means "Johnson has been in a good mood since it stopped raining" or "It rained some time before, and then it stopped raining. And since then Johnson has been in a good mood")You are trying to load too much meaning into one simple sentence. If you want to express the idea of "Johnson ha
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None of the responses in your five dialogues is completely natural. Let's just look at the first:

- I have stopped having a bad headache since I stayed in that motel. That motel is really an awful place to live!

Natural responses are:

I haven't had a bad headache since I left that motel.
I haven't had a bad headache since I stayed in that hotel.
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fivejedjonNone of the responses in your five dialogues is completely natural. Let's just look at the first:- I have stopped having a bad headache since I stayed in that motel. That motel is really an awful place to live!Natural responses are:I haven't had a bad headache since I left that motel.I haven't had a bad headache since I stayed in that hotel. I stopped having bad
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It's the combination that doesn't work.

I have stopped having a bad headache since I stayed in that hotel suggests that it was staying in that hotel that resulted in the cessation of bad headaches.
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fivejedjonIt's the combination that doesn't work.I have stopped having a bad headache since I stayed in that hotel suggests that it was staying in that hotel that resulted in the cessation of bad headaches.
Oh, there's the rub! I have never considered the structure from this viewpoint! I should consider the sentence as a whole rather than the constituents resp
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zuotengdazuoI haven't had a bad headache since I stayed in that hotel.I have stopped having a bad headache since I stayed in that hotel.
I am no good at diagrams, I'm afraid, but the periods are the same for both sentences - a period of staying followed by a period of not staying.

The difference is that, in the first, the period of not-staying is the
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Your sentences are not natural.

1. Since when have you stopped having bad headaches?
- I haven't had a bad headache since I left that motel. That motel is really an awful place to stay!

2. Since when have you felt relaxed?
nbsp;I have felt relaxed since I quit working in that factory. I was stressed out a lot working there and now I have resigned an
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Thank you. But I am not sure if I understand your meaning. So I have draw the diagrams myself. Could you please check them?

1. I haven't had a bad headache since I stayed in that hotel.

<...staying......>|<..........................not staying in the hotel...………….......>NOW.........................
....................... <have not had a bad headache from the t
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AlpheccaStarsYour sentences are not natural.1. Since when have you stopped having bad headaches?- I haven't had a bad headache since I left that motel. That motel is really an awful place to stay!2. Since when have you felt relaxed? nbsp;I have felt relaxed since I quit working in that factory. I was stressed out a lot working there and now I have resigned and I am feelin
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