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Roky0071 Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
Since vs from
1. He is missing since last week.
2. He is missing from last week.
3. He has been missing since last week.
Source: Taken from an Indian grammar book.
"Since" is used in perfect tenses but "from" is used in all tenses._ J.C. Nesfield. As we know "since" and "from" refer to point of time.
Now my questions are as follows
a. why "since" is used in the first example being present tense as Nesfield says "since" is used in perfect tense?
b. Do the three sentences above carry the same meaning?
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roky0071 why "since" is used in the first example being present tense It is an error. roky0071 Do the three sentences above carry the same meaning? We presume so, but only the 3rd is acceptable English.
- roky0071 why "since" is used in the first example being present tense It is an error.
- roky0071 Do the three sentences above carry the same meaning?
- We presume so, but only the 3rd is acceptable English.
- roky0071 Taken from an Indian grammar book.
- Abandon that book and find a more reputable one.
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roky0071why "since" is used in the first example being present tense
It is an error.
roky0071Do the three sentences above carry the same meaning?
We presume so, but only the 3rd is acceptable English.
roky0071Taken from an Indian grammar book.
Abandon that book and find a
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