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Teo Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
Since when do/have you read newspapers?
0 1. Since when do you read newspapers? 02 br
00 2. Since when have you read newspapers? 02 br
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00 2. Since when have you read newspapers? 02 br
00 What's the difference in meaning between the above two sentences? 0-
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0 The only correct choice is #1, because the action (of reading news) is such that it began in the past and is not finished now, which is one of the uses of the Present Perfect. 0-
- 0 The only correct choice is #1, because the action (of reading news) is such that it began in the past and is not finished now, which is one of the uses of the Present Perfect.
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0 The only correct choice is #1, because the action (of reading news) is such that it began in the past and is not finished now, which is one of the uses of the Present Perfect. 0-
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0 I think I would usually say #1 when I am surprised, and I use the idiom "since when?". 02 br
00 I don't use "since when" in other cases, so for the other meaning you are thinking of I would say something like "How long have you been reading newspapers?" or "When did you start reading newspapers?" 02 br
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00 I don't use "since when" in other cases, so for the other meaning you are thinking of I would say something like "How long have you been reading newspapers?" or "When did you start reading newspapers?" 02 br
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