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Maisiedaisie Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Since with past tense

Can I use "since" with the past tense in sentences like a ?

a) Last year it was the first time since 1956 that nobody was there.

Many thanks
maisiedaisie
  

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Since is fine. The sentence sounds wrong though. Last year, it was the first time since 1956 that nobody attended/came.

— Dave Phillips

  • Since is fine.
  • The sentence sounds wrong though.
  • Last year, it was the first time since 1956 that nobody attended/came.
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Since is fine. The sentence sounds wrong though. Last year, it was the first time since 1956 that nobody attended/came.
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"Nobody was there" sounds natural to my AmE ear.

Making my entrance again, with my usual flair,
Sure of my lines; no one was there.
-Sondheim
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