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Whatchadoin Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Tenses

I used to have a belief in Santa Claus but I just grew up since then.

Are the tenses correctly used in the sentence?
  

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Not quite. We'd say it differently. I used to believe in Santa Clause, but I've grown up since then.

— CalifJim

  • Not quite.
  • We'd say it differently.
  • I used to believe in Santa Clause, but I've grown up since then.
  • By the way, since is a clue that maybe you should consider present perfect.
  • CJ
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Not quite. We'd say it differently.

I used to believe in Santa Clause, but I've grown up since then.

By the way, since is a clue that maybe you should consider present perfect.

CJ
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I used to believe in Santa Clause, but I've grown up since then.


Is "I grew up since then" totally wrong? Do native speakers always use present perfect with since? Why did the speaker say "grew up"?
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whatchadoinIs "I grew up since then" totally wrong?
In my opinion, yes.
whatchadoinDo native speakers always use present perfect with since?
I can't answer a question that contains "always", but I would say that "most of the time" sounds reasonable.
whatchadoinWhy did the speaker say "grew up"?
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