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The use of "since" and "for" with the Present Perfect Simple
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00 I would like to know more about the use of "since" and "for" with the Present Perfect Simple. 02 br
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00 I have found that 00 these expressions are mainly used in the Present Perfect Simple in order to show a continuous situation, (especially with stative verbs 00 that most of the time are used only in the simple tenses) and with negation. However 00 , 00 it seems to me that these expressions give the Present Perfect Simple the sense of "progressive" 00 in other cases as well for example: "She has kept a dairy since she was 10 years old". 00 Does this mean that she is still keeping her dairy? 00 00 If so, how is it different then from the sentences in the 00 Present Perfect Progressive 00 : "She has been keeping a dairy since she was 10 years old"? 02 br
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00 I would like to know more about the use of "since" and "for" with the Present Perfect Simple. 02 br
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00 I have found that 00 these expressions are mainly used in the Present Perfect Simple in order to show a continuous situation, (especially with stative verbs 00 that most of the time are used only in the simple tenses) and with negation. However 00 , 00 it seems to me that these expressions give the Present Perfect Simple the sense of "progressive" 00 in other cases as well for example: "She has kept a dairy since she was 10 years old". 00 Does this mean that she is still keeping her dairy? 00 00 If so, how is it different then from the sentences in the 00 Present Perfect Progressive 00 : "She has been keeping a dairy since she was 10 years old"? 02 br
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0 "Since" is a connector to mean a period from the said time up to now (including "now"). 02 br 02 br 00 There is not much difference in the meaning between "She has kept a diary" and "She has been keeping a diary". But the latter somewhat implies she will continue keeping the diary at least for a while.
- 0 "Since" is a connector to mean a period from the said time up to now (including "now").
- 02 br 02 br 00 There is not much difference in the meaning between "She has kept a diary" and "She has been keeping a diary".
- But the latter somewhat implies she will continue keeping the diary at least for a while.
- The former is neutral about this sort of implication.
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0 "Since" is a connector to mean a period from the said time up to now (including "now"). 02 br
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00 There is not much difference in the meaning between "She has kept a diary" and "She has been keeping a diary". But the latter somewhat implies she will continue keeping the diary at least for a while. The former is neutral about this sort of implication. It says just "She has
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00 There is not much difference in the meaning between "She has kept a diary" and "She has been keeping a diary". But the latter somewhat implies she will continue keeping the diary at least for a while. The former is neutral about this sort of implication. It says just "She has
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