Use of "since" with present, past, present perfect, and past perfect tense.
Hi, native speakers of English!
I would like to know, are those sentences correct in English?
a. It has been 30 years since they met each other in the pub.
b. It is 30 years since they met each other in the pub.
c. It was 30 years since they met.....
d. It had been 30 years since they met....
e. He has taught the students since he was 23 years old.
f. He had taught the students since he was 23 years old.
g. His own mother has inspired him since he was a little child.
h. His own mother had inspired him since he was a little child.
my questions are:
a. Are these sentences correct and accepted in both American English and British English?
b. Could you tell me the differences between them?
c. When am I allowed to use "since" in a sentence? (What tenses can I use it?)
These are all my questions, I wait for your answers! , thanks in advance!
Top answer
axa a. Are these sentences correct and accepted in both American English and British English? Yes, in appropriate contexts.
- axa a.
- Are these sentences correct and accepted in both American English and British English?
- Yes, in appropriate contexts.
- axa b.
- Could you tell me the differences between them?
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axaa. Are these sentences correct and accepted in both American English and British English?
Yes, in appropriate contexts.
axab. Could you tell me the differences between them?
It is just the difference in the various forms and functions of the main verbs (be, teach, inspire) in your sentences. I presume yo
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