use of the word since

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Perfect tenses: I have been here since 2:00. ~ I had been there since the beginning of the game.
Continuous: We were waiting (had been waiting) since 2:00.
Present: Since (because) you are here, let's have a drink.
Past: Since (because) they arrived late, they missed the first act of the play.

PhilipNo.Perfect tenses: I have been here since 2:00. ~ I had been there since the beginning of the game.Continuous: We were waiting (had been waiting) since 2:00.Present: Since (because) you are here, let's have a drink.Past: Since (because) they arrived late, they missed the first act of the play.

Thank you. How about these sentences. Are all of them possibl

1. since when (at the time)
2. No. When I used 'since' with the present, it was in the sense of 'because'.
3.

Philip1. since when (at the time)2. No. When I used 'since' with the present, it was in the sense of 'because'.3.

Thanks. So are these the main ways to use it?

Soecifically, can it only be used in the present the way you showed me?

And is it never possible to use 'since' in: it is/was ........ Since...... (where it should always be in the per

AnonymousIs the word 'since' used only in the perfect tense?

Only verbs can be in this tense or in that tense. 'since' is not a verb, so it can never be used 'in the perfect tenses'. (Note that these is more than one perfect tense, so 'in the perfect tense' is itself vague.)

Are you referring to the use of any 'sinc

CalifJim AnonymousIs the word 'since' used only in the perfect tense?Only verbs can be in this tense or in that tense. 'since' is not a verb, so it can never be used 'in the perfect tenses'. (Note that these is more than one perfect tense, so 'in the perfect tense' is itself vague.)Are you referring to the use of any 'since'-clause that contains a verb in any perfect tens

The following are possible - the perfect is still there but "delayed" while a present or past construction is used after the word "since":

In a present time situation: "It's (It is) 3 AM now. It's (It is) five hrs. since he left, and he hasn't come back."

In a past time situation: "It was 3 AM, three hours before sunrise. It was five hours since he left, and he hadn't come ba

AnonymousThank you. First, I am not sure what you are trying to convey in you first paragraph! What do you mean that 'since is not a verb and can't be used in perfect tenses. Then what is this sentence: it has been a long time since we met. Here 'since' is used in a perfect tense, isn't it?

No. be is used in the pres

CalifJim AnonymousThank you. First, I am not sure what you are trying to convey in you first paragraph! What do you mean that 'since is not a verb and can't be used in perfect tenses. Then what is this sentence: it has been a long time since we met. Here 'since' is used in a perfect tense, isn't it?No. be is used in the present perfect tense: 'have been'. The verb that oc

AnonymousIt is the lowest gas price since 10 years 2004.

'10 years' is a time period. You can't put a time period after 'since'.

AnonymousIt is two months since .../ It has been two months since ......

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