In Present perfect^x, Simple past^x

Bottom line use for if you want to show duration in years etc

Need to wrap my head around them

quote user Marius Hancu gt It s three years since he has been to France he hasn t been to France for three years No I d write that as It s three years since he has not been to France he hasn t been to France for three years quote To me It s three years since he has been to France is OK and...

gt For example you cannot say He has lived there since six years or I have been ill since a long time Glad to hear Mr Wordy on that

Viceidol all your suggested interpretations in your original post look correct to me You cannot use since time period to indicate that something has been going on for that period of time For example you cannot say He has lived there since six years or I have been ill since a long time...

It s already 5 years since he has been in the army I see this as he left the army 5 years ago It s three years since he has been to France he hasn t been to France for three years It s already 5 years since he joined the army he joined 5 years ago and is still in the army I agree on your 3rd but...

Optilang gt It s three years since he has been to France he hasn t been to France for three years No I d write that as It s three years since he has not been to France he hasn t been to France for three years or even better with your for version

quote user Marius Hancu 3 It is already 6 years since he HAS lived in New York Still lives there as this is equivalent with For close to 6 years he HAS lived in New York 4 It is already 6 years since he lived in New York He doesn t live here in New York now quote 3 It is already 6 years since he...

quote user optilang quote user Marius Hancu 9 It s already 5 years since he has been in the army I think the above works because it means He has been in the army for 5 years already He s still in the army quote It s already 5 years since he has been in the army I see this as he left the army 5...

1 It s a long time since he has lived there Still living there lives there for many years 2 It s a long time since he lived there Not there for a long time