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Since I was not allowed to edit my old post, I would like to add that one of the discrete past-marking usages of the present perfect tense is for denoting an experience.

Hi Doll,If you'll forgive my saying so, I believe you misused the word since as a time marker.First of all, the statement “I have never eaten an apple”does not point to a specific time in the past. By itself, it means in your entire life since the day you were born till now. Therefore, “since...

Hoa Thai wrote:Hi Kooyeen and Goodman,In the relationship between the present perfect and simple past, we all know since is generally used to mark a time of an action in the past (simple past) to allow the second action to stretch from that time to the present (present perfect). Nevertheless, I...

Hi Kooyeen and Goodman,In the relationship between the present perfect and simple past, we all know since is generally used to mark a time of an action in the past (simple past) to allow the second action to stretch from that time to the present (present perfect). Nevertheless, I have seen the...

Magic79 wrote: I have watched 3 movies with you .>>>this is incorrect structure! “Since” is typically associated with present perfect use. i.e. It's been 2 years since I last saw you. Your “past tense” sentence is incorrect. Can anyone strike me with a shaft of light in the...

Since is defined in Longman Dictionary of Temporary English as follows: 1 . Can anyone strike me with a shaft of light in the head?

1. The sentences are fine. Action completed.2. With yesterday, the "sentences" appear incomplete to me. Add a subordinate clause with a simple past tense verb:I was painting my room yesterday when the phone rang.I was reading a book yesterday when it began to rain.CB

Hoa Thai wrote: Belly wrote: Ok I understood that drinking implies a continuous activity, but it may violate with the parallelsim, may not it? Not really! This sentence contains the vilolation: "He sat at the terrace and was drinking coffee." One clause uses the simple past tense and the...

Belly wrote:Ok I understood that drinking implies a continuous activity, but it may violate with the parallelsim, may not it? Not really! This sentence contains the vilolation: "He sat at the terrace and was drinking coffee." One clause uses the simple past tense and the other uses the past...

In the past, if you wanted to eat Japanese food, you would have had to go to Japan but now, you can find Japanese restaurants all around the world, from New York to Istanbul or Sydney. Is such a structure possible in the English L language?Yes. This structure is called a mixed...