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To be honest, it doesn't strike me as wrong, but I think the test-makers prefer you to use the present perfect (have begun) with a since clause as a matter of style.The same is true of the other parts of that sentence. They want you to decide on the basis of style, not grammar, so it's...

1. Both are correct but he and I are used in very formal writing only. The grammatical subject is the person. 2. The first sentence is in the active voice and the second is in the passive voice. Both are correct and mean different things. At least usually, it has been changed suggests that...

Of all the times I have bought fish here, this is the first. (the present perfect allows me to consider a time span that ends at the present moment)Of all the times I had bought fish there, that was the first. (the past perfect allows me to consider a time span that ends at that point in the...

Yankee wrote:Hi TamI certainly did not intend my comment as a comparison of formal written UK English and informal US spoken English. I have to say I find it insulting that you think I would even consider making such a comparison. My comment was based on my own experience with British...

Anonymous wrote: «Could you please let me know the page where you found the above? I cannot find what you said in the book.» Sorry, I misread your quote. All quoted examples express future actions but, except for one sentence, they are in no way future tenses: It is going to rain. — Present...

CalifJim wrote:1) I see no significant difference between your two sentences whether with live, work, or study. I would not assume anything with regard to English vocabulary and grammar!CJ Still, there could be a difference in the way the each speaker perceives each time period. The...

1) I see no significant difference between your two sentences whether with live, work, or study. I would not assume anything with regard to English vocabulary and grammar! 2) To start with, I would say ... during the past ten years. The second version (with the progressive tense) mixes...

Ok, thanks a lot. I think now I can better understand all the forms of present perfect. But I have to say all grammar books and all website I have seen so far haven't been very clear about this question. And I don't now why! Thank you very much! We will surely meet again in this forum Regards

I think 'Why?' is always the most difficult question, for anyone in general and often for native speakers of a language in particular. I wonder if some of the nuancing arises from the grammar. Let me outline how my thoughts are going. The present perfect 'Have you finished' seems politely to...