Mr. Wordy: > Analogously, #1 to #4 can not mean that he has lived there over the time period described. Could you then clarify your reading of #1 and #3? 1. It's a long time since he has lived there. 3. It is already 6 years since he

Mr. Wordy: Not sure if I got you correctly, you agree with: It's a long time since I've had a cigarette. but you don't agree with the original post: 1. It's a long time since he has lived there. ?

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

Need to wrap my head around them ...

>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

Optilang: > 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

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. It's already 5 years since he has been in the army. I see

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

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

14. It's a long time since they lived in London. ["They don't live in London now"