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Originally Posted by hela  Dear Dr. J.I.,
According to what you have just said (in # 3 & 4), I don't understand your earlier point:
Would you accept now the sentence:"It has been a long time since I HAVE SEEN her"?
One more thing, in the sentence "she doesn't phone since she got married", isn't "since" a conjunction?
All the best,
Hela |
Yes, I do because in both sentences "since" is a conjunction with its own clause. It is always a matter of emphasis and perspective and as you know people do have different perspectives. BTW "Since" is not that straightforward as it appears. In a way it is like mixed conditionals. The standard tense in the main clause is present perfect and after it a point of time (in the past) is given. Still, there are case where you can use present perfect before and after since. Past simple can of course be used after since. In the main clause even present continuous and present simple can be used.