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Old 09-Jan-2005, 13:20
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Default Re: It is ... + since

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Originally Posted by Dany
Hello Casiopea,

I'm not in agreement with you in this case. I think that "since I saw you" is correct, because saw refers to the past. You can also say "since I last saw you".

If I am wrong, please explain to me, why.

Kind regards,
Dany
Hello, Dany.

If the time sequence is known, or specific, then the simple past works,

It has been three weeks since I last saw you.
It has been three weeks since I saw you last.

If the time sequence is unknown, or unspecified, then the present perfect works,

It has been a long time since I have seen you.

All the best,
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