for a long time+past simple

**ostap77** · 24-Feb-2011, 08:36

"We graduated from high school in 1994 and I didn't see him for a long time after that."

Would it be OK to use the past simple with "for a long time" in this sentence?
Would it sound OK if I changed "after that" to "ever since"?

**Rover_KE** · 24-Feb-2011, 09:32

Originally Posted by ostap77

"We graduated from high school in 1994 and I didn't see him for a long time after that."

Would it be OK to use the past simple with "for a long time" in this sentence? Yes.
Would it sound OK if I changed "after that" to "ever since"? No.

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