up till/until now/up to now
Hello,
Could you please tell me if the exressions up till/untill now , till/until now and up to now must be used with a determined verbal tense?
E.g.- He has lived in New York up untill now
Can we say?: He lived in New York untill now
He went to French classes up to now, but he has recently begun studying a new language.
Thank you very much.
Re: up till/until now/up to now
All these phrases bring a past time period up to the present moment, and so only the present perfect is natural for me.
ps 'till' but 'untill'
Re: up till/until now/up to now
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Originally Posted by
5jj
All these phrases bring a past time period up to the present moment, and so only the present perfect is natural for me.
ps 'till' but 'untill'
So, if we use a present continous:
Up to now he is living in NY
wouldn't it be correct?
Thanks
Re: up till/until now/up to now
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Originally Posted by
ratóncolorao
Up to now he is living in NY.
That does not sound natural to me.