[Grammar] Regarding a verb "since" and adverb "until now" usage

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My question/doubt: This is regarding a sentence which I said to some shopping site for delayed shipping. I wanna know I had used the preposition "from" and adverb "until now" correctly or not in my sentence which I'm mentioning from second paragraph. So it's both a grammatical question and a grammar-confirm-doubt question
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Sentence : "So yours 24 hours haven't completed from/since 15th of March to until now(18th of March)"


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My question/doubt: This is regarding a sentence which I said to some shopping site for delayed shipping. I wanna know I had used the preposition "from" and adverb "until now" correctly or not in my sentence which I'm mentioning from second paragraph. So it's both a grammatical question and a grammar-confirm-doubt question
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Sentence : "So yours 24 hours haven't completed from/since 15th of March to until now(18th of March)"


Thanks
"So, your "24 hours" has lasted from the 15th of March until the 18th of March."
 

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"So, your "24 hours" has lasted from the 15th of March until the 18th of March."


Why did you use the Present Perfect if the time is defined and finished?
 

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"So, your "24 hours" has lasted from the 15th of March until the 18th of March."

Thanks for correcting it and telling me a new sentence.:) Would be glad if you have told the reason where my sentence is wrong.:) Where I'm erring, where I'm going wrong.

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Thanks for correcting it and telling me a new sentence.:) Would be glad if you have told the reason where my sentence is wrong.:) Where I'm erring, where I'm going wrong.

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"So, yours "24 hours" haven't completed from/since 15th of March to until now(18th of March)"
If you delete the "s" and the "to", your original sentence is not too bad using "from". It's a bit awkward though.:)
 
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