Ever since Tom saw her he hasn't been able to sleep.

[tufguy]

Ever since Tom saw her he hasn't been able to sleep.

Ever since Tom had seen her he hadn't been able to sleep.

There was guy whose girlfriend had left him and he hadn't met a girl "ever since" or "since then"?

There was guy whose girlfriend had left him and he hadn't been able to get a girlfriend "since then" or "ever since"?

There was guy whose girlfriend left him and he never met a girl after that.

Please check.

 

[Tarheel]

The first sentence is fine. The second one is at best awkward.

For the next one try:

There was a guy whose girlfriend left him, and he has been dateless ever since.

Or:

There was a guy whose girlfriend left him, and ever since then he has been without female companionship.

 

[tufguy]

The first sentence is fine. The second one is at best awkward.

For the next one try:

There was a guy whose girlfriend left him, and he has been dateless ever since.

Or:

There was a guy whose girlfriend left him, and ever since then he has been without female companionship.

"He met a girl after five years because his girlfriend had left him and he hadn't met a girl ever since then". Is it correct?

I mean if we use past then what we have to say?
If we are depicting a past incident like "when I was at university I fell in love with a girl. Ever since I had seen her I hadn't been able to sleep" (I know its a wrong sentence but could you please tell me the correct way of writing it?)

 

[GoesStation]

"He met a girl after five years because his girlfriend had left him and he hadn't met a girl ever since then". Is it correct?

It's not logical to say he met the new girl because his girlfriend had left him. Try a shorter sentence that only says the essentials.

I mean if we use past then what we have to say?

I believe I've mentioned before that questions require subject-verb inversion.

If we are depicting a past incident like "when I was at university I fell in love with a girl. Ever since I had seen her I hadn't been able to sleep" (I know its a wrong sentence but could you please tell me the correct way of writing it?)

I fell in love with a girl when I was a student. Once I'd seen her, I couldn't sleep for weeks.

 

[tufguy]

It's not logical to say he met the new girl because his girlfriend had left him. Try a shorter sentence that only says the essentials.



I believe I've mentioned before that questions require subject-verb inversion.



I fell in love with a girl when I was a student. Once I'd seen her, I couldn't sleep for weeks.

Are you saying that "Ever since" should be avoided for past incidents? We say "Ever since I saw (past tense) her I haven't been (present perfect)able to sleep since then. So what we say when we have to say it in past tense? I mean I am confused about the tense in the "Ever since" part do we need to use "past perfect"? And "simple past" in the second half part? This is what I am asking.

And I am confused about your sentence as well "There was a guy whose girlfriend left him, and he has been dateless ever since." You have written "There was a guy" in the ever since part but "Has been" in the second part which is present perfect. If there was a guy then that guy cannot "have had" (according to me) I mean its contradictory for me. Could you please explain the reason to me I am confused?

 

[GoesStation]

Could you please explain the reason to me I am confused?

I don't know you well enough to know why you are confused, so I'm afraid I can't explain why. I'll try to write something later to reduce your confusion though.

 

[Matthew Wai]

I think he is confused because 'There was a guy' is in the simple past while 'he has been dateless' is in the present perfect, as 'was' does not agree with 'has been'.

'Was' and 'has been' are used in two independent clauses, so they don't have to be in agreement.

He was born in 2000, and he has been living in Italy since then.

 

[tufguy]

I don't know you well enough to know why you are confused, so I'm afraid I can't explain why. I'll try to write something later to reduce your confusion though.

No I am also asking about the past form. Please check my sentences.

 

[GoesStation]

You wrote "Could you please explain the reason to me I am confused?"

Did you mean to write this?

Could you please explain the reason to me? I am confused.

 

[Matthew Wai]

I would use a question mark instead of a period after 'me'.

No I am also asking about the past form. Please check my sentences.

Which past form, and in which sentence?

 

[tufguy]

I would use a question mark instead of a period after 'me'.


Which past form, and in which sentence?

We say "Ever since I saw (past tense) her I haven't been (present perfect)able to sleep since then. So what do we say when we have to say it in past tense? "Tom had not been able to sleep since he saw her". Is this sentence correct?

 

[Matthew Wai]

"Tom had not been able to sleep since he saw her". Is this sentence correct?

I think it is correct. It refers to the past.

 

[tufguy]

I think it is correct. It refers to the past.

Sorry to bother you again. But for the last time could you please check these two sentences?

Tom hadn't been able to sleep, ever since he saw her.

Ever since Tom saw her, he had not been able to sleep since then.

I am confused that if we are depicting a past incident using "Ever since" then in which part we have to use "Past perfect" and in which part we have to use "Past simple" of the sentence.

 

[Matthew Wai]

Tom hadn't been able to sleep ever since he saw her.
Ever since Tom saw her, he had not been able to sleep.

 

[GoesStation]

Tom hadn't been able to sleep, ever since he saw her.

Ever since Tom saw her, he had not been able to sleep since then.

I am confused that if we are depicting a past incident using "Ever since" then in which part we have to use "Past perfect" and in which part we have to use "Past simple" of the sentence.

I wouldn't use "ever since" in those sentences. I'd write something like Tom hadn't been able to sleep from the first time he'd seen her. Note that I used the past perfect in both phrases.

 

[Matthew Wai]

Tom hadn't been able to sleep since the first time he saw her.

I think 'since' as a time marker denotes that 'saw her' happened before 'hadn't been able to sleep'.

 

[Tarheel]

Sorry to bother you again. But for the last time could you please check these two sentences?

Tom hadn't been able to sleep, ever since he saw her.

Ever since Tom saw her, he had not been able to sleep since then.

I am confused that if we are depicting a past incident using "Ever since" then in which part we have to use "Past perfect" and in which part we have to use "Past simple" of the sentence.

You need to change it a bit. Say:

Tom hasn't been able to sleep since he saw her.

And:

Ever since Tom saw her he has not been able to sleep.

See the difference?