Hello,
Is the use of the present simple correct in this case?
"Since I work here, I've always been kind to everyone."
Thank you
W
"Since I work here, I've always been kind to everyone."
I would say, while your sentence is not strictly wrong or ungrammatical, it is illogical: It does not follow that because you work somewhere you must be kind to everyone. I think you want to use 'since' as an adverb of time: a unspecified time in the past. In that case you can't use 'I work' because it is present tense.
How about: Since (adverb of time = from the time) I've been working here, I've always been kind to everyone.
or 'Since (adverb of reason = because) I work here, I try to be kind to everyone.'
This is one of the times that the two possible meanings of "since" create genuine ambiguity.
I also don't know if he means "Because I work here..." or whether he meant to say "Since [the time] I've worked here..."
I'd say both of you have answered one possibility.
I would recommend using "since I've been working here" it avoids any ambiguity.I meant "since the time"... So if I understand well, it should be : "Since I've worked here, I've always been kind to everyone."
(Could we also use the PPC: "since I've been working here?")
Thank you.