it's twp years or it's been two years?

[ripley]

Hi, I'd like to know which sentence is ok.
Thanks
Rip

1) It's two years since I went on holiday
2) It's been two uears since I went on holiday

 

[Rover_KE]

Apart from the typo and the lack of full stops, they are both OK.

Rover

 

[Alamshar]

Grammatically only the second one is correct. However, in colloquial English the first might be used. Use the second one with the present perfect

 

[5jj]

Grammatically only the second one is correct. However, in colloquial English the first might be used. Use the second one with the present perfect

Who says?

 

[BobK]

Good question. :-? ;-)

b

 

[JohnParis]

Both sentences are correct.

 

[emsr2d2]

How long is it since you went on holiday?
It is two years since I went on holiday.

How long has it been since you went on holiday?
It has been two years since I went on holiday.

 

[keen learner]

How long is it since you went on holiday?
It is two years since I went on holiday.

How long has it been since you went on holiday?
It has been two years since I went on holiday.

Well I've read in several grammar books that "since" can be used with present / past perfect tense and present/past perfect continuous tense only.
Please clarify.
Thanks.

 

[emsr2d2]

Well I've read in several grammar books that "since" can be used with present / past perfect tense and present/past perfect continuous tense only.
Please clarify.
Thanks.

Present tense: It is two years since I went on holiday.
Simple past: It was two years since I had been on holiday.
Present perfect: I have been on a diet since Monday.
Past perfect: I had been on a diet since the preceding Tuesday.
Present perfect continuous: I have been dieting since Monday.
Past perfect continuous: I had been dieting since the preceding Tuesday.

 

[keen learner]

How long is it since you went on holiday?
It is two years since I went on holiday.

How long has it been since you went on holiday?
It has been two years since I went on holiday.

But you can't use it with present/past continuous,can you?
Eg.: It is/was raining since Tuesday. (This is incorrect, isn't it?)

 

[emsr2d2]

But you can't use it with present/past continuous,can you?
Eg.: It is/was raining since Tuesday. (This is incorrect, isn't it?)

You're right. Those are not possible.

 

[keen learner]

Present Tense: She stays here since childhood.
Present Tense: She plays tense since she was young.
Are these sentences correct?

 

[5jj]

No

 

[keen learner]

No

I'm little confused here...

Does it mean you can't use "since" in "simple present" and "past present" or can you use them in some specific constructions?
If you can then please explain how and when?
Thanks

 

[keen learner]

I'm little confused here...

Does it mean you can't use "since" in "simple present" and "simple past" or can you use them in some specific constructions?
If you can then please explain how and when?
Thanks

I meant "simple past".

 

[5jj]

With states or activities extending from an earlier time point/period or action, we normally use a perfect aspect, as you can see in emsr2d2's examples:

Present perfect: I have been on a diet since Monday.
Past perfect: I had been on a diet since the preceding Tuesday.
Present perfect continuous: I have been dieting since Monday.
Past perfect continuous: I had been dieting since the preceding Tuesday.

and mine:

I have been on a diet since I met Fifi.

However in constructions with it + BE + time period, we can use either a non-perfect or a perfect form:

1) It's two years since I went on holiday.
2) It's been two years since I went on holiday.

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[BobK]

Yes, it's incorrect there. But it's OK with present or past perfect continuous:

It has been raining since we arrived.
The said it had been raining since they arrived.
I have been trying to get a straight answer since last year...

b

 

[keen learner]

With states or activities extending from an earlier time point/period or action, we normally use a perfect aspect, as you can see in emsr2d2's examples:



and mine:

I have been on a diet since I met Fifi.

However in constructions with it + BE + time period, we can use either a non-perfect or a perfect form:

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Thank you.


It's one week since I played tense.
It was one week since I had played tense.

Are these sentences correct as per the rule you stated in your post?
("However in constructions with it + BE + time period, we can use either a non-perfect or a perfect form:")

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[keen learner]

I meant "tennis".

 

[5jj]

I didn't say it was a rule. I said it was what we can do. Your sentences are therefore possible, although unless I wished to place emphasis on the number 'one', I'd be more likely to say 'a week'.