[Grammar] Pesent Perfect after " since"

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englishhobby

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It has been quite a while since I’ve been in school.
If the speaker is not at school any more, can he use the Present Perfect after "since"?
 

emsr2d2

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That's fine, although in BrE I would change "in school" to "at school".

It's a long time since I was at school.
It's been a long time since I've been at school.

The former is probably more natural but the second isn't incorrect.
 
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