• Exciting news! With our new Ad-Free Premium Subscription you can enjoy a distraction-free browsing experience while supporting our site's growth. Without ads, you have less distractions and enjoy faster page load times. Upgrade is optional. Find out more here, and enjoy ad-free learning with us!

haven't been going

Status
Not open for further replies.
F

FW

Guest
I haven't been going to the club since January.

Does this sentence necessarily imply that I have never gone there at all, or could it mean that I just haven't gone there on a regular basis, or as an active member or anything, but I might have dropped in a couple of times.
 

RonBee

Moderator
Joined
Feb 9, 2003
Member Type
Other
Native Language
American English
Home Country
United States
Current Location
United States
I haven't been going to the club since January.

That says to me that you haven't been there since January. It also says that you were there in January. How many times you went there in January or how often you went there previous to that is something I cannot tell from that sentence.

:)
 
F

FW

Guest
Thanks for your reply.
My question was about the possibilty of my having dropped in a couple of times after January. Apparently the sentence rules this out and is equivalent to: "I haven't been there since January."
 

RonBee

Moderator
Joined
Feb 9, 2003
Member Type
Other
Native Language
American English
Home Country
United States
Current Location
United States
FW said:
Thanks for your reply.
My question was about the possibilty of my having dropped in a couple of times after January. Apparently the sentence rules this out and is equivalent to: "I haven't been there since January."

That is correct. If you haven't been there since January you couldn't have "dropped in" in the meantime.

:)
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Top