It was 20 days from December 12 of 2024.

[tufguy]

We say "It has been 20 days or 30 days since something happened or from a particular timeline like 'it has been 20 days from December 12 of 2024'". Is it the only structure we use or can we also use "is" instead of "has been" for example:

1) It is 20 days since December 12 of 2024.

2) It was 20 days from December 12 of 2024.

 

[emsr2d2]

We say "It has been 20 days or 30 days since something happened or from a particular timeline like 'it has been 20 days from December 12 of 2024'".

Before we continue, sort out the appalling punctuation in that sentence.

 

[tufguy]

Before we continue, sort out the appalling punctuation in that sentence.

We say "It has been 20 days or 30 days since something happened or from a particular timeline. Like 'it has been 20 days from December 12 of 2024'". Is it the only structure we use or can we also use "is" instead of "has been" for example:

1) It is 20 days since December 12 of 2024.

2) It was 20 days from December 12 of 2024

 

[Tarheel]

Stick with "has been".

Bob: It's been 20 days since December 12, 2024.
Rob: That would make it either December 32nd or January 1st.
Bob: That's right.

 

[tufguy]

Stick with "has been".

Bob: It's been 20 days since December 12, 2024.
Rob: That would make it either December 32nd or January 1st.
Bob: That's right.

For past we will say "It had been 20 days since December 4th" or "It hadn't been 20 days since December 4th".

For example "When I contact you It hadn't been 20 days since you left your job". Am I correct?

We don't use "is" or "are" just "has been" or "had been". Am I correct?

 

[emsr2d2]

For (missing word) past (missing punctuation) we will say (wrong tense) "It had been 20 days since December 4th" or "It hadn't been 20 days since December 4th".

For example (missing punctuation) "When I contact you (missing punctuation) It (incorrect capitalisation) hadn't been 20 days since you left your job". Am I correct?

We don't use "is" or "are" (missing punctuation) just "has been" or "had been". Am I correct?

After ten years on the forum, you're still making really basic errors. I'm not going to keep making the actual corrections to your posts. I'm going to point out where the errors are and I want you to make the corrections yourself (in a new post - don't edit post #1).

 

[tufguy]

After ten years on the forum, you're still making really basic errors. I'm not going to keep making the actual corrections to your posts. I'm going to point out where the errors are and I want you to make the corrections yourself (in a new post - don't edit post #1).

For the past tense, we need to say "It had been 20 days since December 4th" or "It hadn't been 20 days since December 4th".

For example "When I contact you it hadn't been 20 days since you left your job". Am I correct?

We don't use "is" or "are". We have to use "has been" or "had been". Am I correct?

 

[emsr2d2]

For the past tense, we need to say "It had been 20 days since December 4th" or "It hadn't been 20 days since December 4th".

That's now correct.

For example "When I contact you it hadn't been 20 days since you left your job". Am I correct?

You haven't corrected two of the three errors I marked up previously.

We don't use "is" or "are". We have to use "has been" or "had been". Am I correct?

That's OK. I was expecting you to keep the word "just" from the original and put a comma before it.

 

[Tarheel]

You need to put the first verb in the past tense, thus: "When I contacted you, it hadn't been...."

I don't know why you would need to say that.