Grammar with since as a conjunction
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I want to know which one is correct between the two given sentences and why:
1) It has been five years since I saw a movie.
2) It is five years since I saw a movie.
verb-agreement sequence-of-tenses
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I want to know which one is correct between the two given sentences and why:
1) It has been five years since I saw a movie.
2) It is five years since I saw a movie.
verb-agreement sequence-of-tenses
asked Nov 26 at 5:54
Baskaran Soundararajan
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They're both correct, and mean virtually the same thing, though the first one is very slightly more emphatic. Baskaran, you may not be aware that our other site English Language Learners is the best place to look for answers on English questions that a fluent speaker would find trivial. To understand which site you should use, read this discussion on Meta. If you have a question for ELL, be sure to read their guidance on what you can ask. :-)
– Chappo
Nov 26 at 6:59
Thank you very much!
– Baskaran Soundararajan
Nov 26 at 7:06
Welcome to ELU. See English Language Learners Good Luck.
– Kris
Nov 26 at 8:49
@Chappo Many grammars say the second one is impossible.
– Phil Sweet
yesterday
@PhilSweet You might be confusing your clauses. Yes, the tense in the since-clause must be past or perfect, but the tense in the main clause can be present - Cambridge gives the very apposite example "It’s so long since I saw them", and see also the many examples in the BBC's "Learning English" grammar page.
– Chappo
yesterday
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I want to know which one is correct between the two given sentences and why:
1) It has been five years since I saw a movie.
2) It is five years since I saw a movie.
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I want to know which one is correct between the two given sentences and why:
1) It has been five years since I saw a movie.
2) It is five years since I saw a movie.
verb-agreement sequence-of-tenses
verb-agreement sequence-of-tenses
asked Nov 26 at 5:54
Baskaran Soundararajan
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asked Nov 26 at 5:54
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They're both correct, and mean virtually the same thing, though the first one is very slightly more emphatic. Baskaran, you may not be aware that our other site English Language Learners is the best place to look for answers on English questions that a fluent speaker would find trivial. To understand which site you should use, read this discussion on Meta. If you have a question for ELL, be sure to read their guidance on what you can ask. :-)
– Chappo
Nov 26 at 6:59
Thank you very much!
– Baskaran Soundararajan
Nov 26 at 7:06
Welcome to ELU. See English Language Learners Good Luck.
– Kris
Nov 26 at 8:49
@Chappo Many grammars say the second one is impossible.
– Phil Sweet
yesterday
@PhilSweet You might be confusing your clauses. Yes, the tense in the since-clause must be past or perfect, but the tense in the main clause can be present - Cambridge gives the very apposite example "It’s so long since I saw them", and see also the many examples in the BBC's "Learning English" grammar page.
– Chappo
yesterday
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They're both correct, and mean virtually the same thing, though the first one is very slightly more emphatic. Baskaran, you may not be aware that our other site English Language Learners is the best place to look for answers on English questions that a fluent speaker would find trivial. To understand which site you should use, read this discussion on Meta. If you have a question for ELL, be sure to read their guidance on what you can ask. :-)
– Chappo
Nov 26 at 6:59
Thank you very much!
– Baskaran Soundararajan
Nov 26 at 7:06
Welcome to ELU. See English Language Learners Good Luck.
– Kris
Nov 26 at 8:49
@Chappo Many grammars say the second one is impossible.
– Phil Sweet
yesterday
@PhilSweet You might be confusing your clauses. Yes, the tense in the since-clause must be past or perfect, but the tense in the main clause can be present - Cambridge gives the very apposite example "It’s so long since I saw them", and see also the many examples in the BBC's "Learning English" grammar page.
– Chappo
yesterday
They're both correct, and mean virtually the same thing, though the first one is very slightly more emphatic. Baskaran, you may not be aware that our other site English Language Learners is the best place to look for answers on English questions that a fluent speaker would find trivial. To understand which site you should use, read this discussion on Meta. If you have a question for ELL, be sure to read their guidance on what you can ask. :-)
– Chappo
Nov 26 at 6:59
They're both correct, and mean virtually the same thing, though the first one is very slightly more emphatic. Baskaran, you may not be aware that our other site English Language Learners is the best place to look for answers on English questions that a fluent speaker would find trivial. To understand which site you should use, read this discussion on Meta. If you have a question for ELL, be sure to read their guidance on what you can ask. :-)
– Chappo
Nov 26 at 6:59
Thank you very much!
– Baskaran Soundararajan
Nov 26 at 7:06
Thank you very much!
– Baskaran Soundararajan
Nov 26 at 7:06
Welcome to ELU. See English Language Learners Good Luck.
– Kris
Nov 26 at 8:49
Welcome to ELU. See English Language Learners Good Luck.
– Kris
Nov 26 at 8:49
@Chappo Many grammars say the second one is impossible.
– Phil Sweet
yesterday
@Chappo Many grammars say the second one is impossible.
– Phil Sweet
yesterday
@PhilSweet You might be confusing your clauses. Yes, the tense in the since-clause must be past or perfect, but the tense in the main clause can be present - Cambridge gives the very apposite example "It’s so long since I saw them", and see also the many examples in the BBC's "Learning English" grammar page.
– Chappo
yesterday
@PhilSweet You might be confusing your clauses. Yes, the tense in the since-clause must be past or perfect, but the tense in the main clause can be present - Cambridge gives the very apposite example "It’s so long since I saw them", and see also the many examples in the BBC's "Learning English" grammar page.
– Chappo
yesterday
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They're both correct, and mean virtually the same thing, though the first one is very slightly more emphatic. Baskaran, you may not be aware that our other site English Language Learners is the best place to look for answers on English questions that a fluent speaker would find trivial. To understand which site you should use, read this discussion on Meta. If you have a question for ELL, be sure to read their guidance on what you can ask. :-)
– Chappo
Nov 26 at 6:59
Thank you very much!
– Baskaran Soundararajan
Nov 26 at 7:06
Welcome to ELU. See English Language Learners Good Luck.
– Kris
Nov 26 at 8:49
@Chappo Many grammars say the second one is impossible.
– Phil Sweet
yesterday
@PhilSweet You might be confusing your clauses. Yes, the tense in the since-clause must be past or perfect, but the tense in the main clause can be present - Cambridge gives the very apposite example "It’s so long since I saw them", and see also the many examples in the BBC's "Learning English" grammar page.
– Chappo
yesterday