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Daxiaoaixad Posted 21 years ago
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for 5 months and since 5 months ago

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00* The old man has been in the hospital for 5 months02br
00* The old man has been in the hospital since 5 months ago.02br
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00And the difference between:02br
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00* I haven't played tennis since 5 months ago02br
00* I haven't been playing tennis since 5 months ago0-
  

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", though unusual in use, could mean that he was in hospital 5 months ago, was discharged, and then was later readmitted. 0-

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01cite10Daxiaoaixad12cite10Hi there,12br
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10what is the difference between:12br
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10* The old man has been in the hospital for 5 months12br
10* The old man has been in the hospital since 5 months ago.12br
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10And the difference between:12br
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0You'll see this has already been discussed: 05002br
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01cite10Pieanne12cite10You'll see this has already been discussed: 15012br
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10I think you'll find that it will also be discussed many times more. It's a common question in ESL circles.040pid156337
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0Hi Dax,02br
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00When we use “since”, we typically should understand the current reference of time or at least it’s understood.02br
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00Ex: 1) John told his boss Mary when she walked in the office (at 8:30 am} “ I have been up 00since 5 o’clock00 working to finish the presentation at noon today”. 00 00Another way to remember is that,
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0 Daxiaoaixad,02br
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00 The versions with "since" are understandable but completely unidiomatic.02br
00 You should use "for".02br
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01i00I haven't played tennis for five months.02br
00 I haven't been playing tennis for five months.02i02br
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00 In this pair, the second is unusual. Ther
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01cite10CalifJim12cite10Daxiaoaixad,12br
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10 The versions with "since" are understandable but completely unidiomatic.12br
10 You should use "for".12br
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11i10I haven't played tennis for five months.12br
10 I haven't been playing tennis for five months.12i
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0CalifJim is not online for the moment, so allow me to **** in...02br
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00It's "for ages"; "ages" refers to a (very long) duration, try to replace it with "centuries", or "over ten years", you'll see it cannot be "since".0-
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01cite10Pieanne12cite10CalifJim is not online for the moment, so allow me to **** in...12br
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10It's "for ages"; "ages" refers to a (very long) duration, try to replace it with "centuries", or "over ten years", you'll see it cannot be "since".12br
10thank you. I got the differences.12br
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0 Thanks, Pieanne!02br
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00 Yes. I agree. The correct expression is 01i00for ages02i00.02br
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00 CJ0-
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0Since can be used either as a preposition or a conjunction.02br
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00When it is used as a preposition, it is not followed by an adverbial phrase.02br
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001. He has lived in Taipei for three years. -- correct02br
002. He has lived in Taipei
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