Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Question about 'ever since'
Is ever since used in conjunction with had?
like,
Ever since she came back from Florida, she had been tan.
or is it Ever since she had come back from Florida, she had been tan.
Is that grammatically correct?
like,
Ever since she came back from Florida, she had been tan.
or is it Ever since she had come back from Florida, she had been tan.
Is that grammatically correct?
Top answer
" This is used with the present perfect tense (have + past participle), since the action is not finished in the past. The simple past is most common in the clause introduced by "ever since," because it usually is a one-time event. Ever since she came back from Florida, she has been tan.
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Ever since means "from a time in the past up to the present time."
This is used with the present perfect tense (have + past participle), since the action is not finished in the past. The simple past is most common in the clause introduced by "ever since," because it usually is a one-time event.
Ever since she came back from Florida, she has been tan. (From that time
This is used with the present perfect tense (have + past participle), since the action is not finished in the past. The simple past is most common in the clause introduced by "ever since," because it usually is a one-time event.
Ever since she came back from Florida, she has been tan. (From that time
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