Posts Tagged ‘since’

Since, for, ago and before

October 20th, 2011 in Improve English

All of these words can be used to show time.

Since can be used with a present perfect tense or a present perfect continuous tense to refer to a point or period of time in the past up to the present.

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Correct use of since

May 23rd, 2010 in English Grammar, English Learning

Since as a preposition

In sentences with since, we normally use present perfect and past perfect tenses in the main clauses.

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Words Commonly Confused

March 27th, 2010 in Vocabulary, Words

Alternately and alternatively

Alternate means ‘every second’ in turns.

We spend alternate weekends at our farm house.

Alternatively can mean ‘different’, ‘instead’ or ‘on the other hand’.

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Special Uses of Some Conjunctions

February 9th, 2010 in English for children, English Games

Since

As a conjunction since means ‘from and after the time when’.

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