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dove



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PostPosted: Sat Jun 25, 2016 10:09 pm    Post subject: Grammar question Reply with quote

I hope someone can help me. Is it better to say: It's been six months since I've eaten pizza OR It's been six months since I ate pizza? Or are both correct?
Thanks a lot!
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TokyoLiz



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PostPosted: Sat Jun 25, 2016 11:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I don't have my copy of A Practical English Grammar handy, so I asked Google-Sensei.

Cambridge says both forms are correct.

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/since
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nomad soul



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PostPosted: Sat Jun 25, 2016 11:33 pm    Post subject: Re: Grammar question Reply with quote

dove wrote:
Is it better to say: It's been six months since I've eaten pizza OR It's been six months since I ate pizza? Or are both correct?

Both are correct. The present perfect (have + past participle verb form) in the first example is common in British English but isn't used that much in American English (the second example).

For a quick reference, check out this handy verb tense summary from Clark College.
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PostPosted: Sun Jun 26, 2016 2:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thank you for the responses. They helped a lot!
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