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dove
Joined: 01 Oct 2003 Posts: 271 Location: USA/Japan
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Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2016 10:09 pm Post subject: Grammar question |
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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?
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TokyoLiz
Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 1548 Location: Tokyo, Japan
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nomad soul

Joined: 31 Jan 2010 Posts: 11454 Location: The real world
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Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2016 11:33 pm Post subject: Re: Grammar question |
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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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dove
Joined: 01 Oct 2003 Posts: 271 Location: USA/Japan
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Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2016 2:08 pm Post subject: |
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Thank you for the responses. They helped a lot! |
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