Can we use since for years?

We use since with a point in time in the past. For refers to periods of time, e.g. 3 years, 4 hours, ages, a long time, months, years. We don’t use since with periods of time: She’s been on the phone for hours.

What is the difference between have gone and have been?

Reminder: have been is the present perfect tense of to be, and have gone is the present perfect tense of to go. However, in some contexts, the meanings can be different. I have been refers to a completed journey (or journeys) in the past. I have gone can refer to a journey from which the speaker has not yet returned.

Had gone VS have gone?

Both have been to and have gone to can be used in future and past perfect forms. Had been to indicates that someone has gone to another place and returned. On the other hand, had gone to indicates that the person was not present at some time in the past.

Can I say since 2 years?

Since Two Years: Which One is Correct? Common English Errors: Grammatically speaking, For and Since are both prepositions which can be used in a sentence to express a specific time or period of time depending on the context.

Is since 10 years correct?

Senior Member. Technically, “Since ten years ago” is grammatically correct, since the word “ago” denotes a point in time, and “since” always needs to refer to a point (i.e. since 2003, since I was a baby, since the last time we spoke, etc).

What is the past tense of since?

We use the Past tense after “since” when we refer to a point in time in the past, and we use the Present Perfect after “since” when we refer to a period of time from the past until the present.

Has been or have been examples?

“Has been” and “have been” are both present perfect tense, which you use when you describe something that started in the past but continues up to the present. Example: She has been working at the same restaurant for five years now. Example: We have been working on the project for five days so far.

Is it correct Have you gone to work?

Ans. Both are correct. Have you gone to work is an enquiry of any day any time,but have you left for work is enquiring about having set out for work either from home or a particular place. Either, depending on whether your frame of reference is specific to the place one has left or not.

Had gone or had went?

Past Tense Instead of Past Participle “Had went” should be, of course, “Had gone.” The perfect tenses (those using the auxiliary verb “to have”) take the past participle of the verb. Using the simple past is simply wrong. Thus, “Have you ate?” is wrong; “Have you eaten?” is correct.

Is since 2 years ago Correct?

‘Since’ is often used as word to identify a specific time reference, however two months ago is not specific. This has to do with Present Perfect Tense. Ago is a reference to the past, whereas Since is a reference to a period, or specific time.

Is many years have gone but he still REME?

If you’re talking about the present and referring to something which has already happened, use the Perfect. Many years have gone but he still reme It depends. Both are grammatically correct and both are semantically correct, depending upon the rest of the sentence or paragraph.

How do you use many years gone by in a sentence?

“Many years had gone by since my childhood , but my grandfather always smiled each time I asked him to tell me a story.” In the case of “have gone”, the Present Perfect tense, as the name suggests, the action is in the present, but began in the past.

Is it for two years or since two years?

For Two Years vs. Since Two Years: Which One is Correct? Common English Errors: Grammatically speaking, For and Since are both prepositions which can be used in a sentence to express a specific time or period of time depending on the context.

What is the difference between ‘when this happened’ and ‘when it happened’?

“When this happened” is more of a descriptor; it identifies a moment in time, usually relative to what someone else was doing or where they were at the same time (though “when IT happened” might also be used, depending on the specifics): They’re both correct in different contexts.