Sunday, December 2, 2012

grammaticality - Is it correct to use the past simple with 'Since'?



Is it correct to use the past simple with 'Since'?



For example:




I didn't see him since 1990.





I wouldn't say that as a native speaker but would always use the present perfect:




I haven't seen him since 1990.



Answer



Past tense denotes the completed state as of now. So it is not possible to use "since" as it implies uncompleted period (as of now).


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