Timeline for How long have you known..?
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| Jan 20, 2020 at 19:05 | comment | added | Lambie | I'm sorry but I would never ever tell an ELLer that "I know her since x" is grammatical in English. It simply does not pass the sniff test. Of course, how AmE speakers speak is a different matter. In any case, those uses you cite are not present simple. One is present progressive and the others are not like the OP's question. Use of modals is a separate case. | |
| May 7, 2015 at 9:40 | comment | added | Yohann V. | I just read some where it is written you cannot use it, so I'm asking if you are sure about it, you can definitely answering by Yes. (Public networks aren't always corrects) | |
| May 7, 2015 at 9:35 | comment | added | ЯegDwight | @Yohann: have you read those other pages? Because they specifically quote Swan and CGEL, with the examples "Since last Saturday I can’t stop thinking about you.", "You’re looking much better since your operation", "It’s a long time since the last meeting". COCA has more examples, from CNN and other public networks. | |
| May 7, 2015 at 9:14 | comment | added | Yohann V. | Seeing the other answer and some pages on web, are you sure about your 1.? | |
| May 7, 2015 at 8:57 | history | answered | ЯegDwight | CC BY-SA 3.0 |