Have you heard from John...
a. recently
b. two days ago
c. since two days
d. for two days
What is the best answer? Since recently and for two days can use in the present perfect tense
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(b) two days ago refers to a specific time in the past, so we'd ask about that using Did you hear from John two days ago? (d) for two days is not-idiomatic unless negated as Have you not heard from John for two days? Correspondingly, the respondent might answer I haven't heard from him for a week, but he would never say I [have] heard from him for a week. Also note that he might say I [have] heard from him recently or ...two days ago, but never ...since two days without ago.– FumbleFingersApr 29, 2018 at 12:34
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a. Have you heard from John recently?
Perfect
b. Have you heard from John two days ago?
No. It should be "Did you hear from John two days ago?"
c. Have you heard from John since two days?
It does not sound correct. Rather, "Have you heard from John in the last two days?"
Interestingly, "Have you heard from John since yesterday?", which is almost the same sentence structure, sounds ok.
d. Have you heard from John for two days?
No. As the commenter mentioned, a negation such as "I have not heard from John for two days" is ok.
