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which of this two phrase is grammatically correct ? we have been friends for 10 years or we are friends since 10 years ( in either cases we still friends )
Jun 17, 2014 9:38 PM
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The first sentence - 'We have been friends for 10 years ' - is correct. There are two mistakes in the second sentence: The first is the tense. If you are describing a situation which began in the past and is still true today - and you are saying how long this has been the case - then you must use the present perfect (have been). The second is the use of 'since' . 'Since' has to be followed by a fixed time in the past, such as a day, a date, a month, a year. 'since 10 years' is not possible. Possible corrections of the second sentence could be: We have been friends since 2003 We have been friends since we were children.
June 17, 2014
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we have been friends for 10 years
June 17, 2014
I think you can use ' since ten years ago" in your second sentence.
June 18, 2014
Note: "two", so you must use "these" and "phrases". "Which of these two phrases is grammatically correct?"
June 18, 2014
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