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Since vs Present Perfect



 
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Since vs Present Perfect #1 (permalink) Thu Aug 03, 2006 12:41 pm   Since vs Present Perfect		  
Hi all,

Same meaning or not?

I have been here for 2 weeks.
It is 2 weeks since I was here.

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Since vs present perfect #2 (permalink) Thu Aug 03, 2006 12:43 pm   Since vs present perfect		  
Van Khanh wrote:
Same meaning or not?

Not.
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Since vs present perfect #3 (permalink) Thu Aug 03, 2006 14:22 pm   Since vs present perfect		  
Sorry,

I am mistaken. Please compare now between:

I have been here for 2 weeks.
It is 2 weeks since I have been here.

Are they the same meaning?

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Since vs Present Perfect #4 (permalink) Thu Aug 03, 2006 14:25 pm   Since vs Present Perfect		  
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No, Van.

I have been here for 2 weeks = I am here now and have been here for the last two weeks.

It is 2 weeks since I have been here = I was here two weeks ago, then I left, and now I have just come back.
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Since vs Present Perfect #5 (permalink) Thu Aug 03, 2006 14:27 pm   Since vs Present Perfect		  
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