Certain words cannot usually be used with the Present Perfect tense having a prep

[Bhikkhu1991a]

Hello.

Could any expert (s) please clarify why Dennis Oliver teaches that certain words such as “meet”, “arrive” and “receive” cannot usually be used with the Present Perfect tense having a preposition “since” or “for”? Is that the standard practice now? Thank you so much.

Here is his webpage:

http://www.eslcafe.com/grammar/present_perfect_tense03.html --
(The Present Perfect Tense (#3), by Dennis Oliver).

Best wishes,
Bhikkhu1991a.

[Alan]

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Hi,

I find this a little confusing because although some verbs suggest that the action is once only, I don't see that 'meet' 'arrive' and 'receive' can't be used with the Present Perfect and 'for' and 'since'.

I can say:

I met her for the first time in 1989 and have met her several times since then.

This train has arrived on time for the last ten years.

The hall has received thousands of guests since it opened in 2001.

Alan
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[Bhikkhu1991a]

Hello Mr. Alan Townend,

Thank you for clarifying the three verbs, but I am still confused with other words used in that webpage. You mentioned that some verbs suggest the action is once only. Could you please elaborate on them? Further, is that particular webpage only applied to American English? Thank you so much.

Best wishes,
Bhikkhu1991a.