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Rephrasing exercise
Could you help me with this exercise?
I started living here two months ago.
I have lived here _____________ two months ago.
Thanks
17 jun. 2019 21:17
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There is no correct answer for your example.
I started living here two months ago.
I have lived here for two months. (WITHOUT the word 'ago')
'ago' indicates a finished event/action and present perfect (have lived) in this sentence indicates an action that started in the past and is still true, so you cannot use 'ago."
With the present perfect, "since' is used with a point in time (since yesterday, since 1:00, since last week)
'for' is used for duration (for a minute, for ten years, for a while)
17 juni 2019
In the USA, you would never hear a native speaker say "since two months ago." One would say, "I've lived here since April" or "I've lived here for two months."
17 juni 2019
"I have lived here since two months ago."
The first sentence, or simply "I have lived here for two months," would be better, though.
17 juni 2019
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