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绑德sings
Hello native English speakers.
1. I haven't seen you since the war broke out.
2. I have not been seeing you since war broke out.
3. I have not been seeing you since war has broken out.
4. We have seen him since he left.
Question: Which is/are grammatically correct?
Do number 1 →3 have the same meaning?
The question about number 4:
How many times have we seen him?
Have we seen him once or multiple times?
22 ก.พ. 2025 เวลา 12:15
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1.) correct ( from time to time )
2.) / 3.) I haven't been seeing you.................... (continuous basis)
4. We've seen him......................
22 กุมภาพันธ์ 2025
All are grammatically correct.
1-3 are close in meaning but not precisely the same. In #3, "since" will be interpreted to mean "because".
In #4, we have seen him one or more times since he left.
#2 can be a useful sentence:
"I have been busy. I still have time to study English and take care of the children. Unfortunately, I have not been seeing you since war broke out."
In this sentence, "since" can mean "since the time" or "because". The precise meaning can only be determined with additional context.
#3:
This is a very good sentence since "since" can have the same meaning as "because". Thus, I would interpret #3 as
"I have not been seeing you because war has broken out."
It is more difficult, but not impossible, to make sense of #3 if you interpret "since" to mean "since the time". It would not be an error, just a bit awkward. If you want the meaning "since the time", #2 is better.
22 กุมภาพันธ์ 2025
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1 and 4 are correct. The verb -see- is a stative verb , describing state of ' being 'rather than action, though we can sometimes using the verb -see-as a dynamic or active verb eg do you have a girlfriend? Yes, I am seeing someone at the moment (dating).
In your example -see- can not be used in the continuous form. sentence 4 doesn't give us information about how many times, just that we have had the experience of seeing him.
Hope that helps!
22 กุมภาพันธ์ 2025
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