Thread: Can you helo me?

Originally Posted by Nuta

As I understood, It isn't wrong to say "We have known each other since we have studied in the same group."?

Originally Posted by waxwing

According to me, that sentence is indeed wrong. Not slightly wrong, but absolutely wrong.
Joysof, apparently, doesn't agree.

Just to clarify, because confusion shortens lives:

Originally Posted by joysof

Originally Posted by Nuta

2.Мы знаем друг друга с тех пор, как учимся в одной группе.

What sentence is correct?
- We have known each other since we have studied in the same group.
or
- We have known each other since we have been studying in the same group.

Your second sentence is perfect.

''Second sentence..''.

Apologies for effectively misquoting you there joysof

If you go back to my original set of comments, you'll see I didn't like that second sentence either (again, in my opinion, it's not correct English). I've explained all this before, but as far as I'm concerned, it is not appropriate to use either present perfect or present perfect continuous after (temporal) since. If you want to use since in the causal sense, then .. well, one thing at a time.

Originally Posted by waxwing

Apologies for effectively misquoting you there joysof

You're forgiven.

If you go back to my original set of comments, you'll see I didn't like that second sentence either (again, in my opinion, it's not correct English). I've explained all this before, but as far as I'm concerned, it is not appropriate to use either present perfect or present perfect continuous after (temporal) since.

I gladly defer. It sounded fine to me, but you're the one with the qualifications and I have never, in fact, studied English grammar. Relying on one's instincts with these things is perhaps not always enough.