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Long Time I Ages/A Weeks Past Tense Present

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Keyword since
Sub Entry Number 5
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence It's a long time since I haven't seen you last.
Correct Sentence It's a long time since I saw you last.
Cloze Error Sentence It's a long time since I [[haven't seen]] you last.
Cloze Sentence It's a long time since I [[saw]] you last.
Cloze Answer saw
Choices haven't seen | saw
Explanation

it's ages/a long time /two weeks (etc) since + past tense (NOT present perfect; WITHOUT not ): 'It's almost a year since I arrived.' 'It must be ages since we last had a meal together.'

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