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173 TENSES IN ENGLISH

Since

-Bir bağlaç (conjunction) olarak: They haven‟t quarrelled since they left school.
-Bir zarf (adverb) olarak : I met Freddie in June and I haven‟t seen him since.
-Bir edat (preposition) olarak : He has been in Çanakkale since 1996.

For

Genellikle present perfect tense ile kullanılır, fakat diğer zamanlarla da kullanılır:

He has been abroad for eight years. (halen yurt dışında)
He lived abroad for eight years. (artık yurt dışında değil)

Just „Henüz‟ anlamına gelir:

They have just finished the meeting.
(Toplantıyı henüz bitirdiler)

She has just washed the dishes.
(Tabakları henüz yıkadı)

Lately/recently

„Son zamanlarda, geçenlerde‟ manalarına gelen bu zaman zarflar present perfect tense ile
kullanılırlar. Lately, recently’e nazaran olumlu cümlelerde daha az kullanılır.

John has seemed worried lately/recently.
I lectured to seven hundred Swedes lately/recently .

 Recently „a short time ago‟ = „kısa zaman öncesine kadar‟ manasına da gelir

The problem has been ignored until very recently.
He has left here recently.

Already

„Hali hazırda, tamamen‟ manalarına gelir. Olumlu (affirmative) ve soru (interrogative)
cümlelerinde kullanılır:

The cease-fire has already been violated.
Have you seen the buttons onto my shirt already?
Relations between the two countries have already been strained by the conflict in Kampuchea.