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In a case like this we are only interested in the sentence that is not within square brackets. The bracketed sentences are just added to provide the context that is necessary for a correct interpretation of the sentence under discussion. | II. The present tense as part of the Special Present Time-sphere System 189 often yields a continuative interpretation i. e. the reading that the full situation is still continuing at t0. This is the case for example in sentences like He has been sleeping since he s been here or I have been afraid ever since I came to live here. However it will be noted in 12.11.5 that the present tense can sometimes be found instead of the present perfect if the speaker focuses on the present continuation of a permanent or temporary habit whose beginning is specified by the since-construction. It was a daunting experience but a good boost for my learning process. Since then I am a little more relaxed in front of the crowds. www since then since and because of that experience Compare Since then I ve been a little more relaxed. I am by origin catholic but also went through the born-again stage with the Assembly of God for 2 years. Since then I am back to being a catholic but with many different beliefs. www Compare From that time onwards I For the last three years I have been I am back to being a catholic. It should be noted however that not all native speakers find the use of the present tense with a since-adverbial grammatical. 190 3. The absolute use of the present tense III. Summary 3.12.1 The meaning of the absolute present tense is that the situation time coincides with t0. Since t0 is a point the situation time is a point. If the full situation is punctual the situation time coincides with the time of the full situation and the full situation is located at t0. If the full situation is durative and homogeneous i. e. nonbounded then the situation time i. e. the time of the predicated situation is a punctual subinterval of the time of the full situation and that punctual subinterval is located at t0.1 live here locates a punctual subinterval of the full situation which is the homogeneous state of living here at t0. If the full situation is durative and heterogeneous we cannot .
