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- its long time its been a long time - WordReference Forums
Basically, "It's a long time" is "It is a long time" and present tense as far as I'm concerned; and "It's been a long time is "it has been a long time" and past tense Roniy: you need to use past tense or future If it's been a long time since you were at school, that was in the past
- It has been a long time since we contacted each other
Thanks The "been" was left out, I have corrected After I search the goole with "It has been a long time since", I find that most examples are this: it has been a long tiem since+past tense Could you tell me what's the difference between "since +past tense" and "since+perfect sense"? Thanks again
- Its been a long time vs Its a . . . . - WordReference Forums
It's been a long time It is a long time Both with the same meaning, which is, the interlocutors didn't meet in a long time However, according to this source, the former is wrong, and the later is right Could somebody please explain to me what, exactly, is wrong with the first sentence? << Second question now has its own thread >>
- it has been (a) long (time) (since). . . - variations
"It has been a long time we have talked " "It has been a long time since we have talked " What happens if we dissect the sentences a little The first part, before since: - It has been a long time I have no problem with using the present perfect here The long time began in the past and continues to the present
- Long a long time - WordReference Forums
I would say that in most cases they are interchangeable, eg: Have you been here for a long time long? They won't stay for a long time long But not always, and I'm having a hard job to explain to my students when and why For example, I don't like the sound of long in the following sentences: (1)It's (been) a long time time I saw him
- Its been a long time since we dont talk to each other
"It's been a long time since we've talked to each other " "It's been a long time since we've talked " "To each other" would be assumed In fact, you could just say "It's been a long time" and end it right there - the assumption would be "since we've seen each other and or since we've talked " Or, more simply, "We haven't talked in a long time "
- Its been a long time to see you | WordReference Forums
I think in informal circumstances -- which this is -- "It's been a long time to see you" will be heard The standard English version would be something like: "It's been a long time since I've seen you "
- Its lt;been gt; a long time since lt;Ive seen, I saw gt; . . . (It is a long time . . .
3 It's been a long time since I saw you 4 It's been a long time since I've seen you It seems to me that the present perfect has a "news-making" sense, in such examples So I would say: In #1, the speaker states a simple fact You might use it in a letter In #2, the speaker expresses a connection to the present You might use it when face
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