Application goal: Using since with a starting point.
Use the past simple with a finished time such as yesterday. Use the present perfect when a present connection matters and no finished past time is specified.
Context: Moving to a new city. Identify the wording that achieves this goal, then adapt the details to a situation of your own.
Use the past simple with a finished time such as yesterday. Use the present perfect when a present connection matters and no finished past time is specified.
Context: Moving to a new city. Identify the wording that achieves this goal, then adapt the details to a situation of your own.
Practical examples
I moved to this city in March.
انتقلت إلى هذه المدينة في مارس.
I have lived here since then, and I know the area fairly well.
أعيش هنا منذ ذلك الوقت، وأعرف المنطقة جيدًا إلى حد ما.
During my first week, I stayed with a friend.
خلال أسبوعي الأول، أقمت عند صديق.