Prepositions often confused 393. From for Since. Don't say | coммon мιѕтaĸeѕ
Prepositions often confused
393. From for Since.
Don't say: Ian's been ill from last Friday.
Say: Ian's been ill since last Friday.
Place the preposition "since" before words or phrases denoting a point in time: since Monday, since yesterday, since eight o'clock, since Christmas. When we use since, the verb is usually in the present perfect tense, but it may be in the past perfect: I was glad to see Tom. I hadn't seen him since last Christmas.
Note: "From" can also denote a point in time, but it must be followed by "to" or "till": He works from eight o'clock till one o'clock without a break.
