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Please let me know how to use "since."

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Rebecca

"Since" means from a certain point in the past until now; from then to now. You can use the word "since" when you are mentioning the past and how it affects the present. For example: Ever since I was a child, I have always loved ice cream. This sentence says that when I was a child, I loved ice cream and still love it to this day. Do not use "since" when talking about the future because it only applies from past to present, not to future.

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