［动词的时态］since的四种用法

　　1） since +过去一个时间点（如具体的年、月、日期、钟点、1980， last month， half past six）。例如：

　　I have been here since 1989. 1989起，我一直在这儿。

　　2） since +一段时间+ ago.例如：

　　I have been here since five months ago. 我在这儿，已经有五个月了。

　　3） since +从句。例如：

　　Great changes have taken place since you left. 你走后，变化可大了。

　　Great changes have taken place since we were here. 我们走后，变化可大了。

　　4） It is +一段时间+ since从句。例如：

　　It is two years since I became a postgraduate student. 我考上研究生有两年了。