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Rule "I work (I have worked|I have been working) here since 2002"

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Description: I work (I have worked|I have been working) here since 2002
Message: The perfect tense may be more appropriate here.
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • I work here since 2002.
    Correction suggestion: have worked, have been working
  • I worked here since 2002.
    Correction suggestion: have worked, have been working
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • I am here since two decades still wondering what is to feel ok.
  • On 19 July 2007, the Newport Pagnell plant rolled out the last of nearly 13,000 cars made there since 1955, a Vanquish S. The Tickford Street facility was converted to Aston Martin's service and restoration department.
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: PERFECT_TENSE_SINCE [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-26 22:33:08 +0200)