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

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

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:	The boy sits here since 10. Correction suggestion: has sat, has been sitting Carmen Martinez, the president of the Fort Bend Freshwater Supply District No. 2 and a Four Corners resident who lived there since 1966, said in a Houston Chronicle article that at one time residents had to go to Houston or Rosenberg to get groceries. Correction suggestion: has lived, has been living
Correct sentences for comparison:	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.
ID:	PERFECT_TENSE_SINCE [3]
Version:	6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-21 22:33:10 +0100)

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