 decide
Am I correct?
-John __ to improve his French since then.
-Japan __ granted this status since 1989.
My opinion: decided and was are wrong; and has decided and has been should be used, because of since.(At least according to what I learned from Susan)
But something does not feel right: the act of granting should be non-continuous, so I think even 'has been granted' is wrong, but in that case, another doubt is cast on 'has decided': the act of deciding seems also non-continuous, so 'has decided' seems also wrong. In that case, I'm not even sure what verbs I have to use. |