Past or future?
Hello everyone.
I always thought " ab " (from) explained an event that would happen in the present/future. But sometimes I see sentences where it's used in the past tense, e.g.:
I started working at 9 a.m. //
Yesterday I was awake from six o'clock (can I use "since"?).
I’ve been working since 9:00.
Right, but do you think it’s a reliable source?
https://blog.leo.org/2019/04/24/ab-und-seit/
If you are used temporally in the past, this means that the time period mentioned ends before a certain time. If time lasts, you’ve been using.
That sounds absolutely conclusive for me. And I’ve joined again. Thanks for that.
No, a time from the past with history to now is “since…”
A course for the future begins “ab…”
You’re totally right, but this source doubted me:
https://blog.leo.org/2019/04/24/ab-und-seit/
You mean “doubt”…