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since i am here vs since I've been here

Both phrases are correct, but they are slightly different. 'Since I am here' indicates a current state or situation, while 'since I've been here' covers a period of time starting in the past and continuing to the present.
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since i am here

This phrase is correct and commonly used to indicate a current state or situation.

This phrase is used to express that something is happening or has happened because of the current presence of the speaker.

Examples:

  • Since I am here, let me help you with that.
  • I've been waiting for you since I am here.
  • Aug 22, 2009 ... "Since I am here" is a valid expression, but it is not correct in the original sentence. 'Since I am here' means 'because I am here'.
  • Oct 29, 2024 ... Okay since I am here, who is the most cowardly hated asshole between this three?
  • Since I Am Here. Jun 3, 2016 | 0. What's the best thing about being on vacation ten minutes from home? Being able to go home and get all the stuff you forgot ...
  • Sep 22, 2021 ... It's not my Internet obviously since I am here. This is becoming super old Blizzard. Discussion.
  • Jun 7, 2024 ... I figured since I am here already, I would open an ecommerce site to sell one of my products online. I made a very simple, easy website without ...
  • Oct 13, 2022 ... Since I am here, I would also like to add 750 to the actual z coordinate because the project is in “relative” altitude, but I moved the ...
  • Oct 8, 2022 ... 145 likes, 1 comments - sumcsaba on October 8, 2022: "Since I am here, I just can't get bored of the sea Esbjerg is the best place ✨".
  • Since I am here in Paris I have very often thought of your self and work.1 You will remember that I liked your colour, your ideas on art and litterature and ...
  • Jan 4, 2016 ... Well you are missing some very important information, but since I am here tonight to potentially report an issue that may be your problem I ...
  • Feb 18, 2010 ... These buttons would make life a lot easier for me since i am here not very often, and do not remember any tags or the like :-) greetings mm.

Alternatives:

  • since I arrived
  • since I came here
  • since I got here
  • since I arrived here

since I've been here

This phrase is correct and commonly used to refer to a period of time starting from the past and continuing to the present.

This phrase is used to indicate that something has been happening or has happened during the time the speaker has been at a certain place.

Examples:

  • I've been learning a lot since I've been here.
  • Since I've been here, I've noticed many changes.
  • Aug 6, 2023 ... Which of these versions of each sentence is grammatically correct (or both/all)? It's been a while since I've been here. It's been a while ...
  • Aug 22, 2009 ... I think that the only alternative to "since I've been here" is "since I came here" (and never since I am here). The meaning of those two ...
  • 7 days ago ... Been a while since I've been here... Screenshot. Used the Mandalay to ...
  • Sep 16, 2020 ... It's been a long time since I've been here. Or It's been a long time since I was here. And if I want to say where the location is should I use ...
  • Apr 9, 2020 ... Wow it's been forever since I've been here... That's some weird times we're going through to say the least, stay safe everyone and take care ...
  • Jan 9, 2023 ... It's a long time since I've been here… Darius (re)discovers why he loves public services. Both major parties are talking a big game about ...
  • Mar 11, 2024 ... 190 likes, 18 comments - tripolipatterson on March 11, 2024: "Every day highlight since I've been here. Feeling blessed (I'll probably ...
  • It's been a minute since I've been here! What's new? Check out this crazy cool pedal from @gamechangeraudio totally unique in my opinion and I had a...
  • Jul 13, 2023 ...Since I've been here” seems to suggest that the speaker has been in this place for the entire intervening time, but the sentence most ...
  • It's been a while since I've been here but this place has been around since 1962! At last! Something older than me! Anyway, I started coming to this...

Alternatives:

  • since I arrived here
  • since I came here
  • since I got here
  • since I've arrived

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