Fill in the blank (tense after “It is … since”) “It is 14 years since I ______ him.” Choose the grammatically correct verb form.

Difficulty: Easy

saw
have seen
had seen
see

Correct Answer: saw

Explanation:

Given data

Construction: “It is/It has been [time] since …”

Concept/Approach
In standard English, since is followed by the simple past to mark the starting point in time: “It is 14 years since I saw him.”

Option analysis
saw — correct simple past.have seen — present perfect after since is nonstandard in this construction.had seen — past perfect needs a past reference point; incorrect here.see — base form; ungrammatical.

Final Answer
saw

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