N3 Grammar Course

Teacher

Marshall

Lesson 57: 〜て以来

Usage:

Te Form of Verb + 以来

Meaning:

「〜て以来（いらい）」means “Since…”.
（The status remain unchanged since something happened before）

Example Sentences:

（1）彼は入学して以来、一度も休んだことはない。
He has never been absent since he enrolled.

（2）彼女は結婚して以来、一度も笑ったことはない。
She has never been laughing since she got married.

（3）ここに来て以来、生活は単調そのものだ。
Life has been so flat since I came here.

（4）ダイエットして以来、彼女はずいぶん体重が減った。
She’s lost a lot of weight since she went on a diet.

（5）今世紀が始まって以来、多くの進歩があった。
Many improvements have been made since this century began.

（6）結婚して以来、彼はマイホーム主義になった。
Since we got married, he’s become a devoted family man.

（7）彼女は当地に来て以来６回引っ越しをした。
She has moved house six times since she came here.

（8）物心ついて以来はこんな美しい夜を見たことがない。
It’s the most beautiful night I’ve seen since I can remember.

（9）高校を卒業して以来彼は何もしていない。
Since he graduated from high school, he hasn’t been doing anything.

（10）３年前に東京へ来て以来ここに住んでいる。
I came to Tokyo three years ago and have been living here ever since.

Note:

Please don’t use it to express that “the status remain unchanged since something happened just now.”