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Thunder I have a dog-named Thunder who is very special to my family since he was chosen. He was a part of our family ever since he was a puppy. It was a singular moment when we chose him. We went to a kennel near my house where there were many Rottweilers who were being sold as watchdogs. The kennel owner’s watchdogs had nine little puppies that we could choose from to take home. My brother had the responsibility of choosing our new pet, because our new dog would be a gift from my parents for him. Despite the fact that the puppies were Rottweilers, they looked very cute and friendly. But one special dog caught our attention. That one could not stop running around, trying to play with the other puppies and with us as well. This crazy little puppy was different from the others, not just his manners, but because he was the smallest and the cutest one out of the pen. That specific dog stood out to us and was the one my brother chose to take home with us. As an Oklahoma City Thunder fan, I suggested that we could name the puppy Thunder, and my family accepted. Thunder is now 2 years old, and I can say that he is part of our family.

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Gustavo, there's only one sentence in this text to correct. The rest is perfect. 

 

I have a dog named Thunder who has been very special to my family (ever) since he was chosen. 

 

When something starts in the past and is still happening today, in Portuguese you use a present tense,  something like: Thunder é muito especial para a nossa familía desde que foi escolhido. In English, we use the present perfect continuous. More examples:

Estou estudando o espanhol desde o ano passado = I've been studying Spanish since last year.

Ela está morando no Brasil desde janeiro = She's been living in Brazil since January.

Estão trabalhando naquele projeto por tanto tempo = They've been working on that project for so long. 

 

When the thing started a long time ago in the past and we want to emphasize that it has happened continuously, with no interruptions, since then, we often say "ever since" instead of just "since". This isn't necessary grammatically, but it's very common. No problem either way, but to me, your sentence feels more authentic with "ever since". 

 

Cheers

Dave

 

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