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"Eu não falo com meu amigo desde quinta-feira."
Translation:I have not spoken with my friend since Thursday.
April 1, 2013
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As Paulenrique explained above: This sentence describes something that started in the past and continues up to the present. In English, we state it in past. In Portuguese it can be stated in the present. (And, by the way, in French it must be stated in the present).
In English, you don't say "I do not speak to my friend since Thursday."