"Since" being used in conditional sentences

Question

I've come across this line in a movie:

Ever since she got her test results back, she'd get mad whenever someone asked her about it.

I've known about how "since" can only be used in present/past perfect tense but in this case, it's a conditional sentence.
Is it true that "since" is usable here? If not, how else should the sentence be rewritten?

Anton · Answer

The sentence makes sense and needs no alteration.

Since = from a particular time in the past until a later time, or until now
Cambridge dictionary

Hence, during the period that started when the results arrived and has continued until now, she has been in the state that she would get mad when asked about them. Her getting mad is conditional on being asked, and since merely defines the period during which she was in this state.

"Since" being used in conditional sentences

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