For and Since
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Use FOR to express a period of time.
Examples:“I’ve been living in London for 10 years.”“I’ve been studying English in The Hague for three weeks now.”(’10 years’ and ‘3 weeks’ are periods of time.)
Use SINCE to talk about a specific point in time.
Examples:“I’ve been living in London since 2003.”“I’ve been learning English at Bloomsbury International since the beginning of May.”(‘2003’ and ‘the beginning of May’ are points in time.)
Now you try:1. I usually study English _____ 3 hours every day.
2. We’ve been married _____ March last year.
3. I’ve been at work _____ 7am this morning.
4. He’s been working at the bank _____ a long time.
5. She’s been learning French _____ she was 6 years old.
6. I’ve been reading this article _____ 45 minutes and I still don’t
understand it!
7. I’ve had this car _____ about 2 years.
8. I haven’t spoken to her _____ Christmas.
9. He’s been smoking _____ he started university.
10. I’ve been studying at ABC English _____ 2 months and now my English
is perfect!