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Understanding "For" and "Since" in Present Perfect

The document discusses the present perfect tense and the uses of "for" and "since" with the present perfect. It states that the present perfect is used to talk about an action that started in the past and continues to the present. It explains that "for" is used to indicate a period of time, like days or years, while "since" is used to indicate a specific point in time, like a date or event. Several examples are provided to illustrate the uses of "for" and "since".

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Understanding "For" and "Since" in Present Perfect

The document discusses the present perfect tense and the uses of "for" and "since" with the present perfect. It states that the present perfect is used to talk about an action that started in the past and continues to the present. It explains that "for" is used to indicate a period of time, like days or years, while "since" is used to indicate a specific point in time, like a date or event. Several examples are provided to illustrate the uses of "for" and "since".

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PRESENT PERFECT

For – Since
For and Since
We use it to talk about action which started in the past and continues
up to the present. 
For
• We use it to talk about a period of time (a few days, half an
hour, two years...)

Examples:
• He has studied in Dublin for four years.
• We have worked for nine hours. 
• My dog has not eaten for two days.
Since
• We use it to talk about a specific point in time (Monday, 2010,
January, last week)

Examples
• We have learnt Spanish here since 2002. 
• I have loved you since the first time I met you.
• She has not attended classes since last week.
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Let’s practice
For or since?
Exercise 1
• 1.  _for____a very long time                2. __since___ I left school
• 3. __for___ 10 years                           4.  ___since__ it started to rain
• 5.  ___for__ three weeks                      6.  ___since__ September
• 7.  __since___ I came to London               8.  __for___ half an hour 
• 9.  ___since__ my birthday                     10.  _for____ six months 
1. Nobody has seen him ____since__ last Friday.
2. It has been foggy  ____for__ some days.
3. The pilots have been on strike ___for___ two months.
4. We've had terrible weather __since_____  Saturday.
5. I've known Tom _since_____ 1990.
6. We have been waiting for the bus __for___ half an hour.
7. She hasn't lost a match __since____ April.
8. Things have changed __since____ he became the headmaster.
9. Our dog has been ill ___for___ two days.
10. I haven't seen them __since_ last week.
11. She's been sick __for_ over a week.
12. He's lived in this apartment __since_ he was a young man.
13. I haven't seen any of them __since_ I was in the army.
14. I haven't slept _for__ hours.
15. We haven't been to the cinema __ ages.
Exercise 3
• [Link]
Language_(ESL)/Present_perfect/Present_Perfect*_since_and_for_te
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