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For y since

Completa el ejercicio con For y Since según sea el caso.

a)

They have been studying _________fve or six hours.

b)

Nobody has come to visit us _________ we bought this small house.

c)

She has been a teacher _________ 2003.

d)

He bought the car in 2008 and has driven it _________then.

e)

John went to the library. He has been there________ a long time.

f)

It has been very sad __________ early morning.

g)

I´ve worked in this company __________ 10 years.

h)

He has been in Jalisco ___________ 1986.

i)

She has been diabetic __________ 1997.

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Use to For and Since

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We use ±or and since when we want to re±er to certain period o± time, normally in the past.

We use

FOR

when we measure the duration, when we say how long some thing lasts.

We use

SINCE

when we want to express when something began.

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Examples

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For: I have known him ±or 5 years.

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Since: I have been waking here since 1996.