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FOR & SINCE

FOR & SINCE

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When talking about times, we use "since" with a point in time (a moment in the past) to say how long we have done something.

"I've known him since I was a child."

"I've lived here since 2004."​

Since + a point in time

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However, if we want to talk about a period of time (from seconds to centuries) we use "for".

"I've worked here for the last ten years."

"I've been friends with him for my whole life."​

For + a period of time

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Most (not all) periods of time can change into a point in time by adding "ago".

Not possible: "my whole life ago"​

And "as long as I can remember" + ago = "as long ago as I can remember"​

Period of time + ago = point in time

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I've lived in Munich ____ ten years.

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since

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for

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I've lived in Munich ____ 2012.

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since

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for

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I've lived in Munich ____ ten years ago.

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since

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for

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We've been friends ______________.

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since our whole lives.

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for our whole lives ago.

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since we were children.

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since our whole lives ago.

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"We've been friends since we were children."​

"My whole life ago" doesn't make sense.

The equivalent phrase is "since I was a child."

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I started working here _____________.

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since ten years ago.

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ten years ago.

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for ten years.

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since ten years.

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"I started working here ten years ago."​

We don't need "since" or "for" when we are talking about the moment something started or happened.

" I moved to London five years ago."

"We met in 1995."​​

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When talking about times, we use "since" with a point in time (a moment in the past) to say how long we have done something.

"I've known him since I was a child."

"I've lived here since 2004."​

Since + a point in time

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