For and Since

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."​

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Since + a point in time

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."​

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For + a period of time

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... 2017

• for

• since

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..... February

• since

• for

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... six o'clock

• for

• since

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... 10 months

• since

• for

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They ’ve lived here .............. three years

• for

• since

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_____________do you prefer, the red one or the blue one?

• Who

• Where

• What

• Which

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… is going to pick you up tomorrow morning?

• who

• what

• when

• where

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Multiple Choice

What is it ?

• apartment

• house

Multiple Choice

What floor is it ?

• ground floor

• top floor

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Multiple Choice

I've lived in Munich ____ ten years.

• since

• for

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I've lived in Munich ____ 2012.

• since

• for

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I've lived in Munich ____ ten years ago.

• since

• for

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We've been friends ______________.

• since our whole lives.

• for our whole lives ago.

• since we were children.

• since our whole lives ago.

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I started working here _____________.

• since ten years ago.

• ten years ago.

• for ten years.

• since ten years.

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I haven't seen her ...... the accident.

• since

• for

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We've been waiting ...... two hours.

• since

• for

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He was in prison ...... ten years.

• since

• for

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I've known the truth ..... a long time.

• since

• for

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I haven't had so much fun ...... I was in high school.

• since

• for

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I've had this watch _____ 25 years.

• since

• for

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I haven't seen her _____ the last meeting.

• since

• for

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We haven't talked to them _____ they got married.

• since

• for

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We've been walking _____ six hours.

• since

• for

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I've been looking for a job ...... I left school.

• since

• for

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I have known Mark ...... a long time.

• since

• for

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His car is old. He has had it ...... 1975.

• since

• for

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I've been in here ____ a year.

• since

• for

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She's woken up _______ the morning.

• since

• for

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He hasn't played football _____ he was a child.

• for

• since

• ever