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For or Since

Today, we will learn about For and Since and how to use them properly when refering to time:

1) For:

For is used to express a certain distinguished period of time.

For example:

-I have been here for 2 hours.

-You have been waiting for 2 weeks.

In other words, for is used to express a time period that has begun,a duration.

Examples:

-For centuries, man has evolved beyond expectations.

-We have been on this planet for millions of years.

To differentiate it from its counterpart you can try and replace with since and see if it sounds correct. Vice-versa is possible too.

2) Since:

Since, unlike for, is used to express the beginning of a period of time.

For example:

-I have been here since 9 am.

-You have been waiting since this all began.

In other words, since is used to express a time period that has begun, and is still continuing now.

Examples:

-Since I was born, my mom has been nice with me .

-I have been working, since I was 30 years old.

In this exercise choose between for and since depending on the sentence.

 Good luck! 

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1. It has been more than seventeen hoursforsinceI don't know I have eaten. I am so hungry.

2. My grand-parents have lived in this house forsinceI don't know many years. The house is still in a surprisingly good shape.

3. There has been interference with my Internet connection forsinceI don't know 2 am in the morning. That is really getting on my nerves.

4. All I know came from my mentor I have known sinceforI don't know over two years. He is more like a father to me really.

5. Stop nagging and annoying me please. You have been asking me the same question sinceforI don't know we arrived, 2 hours ago.

6. SinceForI don't know this all began in 1997, our restaurant has been one of the best ones on the street. Our food is rated 5 stars.

7. SinceForI don't know three days straight I have been thinking about what you told me the other day and I will never forget that.

8. My new invention will revolutionise the world and it has been doing so sinceforI don't know the day I made it.