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For, Since, During or Ago - English lesson

Test created by lucile83

For is used when we talk about a period of time

example:

I have worked for 3 hours

Since is used when we talk about the beginning of the action

example:

I have worked since 8 o'clock

Ago is used as a date

example:

I worked 2 days ago

During is used with a noun

For is used with a period of time

Compare:

He called her during her break and talked to her for more than twenty minutes.

Exercise: Choose the right words.

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1. We've been waiting here 4 o'clock !

2. I haven't heard from them two weeks.

3. We've known each other 2003.

4. They've been living in Bath last month.

5. I've had a passion for King Arthur a long time.

6. My father bought a shop there a couple of years .

7. I haven't been to Britain I moved to Nancy.

8. I often stay with him the holidays.

9. The bomb exploded the Prime Minister's speech.

10. I've been running twenty minutes.

11. I've had this car a month.

12. They've had this pet May.

13. They left one week .

14. They've been away a week.

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