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For and Since for Time We often use for and since when talking about time. for + period A period is a duration of time, for example: 5 minutes, 2 weeks, 6 years. For means "from the beginning of the period until the end of the period." For can be used with all tenses. since + point A point is a precise moment in time, for example: 9 o'clock, 1st January, Monday. Since means "from a point in the past until now." Since is normally used with perfect tenses. for a (from start to end) since a (up to

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For and Since For Time

For and Since for Time We often use for and since when talking about time. for + period A period is a duration of time, for example: 5 minutes, 2 weeks, 6 years. For means "from the beginning of the period until the end of the period." For can be used with all tenses. since + point A point is a precise moment in time, for example: 9 o'clock, 1st January, Monday. Since means "from a point in the past until now." Since is normally used with perfect tenses. for a (from start to end) since a (up to

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For and Since for Time

We often use for and since when talking about time.

for + period

A period is a duration of time, for example: 5 minutes, 2 weeks, 6 years. For means
"from the beginning of the period until the end of the period." For can be used with all
tenses.

since + point

A point is a precise moment in time, for example: 9 o'clock, 1st January, Monday. Since
means "from a point in the past until now." Since is normally used with perfect tenses.

for since
aperiod a point
(from start to end) (up to now)
>===< x===>|
for 20 minutes since 9am
for three days since Monday
for 6 months since January
for 4 years since 1997
for 2 centuries since 1500
for a long time since I left school
for ever since the beginning of time
etc etc

all tenses perfect tenses only

For can be used with all tenses. Here are a few examples:

• They study for two hours every day.


• They are studying for three hours today.
• He has lived in Bangkok for a long time.
• He has been living in Paris for three months.
• I worked at that bank for five years.
• Will the universe continue for ever?

For is NOT used with "all day", "all the time" etc.

• I was there all day. (not *for all day)


Since is normally used with perfect tenses:

• He has been here since 9am.


• He has been working since he arrived.
• I had lived in New York since my childhood.

Since can also be used in the structure "It is [period] since...":

• It is a year since I saw her.


• How long is it since you got married?

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