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For and Since

• We use “For” + a period of time

(2 hours, 5 weeks, etc.):

2 hours ago Now

For two hours

I´ve been waiting

for two hours.

We use “Since” + the start of a period (8 o’clock, Monday, 1999, etc.):

8 o’clock Now

Since 8 o’clock

I’ve been waiting since 8 o’clock.

For:

Two hours A long time A week

20 minutes six months ages

Five days 50 years years

Since:

8 o’clock April Lunchtime Monday 1985 We arrived

12 May Christmas I got up

Practice #1: Write “For” or “Since”

1 It’s been raining lunchtime

2 Sarah has lived in Paris 1995

3 Paul has lived in London _ ten years

4 I’m tired of waiting We’ve been sitting here an hour

5 Kevin has been looking for a job _ he left school

6 I haven’t been to a party _ages

7 I wonder where Joe is I haven’t seen him _last week

8 Jane is away She’s been away _Friday

9 The weather is dry It hasn’t rained a few weeks

Practice #2: Write the answer using the words in brackets.

Example:

 Do you often go on holiday?

(no/five years) No, I haven’t had a holiday for five years.

1 Do you often see Sarah?

(no/about a month) _

2 Do you often go to the cinema?

(no/a long time) _

3 Do you often eat in restaurants?

(no/ages)

Practice#1:

1 Since

2 Since

3 For

4 For

5 Since

6 For

7 Since

8 Since

9 For

Practice#2:

1 No, I haven’t seen Sarah/her for about a month

2 No, I haven’t been to the cinema for a long time

3 No , I haven’t eaten in a restaurant for ages OR

No, I haven’t been to a restaurant for ages