English — Grammar: Present Perfect with For and Since (duration) — 3rd Year Middle School — Algerian Curriculum

Present Perfect with For and Since

Introduction

We use the Present Perfect with “for” and “since” to talk about actions that started in the past and continue to the present.

For + Duration

For two hours, for three years, for a long time.
Ex: I have lived here for 10 years.
She has studied English for two years.

Since + Starting Point

Since 2020, since Monday, since I was a child.
Ex: He has worked here since 2015.
They have been friends since primary school.

Exercises

1. Complete with for or since:
– I have known him ___ 2018.
– She has been sick ___ three days.
– We have lived here ___ a long time.
2. Write 3 sentences about yourself using for and since.

See Present Perfect and Past Simple.

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