since or for
When do we use since and for?
Word | Explanation | Example |
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since | a point in time (starting time of the action) | He has been playing tennis since four o'clock. |
since 1996 | ||
since Christmas | ||
since last year | ||
since my childhood | ||
for | a period of time (how long something lasts) | He has been playing tennis for two hours. |
for three hours | ||
for a week | ||
for 10 minutes | ||
for a long time |