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Present Perfect - For and Since

The document summarizes the use of the present perfect tense with "for" and "since" in English. It explains that "for" is used to talk about a period of time, like days, hours, or years, while "since" refers to a specific point in time, such as a date, day, or time. It provides examples of how to use each preposition. It then links to a YouTube video for further instruction and includes practice exercises to reinforce understanding of using "for" and "since" with the present perfect tense.

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Present Perfect - For and Since

The document summarizes the use of the present perfect tense with "for" and "since" in English. It explains that "for" is used to talk about a period of time, like days, hours, or years, while "since" refers to a specific point in time, such as a date, day, or time. It provides examples of how to use each preposition. It then links to a YouTube video for further instruction and includes practice exercises to reinforce understanding of using "for" and "since" with the present perfect tense.

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PRESENT PERFECT

For – Since
For and Since
We use it to talk about action which started in the past and continues
up to the present. 
For
• We use it to talk about a period of time (a few days, half an
hour, two years...)

Examples:
• He has studied in Dublin for four years.
• We have worked for nine hours. 
• My dog has not eaten for two days.
Since
• We use it to talk about a specific point in time (Monday, 2010,
January, last week)

Examples
• We have learnt Spanish here since 2002. 
• I have loved you since the first time I met you.
• She has not attended classes since last week.
Watch the video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDpVKmKEWlc&t=51s
Let’s practice
For or since?
Exercise 1
• 1.  _____a very long time                2. _____ I left school
• 3. _____ 10 years                           4.  _____ it started to rain
• 5.  _____ three weeks                      6.  _____ September
• 7.  _____ I came to London               8.  _____ half an hour 
• 9.  _____ my birthday                     10.  _____ six months 
1. Nobody has seen him ______ last Friday.
2. It has been foggy  ______ some days.
3. The pilots have been on strike ______ two months.
4. We've had terrible weather _______  Saturday.
5. I've known Tom ______ 1990.
6. We have been waiting for the bus _____ half an hour.
7. She hasn't lost a match ______ April.
8. Things have changed ______ he became the headmaster.
9. Our dog has been ill ______ two days.
10. I haven't seen them ___ last week.
11. She's been sick ___ over a week.
12. He's lived in this apartment ___ he was a young man.
13. I haven't seen any of them ___ I was in the army.
14. I haven't slept ___ hours.
15. We haven't been to the cinema __ ages.
Exercise 3
• https://es.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/English_as_a_Second_
Language_(ESL)/Present_perfect/Present_Perfect*_
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