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Significado:

• “Since” [sins] significa “desde” una fecha concreta: día, mes, año, período del año (verano,
invierno, el año pasado) , momento determinado.
• “For” significa “durante”. Prolongación en el tiempo.
Usos:
“Since” y “for” suelen asociarse con el “Present Perfect” (Have/has + participio pasado del verbo).
No obstante, es posible utilizarlos con otros tiempos verbales.
Ejemplos:
-I've lived here since 2003.
-I've lived here for 5 years.
Ejemplo 1: She has been married since 1998.
Ejemplo 2: Since she came here I've been very nervous
Ejemplo: 3. She has been married for ten years
Ejemplo 4: I have been studying English for ten years
Ejemplo 5: I have been living here for twenty years.
Continouos
– I haven't seen you for a long time.
– He/she hasn't been eating for two days.
– I've been working in this company for 10 years.

✔ I have been living in New York _____ 1 year


✔ I haven't seen you _____ a week
✔ I have been waiting _____ 12:30.
✔ I've lived here _____ 5 years.
✔ I've lived here _____ 2003
✔ _____ she came here I've been very nervous
✔ She has been married _____ ten years
✔ She has been a doctor _____ 1998
✔ I have been living in Valencia _____ last june
✔ I haven't seen you _____ last week
✔ Yesterday I studied _____ three hours
✔ She has been studying English _____ last January
✔ She has been studying English _____ 12.00
✔ She has been studying English _____ your birthday
✔ She has been studying English _____ two hours
✔ I've been working here _____ the last two years.
✔ I have loved you _____ the first time I saw you

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