PRESENT PERFECT

+ FOR, SINCE

PRESENT PERFECT + FOR, SINCE

USING THE PRESENT PERFECT, WE CAN DEFINE A PERIOD OF

TIME BEFORE NOW:

IF WERE GOING TO CONSIDER THE DURATION OF THE EVENT

THEN WE USE

--==FOR==-

IF WERE GOING TO CONSIDER THE STARTING POINT OF THE

EVENT THEN WE USE

--==SINCE==--

FOR + PERIOD OF TIME

FOR SIX YEARS, FOR A WEEK, FOR A MONTH, FOR

HOURS, FOR TWO HOURS.

I HAVE WORKED HERE FOR FIVE YEARS.

SINCE + A POINT IN TIME

SINCE THIS MORNING, SINCE LAST WEEK, SINCE YESTERDAY

SINCE I WAS A CHILD, SINCE WEDNESDAY, SINCE 2 OCLOCK

I HAVE WORKED HERE SINCE 1990

PRESENT PERFECT WITH FOR

SHE HAS LIVED HERE FOR TWENTY YEARS.

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WE HAVE TAUGHT AT THIS SCHOOL FOR A LONG TIME.

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ALICE HAS BEEN MARRIED FOR THREE MONTHS.

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THEY HAVE BEEN AT THE HOTEL FOR A WEEK.

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PRESENT PERFECT WITH SINCE

SHE HAS LIVED HERE SINCE 1980.

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WE HAVE TAUGHT AT THIS SCHOOL SINCE 1965.

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ALICE HAS BEEN MARRIED SINCE MARCH 2ND.

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THEY HAVE BEEN AT THE HOTEL SINCE LAST TUESDAY.

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FOR AND SINCE

YOU CAN ALSO USE THESE WITH THE PAST PERFECT

SINCE CAN BE USED ONLY WITH PERFECT TENSES

FOR CAN BE ALSO USED WITH SIMPLE PAST