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for 20 minutes since Monday
for three days since January
for 6 months since 1997
for 4 years since 1500
for 2 centuries since I left school
for a long time since the beginning of time
for ever since 9am
for
For can be used with all tenses. Here are a few examples:
They study for two hours every day.
We do not use for with "all day", "all the time": I was there all day.
(not for all day)
since
Since is normally used with perfect tenses: