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For vs Since
We can use for and since with present perfect or past perfect simple or continuous.
We can also use for with the past simple when an action or event started in the past
and also finished in the past after some time. Compare:
I have lived in London for 20 years. (=I am living in London now. The action has
not finished.)
I lived in London for 20 years. (=I am not living in London now. The action
started and finished in the past.)
Since vs From
We use since and from + starting point. They are used to mark the beginning of
something: an action, a state or an event.
We normally use since with the present or past perfect to talk about the duration of an
action, event or state. Since indicates the starting point of this action, event or state.