2.

For and Since

For is used with a period of time.

for

now
Structure:

Subject + Auxiliary Verb + Past Participle Verb + Complement

(have/has)

Examples:
· I have lived in New York for two months.
(He vivido en Nueva York por dos meses)
. He has been married for five years.
(Lleva casado cinco años)
Since is used with a starting point of a period

since now
Structure
Subject + Auxiliary Verb + Past Participle Verb + Complement
(have/has)

Examples:

. We don’t have seen each other since 2001.

(No nos hemos visto desde 2001.)
. I've lived in Spain since I was ten years old.
(Vivo en España desde que tenía 10 años.)
. I have been sick since last weekend.
(He estado enfermo desde el pasado fin de semana)