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    The document discusses the present perfect tense and how it is used to talk about actions or situations that began in the past and continue in the present. Specifically, it explains that "for" is used to refer to a period of time stretching from the past to now, such as "for ten years," while "since" refers to a point in time in the past, like "since 2018."

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    The document discusses the present perfect tense and how it is used to talk about actions or situations that began in the past and continue in the present. Specifically, it explains that "for" is used to refer to a period of time stretching from the past to now, such as "for ten years," while "since" refers to a point in time in the past, like "since 2018."

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    The document discusses the present perfect tense and how it is used to talk about actions or situations that began in the past and continue in the present. Specifically, it explains that "for" is used to refer to a period of time stretching from the past to now, such as "for ten years," while "since" refers to a point in time in the past, like "since 2018."

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    Present Perfect: for & since

    PRESENT PERFECT

    -To talk about something that began in the past and continues
    to be true in the present.

    • We have lived here for ten years (= and we still live here)
    • She has played in a band since 2018. (=and she still plays
    in it)
    1. FOR

    -When we mention a period of time from the past until now

    • for half an hour


    • for three months
    • for ages
    2. SINCE

    -When we mention a point in time in the past

    • since six o’clock


    • since 2012
    • since last weekend

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