FOR and SINCE

1. Present Perfect (review)

(time?) a) They have moved into a new apartment.

b) Have you ever visited Mexico? X X

X XX
X
c) We have had four tests so far this semester.

 The present perfect expresses that something happened (or never

happened) before now, at an unspecified time in the past.

 The exact time is not important and not mentioned.

 The present perfect also expresses the repetition of an activity before now.

The exact time of each repetition is not important.

 SINCE
2. Since or For

X X

FOR

 We use since to express the beginning of the period of time of an event.

 We use for to express the lenght (duration) of this event.

SINCE

X X

He has studied since two o’clock.

 X X

FOR

He has studied for two hours and fifteen minutes.

SINCE

X X

He has been here since six o´clock.

 X X

FOR

He has been here for about two hours.

He has had his cowboy doll
since he was a young kid.

He has had his cowboy doll for

more than eleven years.