ENGLISH GRAMMAR IN USE FOR INTERMEDIATE
12. FOR AND SINCE
When….? And How Long ….?
| A | We use for and since to say how long something has been happening. | Nosotros use for + a period of fourth dimension ( two hours, six weeks etc .):  I 've been waiting for 2 hours. Sally has been working here for half dozen months . (non since half dozen months) I oasis't seen Tom for iii days . | We utilise since + the start of a flow ( 8 o'clock, Monday, 1999 etc.): I 've been waiting since 8 o'clock .  Sally has been working here since April . (=from April until at present) I haven't seen Tom since Monday. | It is possible to get out out for (but non usually in negative sentences): They've been married (for) x years . (with or without for ) They haven't had a holiday for 10 years. (yous must utilise for ) We practice non use for+ all ... ( all day /all my life etc.): I've lived here all my life . (not for all my life) You can use in instead of for in negative sentences ( I oasis't ... etc.): They oasis't had a holiday in ten years . (=for ten years) |
| B | Compare when ... ? (+past simple) and how long ... ? (+present perfect) |  A: When did it commencement raining? B: It started raining an hr ago /at 1 o'clock . A: How Long has information technology been raining? B: It's been raining for an hr /since ane o'clock . | A: When did Joe and Carol first meet? B: They offset met a long time agone/ when they were at school.  A: How long have they known each other? B: They've known each other for a long fourth dimension/ since they were at schoolhouse . | |
| C | We say: | or | it's it's been | (= it is ) (= it has been ) | a long fourth dimension six months (etc.) | since something happened | Information technology's two years since I last saw Joe. or It's been two years since .. . (= I haven't seen Joe for 2 years) It 's ages since we went to the cinema. Or It's been ages since .. . (= We oasis't been to the movie theatre for ages) How Long is information technology since Mrs Loma died? or How Long has it been since .. . ? (= When did Mrs Loma dice?) |
EXERCISES
| 12.1 | Write for or since. | 1 | It'due south been raining ___ since____ lunchtime. | | two | Sarah has lived in Paris __________ 1995. | | three | Paul has lived in Brazil ____________ten years. | | 4 | I'm tired of waiting. Nosotros've been sitting here ________ an hour. | | 5 | Kevin has been looking for a job ______________he left school. | | 6 | I haven't been to a party_____________ ages. | | 7 | I wonder where Joe is. I haven't seen him _____________ last week. | | 8 | Jane is away. She'due south been away _____________Friday. | | nine | The weather is dry. Information technology hasn't rained ______________a few weeks. | |
| 12.ii | Write questions with how Long and when. | 1 | It's raining. (how long) ____ How long has information technology been raining? _________ (when)______ When did information technology start raining?___________ | | ii | Kate is learning Japanese. (how long /acquire?) _____________________________________________ (when /start?) _____________________________________________ | | 3 | I know Simon. (how long /you /know? _____________________________________________ (when /yous /outset /meet?) _____________________________________________ | | 4 | Rebecca and David are married. (how long?) _____________________________________________ (when?) _____________________________________________ | |
| 12.3 | Read the situations and complete the sentences. | 1 | It's raining. It'due south been raining since lunch time. It _____ started raining ______ at lunchtime. | | 2 | Ann and jess are friends. They first met years agone. They've _____ known each other for ____ years. | | iii | Marking is sick. He became ill on Sunday. He has ________________Sunday. | | iv | Marking is sick. He became sick a few days ago. He has ________________ a few days. | | 5 | Sarah is married. She's been married for a year. She got ________________ | | 6 | You lot have a headache. It started when y'all woke upwards. I've ________________ I woke up. | | seven | Sue has been in Italy for the concluding iii weeks. She went ________________ | | eight | You're working in a hotel. You lot started half-dozen months ago. I've ________________ | |
| 12.4 | Write B's sentences using the words in brackets. | 1 | A: | Do you often go on vacation? | | B: | No, ____ I haven't had a holiday for ______ 5 years. | | 2 | A: | Do yous oftentimes see Laura? | | B: | No, I ______________________ about a month | | 3 | A: | Do you frequently get to the movie house? | | B: | No, I ____________________ a long fourth dimension. | | four | A: | Do you lot often eat in restaurants? | | B: | No, ________________________ ages. | Now write B'south answers again. This time use It's ... since ... . | five | (1) ____ No, it's v years since I had a holiday ___________ | | half dozen | (two) No, it's _______________________ | | 7 | (3) No, _______________________ | | viii | (4) _______________________ | |
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