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Since vs for exercises

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Test yourself on since vs for with 11 interactive questions. Every answer comes with an explanation — and if you get one wrong, the AI tutor can explain exactly why your answer didn't work.

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Choose the correct sentence.

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Guessing gets you through a quiz; understanding gets you through the exam. Read the full Since vs for lesson Use 'since' with a starting point in time — a date, year, event, or time of day — to say when a situation began: 'since 2019', 'since Monday'. Use 'for' with a length or duration of time — a number of minutes, days, or years — to say how long it has lasted: 'for three years', 'for a while'. Both commonly pair with the present perfect.

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