Exercise 4: ‘since & for’

(Practise the difference between ‘since’ and ‘for’)

Difficulty: rather difficult (4 of 5)

Choose the correct answer that has to follow ‘since’ or ‘for’ accordingly. You need to distinguish between a point in time and a time span.

Example: “Lexy, we’ve been waiting for you for ___________!”
- A. this morning
- B. some time ago
- C. over two hours → Correct!

If you still need help with the topic, look at the use of ‘since & for’ again.

I’ve been doing this course for __________ now and it’s still very difficult.
1. three months
2. yesterday
3. last month
I sold my car last year. Since __________, I’ve been saving a lot of money.
1. eight months
2. then
3. a while
Excuse me! Since __________ do we work on Sundays!
1. a long time
2. three hours
3. when
I’m quite experienced because I’ve been doing that for __________.
1. the day I got the job
2. 23 of April
3. such a long time
Since __________, I’ve been a bit nervous at night.
1. two weeks
2. I lost my keys
3. a while

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