Complete the following sentences using for, in, from or since.
1I once studied the piano ............... three years.
Wrong!
Use "for" with a period of time to say how long something lasted.
2That house has been empty ............... two years.
Wrong!
Use "for" with a length of time such as two years.
3I have known her ............... a long time.
Wrong!
Use "for" with a duration such as a long time.
4We go away ............... three weeks every summer.
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Use "for" to show the duration of the holiday each summer.
5How long are you here ...............?
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Use "for" after how long to ask about duration.
6It was the worst storm ............... years.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "in" and "for" can mean during a long period up to now in this sentence.
7I will be here ............... four o’clock onwards.
Wrong!
Use "from" to show the starting time of a period.
8I work ............... nine to five.
Wrong!
Use "from" in the range expression from nine to five.
9I have known her ............... three days.
Wrong!
Use "for" with a duration such as three days.
10............... the dawn of civilization, people have made war.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "From" and "Since" can introduce the starting point of a long historical period here.
Answers
- I once studied the piano for three years.
- That house has been empty for two years.
- I have known her for a long time.
- We go away for three weeks every summer.
- How long are you here for?
- It was the worst storm in / for years.
- I will be here from four o’clock onwards.
- I work from nine to five.
- I have known her for three days.
- From / Since the dawn of civilization, people have made war.
