Complete the following sentences using since or for.
1I have been associated with this organization ............... ten years.
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Use "for" with a length of time such as ten years.
2My grandmother has been ailing ............... July.
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Use "since" with a starting point such as July.
3............... when have you been living in this city?
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Use "Since" in the question form "Since when" to ask about the starting time.
4They have been learning Latin ............... six months.
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Use "for" with a period of time such as six months.
5My sister has been learning music ............... January.
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Use "since" with a starting point such as January.
6He worked as a waiter ............... six years.
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Use "for" with a period of time such as six years.
7I have been practicing yoga ............... six years.
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Use "for" with a period of time such as six years.
8............... when have you been learning music?
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Use "Since" in the question form "Since when" to ask about the starting time.
9We have been living in this city ............... 1985.
Wrong!
Use "since" with a starting point such as 1985.
10It has been ten years ............... I retired.
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Use "since" before a clause that gives the starting point of a period.
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- I have been associated with this organization for ten years.
- My grandmother has been ailing since July.
- Since when have you been living in this city?
- They have been learning Latin for six months.
- My sister has been learning music since January.
- He worked as a waiter for six years.
- I have been practicing yoga for six years.
- Since when have you been learning music?
- We have been living in this city since 1985.
- It has been ten years since I retired.