Fill in the blanks with since or for.
1We have been good friends ............... our university days.
Wrong!
We use since to indicate the starting point of a situations.
2We have known each other ............... over twenty years.
Wrong!
We use for to measure duration.
3I haven’t seen him ............... January.
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We use since to indicate the starting point of a situation.
4Where have you been ............... I last saw you?
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We use since to indicate the starting point of a situation.
5I have written six letters ............... morning.
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We use since with the starting point.
6I have known them ............... a long time.
Wrong!
We use for with duration.
7How long have you been waiting ...............?
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We use for with duration.
8He will be in Amsterdam ............... a week.
Wrong!
9It was the worst calamity ............... twenty years.
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10I had been working ............... morning and I was getting tired.
Wrong!
11He can watch TV ............... hours on end.
Wrong!
We use for with duration.
12She has been a go-getter ............... her childhood.
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- We have been good friends since our university days.
- We have known each other for over twenty years.
- I haven’t seen him since January.
- Where have you been since I last saw you?
- I have written six letters since morning.
- I have known them for a long time.
- How long have you been waiting for?
- He will be in Amsterdam for a week.
- It was the worst calamity for twenty years.
- I had been working since morning and I was getting tired.
- He can watch TV for hours on end.
- She has been a go-getter since her childhood.
