Complete the following sentences using for and since.
1. I have been waiting for the guests …………….. morning.
Correct!
Wrong!
2. He has been suffering from fever ………………. Monday.
Correct!
Wrong!
3. It has been raining heavily …………….. last night.
Correct!
Wrong!
4. My father has been serving in the army …………….. 20 years.
Correct!
Wrong!
5. He has not been attending the school ……………… last Monday.
Correct!
Wrong!
6. I have been teaching in this college ……………. 10 years.
Correct!
Wrong!
7. The masons have been building this house ………………. last March.
Correct!
Wrong!
8. Man has been struggling against the forces of nature ………………. times immemorial.
Correct!
Wrong!
9. A cold breeze has been blowing ……………….. yesterday.
Correct!
Wrong!
10. He has been doing his homework …………… .. 4 o’clock.
Correct!
Wrong!
Answers
1. I have been waiting for the guests since morning.
2. He has been suffering from fever since Monday.
3. It has been raining heavily since last night.
4. My father has been serving in the army for 20 years.
5. He has not been attending the school since last Monday.
6. I have been teaching in this college for 10 years.
7. The masons have been building this house since last March.
8. Man has been struggling against the forces of nature since times immemorial.
9. A cold breeze has been blowing since yesterday.
10. He has been doing his homework since 4 o’clock.
