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Welcome to our lesson on "English Grammar → Since and For"! In this quick article, we will help you understand the difference between "Since" and "For" and how they both relate to '''when''' events happen. 📚 | |||
Once you've mastered this topic, you might also be interested in exploring other related grammar lessons, such as [[Language/English/Grammar/Adjectives-ending-in-ly|adjectives ending in "ly"]], [[Language/English/Grammar/The-Hyphen-and-The-Dash|the use of hyphens and dashes]], and [[Language/English/Grammar/Irregular-Verbs|irregular verbs]] in English. These lessons will further enhance your English grammar skills and help you become a more confident speaker and writer. ✍️😊 | |||
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*I have known him for 2 months. | *I have known him for 2 months. | ||
*Amanda hasn’t been there for 10 years. | *Amanda hasn’t been there for 10 years. | ||
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==Other Lessons== | |||
* [[Language/English/Grammar/Tenses|Tenses]] | |||
* [[Language/English/Grammar/How-do-you-use-Adjectives|How do you use Adjectives]] | |||
* [[Language/English/Grammar/Collocations-with-do|Collocations with do]] | |||
* [[Language/English/Grammar/INDEFINITE-PRONOUNS|INDEFINITE PRONOUNS]] | |||
* [[Language/English/Grammar/How-to-Use-Have|How to Use Have]] | |||
* [[Language/English/Grammar/Adverbs-of-Degree|Adverbs of Degree]] | |||
* [[Language/English/Grammar/How-Some-pointers-when-using-Adjectives|How Some pointers when using Adjectives]] | |||
* [[Language/English/Grammar/The-Possessive-Case|The Possessive Case]] | |||
* [[Language/English/Grammar/Count-noun|Count noun]] | |||
* [[Language/English/Grammar/Confusion-between-Adjectives-and-Adverbs|Confusion between Adjectives and Adverbs]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 12:00, 25 March 2023
Welcome to our lesson on "English Grammar → Since and For"! In this quick article, we will help you understand the difference between "Since" and "For" and how they both relate to when events happen. 📚
Once you've mastered this topic, you might also be interested in exploring other related grammar lessons, such as adjectives ending in "ly", the use of hyphens and dashes, and irregular verbs in English. These lessons will further enhance your English grammar skills and help you become a more confident speaker and writer. ✍️😊
Since[edit | edit source]
Rule[edit | edit source]
Use since + (a specific time) like May 12, or 10:11 a.m., or Monday, or "I was 20".
Since can only be used with the perfect tenses.
Examples[edit | edit source]
- I have known him since September.
- Amanda hasn’t been there since she was 20
For[edit | edit source]
Rule[edit | edit source]
Use for + (a length of time) like 1 hour, or 3 days, or 4 years.
For can be used with all tenses.
Examples[edit | edit source]
- I have known him for 2 months.
- Amanda hasn’t been there for 10 years.
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
- Tenses
- How do you use Adjectives
- Collocations with do
- INDEFINITE PRONOUNS
- How to Use Have
- Adverbs of Degree
- How Some pointers when using Adjectives
- The Possessive Case
- Count noun
- Confusion between Adjectives and Adverbs