{"id":2638,"date":"2024-07-27T19:52:07","date_gmt":"2024-07-27T19:52:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/egrammartips.com\/?p=2638"},"modified":"2024-08-13T20:27:02","modified_gmt":"2024-08-13T20:27:02","slug":"mastering-time-expressions-since-vs-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/egrammartips.com\/?p=2638","title":{"rendered":"Mastering time expressions : &#8220;Since &#8221; vs &#8221; For &#8220;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image uagb-block-1b42152f wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-static wp-block-uagb-image--align-none\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/egrammartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1000000275-1024x1024.png ,https:\/\/egrammartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1000000275.png 780w, https:\/\/egrammartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1000000275.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 150px\" src=\"https:\/\/egrammartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1000000275-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"uag-image-2639\" width=\"382\" height=\"382\" title=\"1000000275\" loading=\"lazy\" role=\"img\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The difference  between  &#8220;for&#8221; and &#8220;since&#8221; lies in how they describe the duration of time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>*<strong>usage<\/strong>  :&#8221; For &#8221; is used to specify a period or duration of time .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example<\/strong> :\u2022 I have lived here <strong>for<\/strong> five years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022She has been studying English <strong>for<\/strong> two hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Since<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Usage<\/strong>: &#8220;<strong>Since<\/strong>&#8221; is used to indicate the starting point of an action on event that continues up to the present .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Examples<\/strong> : They have been married <strong>since<\/strong> 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022She has been working in the company since <strong>last<\/strong> winter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-78d9f802f379dde04b989fa841cb2a55\">Key points<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Use &#8220;for&#8221; when you are talking about the length of time something has been happening. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022Structure: for + period of time (e.g. hours ,days ,month,  years)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022Use &#8220;Since&#8221; when you are referring to the specific point in time when something started. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022Structure :since + specific point in time ( e.g. , a specific date  day, time)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-73b2a6fe916a76909943118db5d8fec7\"><strong>Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 For = duration of time .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She has known her for twelve year .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022Since = starting point in time .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She has known her since 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I HOPE YOU ENJOY THE BLOG ! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The difference between &#8220;for&#8221; and &#8220;since&#8221; lies in how they describe the duration of time. 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