SINCE AND FOR LIST (ENGLISH)

Good morning pupils!

I put you a little list of sentences in which we use "SINCE" and another one in which we have to put "FOR".

Remember that FOR/SINCE have more or less the same meaning (SINCE = "desde", FOR = "durante") so we use them in different lexis. Since is for concrete moments in the past but for is for inaccurate dates. Here you have the promised list:

SINCE (desde)

Since I was a child

Since 1999

Since The Middle Ages

I have been very nervous since Cristiano Ronaldo scored for Real Madrid.

My name has been Alejandro since I was born

I was able to vote in Spain elections since I was 18 years old, in 2007.

FOR (durante)

For two days

For a couple of days

For a long long time

For three weeks

For many months

For two hundred years.

As you can see, it's very easy to difference between since and for. I hope you will pass your next English exam with A+ MARKS! (sobresalientes)

NOTE: Remember the little trick for "yet" ;)

General boo!

Alejandro.