since & for

Exercise on since and for

SINCE : if the starting point is given (two o'clock, last Friday, 1998)


FOR : if the period of time is given (twenty minutes, two days, one year)



Decide whether to use since or for


1. I have been waiting --- 4 o'clock.


2. Sue has only been waiting --- 20 minutes.


3. Tim and Tina have been learning English --- six years.


4. Fred and Frida have been learning French --- 1998.


5. Joe and Josephine have been going out together ---- Valentine's Day.


6. I haven't been on holiday --- last July.


7. Mary has been saving her money --- many years.


8. I haven't eaten anything --- breakfast.


9. You have been watching TV --- hours.


10. We have been living here ---- 2 months