Here we are talking about something that started in the past and continues to the present.<\/p>\n
When using the present tense with \u2018for\u2019 we are referring to a period of time that extends into the future, as in this example:<\/p>\n
How long are you here for<\/em>? (The question could also be \u2018Until when will you be here?)<\/p>\n We can in fact use all verb tenses with the time preposition \u2018for\u2019, as long as we are talking about something that started in the past and continues to the present (even if it is just about to stop).<\/p>\n Examples: One final note about \u2018for\u2019, don\u2019t use the expressions \u2018all day\u2019 and \u2018all the time\u2019 with the preposition for.<\/p>\n Examples: In English we use the word \u2018since\u2019 to talk about the starting point of actions, events, or states of being. \u2018Since\u2019 is used to refer to when something began or started; the action may continue to the present, but it also may have stopped. \u2018Since\u2019 is always used with a specific time, date, or age (7:00pm, January, or 5-years-old, prehistoric time). \u2018Since\u2019 is generally used with the present perfect, past perfect, and past perfect continuous tenses. For example:<\/p>\n I’ve been studying English since<\/em> 5 o’clock. \u2018Since\u2019 is also often used in the following sentence construction: it has been + period of time + since.<\/p>\n For example: Okay, now here is the summary, or take-away, from this review:<\/p>\n Use FOR<\/em> to talk about a period (or duration) of time. Also remember that \u2018for\u2019 and \u2018since\u2019 do have other meanings in English that are not associated with time. For example:<\/p>\n This book is for<\/em> you. I was listening to a news report on the radio last night and heard a non-native speaker of English, make a very common grammar mistake, misusing the prepositions \u2018for\u2019 and \u2018since.\u2019 So, I thought today I would write a review of how to use these words correctly as prepositions when talking about time. In…<\/p>\n
\nThey practice their English for<\/em> 1 hour every day.
\nThey are practicing for<\/em> 2 hours today.
\nThey have lived in America for<\/em> a long time.
\nThey have been living in America for<\/em> 1 year.
\nThey worked in America for<\/em> 2 years.
\nThey will be in America for<\/em> at least 1 month.<\/p>\n
\nHe was there all day. (Correct)
\nHe was there for all day.<\/del> (Incorrect)<\/p>\n
\nI have studied since<\/em> 5 o’clock and I am tired.
\nI had been studying since<\/em> 5 o’clock and I was getting tired.<\/p>\n
\nIt has been two months since<\/em> I last spoke English.<\/p>\n
\nUse SINCE to talk about the starting point of a period of time (that continues, or went on for some time, but has now stopped).<\/p>\n
\nSince<\/em> he didn’t study he didn’t pass the quiz.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2013\/11\/time-350x350.jpg\")