{"id":6701,"date":"2021-04-01T07:32:12","date_gmt":"2021-04-01T07:32:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elblogdeidiomas.es\/?p=6701"},"modified":"2021-05-24T10:20:32","modified_gmt":"2021-05-24T10:20:32","slug":"using-for-and-since","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elblogdeidiomas.es\/en\/using-for-and-since\/","title":{"rendered":"Using FOR and SINCE"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Using FOR and SINCE<\/h1>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"margin-bottom: 2rem; margin-top: 2rem; background: #F4F4F4;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 0px; color: #fff; background: #FF6868;\">\u00cdNDICE DE CONTENIDOS<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#period\">For + a period of time<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#uses\">Uses of For<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#since\">Using SINCE<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#when\">When is FOR used and when is SINCE?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#summary\">Summary<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Prepositions are small words that are related to another element of the sentence.\u00a0They are essential because they provide additional details about the sentence by placing events, people, and objects in a place and time. We use the prepositions\u00a0<strong>for<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>from<\/strong>\u00a0to locate an event in a time frame and add information about its duration.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The prepositions\u00a0<em>for<\/em> (para) and <em>since<\/em> (desde) have the same general purpose but have a different connotation<\/strong>\u00a0.\u00a0With them we always use the present perfect of the verb, when we refer to the present.<\/p>\n<p>We use\u00a0<em>For<\/em>\u00a0when we measure duration,\u00a0<em>how long something lasts<\/em>\u00a0(when we say\u00a0<em>how long something lasts<\/em>\u00a0).<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"period\">For + a period of time<\/h2>\n<p>To measure a period of time up to the present, the present perfect and not the present is used in English:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>I have known her for a long time.\u00a0<\/em><em>(Correct) \/\u00a0<\/em>La conozco desde hace mucho tiempo. (Correcto)<\/li>\n<li><em>I know her for a long time.\u00a0<\/em><em>(Incorrect) \/\u00a0<\/em>La conozco desde hace mucho tiempo. (Incorrecto)<\/li>\n<li><em>I have lived here for ten years.\u00a0<\/em><em>(Correct) \/\u00a0<\/em>He vivido aqu\u00ed durante diez a\u00f1os. (Correcto)<\/li>\n<li><em>I live here for ten years.\u00a0<\/em><em>(Incorrect) \/\u00a0<\/em>Vivo aqu\u00ed desde hace diez a\u00f1os. (Incorrecto)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Present tense with For refers to a period of time that extends into the future.<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><em>How long are you here for?\u00a0<\/em><em>(Until when) \/\u00a0<\/em>\u00bfPor cu\u00e1nto tiempo est\u00e1s aqu\u00ed? (Hasta cuando)<\/li>\n<li><em>How long have you been here for?\u00a0<\/em><em>(Since when) \/\u00a0<\/em>\u00bfCuanto tiempo has estado por aqui? (Desde cuando)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"uses\">Uses of For<\/h2>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"354\">\n<h4>Example sentence (oraci\u00f3n ejemplo)<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"354\">\n<h4>Verb Tense (tiempo verbal)<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"alt\">\n<td width=\"354\">They exercise for two hours every day.<\/p>\n<p>(Hacen ejercicio durante dos horas todos los d\u00edas)<\/td>\n<td width=\"354\">Present tense<\/p>\n<p>Tiempo presente<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"354\">They are exercising for three hours today.<\/p>\n<p>Hoy est\u00e1n haciendo ejercicio durante tres horas<\/td>\n<td width=\"354\">Present continuous<\/p>\n<p>Presente continuo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"alt\">\n<td width=\"354\">He has lived in Moscow for a long time.<\/p>\n<p>Ha vivido en Mosc\u00fa durante mucho tiempo.<\/td>\n<td width=\"354\">He has lived in Moscow for a long time.<\/p>\n<p>Ha vivido en Mosc\u00fa durante mucho tiempo.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"354\">He has been living in Turin for three months.<\/p>\n<p>Vive en Tur\u00edn desde hace tres meses.<\/td>\n<td width=\"354\">Present perfect continuous<\/p>\n<p>Presente perfecto continuo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"alt\">\n<td width=\"354\">I worked at the service station for five years<\/p>\n<p>Trabaj\u00e9 en la estaci\u00f3n de servicio durante cinco a\u00f1os.<\/td>\n<td width=\"354\">Past tense<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Pasado<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"354\">He will be in hospital for at least a week<\/p>\n<p>Estar\u00e1 en el hospital durante al menos una semana<\/td>\n<td width=\"354\">Future tense<\/p>\n<p>Tiempo futuro<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>However, <strong>we don&#8217;t use For<\/strong>\u00a0with expressions like all day or all the time.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>I was there all day.\u00a0<\/em><em>(Correct) \/<\/em>\u00a0I was there all day.\u00a0(Right)<\/li>\n<li><em>I was there for all day.\u00a0<\/em><em>(Incorrect) \/<\/em>\u00a0I was there all day.\u00a0(Incorrect)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"since\">Using SINCE<\/h2>\n<p>Since it gives the starting point of actions, events or states.\u00a0It refers to when things started.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Since + a point in time (in the past), until now.\u00a0<\/strong>\/<\/em>\u00a0From + a point in time (in the past), until now.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>I\u2019ve been waiting since 7 o\u2019clock<\/em>. \/ He estado esperando desde las 7 en punto.<\/li>\n<li><em>I have known him since January \/\u00a0<\/em>Lo conozco desde enero.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>With since (since)\u00a0<strong>we use the present perfect or the past perfect<\/strong>\u00a0.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>I have been here since 5 o\u2019clock and I am getting tired<\/em>. \/ Llevo aqu\u00ed desde las 5 y me estoy cansando.<\/li>\n<li><em>I had been working since 5 o\u2019clock and I was getting tired<\/em>. \/ Llevaba trabajando desde las 5 y me estaba cansando.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Since\u00a0<strong>it can<\/strong>\u00a0also\u00a0<strong>be used in the structure\u00a0<\/strong><strong><em>It has been + period of time + since<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(It has been + period of time + since).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>It has been two months since I last saw her \/\u00a0<\/em>Han pasado dos meses desde la \u00faltima vez que la vi.<\/li>\n<li><em>It has been three years since the last earthquake. \/\u00a0<\/em>Han pasado tres a\u00f1os desde el \u00faltimo terremoto.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"when\">When is FOR used and when is SINCE?<\/h2>\n<p>Knowing when to use FOR and when to use SINCE is important.\u00a0Therefore, it is useful to see a summary of the contrast between FOR and SINCE.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>FOR<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0To mention a specific period (or duration) of time<strong><em>\u00a0SINCE<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0FROM to mention the starting point of a period of time (continued so far).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>I have been a doctor for fifteen years. (duration = 15 years)I have been a doctor since 1992.\u00a0<\/em><em>(starting point = 1992) \/\u00a0<\/em>Soy m\u00e9dico desde hace quince a\u00f1os. (duraci\u00f3n = 15 a\u00f1os) Soy m\u00e9dico desde 1992 (punto de partida = 1992)<\/li>\n<li><em>She has been a mother for six months. She has been pregnant since her first child was born. \/\u00a0<\/em>Ha sido madre durante seis meses. Est\u00e1 embarazada desde que naci\u00f3 su primer hijo.<\/li>\n<li><em>My sister has lived in Frankfurt for nine months.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 My sister has lived in Frankfurt since the beginning of March. \/\u00a0<\/em>Mi hermana vive en Frankfurt desde hace nueve meses. Mi hermana vive en Frankfurt desde principios de marzo.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Both\u00a0<em>For<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>Since<\/em>\u00a0are most commonly used with the perfect tense<\/strong>\u00a0;\u00a0we do not use these expressions in the present tense.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"summary\">Summary<\/h2>\n<p><strong><em>For<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>since<\/em>\u00a0helps to locate an event in a period of time<\/strong>\u00a0and adds information about its duration.\u00a0They are always used with the present perfect, when referring to the present.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For is used to express the duration<\/strong>\u00a0of a period that is still in progress.\u00a0Because it is placed before periods of time.\u00a0Since it is used to express the exact current or past starting point of an event.\u00a0It is placed before the starting points.<\/p>\n<p>For example:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>I\u2019ve been a firefighter for 16 years<\/em>\u00a0He sido bombero durante 16 a\u00f1os\u201d. = Usamos for (para) porque estamos expresando la duraci\u00f3n de la acci\u00f3n.<\/li>\n<li><em>I\u2019ve been a firefighter since 2000<\/em>\u00a0\u201c\u201dSoy bombero desde 2000\u201d. = Usamos since (desde) porque estamos expresando el punto de partida de la acci\u00f3n.<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Remember!\u00a0These are the next available calls for an\u00a0official English exam.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-auto kksr-align-left kksr-valign-bottom\"\n    data-payload='{&quot;align&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;6701&quot;,&quot;slug&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;valign&quot;:&quot;bottom&quot;,&quot;ignore&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;reference&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;count&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;legendonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;readonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;score&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;starsonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;best&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;gap&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;greet&quot;:&quot;\u00a1D\u00e9janos unas estrellitas si te ha gustado el post!&quot;,&quot;legend&quot;:&quot;0\\\/5 - (0 votes)&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Using FOR and SINCE&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;_legend&quot;:&quot;{score}\\\/{best} - ({count} {votes})&quot;,&quot;font_factor&quot;:&quot;1.25&quot;}'>\n            \n<div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\" style=\"padding-right: 4px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; 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