Monday, June 26, 2006

Since vs For



Since / For

Since indicates a point in time.(since + starting point)


  • I have lived in Bangalore since 1991.
  • It's been raining since the beginning of the month.


For indicates the length of a period of time.(for + period of time)


  • I have lived in Bangalore for ten years
  • My mother will be in Delhi for the next ten days.


She'd been working there since a long time - Incorrect
She'd been working there for a long time - Correct



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