"For" i "since"

 

FOR

Przyimka for używamy, gdy mowa jest o tym jak długo dzieje się dana czynność.

FOR
15 minutes	an hour	two days
a week	three months	10 years
a long time	ages	years

I've been living here for 8 years.

She's been working in our company for six months.

I've been waiting for you for over three hours!

We've known each other for ages.

UWAGA! w wyrażeniach z all nie stosujemy przyimka for:

I've been living here all my life.

She's been reading all day.

SINCE

Przyimka since używamy, gdy mówimy od kiedy dana czynność się dzieje.

SINCE
9 o'clock	Sunday	the weekend
you left	I was born	breakfast
August	1970	your birthday

I've been living here since I was born.

She's been working in our company since April.

I've been waiting for you since 4 o'clock!

We've known each other since school.

 

 

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