education

1. Lunch & Learn
For or since?

2. There is a rule as to when we use for
and since. Can you tell us what it is?
Question

3. They have been here for three
years.
Let’s see for and since in context
They have been here since
2015.

4. They have been here for three
years.
So, what is the rule?
They have been here since
2015.

5. We use for when we are
referring to amounts of time.
So, what is the rule?
We use since when referring
to specific dates or time.

6. Shall we
practise?

7. 1. I have been waiting for you
____ more than 10 minutes!
For or since?

8. 1. I have been waiting for you
for more than 10 minutes!
For or since?

9. 2. I have not seen them ____
last August.
For or since?

10. 2. I have not seen them since
last August.
For or since?

11. 3. Bob and Rae have been
studying _____ about 3
months.
For or since?

12. 3. Bob and Rae have been
studying for about 3 months.
For or since?

13. 4. Jordy has been running
______a long time.
For or since?

14. 4. Jordy has been running for a
long time.
For or since?

15. 5. The children have already
been outside ______ more
than 20 minutes!
For or since?

16. 5. The children have already
been outside for more than 20
minutes!
For or since?

17. 6. I think she’s been working
here ______ Christmas.
For or since?

18. 6. I think she’s been working
here since Christmas.
For or since?

19. 7. I hope you are hungry! I
have been cooking _____ 7:00
this morning.
For or since?

20. 7. I hope you are hungry! I
have been cooking since 7:00
this morning.
For or since?

21. 8. We have been driving ____
more than 3 hours! When are
we going to get there?
For or since?

22. 8. We have been driving for
more than 3 hours! When are
we going to get there?
For or since?

23. 9. Iliana has been practicing
playing the piano ___ more
than years now!
For or since?

24. 9. Iliana has been practicing
playing the piano for more
than years now!
For or since?

25. 10. He sure likes to read. He
has been reading that book
______ 6:00 this morning!
For or since?

26. 10. He sure likes to read. He
has been reading that book
since 6:00 this morning!
For or since?

27. What do each of these
previously studied sentences
have in common?
Question:

28. What do these sentences have in common?
I have not seen them since last August.
I think she’s been working here since Christmas.
I hope you are hungry! I have been cooking since 7:00 this
morning.
He sure likes to read! He has been reading that book since
6:00 this morning!

29. Right! They are all perfect tenses. Since is only
used with perfect tenses.
I have not seen them since last August.
I think she’s been working here since Christmas.
I hope you are hungry! I have been cooking since 7:00 this
morning.
He sure likes to read! He has been reading that book since
6:00 this morning!

30. Questions?
Yuliana
@ ybagan@myenglishonline.ca
englishonlinemb10
Blaine
@ broberts@myenglishonline.ca
blaine_myenglishonline
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31. Thank you for attending!
See you next time!
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