الثلاثاء، 14 فبراير 2012

[ Since & For ]

For and since for Time

since - for


We often use for and since when talking
about time.


for + period

for يأتي بعدها دائما مده زمنيه أو مده من الوقت
A period is a duration of time, for


Example .. :/
5 minutes, 2 weeks, 6 years


For means "from the beginning of the period until the end of the period." For can be used with all tenses.



Example .. :/
I have lived in Dammam for 3 months



since + point

A point is a precise moment in time, for
example: 9 o'clock, 1st January, Monday.

نذكر بعدها بداية الحدث
بمعنى أننا نذكر بعدها نقطة وميعاد بداية الحدث

Since means "from a point in the past until now." Since is normally used with perfect tenses.


**************

for
a period
(from start to end)




since
a point
(up to now)

**************

Examples :/

for three days
for 6 months
for 4 years
for 2 centuries
for a long time
for ever


since Monday
since January
since 1997
since 1500
since I left school
since the beginning of time

**************

For can be used with all tenses. Here are
a few examples:

Examples :/

They study for two hours every day
Present Simple


They are studying for three hours today.
Present Progressive

He has lived in Bangkok for a long time.
Present Perfect Simple

He has been living in Paris for three months.
Present Perfect Progressive

**************

Since is normally used with perfect tenses

  • I have finished my homework

    Present Perfect Simple

    He has been working since he arrived

    Present Perfect Progressive


    I had lived in New York since my childhood

    Past Perfect


  • **************

Both for and since also have other meanings, with no reference to time


This is simple illustration of these two words
And, God willing, take benefit of them


ليست هناك تعليقات:

إرسال تعليق

إجمالي مرات مشاهدة الصفحة

المتابعون