Question

Fill in the spaces in these sentences with either "for" or "since". a. _________ the dentist took out that tooth of mine, it's been painful. I should go back to her. b. You have worked well _________ the morning coffee break. Well done! c. You've been eating chips _______ the whole of this film. Are you a little hungry? d. I've been coming to this swimming pool _______ over ten years. e. Those two have been married ________1985. They are the happiest couple I know. f. I've had this diamond necklace ________ a very long time. g. Are you still unemployed? You've been without a job _______ you decided to resign from that accountancy firm. h. Mr. Gomez has been the Prime Minister ________ Mrs. Gonzalez-Panis resigned in the spring. i. Your sister has studied ________ longer than any other student in her class for this exam. j. _________ I was born, I have always had one arm longer than the other. The doctors can't explain it!

Answer 1

Respuesta:

a. since

b. since

c. for

d. for

e. since

f. for

g. since

h. since

i. for

j. since

Explicación:

since es un tiempo en espeficfico (desde)

for es un periodo de tiempo (por/durante)