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For
is used for general periods of time:
2 hours, three days, one month. |
Since
is used for a specific time:
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Instructions for the students: "Tell me for or since."
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two months
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(for) |
about 10 minutes
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(for) |
six weeks
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(for) |
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January
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(since) |
I was a child
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(since) |
October 5th
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(since) |
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one week
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(for) |
the end of
the semester
|
(since) |
last week
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(since) |
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a year ago
|
(since) |
3 hours a
day
|
(for) |
a long time
ago
|
(since) |
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February
|
(since) |
I was 14 years
old
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(since) |
three days
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(for) |
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five minutes
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(for) |
the last two
years
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(for) |
the beginning
of the year
|
(since) |
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April
|
(since) |
I came to
America
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(since) |
1997
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(since) |
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three years
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(for) |
5 days
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(for) |
two weeks
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(for) |
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the war
|
(since) |
September
3rd
|
(since) |
the meeting
|
(since) |
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Monday
|
(since) |
about 2 hours
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(for) |
twelve days
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(for) |
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six months
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(for) |
this class
started
|
(since) |
Sunday
|
(since) |
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Christmas
|
(since) |
New Year's
Eve
|
(since) |
six years
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(for) |
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a long time
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(for) |
one month
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(for) |
my birthday
|
(since) |
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December
|
(since) |
my baby left
me
|
(since) |
a short time
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(for) |
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last summer
|
(since) |
two winters
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(for) |
a while
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(for) |
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