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ASREDDY Posted 20 years ago
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Can Any one help me on for and since
1 font 00 Hi All, 02 font 02 br
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01 font 00 Could you help me on the following sentences.where can I use 01 b 01 u 00 for 02 u 02 b 00 and 01 b 01 u 00 since 02 u 02 b 00 .. 02 font 02 br
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01 font 00 She has been working at that company ----(for) three years. 02 br
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00 James has been teaching at the University ---(since) June. 02 font 02 br
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01 font 00 what are the 01 u 00 point of time 02 u 00 and 01 u 00 point of period 02 u 00 . Please explain me. 02 font 02 br
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01 font 00 Thanks in advance. 02 font 02 br
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01 font 00 Could you help me on the following sentences.where can I use 01 b 01 u 00 for 02 u 02 b 00 and 01 b 01 u 00 since 02 u 02 b 00 .. 02 font 02 br
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01 font 00 She has been working at that company ----(for) three years. 02 br
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00 James has been teaching at the University ---(since) June. 02 font 02 br
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01 font 00 what are the 01 u 00 point of time 02 u 00 and 01 u 00 point of period 02 u 00 . Please explain me. 02 font 02 br
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01 font 00 Thanks in advance. 02 font 02 br
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0 Hi ASREDDY, 02 br 02 br 00 When "for" and "since" are used in time expressions, "for" measures the duration of an action or a state , and conveys how long the action or state has continued. 02 br 02 br 00 On the other hand, "since" focuses when or at what 01 i 01 b 00 point of time 02 b 02 i 00 the action or event has started. 0-
- 0 Hi ASREDDY, 02 br 02 br 00 When "for" and "since" are used in time expressions, "for" measures the duration of an action or a state , and conveys how long the action or state has continued.
- 02 br 02 br 00 On the other hand, "since" focuses when or at what 01 i 01 b 00 point of time 02 b 02 i 00 the action or event has started.
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0 Hi ASREDDY, 02 br
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00 When "for" and "since" are used in time expressions, "for" measures the duration of an action or a state , and conveys how long the action or state has continued. Per your first example, "for three years" means she has been working at that company 01 i 00 for a 01 b 00 period 02 b 00 of three years 02 i 00 . 02 br
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00 When "for" and "since" are used in time expressions, "for" measures the duration of an action or a state , and conveys how long the action or state has continued. Per your first example, "for three years" means she has been working at that company 01 i 00 for a 01 b 00 period 02 b 00 of three years 02 i 00 . 02 br
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0 We are now in 2006. You can say: 02 br
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00 "I have known him for three years" (for + complement that states the duration) 02 br
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00 "I have known him since 2003" (since + complement that states the moment when the action began) 0-
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00 "I have known him for three years" (for + complement that states the duration) 02 br
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00 "I have known him since 2003" (since + complement that states the moment when the action began) 0-
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1 font 00 Hi All, 02 font 02 br
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01 font 00 Thank you for your explannations. Now I got the meaning of for and since. 02 br
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01 font 00 Thank you for your explannations. Now I got the meaning of for and since. 02 br
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