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Since-For/help
Message from smart posted on 06-06-2015 at 19:55:09 (D | E | F)
Hello friends,
Please help me to know how to use "since" and "for".
Regards
Malaika

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Edited by lucile83 on 06-06-2015 20:47

Re: Since-For/help from gerondif, posted on 06-06-2015 at 20:23:53 (D | E)
Hello,
if you type "for, since, ago" in the yellow window , you will have lots of explanations in French I'm afraid.

To put it in a nutshell:

He bought this car in 2012
He bought this car three years ago (preterite)
He has had this car for three years (present perfect + for + duration)
He has had this car since 2012 (present perfect + since + starting date)
he has been driving this car for three years /since 2012 (present perfect continuous with a verb of action + for or since)

Re: Since-For/help from lucile83, posted on 06-06-2015 at 20:47:12 (D | E)
Hello,
Tests about For and Since in English here:
Link

You'll find a lot of lessons and exercises here, on the English site:
Link

Regards.

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