FOR / SINCE
We have been waiting here ______ 24 hours.
We have been waiting here for 24 hours.
Correct the verb form:
"The company (create) 50 new jobs last month."
The company created 50 new jobs last month.
Is this sentence correct or incorrect?
"She has lived here in 2004."
INCORRECT
She has lived here since 2004.
or
She lived here in 2004.
It has been very rainy ______ early morning.
It has been very rainy since early morning
Correct the verb form:
"We (not live) here for a long time."
We haven't lived here for a long time.
Is this correct?
"I have bought a new smartphone last night."
INCORRECT
"I bought a new smartphone lats night."
I've lived in this city ______ ages.
I've lived in this city for ages.
Correct the verb form:
"Oh no! I (break) my glasses! Now I can't see anything."
Oh no! I have broken my glasses! Now I can't see anything.
What is wrong with this sentence?
"My grandmother has lived in Paris for 10 years when she was young."
My grandmother lived in Paris for 10 years when she was young.
Is this sentence correct?
"We haven’t seen each other since last Tet holiday."
CORRECT
Correct the verb form:
"At first, the conditions (not be) good for the engineers."
At first, the conditions weren't good for the engineers.
Is this sentence correct or incorrect?
"William Shakespeare has written many famous plays."
INCORRECT
"William Shakespeare wrote many famous plays."
<Shakespeare is dead; his life and work are finished>
Answer this question using either “SINCE” or “FOR”:
"How long has the baby drunk milk?" (30 minutes).
The baby has drunk milk for 30 minutes.
Correct the verb form:
"Shakespeare (write) many plays when he was alive."
Shakespeare wrote many plays when he was alive.
Based on these sentences, who is STILL working at the company?
Person A: "I worked there for 5 years."
Person B: "I have worked there for 5 years."
Person B