{"id":2357,"date":"2017-07-10T16:58:44","date_gmt":"2017-07-10T16:58:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=2357"},"modified":"2017-07-10T16:58:44","modified_gmt":"2017-07-10T16:58:44","slug":"class-9-interact-with-english-unit-1-solutions-since-and-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/class-9-interact-with-english-unit-1-solutions-since-and-for\/","title":{"rendered":"Class 9 Interact With English | Unit 1 Solutions | Since and For"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Exercise 9<\/p>\n<h3>Since and for<\/h3>\n<p>The time expressions <strong>since and for<\/strong> indicate the duration of an action.<\/p>\n<p>We use <strong>for<\/strong> to say how long something lasts.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It has been raining <strong>for two hours.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The house has been empty<strong> for six months.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Since<\/strong> gives the starting point of actions or events. It says when things began.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It has been raining <strong>since morning.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The house has been empty <strong>since January.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Note that we often use the present perfect or present perfect continuous tenses with <strong>since and for.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I have been learning classical dance<strong> for six months<\/strong>. (NOT I am learning classical dance for six months.)<\/li>\n<li>It has been raining<strong> since morning<\/strong>. (NOT It is raining since morning.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Grammar exercise<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Complete the following sentences using since or for.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. He has been looking for a job \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 February. (since \/ for)<\/p>\n<p>2. I have been running this blog \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 ten years. (for \/ since)<\/p>\n<p>3. He has been jobless \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 six months. (since \/ for)<\/p>\n<p>4. They have known each other \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 their school days. (since \/ for)<\/p>\n<p>5. I have known him \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 twenty years. (for \/ since)<\/p>\n<p>6. I haven\u2019t seen Mitra \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. Diwali. (since \/ for)<\/p>\n<p>7. We have been good friends \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. university days. (since \/ for)<\/p>\n<p>8. It has been a long time \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. our last meeting. (since \/ for)<\/p>\n<p>9. I once studied the piano \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 six months. (for \/ since)<\/p>\n<p>10. How long have you been here \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..? (since \/ for)<\/p>\n<h3>Answers<\/h3>\n<p>1. He has been looking for a job <strong>since<\/strong> February.<\/p>\n<p>2. I have been running this blog <strong>for<\/strong> ten years.<\/p>\n<p>3. He has been jobless<strong> for<\/strong> six months.<\/p>\n<p>4. They have known each other <strong>since<\/strong> their school days.<\/p>\n<p>5. I have known him<strong> for<\/strong> twenty years.<\/p>\n<p>6. I haven\u2019t seen Mitra<strong> since<\/strong> Diwali.<\/p>\n<p>7. We have been good friends <strong>since<\/strong> university days.<\/p>\n<p>8. It has been a long time <strong>since<\/strong> our last meeting.<\/p>\n<p>9. I once studied the piano <strong>for<\/strong> six months.<\/p>\n<p>10. How long have you been here <strong>for?<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Exercise 9<\/h3>\n<p>Which expressions go with since and which go with for?<\/p>\n<p>(last week, a short time, a decade, Deepavali, the day before yesterday, centuries, June, 22nd June, several weeks, 2009, 6 months, ages)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Expressions with since<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Since last week<\/li>\n<li>Since Deepavali<\/li>\n<li>Since the day before yesterday<\/li>\n<li>Since June<\/li>\n<li>Since 22nd June<\/li>\n<li>Since 2009<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Expressions with for<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>For a short time<\/li>\n<li>For centuries<\/li>\n<li>For several weeks<\/li>\n<li>For six months<\/li>\n<li>For ages<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Exercise 10<\/h2>\n<p>Choose three \u2018since\u2019 expressions and three \u2018for\u2019 expressions from the table above. Then write six sentences using the pattern given below.<\/p>\n<p>I haven\u2019t seen him since the day before yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>I have not seen him for ages.<\/p>\n<h3>Solution<\/h3>\n<p>I have been learning English <strong>for six months.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We have waited<strong> for centuries.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I have known him<strong> for a decade.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I haven\u2019t met him <strong>since June.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We have lived here<strong> since 2009.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He has been absent <strong>since last week.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Exercise 9 Since and for The time expressions since and for indicate the duration of an action. We use for to say how long something lasts. It has been raining for two hours. 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