{"id":73102,"date":"2020-02-11T08:28:39","date_gmt":"2020-02-11T08:28:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=73102"},"modified":"2020-02-11T08:28:39","modified_gmt":"2020-02-11T08:28:39","slug":"since-vs-for-class-5-english-grammar-worksheet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/since-vs-for-class-5-english-grammar-worksheet\/","title":{"rendered":"Since vs. For | Class 5 English Grammar Worksheet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This grammar lesson explains the use of <strong>since or for<\/strong>. There is also a worksheet to test your understanding of rules regarding the use of<strong> since and for.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Read the following sentences.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Raju has been watching TV <strong>for 2 hours.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>I have been doing my homework <strong>since morning.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Since and for<\/strong> are time adverbs. There is a difference between them. We use for to indicate the duration \u2013 <em>for 2 hours, for months, for ages, for centuries etc.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Since<\/strong> shows the point at which an action or situation began \u2013 <em>since morning, since yesterday, since July, since Monday, since my school days etc.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Note that <strong>since and for<\/strong> are usually used with the present perfect and present perfect continuous tenses.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We have lived in Delhi for 15 years. OR We have been living in Delhi for 15 years.<\/li>\n<li>We have lived in Delhi since 2005. OR We have been living in Delhi since 2005.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Since vs. For | Grammar Worksheet<\/h2>\n<p>Fill in the blanks with since or for<\/p>\n<p>1. She has been waiting there \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 hours.<\/p>\n<p>2. It hasn\u2019t stopped raining \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>3. I have known him \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. my school days.<\/p>\n<p>4. They have lived in this town \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. 1996.<\/p>\n<p>5. Suma has been married to Ajay \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. 16 years.<\/p>\n<p>6. The exhibition has been going on \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. Monday.<\/p>\n<p>7. I have been working in this office \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 10 years.<\/p>\n<p>8. The children have been playing \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. morning.<\/p>\n<h3>Answers<\/h3>\n<p>1. She has been waiting there<strong> for hours.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>2. It hasn\u2019t stopped raining <strong>since yesterday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>3. I have known him <strong>since my school days.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>4. They have lived in this town <strong>since 1996.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>5. Suma has been married to Ajay <strong>for 16 years.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>6. The exhibition has been going on <strong>since Monday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>7. I have been working in this office<strong> for 10 years.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>8. The children have been playing<strong> since morning.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This grammar lesson explains the use of since or for. There is also a worksheet to test your understanding of rules regarding the use of since and for.\u00a0 Read the following sentences. 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