Exercise 3. Use for or since. 1. Mrs. Honey has been a teacher for a period of thirteen years. 2. My father has owned
Exercise 3. Use for or since. 1. Mrs. Honey has been a teacher for a period of thirteen years. 2. My father has owned this car for six months. 3. We have been acquainted since 2004. 4. I haven’t received any communication from her for a while. 5. They haven’t received news from home since May. 6. The astronauts have been in space for a whole year already. 7. She has been suffering from a toothache for ten years. 9. The tourists have been in Russia for a week. 10. He has been in love with her since he first saw her. 11. She has been interested in Art ever since she visited Paris. Dick has been capable of counting and reading since he was three years old.
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Описание: Предлог "for" используется для указания периода времени, продолжающегося в настоящем моменте или прошедшего, в то время как предлог "since" указывает на точку начала этого периода времени.
1. Mrs. Honey has been a teacher for a period of thirteen years. (Миссис Хани является учителем уже 13 лет.)
2. My father has owned this car for six months. (Мой отец уже полгода владеет этой машиной.)
3. We have been acquainted since 2004. (Мы знакомы с 2004 года.)
4. I haven’t received any communication from her for a while. (Я не получал от нее никаких сообщений уже какое-то время.)
5. They haven’t received news from home since May. (Они не получали новостей из дома с мая месяца.)
6. The astronauts have been in space for a whole year already. (Космонавты уже год находятся в космосе.)
7. She has been suffering from a toothache for ten years. (Она уже десять лет страдает от зубной боли.)
8. The tourists have been in Russia for a week. (Туристы находятся в России уже неделю.)
9. He has been in love with her since he first saw her. (Он влюблен в нее с того момента, как увидел ее впервые.)
10. She has been interested in Art ever since she visited Paris. (Она интересуется искусством с тех пор, как посетила Париж.)
Совет: Чтобы запомнить употребление предлогов for и since, важно понять, что "for" обозначает продолжительность времени, а "since" указывает на точку в прошлом, с которой началось это время.
Закрепляющее упражнение: Заполните пропуски, используя предлоги for или since.
1. We have been friends ____ many years.
2. They have been living in this city ____ 2010.
3. The film has been playing ____ two hours.
4. She has been studying French ____ six months.
5. I haven"t seen him ____ a long time.