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A COMMON MISTAKE

“I've lived here for 2015.”

What's wrong? Choose the right one.

WHY since or for

since + when it started (since 2015, since I was six); for + how long (for ten years).

Not: I've lived here for 2015.

Say: I've lived here since 2015.

Try 3 like it

Questions where people make this mistake.

THE QUESTIONS
  1. He has worked as a teacher ______ 2015.since · for · from · during
  2. I have lived in this town ______ I was six years old.while · from · for · since
  3. Mia studied ______ three hours last night.for · since · while · during
Show the answers
  1. sincenot for: since or fornot from: since or for
  2. sincenot for: since or fornot from: since or for
  3. fornot since: since or fornot while: during, while or fornot during: during, while or for