For and since

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 3

De uitleg stop ik na ongeveer 03.15. Dan is het wel duidelijk. 

Wat heb ik nou geleerd? 

For: gebruik je als je het hebt over een langere periode

         I've known my best friend for years

Since: gebruik je voor een specifiek moment in het verleden

         I've known my best friend since 2015

Maya has been a professional singer ________ 1989

1. for
2. since

Jo has been a student here ________ March.

1. for
2. since

The beaver has been an emblem of Canada ________ many years.

1. for
2. since

Mary has kept a diary ________ she was ten years old.

1. for
2. since

They've been married ________ twenty-five years.

1. for
2. since

I haven't been snowboarding ________ last winter.

1. for
2. since

Cougars have almost disappeared from the Victoria area ________ humans settled here.

1. for
2. since

So far, it has rained ________ five hours.

1. for
2. since

The Canadian two-dollar coin (or toonie) has been in circulation ________ 1996.

1. for
2. since

First Nations people in British Columbia have told stories about the eagle ________ hundreds of years.

1. for
2. since

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