Rewrite the sentences in two ways with for or since 1. It's now November.he moved here in April. He ____ (live) here

The words for/since are used when we talk about something that started in the past and continues in the present.

Since

We use since when we have a specific starting point. It may be a date or a period of time.

• I’ve been living in Moscow since 2001.
• I’ve been riding a bike since childhood.
• She has been working at school since sixties.

For

We use for to emphasize the duration of the period.

• I’ve been married for 2 years.
• She has been waited for 30 minutes.
• I haven’t seen you for ages.

Exercise

1. It\'s now November. He moved here in April. He has been living here since April. He has been living here for 6 months.

2. It\'s now Friday morning. It started snowing on Wednesday morning. It is still snowing. It has been snowing since Wednesday. It has been snowing for 2 days.

3. It\'s now 2010. I last saw me cousin in 2007. I haven’t seen my cousin for 3 years. I haven’t seen my cousin since 2007.

4. It’s now five o’clock. I started waiting at two o’clock. I’m still waiting. I have been waiting since 2 o’clock. I have been waiting for 3 hours.

1. He has been living here for eight months.He has been living here since April.2. It has been snowing since Wednesday morning.It has been snowing for two days.3. I have not seen my cousin for three years.I have not seen my cousin since 2007.4. I have been waiting since two o\'clock.I have been waiting for three hours.