Since vs. For Worksheet

Use for with a period of time. Examples: for two hours, for six months, for ages

Use since with the start of a period. Examples: since January, since last year, since morning, since 2005

In negative sentences, we can use in instead of for.

Fill in the blanks with for, since or in.

1. She has been working here …………………….. fifteen years.

2. I haven’t met him ………………………. Monday.

3. I haven’t heard anything from him ……………………….. two weeks.

4. We have been waiting ……………………….. ages.

5. I haven’t had a holiday ……………………………. two years.

6. It has been two years ………………………… I left college.

7. It has been ages ……………………… we went to a concert.

8. I haven’t been to a concert ………………………….. ages.

9. She has been here ………………………… morning.

10. She has been jobless ………………………. she left school.

11. I have been waiting here ………………………. a long time.

12. People have made war …………………………..the dawn of civilization.

Answers

1. for, 2. since, 3. for, 4. for, 5. in / for, 6. since, 7. since, 8. for/in, 9. since, 10. since, 11. for, 12. since