Present perfect with 'for' and 'since' - 6 Minute Grammar
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 31 ก.ค. 2024
- How long have you been learning English grammar for? In this episode of 6 Minute Grammar, we're looking at the present perfect. The present perfect tense is often used in English to talk about situations that started in the past and are continuing now. We sometimes use the present perfect in a question with 'how long' using the words 'for' and 'since'.
* for = throughout (a period of time)
* since = from (an exact point in time) until now
You'll find a quiz on our website: www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/...
0:00 Introduction
0:30 Present Perfect Tense vs. the Past Simple
1:56 'Since' and 'For'
4:04 Making questions in the present perfect
4:40 Quiz
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What's the difference between 'been' and 'gone'? Both are used with the present perfect. Sian is here to explain: th-cam.com/video/4kOBvS-asdE/w-d-xo.html
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They both mean the same thing, but we generally use the present perfect simple for longer periods, i.e, I've lived here for ages/ ten years etc.
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Hi Naygyi. We are glad you like our video. Just a reminder:
For is used with a length of time.
Example: I’ve lived here since 2012.
Since is used with a specific point in the past.
Example: I’ve worked for this company for 20 years.Learn more about 'for' and 'since' here: www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/lower-intermediate/unit-12/tab/grammar
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1. I've lived here for 10 years
2. He has worked in a company since 2014.
3. She has studied in her university for three years.
4. I've been working at my dad's store for four years.
5. Although it's boiling hot in the U.A.E, a brother of mine has been living there for twelve years.
Great example sentences! The grammar is great, but we'd like to point out a few minor issues.
With example 2, we think 'a' sounds a bit unusual. It would be more common to say something like 'He has worked for that company for three years'.
Example 3, we think 'at' university is better.
Example 5, although we say 'friend of mine' relatively frequently, we don't often say 'brother of mine'. Instead, we might say 'one of my brothers'.
OK, we hope that helps!
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What should I use for the activity that has already finished, past perfect or past continuous? For example, which one is correct: "I was living there for 2 years" or "I had lived there for 2 years" ?
@@suleymanbarut well, I should use past simple for sth that's finished, I get it, and I should use past perfect for situations that happened before something else in the past, right?
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Are these tenses right?
1.We've moved new house since 6 months ago.
2.We've moved new house for 6 months.
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Hi there, I have a question regarding present perfect. I stumbled across these two sentences and apparently they're both correct, but why is present perfect used twice in the second sentence? I'd really appreciate it.
They haven't got any junk mail since they moved.
They haven't got any junk mail since they have moved.
Hi,l have a question which is correct for a year or since a year?
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We say 'for a year'. This summary might help you: www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/lower-intermediate/unit-12/tab/grammar
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May I know the following two sentences expressing the same ideal?
1. I have worked in this company since 1996.
2. I have been working in this company since 1996.
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The second one is the right one i think
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I have learned present perfect tense through bbcenglish.com since august
I would like to ask something... Is "since today" or "since this year" + present perfect a correct expression?
Can I say " I've been working at the BBC for 8 years" ? What's the difference?
Hi Gianluca. Yes, you can say that.
for = throughout (a period of time)
Example: "They've been married for six months."
since = from (an exact point in time) until now
Example: "They've been married since March."
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