For, Since y Ago en Inglés – Clase de inglés gratis

October 10, 2015Curso Pre-Intermediate, Grammar

Como usar correctamente For, Since y Ago en inglés – LECCION 63 GRAMMAR – GRAMATICA

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FOR and SINCE

For and since answer the question “How long?”. It is related to time and they are used in different ways.

  • SINCE

We use SINCE + Start of a Period. We use since with the Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous. We DO NOT use since with the past, present simple or future.

– Carla has lived in New York since 2007.for since en ingles

– We have worked for this company since December.

– I have been teaching English since I came to Peru.

– Maria has been studying since 10:20.

*** SINCE se usa solamente con Present Perfect and Present Perfect Continuous y es seguido por el inicio de un periodo. No usamos SINCE con el pasado, presente simple o futuro.

  • FOR

We use FOR + Period of time (two hours, three days etc.) We can use FOR in ALL TENSES.

– I stayed in New York for five days.

– I am going to be on a holiday for two weeks.

– Mary has lived in Germany for a long time.

– Tom hasn’t seen Jim for ages.

– I was talking to Hans for almost three hours on the phone yesterday.

***  For se puede usar con cualquier tiempo verbal y es seguido por un periodo de tiempo.

  • AGO 

Ago = before now. We use ago only with past tenses. Ago goes at the end of the sentence.

– I lived  in New York ten years ago.

– I saw Felipe two hours ago.

– Mary was talking to Gustavo five minutes ago.

 

***  Ago solo se usa para tiempos del PASADO. Va casi siempre al final de la oración.

Exercises:

 Write for or since

1) Rachel has been in Chile ______ Monday.
2) Juan has lived in Canada ______ three years.
3) My brother has been in Australia ______ a long time.Cours-Anglais-For-Since-Ago
4) Mark is at home. He has been there ______ 7 o’clock.
5) Mexico has been an independant country ______ 1821.
6) The flight is delayed. I have been waiting ______ 20 minutes.
7) Juan is going to stay in Madrid ______ 5 days.
8) She has been smoking ______ she was eighteen years old.

Complete the sentences using the words in parenthesis with FOR or AGO

1) Rachel arrived in Brazil __________ (three days).
2) Juan has been in Brazil __________ (three days).
3) That couple has been married __________ (20 years).
4) Linda and Paul got married __________ (20 years).
5) We arrived __________ (10 minutes).
6) It started to rain __________ (an hour).
7) Teresa has been studying English __________ (six months)
8) I bought these shoes ____________ (a few days).