Name: 12 Vocabulary Lessons | Learn How to Use Words, Meanings, Pronunciation
Uploaded: 2021-10-01T17:42:45.000Z
Duration: 44 min 12 s
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In this video,, I’m going to talk about the two similar and sometimes confusing English

expressions – ‘since’ and ‘for’.

These two time expressions are  commonly confused in English.

you'll have a good understanding of the  difference and when to use these words.

‘since’ shows when a past action first started.

We always need a starting point with ‘since’

so when you use ‘since’, you always  need a specific time expression.

Let's take a look at some example sentences.

‘I have been working since  8 o'clock this morning.’

You'll notice that the specific time expression comes after ‘since’.

And it shows when this person started working.

‘She has been on a diet since August.’

The specific time expression here is August

We use ‘for’ to express a  length of time in English.

It is used to express duration or  how long something has happened.

‘I have been working for five hours.’

In this case, we have a duration five hours

‘She has been on a diet for three months’.

Again, we have three months which shows the duration

Again, notice it comes after the word ‘for’.

In this conversation, there are two sentences.

In one of the sentences, we should use ‘since’

and in the other we should use ‘for’.

Take a moment to think about  where we use ‘since’ and ‘for’.

‘Have you been working here _blank_ 2008?’

You'll notice the specific time expression ‘2008’.

Remember, when we use a specific time expression,

we put ‘since’ before the expression.

‘Have you been working here since 2008?’

‘B’ says, ‘No, I’ve only been  working here _blank_ two weeks.’

It shows how long this action has been happening.

‘No, I’ve only been working here for two weeks.’

So let's take a look at the whole conversation.

And ‘B’ says, ‘No, I’ve only  been working here for two weeks.’

Now you know the difference  between ‘since’ and ‘for’.

Be sure to practice these two time expressions.

They're very important to properly  express time and duration in English.

In this video, I’m going to talk about two  similar sounding and confusing English words

We will work on pronunciation and usage to help you master these words.

The main meaning of ‘accept’ is to agree or  receive something that is offered to you.

Someone wants to give you  something and you accept.

‘I can accept a gift from my friend.’

So Tony asked Leslie to marry him and she agreed.

I am showing that I don't want to  include grapes in this sentence.

‘Everyone passed the exam except for Robin.’

So again, there's a group  and everybody is included

Robin is not included in the  group that passed the exam.

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12 Vocabulary Lessons | Learn How to Use Words, Meanings, Pronunciation

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