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Past Perfect Continuous for vs since

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Set 1 — for or since?

Choose 'for' or 'since' to complete each Past Perfect Continuous sentence. Remember: 'for' = duration (3 hours, years), 'since' = starting point (Monday, 2015, morning).

Set:

She had been waiting ___ two hours when the train finally arrived.

forsinceduringwhile

He had been living there ___ 2010.

forsincefromduring

They had been arguing ___ hours before the manager stepped in.

sinceduringforwhile

She had been working at the hospital ___ the pandemic began.

forduringsincewhile

I had been studying ___ six months when I passed the exam.

sinceduringwhilefor

He had been awake ___ midnight when I finally called him.

forduringwhilesince

The baby had been crying ___ almost an hour before it stopped.

sincewhileduringfor

By noon, she had been on the phone ___ early morning.

forduringwhilesince

He had been training ___ three weeks before the injury happened.

sinceduringwhilefor

She had been feeling unwell ___ last Tuesday.

forduringwhilesince

Home/Tenses/Past Perfect Continuous/for vs since in the Past

Past Perfect Continuous for vs since

MediumB2

Set 1 — for or since?

Choose 'for' or 'since' to complete each Past Perfect Continuous sentence. Remember: 'for' = duration (3 hours, years), 'since' = starting point (Monday, 2015, morning).

Set:

She had been waiting ___ two hours when the train finally arrived.

forsinceduringwhile

He had been living there ___ 2010.

forsincefromduring

They had been arguing ___ hours before the manager stepped in.

sinceduringforwhile

She had been working at the hospital ___ the pandemic began.

forduringsincewhile

I had been studying ___ six months when I passed the exam.

sinceduringwhilefor

He had been awake ___ midnight when I finally called him.

forduringwhilesince

The baby had been crying ___ almost an hour before it stopped.

sincewhileduringfor

By noon, she had been on the phone ___ early morning.

forduringwhilesince

He had been training ___ three weeks before the injury happened.

sinceduringwhilefor

She had been feeling unwell ___ last Tuesday.

forduringwhilesince