In the realm of English prepositions, ‘since’ plays an instrumental role in depicting the beginning of an event or action. Unlike ‘for,’ which addresses duration, ‘since’ directs our attention to the specific point in time when an event began, providing a reference that something started...
5、for 表示计量时间 He held his breath for five minutes. 他闭息达五分钟 She's lived there for ten years. 她住在那里已有十年了 6、since 表示明确的日期或时间 He's worked here since 1980. 自从1980年他就在此工作了 She's been sitting in the waiting room since two-thirty. 自两点半起她就...
for,during,since 1.时间介词for后接表示时间段的词或者词组,表示行为或者状态持续了多久。 例句:My parents lived in the countryside for almost 20 years.我的父母住在乡下了近20年。 2.时间介词since后接表示时间点的词或者词组,不单单表示行为或者状态的起始点,还强调...
Exercise on Prepositions since and for See also: Date and Time Exercise on Prepositions – Buses Exercise on Prepositions – A picture Exercise on Prepositions – A photograph Exercise on Prepositions – The Wampanoag Exercise on Prepositions – George Washington Exercise on Prepositions – Henr...
For Before After During Until Since From To Throughout Within Prepositions of Movement Prepositions of movement are used to express relationships between two words or phrases in terms of movement. Some common prepositions of movement include words like “to,”“from,”“into,” and “through.” ...
Thanks very much Emma Please make one class on the use of ‘since’ and ‘for’ also. Please will you make one? Noman I got a correct answers for all questions. thank you! mem09 Hey,Emma! I would like you to know that since the beginning I found you great, congrats! Sérgio(...
She hasn't been homesinceher graduation. 她毕业后一直没有回家。 (after和since均表示“在...时间之后”,但前者只表示在过去的时刻之后,而since则是把一个时间点看作起点,而由此延续到说话时刻的一段时间。这样after常与一般过去的动词时态相关,而since则与现在完成时态相关。) 9.on,in和at There is the...
(三)表示其他时间概念的介词有before、after、since、until、till、between、 by、up to等 (1)before 在...之前 Will you lend me the bookbeforeMonday? 你能在星期一以前把书借给我吗? (2)after 在...之后 He always walksaftersupper.他晚饭后总要散步。 (3)since...
1.2 Prepositions of time: This type of preposition differs between one point in time (e.g. on, at, and in) and extended time (e.g. since, for, by, from-to, from- until, during, and (with/in). Fill in the missing prepositions for the following sentences taken from an academic art...
4. Prepositions for specific points of time:“on,”“at,”“in,”“after.” 5. Prepositions for periods or extended time:“since,”“for,”“by,”“from…to,”“from…until,”“before, “during,”“within,”“between,”“beyond.” ...