since ,for and from
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Using since, for and from in contextTRANSCRIPT
Using Prepositions
SINCE ,FROM and FOR
Project
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Objectives:
To enable the learners recognize the prepositions since, for and for
To enable the learners understand the difference between since and from in usage To enable the learners understand the difference between since and for in usage To enable the learners use since from and for in meaningful situations
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Since and from refer to the point of time
It has been raining last night.since
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They lived here 2000 to 2010.
from
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(Now they are not living here)
However , since is used in present perfect and present perfect progressive tenses . It is used to refer to the point of time . From refers to point of time as well as the beginning of an event such journey , duration and length .
We have lived here since 2000.
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They have been playing since 6 o’ clock.
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For refers to the period of time.
We have lived here for ten years.
It has been raining for three hours.
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Vamshi travelled from Hyderabad to Tirupati in a car.
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Hyderabad
Tirupati
.Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions .
1. The man rescued the boy -------------- a dangerous fire accident.
2. John has been learning English ------------- 2005.
3. Susan is suffering ------------- fever.
4. It has not rained -------------last year.
5. Can you exchange my mobile ------------ a new one?
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Prepared by :
M .Raghuram, M.A.,B.Ed., PGCTE(EFLU)., M. Phil (EFLU)
S.A.(English),ZPHS,Manikonda,Dist .Mahabubnagar
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