adjar.id - Apakah Adjarian tahu perbedaan penggunaan kata for dan since?
Kita menggunakan 'for' dengan periode waktu past, present, dan future.
He lived in Bandung for 3 years and then he moved. (sudah lewat)
'For' mengacu pada periode waktu, misalnya 3 tahun, 4 jam, usia, waktu yang lama, bulan, tahun.
Sedangkan 'since' digunakan untuk menyebutkan peristiwa dengan titik waktu di masa lalu.
They’ve lived in Bandung since 2004.
Bisa kita lihat, kata 'since' mengacu pada titik waktu sebelumnya.
Di bawah ini merupakan soal latihan penggunaan kata for dan since dalam bahasa Inggris.
Yuk, kita simak kumpulan soal dan jawabannya!
Baca Juga: Kumpulan Soal dan Jawaban materi Past Perfect Continuous Tense
1. My grandparents walk _____ twenty minutes a day.
a. for
b. since
Answer: a. for
2. How long is it _____ you visited your grandparents?
a. for
b. since
Answer: b. since
3. We have been dating _____ a long time.
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a. for
b. since
Answer: a. for
4. That lady has been waiting for the bus _____ noon.
a. for
b. since
Answer: b. since
5. I studied for this test _____ three days straight.
a. for
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b. since
Answer: a. for
6. My family has lived here _____ last March.
a. for
b. since
Answer: b. since
7. She has worked there _____ she finished college.
a. for
b. since
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Answer: b. since
8. I have been calling you _____ half-an-hour.
a. for
b. since
Answer: a. for
9. Lisa and Jill have been at the library _____ a long time.
a. for
b. since
Answer: a. for
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10. My teacher has been sick _____ last Monday.
a. for
b. since
Answer: b. since
Nah Adjarian, itulah dia kumpulan soal dan jawaban tentang materi bahasa Inggris penggunaan for dan since.