Question

Use for or since to fill in the blanks in the sentences.

1. I haven't talked to Allen ........................ more than a week .
2. For some reason, today the phone has been ringing ..................... morning.
3. Aren't you tired ? you've been working at the computer ...............the last four hours .
4. we have been worrying about our friends .................... the time we got news that they had lost their way in the woods .
5. She has been living here ...................... almost twelve years .
6. Mr Smith has not been seen by his neighbors ..................... Sunday.
7. It is difficult to concentrate after you have done maths ....................... three periods in a row .
8. I have stopped trusting him ...................... he broke his promise to me the last time .

Fill in the blanks using during or while .
1. We spotted Simi and chatted with her ............................... the interval of the movie .
2.The door bell rang thrice ..................... we were having dinner.
3. please don't interrupt me.....................I am talking.
4. She never once went to the library..................... her first year at college .
5. I read a dozen books ......................I was in the hospital.
6. For the past week or so we've been hearing a child cry..................the night .
7. She was bitten by snakes thrice ........................ her research in the train forest.
8. He wrote his autobiography ............................... his stay in the prison .l

Answer 1

since - used when the specific time is mentioned

for- used for a time period not for a specific time.


1) for

2)since

3) for

4)since

5)for

6)since

7)for

8)since

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1)during

2) while

3)while

4)during

5)while

6)during

7)during

8)during.

Answer 2

Hi friend

Use for or since to fill in the blanks in the sentences.
1. I haven't talked to Allen for more than a week .
2. For some reason, today the phone has been ringing since morning.
3. Aren't you tired ? you've been working at the computer for the last four hours .
4. we have been worrying about our friends since the time we got news that they had lost their way in the woods .
5. She has been living here for almost twelve years .
6. Mr Smith has not been seen by his neighbors since Sunday.
7. It is difficult to concentrate after you have done maths for three periods in a row .
8. I have stopped trusting him since he broke his promise to me the last time .
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Fill in the blanks using during or while .
1. We spotted Simi and chatted with her during the interval of the movie .
2.The door bell rang thrice while we were having dinner.
3. please don't interrupt me while I am talking.
4. She never once went to the library during her first year at college .
5. I read a dozen books while I was in the hospital.
6. For the past week or so we've been hearing a child cry during the night .
7. She was bitten by snakes thrice during her research in the train forest.
8. He wrote his autobiography during his stay in the prison .

Hope this helps you