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Example: "present perfect with since or for" |
HOMEPAGE | back to
present perfect |
go on to
Beispiel: "past tense" |
Since when? (for) How long ?
from past to present
since
starting point in time
(Zeitpunkt des Beginns)for
duration of time
(Zeitspanne)
I haven't seen her |
since
two o'clock (time of the clock)
since Monday (days of the week) since (3rd) March (names of the months) since 1989 (dates) since Christmas (festive days) since summer (seasons) since lunch (time of meals) since yesterday (days in relation to now) since the end of the 18th century since I was in London (defined time, date) ever since |
for
ten minutes (minutes)
for two hours (hours) for three days (days) for four weeks (weeks) for five months (months) for six years (years) for ages (long period) for a long time (period of time in general |
In German "Präsens mit schon" | seit | (-------) oder ....lang |
Ich
habe sie schon
seit 2 Uhr
10 Minuten (lang)
nicht mehr gesehen |
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since für Zeitpunkt for für Zeitraum |
Table of Contents |
Example: "present perfect with since or for" |
HOMEPAGE | back to
present perfect |
go on to
Beispiel: "past tense" |