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Interactive English lab
Move a fictional starting year. Compare the starting point with the length of time, then try both patterns.
Scenario: it is the year 2030. Move the year this situation began.
Since marks 2027, the starting point. For marks 3 years, the duration. This is a fictional scenario.
Rebuild the reference sentence with a duration.
Tap words to add or remove them. Drag words into the answer, or use the buttons. Arrow keys move a selected word.
I have lived here for three years.
Three years is a length of time. For introduces that duration.
Question 1 of 1
Choose an answer, then check why it fits.
This is a check of this example, not an English level assessment.
Example 1 of 3
I have lived here since 2027.
In our fictional 2030 scenario, 2027 is the starting point.
I have lived here for three years.
Three years is the duration in that same scenario.
I lived there for three years, then moved.
For also works with a finished situation; meaning determines the tense.
I have lived here since 2027.
In our fictional 2030 scenario, 2027 is the starting point.
I have lived here for three years.
Three years is the duration in that same scenario.
I lived there for three years, then moved.
For also works with a finished situation; meaning determines the tense.
Change one detail in an example so it describes something familiar to you. Say it aloud if you can, then try a second version. No microphone is needed.
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