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- 1FOR , SINCE AND AGO ARE USED TO TALK ABOUT TIMEThe words for, since, and ago indicate moments or periods of time, and are typically used with the simple past and present perfect. To summarize, the difference is that: present perfect often talks about actions that have not been completed. They started in the past and continue now.
- 2FORFor in English can be used as a preposition of manner, and is translated as para or por. But in some cases it can also indicate direction (towards, destined for) and time (during).
- 3some examples of forLlevo coleccionando muñecas durante mucho tiempo.
I've been collecting dolls for a long time.
Él nos ha estado llamando durante una semana.
He's been calling us for a week.
Has estado perdiendo peso durante un par de meses.
You've been losing weight for a couple of months - 4SINCESince is used to refer to a specific moment in the past. It can be translated in Spanish as 'since', referring to a past moment that continues in the present or a moment after a specific event in the past. It is never used with time periods such as hours, months, or years.
- 5some examples of since“I haven't seen them since 2012”.
No los he visto desde el 2012.
“It has been raining since morning”.
Ha estado lloviendo desde la mañana.
“You haven't talked about that since Jake left” - 6AGOAgo is used WITH THE PAST SIMPLE after a period of time to talk about the time that has passed since then. In Spanish it is translated 10 years ago as 10 years ago.
- 7some examples of agoLlegué aquí hace una hora.
I got here an hour ago.
La llamaste hace dos minutos.
You called her two minutes ago.
Se fueron hace dos semanas.
They left two weeks ago - 8—
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