Say how long something has continuedقل منذ متى يستمر شيء

The idea, simply

Use the present perfect for something that started in the past and still continues. Use for with a length of time (for five years, for a long time) and since with the starting point (since 2015, since Monday). Ask with How long have you …? Do not use the present simple here: I have worked here for two years, not I work here for two years.

Examples

• I have lived in Cairo since 2015.

• She has worked here for six months.

• How long have you known him?

Lesson words

• sinceمنذ (نقطة بداية)
  I have been here since noon.
• forلمدة
  We talked for an hour.
• how longمنذ متى، كم مدة
  How long have you waited?
• knowيعرف
  I have known her for years.
• recentlyمؤخرًا
  I have been busy recently.

Lesson exercises

1. Put the words in the correct order.
2. Complete the gap: We have been friends ___ ten years.
3. Choose the correct English sentence.
4. Which phrase follows since?
5. Say how long you have lived or worked somewhere.