Since vs For: Most English Learners Get This Wrong (Test Yourself)

"I have been here since 3 years" ❌ — sounds fine? It's one of the most common English mistakes, even for advanced learners. In this lesson you'll learn exactly when to use SINCE and when to use FOR, the tense you need with them, and the top mistakes to avoid. Then test yourself with a 10-question quiz. Tell me your score in the comments! 👇 ✅ FOR = how long (for 3 years, for two hours, for a week) ✅ SINCE = from when (since 2020, since Monday, since I was a child) ✅ Still true now? Use the present perfect: "I have lived here since 2021." ⏱️ Chapters 0:00 Is this sentence correct? 0:21 The rule: since vs for 1:08 The easy test 1:37 The tense you need 2:33 Common mistakes 3:18 Quiz – 10 questions 5:35 Your score 📚 Practice more: 10 Tense Traps – Easy, Medium or Impossible? →    • 10 Tense Traps: Easy, Medium, or Impossibl...   🔔 Subscribe to Fix My English Daily: one common English mistake fixed at a time, with simple rules and quick quizzes. #EnglishGrammar #LearnEnglish #SinceVsFor