Each of these present perfect sentences contains a time expression.

Each time expression is a length of time (which requires FOR) or
a starting time (which requires SINCE). Select the correct word for each sentence.

1 Maya has been a professional
singer ________ 1989.

since

for

2 So far, it has rained ________
five hours.

since

for

3 I haven't been snowboarding
________ last winter.

since

for

4 Jo has been a student here
________ March.

since

for

5 The beaver has been an emblem
of Canada ________ many years.

since

for

6 Cougars have almost
disappeared from the Victoria area ________ humans settled here.

since

for

7 Mary has kept a diary ________
she was ten years old.

since

for

8 First Nations people in
British Columbia have told stories about the eagle ________ hundreds of years.

since

for

9 The Canadian two-dollar coin
has been in circulation ________ 1996.

since

for

10 They've been married ________
twenty-five years.

since

for

REPORTX

1	Maya has been a professional singer ________ 1989.
		since
		for


2	So far, it has rained ________ five hours.
		since
		for


3	I haven't been snowboarding ________ last winter.
		since
		for


4	Jo has been a student here ________ March.
		since
		for


5	The beaver has been an emblem of Canada ________ many years.
		since
		for



6	Cougars have almost disappeared from the Victoria area ________ humans settled here.
		since
		for


7	Mary has kept a diary ________ she was ten years old.
		since
		for


8	First Nations people in British Columbia have told stories about the eagle ________ hundreds of years.
		since
		for


9	The Canadian two-dollar coin has been in circulation ________ 1996.
		since
		for

10	They've been married ________ twenty-five years.
		since
		for