for, since, ago

영어/문법 2008. 1. 6. 01:10

She has been there for three days.
                              since Monday.

for
+ a period of time(three days / two years, etc.).

since + the start of the period(Monday / 9 o'clock, etc.).

ex)
We've been waiting for two hours.
I've lived in Chicago since I was ten years old.

for : ~동안
since : ~부터

ago with the past(started/did/had/was, etc.).

ex)
She arrived in Brazil three days ago.


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