How long Exercises

"For" is used to indicate:Choose the correct answer:

A specific moment in time
The duration of an action
A point in the future
The ending point of an action

"Since" is appropriate when:Choose the correct answer:

Mentioning the duration of an action
Referring to the exact start of an action
Talking about future actions
Describing repeated actions

Which phrase uses "from" and "to/until" correctly?Choose the correct answer:

I worked from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m.
She has been ill from last night.
They will be on vacation to next week.
He studies English since to 2010.

How can you express the continuity of an action until a certain point?Choose the correct answer:

From...to
For...since
Since...for
From...until

Choose the correct sentence:Choose the correct answer:

I've lived here for since 2005.
We've been waiting here since 2 hours.
He has been teaching English for 10 years.
She will stay in Spain from June to August.

"Until" is best used to:Choose the correct answer:

Specify a range of time
Indicate the start of an action
Highlight the end of a continuous action
Describe the duration of an unfinished action

Identify the incorrect usage:Choose the correct answer:

I've known her since we were children.
They've been married for five years.
It's been raining for since yesterday.
The store is open from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.

"From the crack of dawn until the evening" means:Choose the correct answer:

The entire day
Only during sunrise
From the afternoon to nighttime
From midnight to early morning

Which sentence correctly expresses duration using "for"?Choose the correct answer:

He's been working there for 2015.
They played games for three hours.
For she has been waiting, it seems too long.
I have been studying for since last year.

"Since the early hours" implies:Choose the correct answer:

The action started late in the day
The action has been going on from the morning
The action will start in the future
The action happened suddenly