What is present perfect with for and since?

For and Since with Present Perfect tense We often use for and since with perfect tenses: We use for to talk about a period of time: five minutes, two weeks, six years. We use since to talk about a point in past time: 9 o’clock, 1st January, Monday.

What tense we use with ever since?

“Ever since” links two events, a cause event and something that is true from that point in time onward. This is actually ideal for the present perfect tense because one of the uses of the present perfect tense is to indicate that something which began in the past is still relevant in the present.

Can we use ever in present perfect tense?

The second important use of the present perfect is to talk about life experiences, and to do this we use the words ever and never. Ever means ‘at any time’, and never means ‘at no time’. For example, Have you ever ridden a motorcycle?

Can we use present perfect after since?

We use the Past tense after “since” when we refer to a point in time in the past, and we use the Present Perfect after “since” when we refer to a period of time from the past until the present.

How do we use since and for?

We use since with a point in time in the past. For refers to periods of time, e.g. 3 years, 4 hours, ages, a long time, months, years. They’ve lived in Oxford since 2004. Since refers to a previous point in time.

Which tense is used with for?

To measure a period of time up to the present, we use the present perfect tense and not the present tense….The use of FOR.

Uses of For
Example sentence Verb Tense
They exercise for two hours every day. Present tense

Do we use ever with past perfect?

We often use the adverbs already (= ‘before the specified time’), still (= as previously), just (= ‘a very short time before the specified time’), ever (= ‘at any time before the specified time’) or never (= ‘at no time before the specified time’) with the past perfect.

When we can use since and for?

We use since with a point in time in the past. For refers to periods of time, e.g. 3 years, 4 hours, ages, a long time, months, years. They’ve lived in Oxford since 2004.

How do you use ever and never in present perfect?

Ever means ‘at any time’. Never means ‘at no time’ or ‘not at any time’. We often use ‘ever’ and ‘never’ with the present perfect, but they can also be used with other verb tenses. I’ve never been to Brazil.