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    The Present Perfect Simple tense is used to talk about unfinished actions or states that began in the past and continue to the present. It is often used with time expressions like "since" or "for" to indicate how long something has been happening. "Since" is used with a specific point in the past, while "for" is used to refer to a period of time. Some common uses are talking about how long you have known someone, how long you have lived somewhere, or how long you have had a job.

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    The Present Perfect Simple tense is used to talk about unfinished actions or states that began in the past and continue to the present. It is often used with time expressions like "since" or "for" to indicate how long something has been happening. "Since" is used with a specific point in the past, while "for" is used to refer to a period of time. Some common uses are talking about how long you have known someone, how long you have lived somewhere, or how long you have had a job.

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    The Present Perfect Simple tense is used to talk about unfinished actions or states that began in the past and continue to the present. It is often used with time expressions like "since" or "for" to indicate how long something has been happening. "Since" is used with a specific point in the past, while "for" is used to refer to a period of time. Some common uses are talking about how long you have known someone, how long you have lived somewhere, or how long you have had a job.

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    When should we use the Present Perfect Simple?

    Unfinished Actions

    1: We use this tense when we want to talk about unfinished actions or states or habits
    that started in the past and continue to the present. Usually we use it to say 'how long'
    and we need 'since' or 'for'. We often use stative verbs.

    • I've known Karen since 1994.



    • She's lived in London for three years.

    • I’ve worked here for six months.

    'Since' and 'For'

    We use 'since' with a fixed time in the past (2004, April 23rd, last year, two hours
    ago). The fixed time can be another action, which is in the past simple (since I was at
    school, since I arrived).

    • I've known Sam since 1992.



    • I've liked chocolate since I was a child.

    • She's been here since 2pm.

    We use 'for' with a period of time (2 hours, three years, six months).

    • I've known Julie for ten years.



    • I've been hungry for hours.

    • She's had a cold for a week.

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