# Perfect and Perfect Continuous Tenses | SwaVid

Perfect and perfect continuous tenses: Since gives the starting point of a time. Rules, examples and a free quick check for Class 6 to 12.

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# Perfect and perfect continuous tenses: rules and examples

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Short answer. Since gives the starting point of a time. For gives the length of a time. Both go with the present perfect (has or have plus V3) and the present perfect continuous (has or have been plus -ing).

1 . Choose the right word. Gauri has been swimming ___ an hour.

Since gives the starting point of a time. For gives the length of a time. Both go with the present perfect (has or have plus V3) and the present perfect continuous (has or have been plus -ing).

Since: starting point. For: length of time.

State verbs: has or have plus V3. State verbs like know, like, love, own, belong and be do not take -ing. With since or for they take the present perfect: has or have plus V3.

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- Starting point or length? . Since goes with a day, a date, a year, a clock time or an event. For goes with hours, days, weeks, months or years.
- State verbs: has or have plus V3 . State verbs like know, like, love, own, belong and be do not take -ing. With since or for they take the present perfect: has or have plus V3.
- Ongoing actions: has or have been plus -ing . An action that started in the past and is still going on takes has or have been plus -ing with since or for.
- Since: starting point. For: length of time.

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