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Present Perfect bei for und since



since wird immer mit dem Present Perfect verwendet. since bezeichnet einen Augenblick in der Zeit, von dem ein Zustand oder eine Handlung startet und bis in die Gegenwart anhält.
for hingegen bezeichnet einen Zeitraum, der entweder komplett in der Vergangenheit liegt oder in die Gegenwart heran bzw. hineinreicht. Liegt der Zeitraum komplett in der Vergangenheit wird die einfache Vergangenheit (Past Tense) verwendet, ansonsten das Present Perfect.



  1. He ... in Berlin for three years, but he lives in Konstanz now.
    has lived
    lived

  2. I ... in Rome since I was born.
    was living
    have been living

  3. I ... her since I ... to Munich.
    haven't met ... moved
    didn't meet ... have moved
    didn't meet ... moved

  4. I ... her for a couple of months, so it ... nice to see her again!
    haven't met ... was
    met ... has been
    met ... was

  5. He ... for ten years.
    has been married
    was married

  6. Last year his wife left him. He ... for ten years.
    has been married
    was married

  7. He ... her ... they were kids.
    has known ... since
    knew her ... since
    has known ... for

  8. Do not open the lid of the steamer until after the pudding (1) (2) half an hour.
    (1) has been cooking, (2) for
    (1) has been cooking, (2) since
    (1) cooked, (2) for

  9. She said: "I (1) anti aging products (2) about 2 years!"
    (1) have been using, (2) since
    (1) have been using, (2) for
    (1) have used, (2) for
    (1) used, (2) since

  10. I (1) anything (2) the last two days!
    (1) haven't eaten, (2) since
    (1) haven't been eating, (2) since
    (1) haven't eaten, (2) for

  11. "(1) with my guts (2) I was fourteen years old, and frankly speaking, between you and me, I have come to the conclusion that my guts have shit for brains." - Nick Hornby, High Fidelity
    (1) I thought, (2) since
    (1) I've been thinking, (2) since
    (1) I've thought, (2) since

  12. Bodenseo (1) Python training courses (2) January 2009.
    (1) has offered, (2) since
    (1) offered, (2) since
    (1) has offered, (2) for

  13. I (1) (2) a long time.
    (1) have been awake, (2) for
    (1) have been awoke, (2) for
    (1) have been awake, (2) since

  14. I (1) (2) three o'clock.
    (1) have been awake, (2) for
    (1) have been awoke, (2) for
    (1) have been awake, (2) since

  15. Mr. Miller (1) IBM (2) 5 years.
    (1) has worked for, (2) for
    (1) has worked at, (2) for
    (1) has worked for, (2) since
    (1) has worked at, (2) since