For vs Since - Medium Exercises

Complete each sentence with 'for' or 'since'.

1. We have been waiting _____ a couple of weeks for the results.

2. He has been working at the hospital _____ almost two years.

3. She hadn't heard from her cousin _____ the family reunion two summers ago.

4. We haven't had this kind of weather _____ I can remember.

5. My manager has been travelling abroad _____ the conference started.

6. We haven't had a proper holiday _____ three years.

7. I have been living in this neighbourhood _____ over a decade.

8. They had been friends _____ many years before they fell out.

9. He had been waiting _____ nearly an hour when the doctor finally called his name.

10. My sister has been saving money _____ she got her first job.

11. I have been feeling much more confident _____ I joined the new team.

12. The two countries had not been at peace _____ centuries before the new agreement was signed.

13. I haven't seen my old colleagues _____ ages.

14. She has been feeling unwell _____ the beginning of the year.

15. He has been learning to drive _____ a few months.

16. She has been studying medicine _____ she left school.

17. The children have been playing outside _____ lunchtime.

18. I haven't visited that city _____ the last time we met.

19. They haven't spoken to each other _____ the whole summer.

20. The old bridge hadn't been repaired _____ it was built in the 1960s.