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FOR
"For" indicates duration or a period of time, so it can be translated as "during"
in Spanish. It can not be used as "everything", in the sense of "all day" or "all
the time". We can use "for" with all verbal tenses.

Examples:
We always run for at least one hour every day. (Siempre corremos
durante al menos una hora cada da.)
Heather will be practicing the piano for a couple of hours this afternoon.
(Heather practicar el piano durante un par de horas esta tarde.)
I played tennis for years before I injured my knee. (Jugu al tenis
durante aos antes de que me lesionara mi rodilla.)
They have lived in Paris for ten years. (Han vivido en Pars durante diez
aos.)
He has been studying English for a long time. (Ha estado estudiando
ingls durante mucho tiempo.)
Jane had only been working at the factory for three months when it
closed. (Jane slo haba estado trabajando en la fbrica durante tres
meses cuando se cerr.)

SINCE
"Since" is used to indicate the beginning of a period of time following the
present. As such, it can be translated as "from" in Spanish and used as a
specific time point in the past. As this period of time follows the present, we
often use "since" with the perfect times.

Examples:
I have lived in Spain since April 2010. (He vivido en Espaa desde abril
de 2010.)
My brother has been sick since Friday. (Mi hermano est enfermo desde
el viernes.)
They have been studying English since last year. (Ellos llevan
estudiando ingls desde el ao pasado.)
We have been waiting for you since 3 oclock. (Llevamos esperndote
desde a las 3.)
JUST
"Just" is used for actions or events that occurred recently and as such can be
translated as "ending" or "only". As with "already", "just" goes before the verb
or between the auxiliary and the verb in the sentence.

Examples:
I just ate, but Im already hungry again. (Acabo de comer pero ya tengo
hambre de nuevo.)
Wheres Jacob? Hes just left. (Donde est Jacob? Acaba de irse.)
Beth has just moved to New York. (Beth acaba de trasladarse a Nueva
York.)

YET
"Yet" is used for something that we hope would have happened already but has
not yet happened. We tend to use it in negative and interrogative sentences. In
negative sentences it can be translated as "still" or "still" and in questions like
"already". In contrast to the other adverbs in this lesson, "yet" goes at the end
of the sentence.

Examples:
Im really hungry. I havent eaten yet. (Tengo mucha hambre. Todava no
he comido.)
Jacob hasnt left his job at the hospital yet. (Jacob todava no se ha ido
de su trabajo en el hospital.)
Have they finished their homework yet? (Ya han terminado sus
deberes?)
Has the train arrived yet? (Ya ha llegado el tren?)

EVER
The adverbs "ever" and "never" refer to an unidentified time, prior to the
present (Have you ever visited Berlin?). "Ever" and "never" are always placed
before the main verb (in "past participle").

Examples:
Have you ever been to England? (Alguna vez estado en Inglaterra?)
Haven't they ever been to Europe? (No has ido a Europa?)
Nobody has ever said that to me before. (Nadie ha dicho nunca que a m
antes.)
It's the first time that I've ever eaten snails. (Es la primera vez que
nunca he comido caracoles.)

NEVER
"Never" means never before and equals "not (...) ever": (I have never visited
Berlin).

Examples:
 I have never been to Italy. (Yo nunca he estado en Italia.)

Bibliografa
EF. (3 de febrero de 2017). Education First. Obtenido de
http://www.ef.com.es/recursos-aprender-ingles/gramatica-
inglesa/present-perfect-ever-never-already-yet/

Ingles, C. d. (3 de febrero de 2017). Cursos-ingles.com. Obtenido de

http://www.curso-ingles.com/aprender/cursos/nivel-avanzado/verb-
tenses-present-perfect/for-since-ago

Ingles, C. d. (3 de febrero de 2017). Cursos-ingles.com. Obtenido de

http://www.curso-ingles.com/aprender/cursos/nivel-avanzado/verb-
tenses-present-perfect/already-just-still-yet