3 Mar 2025, 11:58
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(mistake, should be: We've been waiting) We are waiting here (mistake, should be: for 20 minutes) since 20 minutes
Correct
(fixed) We've been waiting here (fixed) for 20 minutes
How long: since / for / ago
5 mistakes
Para algo que começou no passado e continua até agora, use 'have' + particípio: 'I've played since I was ten'. 'Since' = desde (ponto de partida), 'for' = por (duração). 'Há duas semanas' = 'two weeks ago', com o 'ago' no fim.
For something that started in the past and is still true, use have + past participle: I've played since I was ten. 'Since' marks the starting point, 'for' the length of time. For a finished moment in the past, put 'ago' after the time: two weeks ago.
Desde quando = SINCE. Quanto tempo = FOR. Há X dias atrás = X days AGO.
Wrong: I play since I was ten
Right: I've played since I was ten
Wrong: I started before two weeks
Right: I started two weeks ago
Wrong: Yes, it's closed since March
Right: Yes, it's been closed since March
(mistake, should be: We've been waiting) We are waiting here (mistake, should be: for 20 minutes) since 20 minutes
(fixed) We've been waiting here (fixed) for 20 minutes
Yes, (mistake, should be: it's been closed since) it's closed since March
Yes, it's (fixed) been closed since March
I started (mistake, should be: two weeks ago) before two weeks
I started two weeks (fixed) ago
(mistake, should be: I've played since) I play since I was ten
(fixed) I've played since I was ten