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Prepositions often confused
392. Since for For.
Don't say: She's lived here since two years.
Say: She's lived here for two years.
Place the preposition "for" before words or phrases denoting a period of time: for three days, for six weeks, for two years, for a few minutes, for a long time. Use it with any tense except the present.
Note: "For" is often omitted. We can say: I've been here for two years or I've been here two years.