“She worked here since 2020.”
What's wrong? Choose the right one.
since, and for + how long up to now, take I have been doing (or I have done): She's been working here / She's worked here since 2020. I did is for a finished time.
Not: She worked here since 2020.
Say: She's been working here since 2020.
Try 6 like it
Questions where people make this mistake.
THE QUESTIONS
- I ______ for this test since last Monday.studied · have been studying · am studying
- We ______ for the client to reply to our email for three days now.waited · are waiting · have been waiting
- Jamal ______ for a new laptop since the summer, and he's nearly got enough.saved · is saving · has been saving
- My flatmate ______ for a cheaper energy deal all afternoon, and he's still on the phone.looked · has been looking · is looking
- Marta is exhausted because she ______ experiments in the lab since seven this morning.carried out · is carrying out · has been carrying out · carries out
- My colleagues ______ about the new software ever since it was installed.are complaining · have been complaining · complained
Show the answers
- have been studyingnot studied: I did for something still going onnot am studying: I'm doing or I do with how long
- have been waitingnot waited: I did for something still going onnot are waiting: I'm doing or I do with how long
- has been savingnot saved: I did for something still going onnot is saving: I'm doing or I do with how long
- has been lookingnot looked: I did for something still going onnot is looking: I'm doing or I do with how long
- has been carrying outnot carried out: I did for something still going onnot carries out: I'm doing or I do with how longnot is carrying out: I'm doing or I do with how long
- have been complainingnot complained: I did for something still going onnot are complaining: I'm doing or I do with how long