General English Level 1 GELEV1 Unit 05 Topic 04.doc  LANGUAGE FOCUS 03 Time phrases – for and since Dr. Smith, Roberta and Ellen say: Ellen: I’m sick. Dr. Smith: How long have you been sick? Ellen: Um… for one day. How long have I been sick, Mummy? Roberta: That’s right. Since yesterday… We use for and since to talk about time. one day yesterday today tomorrow Example for one day. Ellen has been sick since yesterday. Look in Sydney? Since 1999. For 2 years. married? Since 1994. For 7 years. a student? Since last year. For one year. a dancer? Since I was a child. For most of my life. an English teacher? Since 1985. For 17 years. How long have you been living in Chatswood? Since February. For 6 months. 239 QUESTLANGUAGE