Verbal Ability - Selecting Words - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Selecting Words - Section 1 (Q.No. 25)
Directions to Solve
Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.
25.
I haven't seen you ...... a week.
Discussion:
30 comments Page 1 of 3.
Niharika said:
7 years ago
'since' is preferred for a period of time which starts in the past & still is continuing. And 'for' is used when something had started in the past but stopped. The answer is FOR since the action had stopped by seeing the person.
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Renee Sewalia said:
4 years ago
The answer must be 'since' a week.
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Nihal Ahmed N said:
1 year ago
The phrase "I haven't seen you for a week" is not grammatically correct. "Since" is used to refer to a specific point in time when something began. For example, "I haven't seen you since last Monday" or "I haven't seen you since July".
On the other hand, "for" is used to indicate a duration of time. So, "I haven't seen you for a week" correctly conveys that the duration of not seeing someone is one week.
On the other hand, "for" is used to indicate a duration of time. So, "I haven't seen you for a week" correctly conveys that the duration of not seeing someone is one week.
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SSS said:
5 months ago
Use "FOR" when you talk about a duration of time (how long):
I haven’t seen you for a week.
He lived in Pune for 3 years.
And Use "SINCE" when you talk about a specific point in time (when it started):
I haven’t seen you since last Monday.
He has lived in Pune since 2020
I haven’t seen you for a week.
He lived in Pune for 3 years.
And Use "SINCE" when you talk about a specific point in time (when it started):
I haven’t seen you since last Monday.
He has lived in Pune since 2020
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Priyanka said:
6 years ago
Thanks @Rajesh.
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Krishna said:
10 years ago
I haven't seen for a week.
I haven't seen since last week.
Both are correct. You can use any.
I haven't seen since last week.
Both are correct. You can use any.
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Rajesh said:
2 decades ago
When given a week, day, month or year then we use FOR.
EX: for a week, for a year.
When given a particular point of time ie 6'o clock, 1947 we use since.
EX: since 1947, since 6'o clock.
EX: for a week, for a year.
When given a particular point of time ie 6'o clock, 1947 we use since.
EX: since 1947, since 6'o clock.
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Prashanth reddy said:
8 years ago
Can we use I hadn't seen fora week?
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Rahul said:
1 decade ago
The answer is within or from.
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Charu said:
1 decade ago
Here we can't use since or for because sentence is formed with present prefect tense and we can use since or for only with prefect continuous tense.
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