Read the following sentences.

• Bhaiya has been studying in the same class for two years. (for a period of time)

• Munna was flying kites since morning. (from a time in the past till the present)

Fill in the blanks using for or since .

(i) I have lived in this house I was a baby.

(ii) This big jar has been in our family many years.

(iii) The old banyan tree in the village has been there the last 200 years.

(iv) Nobody has seen him yesterday.

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(i) I have lived in this house since I was a baby.

(ii) This big jar has been in our family for many years.

(iii) The old banyan tree in the village has been there for the last 200 years.

(iv) Nobody has seen him since yesterday.

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(i) I have lived in this house since I was a baby. (ii) This big jar has been in our family for many years. (iii) The old banyan tree in the village has been there for the last 200 years. (iv) Nobody has seen him since yesterday.

(i) I have lived in this house since I was a baby.

(ii) This big jar has been in our family for many years.

(iii) The old banyan tree in the village has been there for the last 200 years.

(iv) Nobody has seen him since yesterday.