English · Tenses
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It has been raining continuously _______ last night.
- A
Since
- B
For
- C
From
- D
With
We use "for" with a period in the past, present, or future. For refers to periods, e.g. 3 years, 4 hours, ages, a long time, months, years.
We use "since" with a point in time in the past. For example:
"They’ve lived in Oxford for a couple of months."
"They’ve lived in Oxford since 2004."
Explanation: This option is correct. The correct sentence would be "It has been raining continuously since last night." "Since" is used to indicate the starting point of the continuous action (rainfall) from the specified time (last night).
Explanation: This option is incorrect. The word "for" is used to indicate a duration of time, but it doesn't fit with the context of the sentence. "Since" is the appropriate choice to specify the starting point of the continuous action.
Explanation: This option is incorrect. "From" is used to indicate the starting point of an action or event, but it doesn't fit well in this sentence. "Since" is a better fit to indicate the continuous action from the specific time (last night).
Explanation: This option is incorrect. "With" is not appropriate to use in this context to indicate the continuous action of rainfall. "Since" is the suitable word here.
Tagged under English · Tenses · 2015