from … to …
- We lived in Canada from 1982 to 1990.
- I work from Monday to Friday.
from … until … 으로 말할 수도 있다. You can also say from … until …
- We lived in Canada from 1982 until 1990.
until + the end of a period time
until + Friday / December / 3 o’clock / I come back
- They’re going away tomorrow.
They’ll be away until Friday. - I went to bed early, but I wasn’t tired. I read a book until 3 A.M.
- Wait here until I come back.
till (= until) 로 말할 수도 있다. You can also say till (= until).
- Wait here till I come back.
다음을 비교해보라.
- “How long will you be away?” “Until Monday.”
- ”When are you coming back?” “On Monday.”
since + a time in the past (to now)
과거 완료present perfect (have been / have done, etc.) 다음에 since를 쓴다. We use since after the present perfect (have been / have done, etc.).
since + Monday / 1998 / 2:30 / I arrived
- John is in the hospital. He has been there since Monday. (= from Monday to now)
- Mr. and Mrs. Han have been married since 1988. (= from 1988 to now)
- It’s been raining since I arrived.
다음을 비교해보라.
- We lived in Canada from 1982 to 1990.
We lived in Canada until 1990. - Now we live in Japan. We came to Japan in 1990.
We’ve lived in Japan since 1990. (= from 1990 until now)
for (not since) + 기간 (three days / ten years / a long time, etc.)를 쓴다. We use for (not since) + a period of time (three days / ten years / a long time, etc.).
- We’ve lived in Japan for a long time. (not since a long time)
for + a period of time
for + three days / ten years / ten minutes / a long time
- Ed stayed with us for three days.
- She’s been married for ten years.
- I’m going away for a few weeks.
- I’m going away for the weekend.