В данном предложении правильно использовать союз since. Правильный вариант
Bob has been playing hockey since he was a small boy.
Почему используется since? Выбор между since и for зависит от того, как мы обозначаем время в контексте времён группы Perfect (в данном случае — Present Perfect Continuous).
- Since используется для указания конкретного момента в прошлом, когда действие началось. Это своеобразная «отправная точка» (например: since 2010, since Monday, since he woke up).
- В вашем примере фраза «he was a small boy» описывает именно такой момент в биографии Боба, когда он начал играть.
- For используется для указания периода или продолжительности времени (длительности). Оно отвечает на вопрос «как долго?» (например: for five years, for two hours, for a long time).
Грамматическая структура Когда после пропуска стоит целое придаточное предложение (подлежащее + сказуемое), как в случае с «he was...», практически всегда используется since. Сравните:
- Bob has been playing hockey since he was five. (С тех пор, как ему было пять — точка во времени).
- Bob has been playing hockey for fifteen years. (В течение пятнадцати лет — общая продолжительность).
Хотите, я составлю для вас таблицу-шпаргалку с наиболее частыми случаями употребления этих слов для закрепления материала?
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