Was Here vs were here?

As I said above, was and were are in the past tense, but they are used differently. Was is used in the first person singular (I) and the third person singular (he, she, it). Were is used in the second person singular and plural (you, your, yours) and first and third person plural (we, they).

Where do we use for and since?

We use since with a point in time in the past. For refers to periods of time, e.g. 3 years, 4 hours, ages, a long time, months, years. They’ve lived in Oxford since 2004. Since refers to a previous point in time.

Can I say since last week?

Since last week is correct. For is used when you want to mention the number of weeks. Like, I have been here for 3 weeks.

Is on here correct?

“Be skeptical of what you read on here” is correct for this website. “On here” refers to like websites and stuff, “In here” refers to places, and being “in” somewhere.

Which is correct since Monday or from Monday?

Neither is correct. Since Monday, I have worked in another school. (Since refers to a point of time in the past, so the verb must be past.) From is the start of a time period. The end of the period has to be in the phrase. The verb has to agree with the time period.

Can I use ‘this’ in a sentence for past Monday?

You can use “this” in the sentence to indicate the last (past) Monday. But using “this” is not absolutely required because it would be easily understood from the context that you are referring to the past Monday as you are using the present perfect tense.

What does the word “since” mean?

When used to express time, the word “since” means: — from a time in the past until the present — from a time in the past until another time in the past.

How do you use the word this in a sentence?

I have not eaten anything since (this) Monday. The determiner this is used with periods of time related to the present. You can use “this” in the sentence to indicate the last (past) Monday.