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1. Fernando Henrique Cardoso has been President of Brazil____1995.

2. Brazil has been an independent nation_____more than 170 years______1822.

3. João Gilberto hasn't performed in Brazil____a very long time.

4. The United States has been an independent nation_____1776.

5. Pelé hasn't played as a professional soccer player_____1977, when he retired.

6. Fidel Castro has been in power_____many years.

7. She hasn't made many mistaker______her promotion

8. Brazil is a republic. Brazil has been a republic_______more than a hundred years.

9. They have lived there______a long time.

10. Paulo Coelho has written books_____1990.

11. Steven Spielberg has made many popular movies______he was a young man.​

Answer 1

Resposta:

1. Since 1995.

2. For more than 170 years, since 1822.

3. For a very long time.

4. Since 1776.

5. Since 1997.

6. For many years.

7. Since her promotion.

8. For more than a hundred years.

9. For a long time.

10. Since 1990.

11. Since he was a young man.

Explicação:

For é usado com um período (não tão específico) de tempo no passado, presente ou futuro.

• For three years;
• For a long time;
• For ages;
• I'll be studying for a year in France.

Since é usado com um ponto específico de tempo no passado. É usado para apresentar uma ação que começou no passado e continua no presente.

• Since 1997;
• Since he was younger
• They've lived in Oxford since 2004