For the last eight minutes

[vejesto]

Hola a todos,

Sólo para verificar si la oración que escribí es correcta.

Mi duda es en el uso del FOR.

i have not received any emails FOR the last 8 minutes

creo que lo correcto podría ser:

i have not received any emails IN the last 8 minutes

Agradecería además cualquier link que tengan acerca del uso del for

 

[zebedee]

I would use "for the last 8 minutes" and "in the next 8 minutes". ("In" for the future).

For vs Since in time clauses

For is for a period of time.
Since is for a specific point in time.

Eg: I've lived here for 10 years.
I've lived here since 1994.
I've been waiting for hours.
I've been waiting since 6 o'clock.

 

[vejesto]

You are right.

the example "i've been waiting for hours" has a similar purpose to the sentence that im trying the express.

thanks and regards,