"I have had this issue "from" a long time".

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farhankhan2007

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Hello all,

When I read the definition for "from" one thing which I read was "from" is used when "indicating the point in time at which a particular process, event, or activity starts".

So I was thinking why this below sentence is considered incorrect.
"I have had this issue "from" a long time.
Instead we say "I have had this issue for a long time".

Does this mean when we use "from" we have to give a time in past?

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No.

I was at work from 9am until 5pm.
Every day I work from 9am until 5pm.
Next week, I will work from 9am until 5pm.

As you can see, "from" is used the same way and means the same (in this context) no matter what tense you use.
 

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So we can not we use "from" instead of "for"?
Example: I've been doing this from a long time.
 

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No, we can't.
 
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