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

[farhankhan2007]

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?

Many thanks

 

[emsr2d2]

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.

 

[farhankhan2007]

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

 

[emsr2d2]

No, we can't.