curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/learn-how-to-discuss-roles-and-responsibilities/65d6ca37133db041a059b352.md
This audio uses the present perfect tense with for + duration to talk about how long someone has been doing something or been part of something.
The phrase be with is used to describe being a member of a group or organization. For example, She's been with the software development team for three years means she has been a member of the team that develops software for three years.
How long has she been with the group according to Alice?
She just joined the group.
Alice's statement implies she has been with the group for years, not that she just joined.
About a year
Alice mentions it's been about eight years, which is much longer than a year.
For about eight years
Less than a year
Alice specifically says about eight years, indicating a much longer period than less than a year.
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