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Use of from

From indicates the starting points of actions, events or spaces. It says when things begin or began.

• The exhibition was held from Monday to Friday.
  
• I work from 10 to 6.
  

From is not normally used with a perfect tense.

• The shop was open from morning.
  
• I will be here from 3 o'clock onwards.
  

With a perfect tense we normally use since, not from.

• I have been working since morning. (NOT I have been working from morning.)
  

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