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    The document provides examples of using the present perfect tense with "for" and "since" to express duration of time. It gives sentence pairs where the second sentence fills in the blank with either "for" or "since" to match the meaning. There are also exercises asking the reader to fill in blanks with the appropriate time expression or to complete sentences in the present perfect tense using "for" or "since".

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    The document provides examples of using the present perfect tense with "for" and "since" to express duration of time. It gives sentence pairs where the second sentence fills in the blank with either "for" or "since" to match the meaning. There are also exercises asking the reader to fill in blanks with the appropriate time expression or to complete sentences in the present perfect tense using "for" or "since".

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    The document provides examples of using the present perfect tense with "for" and "since" to express duration of time. It gives sentence pairs where the second sentence fills in the blank with either "for" or "since" to match the meaning. There are also exercises asking the reader to fill in blanks with the appropriate time expression or to complete sentences in the present perfect tense using "for" or "since".

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    ACTIVITY 2

    PRESENT PERFECT WITH FOR AND SINCE

    a. My boyfriend went away in January.


    b. My boyfriend has been away ___________ January.

    c. This restaurant opened six months ago.


    d. This restaurant has been here ______six months.

    e. I started this job in June.


    f. I’ve worked here ________ June.

    g. We bought this car five months ago.


    h. We’ve had this car ________ five months.

    i. Ali left on Tuesday.


    j. I haven’t seen Ali _________ Tuesday.

    k. I haven’t lived in that flat for two years.


    l. I left that flat two years ___________.

    Fill in the spaces in these sentences with either "for" or "since".


    a. _________ the dentist took out that tooth of mine, it's been painful. I should go
    back to her.
    b. You have worked well _________ the morning coffee break. Well done!
    c. You've been eating chips _______ the whole of this film. Are you a little hungry?
    d. I've been coming to this swimming pool _______ over ten years.
    e. Those two have been married ________1985. They are the happiest couple I
    know.
    f. I've had this diamond necklace ________ a very long time.
    g. Are you still unemployed? You've been without a job _______ you decided to
    resign from that accountancy firm.
    h. Mr. Gomez has been the Prime Minister ________ Mrs. Gonzalez-Panis resigned
    in the spring.
    i. Your sister has studied ________ longer than any other student in her class for
    this exam.
    j. _________ I was born, I have always had one arm longer than the other. The
    doctors can't explain it!
    Complete these questions with the past participles of the verbs
    in the box. Then answer the questions.

    be eat find fly meet ride

    Have you ever . . .


    1. been on television? No, I haven’t.
    2. a horse?
    3. Indian food?
    4. a famous person?
    5. in a helicopter?
    6. money in the street?

    Use the words and phrases to write information questions in the present perfect.
    1. How long / you / be / out of college?
    How long have you been outt of college?
    2. Where / you / travel / to?
    _____________________________________________________________
    3. How many people / she / invite?
    _____________________________________________________________
    4. Who / be / to China?
    _____________________________________________________________

    5. Why / you / choose / that book?


    _____________________________________________________________
    6. How long / Larry / live / there?
    _____________________________________________________________
    7. What / you / prepare / for lunch?
    _____________________________________________________________

    8. How much money / you / spend / this week?


    _____________________________________________________________
    1. I ______________________________ (spend) too much money today.
    2. Tina __________________________ (forget) her backpack again.
    3. I _______________________________ (not have) a routine checkup yet.
    4. Both doctors ________________________ (take) my blood pressure already.
    5. Christopher _________________________ (suffer) from allergies until this year.
    6. The hospital ____________________________ (x-ray) the patient’s leg twice
    already.
    7. Rob and Fred __________________________ (fall off) their motorbikes many times.
    8. Carol and I ____________________________ (not sprain) our ankles.

    Complete these time expressions and time clauses with for or since.
    1. for three days
    2. 3 o’clock
    3. a long time
    4. a moment
    5. last month
    6. a month
    7. he was a boy
    8. 1988

    Complete the blanks with the Present Perfect of the verbs in brackets and circle
    the correct option.

    1. I _____________ (build) six model cars FOR / SINCE last Christmas.


    2. ____________ you _________ (see) Mary and Tom FOR / SINCE Tuesday, Alan ?
    3. Mandy ___________________ (not play) the violin FOR / SINCE two weeks.
    4. My father ____________________ (have) his butterfly collection FOR / SINCE last
    June.
    5. We ____________________ (be) members of this club FOR / SINCE 1998.
    6. Sam ________________ (not buy) any new video games FOR / SINCE three
    months.

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