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Activity 2 Present Perfect With For and Since

This document provides an activity on using the present perfect tense with "for" and "since". It includes examples of completing sentences with the present perfect and the time expressions "for" and "since". There are also exercises on answering survey questions using the present perfect and filling in verbs in the present perfect tense. The document aims to practice using the present perfect tense with time expressions.

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Activity 2 Present Perfect With For and Since

This document provides an activity on using the present perfect tense with "for" and "since". It includes examples of completing sentences with the present perfect and the time expressions "for" and "since". There are also exercises on answering survey questions using the present perfect and filling in verbs in the present perfect tense. The document aims to practice using the present perfect tense with time expressions.

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Erika Paola Quimbaya oidor ID: 328905

ACTIVITY 2
PRESENT PERFECT WITH FOR AND SINCE

. Complete the second sentence in each pair of sentences so that it means the same as the first.
Use ago, for and since.

a. My boyfriend went away in January.


b. My boyfriend has been away for and since January.

c. This restaurant opened six months ago.


d. This restaurant has been here use ago six months.

e. I started this job in June.


f. I’ve worked here for and since June.

g. bought this car five months ago.


h. We’ve had this car for and since five months.
i. We
j. Ali left on Tuesday.
k. I haven’t seen Ali for and since Tuesday.

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


m. I left that flat two years use ago.

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

a. Since the dentist took out that tooth of mine, it's been painful. I should go back to her.
b. You have worked well for the morning coffee break. Well done!
c. You've been eating chips for the whole of this film. Are you a little hungry?
d. I've been coming to this swimming pool since over ten years.
e. Those two have been married since 1985. They are the happiest couple I know.
f. I've had this diamond necklace for a very long time.
g. Are you still unemployed? You've been without a job since you decided to resign from that
accountancy firm.
h. Mr. Gomez has been the Prime Minister since Mrs. Gonzalez-Panis resigned in the spring.
i. Your sister has studied for longer than any other student in her class for this exam.
j. Since I was born, I have always had one arm longer than the other. The doctors can't
explain it!

3. WRITING AND SPEAKING – SURVEY: Find Someone Who…


For and since
This chart is for you to gather information about who. On the left side of the paper, there are
eight questions given, and there are two spaces for you to write. On the right. There are 10
columns labelled with S1, S2, so on. You should write your partner’s name you have chosen to
ask, then you should report the results.

Student’s Name
QUESTION
S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S8 S9 S10
I. Who has studied English for more x x x x
than three years?
II. Who has lived in Bogota for about x x x x x
a year?
III. Who has ridden a camel? x x

IV. Who has worn glasses since x x x x x x


secondary school?
V. Who has had a pet since x x x x
childhood?
VI. Who has been awake since four x x x x x
o´clock this morning?
VII. Who has gone to the movies for x x x
the last two weekends?
VIII. Who has arrived home late since x x x x
Monday?
IX. Your Question: + + + + +
have you worked during this
pandemic?
X. Your Question: have you visited your + + +
family in this pandemic.

Survey’s Results:
I. 40 % have English estudied more than three years.
II. 50 % have lived in Bogota since about a year.
III. 60 % have had glasses since secondary school.
IV. 60 % have had a pet since childhood.
V. 50 % have been awake since four o´clock this morning.
VI. 30 % have gone to the movies for the last two weekends.
VII. 40 % have arrived home late since Monday.
VII. 50 % have you worked during this pandemic.
IX. 30 % have you visited your family in this pandemic.
X. % .
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. ridden ahorse? yes, I have

3. eaten Indian food? No, I haven’t

4. found a famous person? No, I haven’t

5. flyer in ahelicopter? No, I haven’t


6. met money in the street? yes, I have

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 out of college?
2. Where / you / travel / to?
Where have you traveled to?

3. How many people / she / invite?


How many people has she invited?
4. Who / be / to China?

5. Why / you / choose / that book?


Why have you chosen that book?

6. How long / Larry / live / there?


How long has larry lived there?
1. What / you / prepare / for lunch?
What have prepared for lunch?
2. How much money / you / spend / this week?
How much money have you spent this week
1. I spent (spend) too much money today.
2. Tina forgotten (forget) her backpack again.
3. I haven’t (not have) a routine checkup yet.
4. Both doctors taken (take) my blood pressure already.
5. Christopher suffered (suffer) from allergies until this year.
6. The hospital x- ray (x-ray) the patient’s leg twice already.
7. Rob and Fred fallen (fall off) their motorbikes many times.
8. Carol and I not sprained (not sprain) our ankles.

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

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

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


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

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