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This document provides an activity on using the present perfect tense with "for" and "since". It includes examples of sentences using "for" and "since" as well as exercises for students to practice filling in the blanks with the appropriate time expression. The exercises focus on using the present perfect correctly with temporal expressions like "for" and "since".

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Activity 2

This document provides an activity on using the present perfect tense with "for" and "since". It includes examples of sentences using "for" and "since" as well as exercises for students to practice filling in the blanks with the appropriate time expression. The exercises focus on using the present perfect correctly with temporal expressions like "for" and "since".

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Activity 2

Present Perfect with for And Since

Presentado Por:
Yeferson Cruz Mesa
ID. 642690

Presentado A:

Alirio Cedeño Borda

Corporación Universitaria Minuto de Dios

Facultad de Ciencias Empresariales


Contaduría Pública
Neiva – Huila
2021
ACTIVITY 2
PRESENT PERFECT WITH FOR AND SINCE

a. My boyfriend went away in January.


b. My boyfriend has been away ___since________ January.

c. This restaurant opened six months ago.


d. This restaurant has been here _ for_____ six months.

e. I started this job in June.


f. I’ve worked here _____since___ June.

g. We bought this car five months ago.


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

i. Ali left on Tuesday.


j. I haven’t seen Ali _____since____ Tuesday.

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


l. I left that flat two years ____for_______.

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 ___since__ 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 ___for____ 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!
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 a horse? Yes, I have
3. eaten Indian food? Yes, I have
4. met a famous person? No, I haven´t
5. flown in a helicopter? No, I haven’t
6. found 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 outofcollege?
2. Where / you / travel / to?
where have you traveled to?
3. How many people / she / invites?
____how many people has she invited?
4. Who / be / to China?
who has been 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?
7. What / you / prepare / for lunch?
_____what have you prepare for lunch?

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


______how money much you spend this week?
1. I _ have spent_____________________________ (spend) too much money
today.
2. Tina __ has forgotten__________________ (forget) her backpack again.
3. I _______ haven’t had________________________ (not have) a routine
checkup yet.
4. Both doctors _ have taken_______________________ (take) my blood pressure
already.
5. Christopher ____has suffer__________________ (suffer) from allergies until this
year.
6. The hospital ___has x-rayed__________________ (x-ray) the patient’s leg twice
already.
7. Rob and Fred __have fallen off_________________ (fall off) their motorbikes many
times.
8. Carol and I _____haven´t_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. for 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 ___have built ________ (build) six model cars FOR / SINCE last Christmas.
2. ____ you seen _______ (see) Mary and Tom FOR / SINCE Tuesday, Alan?
3. Mandy ____hasn’t 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 __hasn’t bought______________ (not buy) any new video games FOR /
SINCE three months.

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