This document provides 10 sentences for the learner to complete with either "for" or "since". It also provides 5 sentences for the learner to complete the second sentence so it has a similar meaning to the first, using the word given in bold. The goal is to practice using "for" and "since" in sentences as well as rephrasing sentences to have similar meaning using a given word. The document is an exercise for English language learners to develop their skills with prepositions of time and rephrasing sentences.
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Two different exercises on present perfect and present perfect continuous
This document provides 10 sentences for the learner to complete with either "for" or "since". It also provides 5 sentences for the learner to complete the second sentence so it has a similar meaning to the first, using the word given in bold. The goal is to practice using "for" and "since" in sentences as well as rephrasing sentences to have similar meaning using a given word. The document is an exercise for English language learners to develop their skills with prepositions of time and rephrasing sentences.
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This document provides 10 sentences for the learner to complete with either "for" or "since". It also provides 5 sentences for the learner to complete the second sentence so it has a similar meaning to the first, using the word given in bold. The goal is to practice using "for" and "since" in sentences as well as rephrasing sentences to have similar meaning using a given word. The document is an exercise for English language learners to develop their skills with prepositions of time and rephrasing sentences.
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Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
Complete the following sentences with for or since
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
I have been waiting __________ 4 o'clock.
Sue has only been waiting _________ 20 minutes. Tim and Tina have been learning English _______ six years. Fred and Frida have been learning French _______ 1998. Joe and Josephine have been going out together ________ Valentine's Day. I haven't been on holiday _______ last July. Mary has been saving her money _________ many years. I haven't eaten anything __________ breakfast. You have been watching TV ___________ hours. We have been living here __________ 2 months.
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to
the first sentence. Use the word in bold and other words. Use between two and five words including the word given. 1. I started working here 30 years ago, and Im still working here. Here I ________________________________________________________ 30 years 2. She hasnt spoken to her brother-in-law for ages. Spoke Its _______________________________________________________ to her brother-in-law. 3. The baby started crying at 8 oclock this morning, andi t still hasnt stopped. Been The baby _______________________________________________________ 8 oclock this morning 4. Five years have passed since our wedding day. Married We ______________________________________________________________________ five years. 5. It has been a long time sine I went sailing. Not I ________________________________________________________________________ a long time.