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A. Complete the following exercise with FOR or SINCE.

1- Nobody has come to see us ___________ we bought this small house.


2- She has been a doctor ___________ 1998.
3- Nobody has seen her ___________ then.
4- They have all been ill ___________ last week.
5- Peter went to the library. He has studied there ___________ a long time.
6- It has been very foggy ___________ early morning.
7- Ive worked with you ___________ nine years.
8- He has been in prison ___________ two years.
9- She has worked in that office ___________ a month.
10- He hasnt eaten anything ___________ twenty-four hours.
11- He hasnt eaten anything ___________ yesterday.
12- They havent spoken to us ___________ we were at school.
13- I havent talked to her ___________ my birthday.
14- Shes been ill ___________ years.
15- Ive been very patient with you ___________ several years.

B. Imagine you are police officers investigating a crime scene. The murderer has just got
away, but has left a lot of clues behind. Try to detect as many clues as possible and write
them down as in the example.
e.g. The murderer has left 4 bullets from a 9mm gun.

Present Perfect Continuous or Present Perfect Simple

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