2º BACHILLERATO

PRESENT PERFECT AND PAST TENSES: FOR, SINCE AND AGO

A Compare these sentences:
The last time I saw her was in 1978
I haven’t seen her since 1978

He last came here at the end of June.

He hasn’t come here since the end of June

Change the sentences from a construction using the Past Simple tense to
one using the Present Perfect and vice versa.
1.- I last played tennis in December. (since)
2.- The last time they won the election was in 1974. (since)
3.- I haven’t voted in an election since 1970. (last time)
4.- He hasn’t made a speech on television since Christmas. (last)
5.- The last time she travelled by air was in March.
She hasn’t………………………………………………………………………………
6.- We haven’t heard from them since 1st August.
We last…………………………………………………………………………………..

B Compare the sentences

The last time I saw her was seven years ago

I haven’t seen her for seven years

He last came here six months ago

He hasn’t come here for six months

 Change the sentences from one construction to the other.

1.- I last played tennis nine months ago. (for)
2.- The last time they won the election was eleven years ago.(for)
3.- He hasn’t paid the rent for five weeks.(last time)
4.- I haven’t heard from her for some time. (last)
5.- They haven’t made a profit for ages. (last time)
6.- He has not been to see his mother for ages.
He last………………………………………………………………………………………..
C Compare these sentences.
I haven’t seen her for seven years.
It’s seven years since I last saw her.

 Change the sentences from one construction to the other.

1.- I haven’t played tennis for several months. (since)
2.- It’s eleven years since they last won the election. (for)
3.- It’s a long time since they wrote to us. (for)
4.- I haven’t worked as hard as this for a long time. (since)
5.- He’s been away from school for six weeks.
It’s……………………………………………………………………………………..
6.-It’s many years since we last met.
We haven’t…………………………………………………………………………….

IT’S / IT WAS THE FIRST TIME

Compare these sentences:

I’ve never seen anything like this before.
It’s the first time I’ve ever seen anything like this.

I had never seen anything like that before.

It was the first time I had ever seen anything like that.

 Change the sentences from one construction to the correct

alternative.
1.- I’ve never spoken to him before.
It’s…………………………………………………………………………………………….
2.- It’s the first time I’ve ever flown.
I’ve……………………………………………………………………………………………
3.-He was worried, because she had never been late before.
He was worried, because It ……………………………………………………….
4.-We were surprised, because it was the first time they had ever
invited us to lunch.
We were surprised because they…………………………………………………………
5.-He said “no” very brusquely, although it was the first time I had ever
asked him for money.
He said “no” very brusquely, although I had………………………………………….
6.-You’ve never made a complaint about it before.
It’s the first time…………………………………………………………………………………….