Present Perfect Tense – Already, Yet, Since and For.

Exercise 1:
Say what you have already done (+) and what you have not done yet (-).

1. I have already to listened to music (+/already/to listen to music)

2. I have not gone swimming yet (-/not/to go swimming/yet)
3. I have already taken some photos (+/already/to take some photos)
4. I have already helped Jane in the kitchen (+/already/to help Jane in the
kitchen)
5. I have not played the guitar yet (-/not/to play the guitar/yet)
6. I have already had fun with my friends (+/already/to have fun with my
friends)
7. I have not washed my shirts yet (-/not/to wash my shirts/yet)
8. I have not made my bed yet (-/not/to make my bed/yet)
9. I have already done the washing-up (+/already/to do the washing-up)
10. I have not spoken to my maths teacher yet (-/not/to speak to my maths
teacher/yet)

Exercise 2: Do we use for or since with the following time references

1. I haven't phoned home since Christmas.

2. We've been here since nine o'clock.
3. I have worked for International House for more than eight years.
4. I haven't visited my home town since I left school.
5. I haven't been to the cinema for ages.
6. I have studied non-stop since 9.15.
7. I have had a driving license since I was eighteen.
8. She hasn't had a day off since 1999.
9. Johan has been in England for more than two weeks now.
10. Peter has been my best friend since we were nine.