ACTIVITY 2

PRESENT PERFECT WITH FOR AND SINCE

Complete the second sentence in each pair of sentences so that it means

the same as the first. Use ago, for or since.
a. My boyfriend went away in January.
b. My boyfriend has been away ___________ January.

c. This restaurant opened six months ago.

d. This restaurant has been here ______six months.

e. I started this job in June.

f. I’ve worked here ________ June.

g. We bought this car five months ago.

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

i. Ali left on Tuesday.

j. I haven’t seen Ali _________ Tuesday.

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

l. I left that flat two years ___________.

Fill in the spaces in these sentences with either "for" or "since".

a. _________ the dentist took out that tooth of mine, it's been painful. I should go
back to her.
b. You have worked well _________ the morning coffee break. Well done!
c. You've been eating chips _______ the whole of this film. Are you a little hungry?
d. I've been coming to this swimming pool _______ over ten years.
e. Those two have been married ________1985. They are the happiest couple I
know.
f. I've had this diamond necklace ________ a very long time.
g. Are you still unemployed? You've been without a job _______ you decided to
resign from that accountancy firm.
h. Mr. Gomez has been the Prime Minister ________ Mrs. Gonzalez-Panis resigned
in the spring.
i. Your sister has studied ________ longer than any other student in her class for
this exam.
j. _________ I was born, I have always had one arm longer than the other. The
doctors can't explain it!
 2Working on Yes/No Questions with Irregular Past Participles

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. a horse?
3. Indian food?
4. a famous person?
5. in a helicopter?
6. money in the street?

3Asking Information Questions

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 outt of college?
2. Where / you / travel / to?
_____________________________________________________________
3. How many people / she / invite?
_____________________________________________________________
4. Who / be / to China?
_____________________________________________________________
5. Why / you / choose / that book?
_____________________________________________________________
6. How long / Larry / live / there?
_____________________________________________________________
7. What / you / prepare / for lunch?
_____________________________________________________________

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

_____________________________________________________________
4Complete the sentences with the present perfect simple

1. I ______________________________ (spend) too much money today.

2. Tina __________________________ (forget) her backpack again.
3. I _______________________________ (not have) a routine checkup yet.
4. Both doctors ________________________ (take) my blood pressure already.
5. Christopher _________________________ (suffer) from allergies until this year.
6. The hospital ____________________________ (x-ray) the patient’s leg twice
already.
7. Rob and Fred __________________________ (fall off) their motorbikes many times.
8. Carol and I ____________________________ (not sprain) our ankles.

5Using For and Since

Complete these time expressions and time clauses with for or since.
1. for three days
2. 3 o’clock
3. a long time
4. a moment
5. last month
6. a month
7. he was a boy
8. 1988

6Complete the sentences Using Present Perfect

Complete the blanks with the Present Perfect of the verbs in brackets and circle
the correct option.

1. I _____________ (build) six model cars FOR / SINCE last Christmas.

2. ____________ you _________ (see) Mary and Tom FOR / SINCE Tuesday, Alan ?
3. Mandy ___________________ (not play) the violin FOR / SINCE two weeks.
4. My father ____________________ (have) his butterfly collection FOR / SINCE last
June.
5. We ____________________ (be) members of this club FOR / SINCE 1998.
6. Sam ________________ (not buy) any new video games FOR / SINCE three
months.