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 _____SINCE______ January.

c. This restaurant opened six months ago.

d. This restaurant has been here __FOR____six months.

e. I started this job in June.

f. I’ve worked here _____SINCE___ June.

g. We bought this car five months ago.

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

i. Ali left on Tuesday.

j. I haven’t seen Ali ___SINCE______ Tuesday.

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

l. I left that flat two years ___AGO________.

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

a. ___SINCE______ the dentist took out that tooth of mine, it's been painful. I
should go back to her.
b. You have worked well ____SINCE_____ the morning coffee break. Well done!
c. You've been eating chips ___FOR____ the whole of this film. Are you a little
hungry?
d. I've been coming to this swimming pool ____FOR___ over ten years.
e. Those two have been married __SINCE______1985. They are the happiest
couple I know.
f. I've had this diamond necklace ____FOR____ a very long time.
g. Are you still unemployed? You've been without a job ___SINCE____ you decided
to resign from that accountancy firm.
h. Mr. Gomez has been the Prime Minister __SINCE______ Mrs. Gonzalez-Panis
resigned in the spring.
i. Your sister has studied ___FOR_____ longer than any other student in her class
for this exam.
j. ____SINCE_____ 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. RIDDEN a horse? YES, I HAVE
3. EATEN Indian food? NO, I HAVEN’T
4. MET a famous person? YES, I HAVE
5. FLOWN in a helicopter? NO, I HAVEN’T
6. FOUND money in the street? YES. I HAVE

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?
____Where you have traveled to? ___
3. How many people / she / invite?
_______how many people has she invite? __
4. Who / be / to China?
________who has been to china? _____
5. Why / you / choose / that book?
_____why you have choosen that book?__
6. How long / Larry / live / there?
_________how long has larry lived there?___
7. What / you / prepare / for lunch?
____________what have you prepared for lunch? ___

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

___________how much money have you spend this week ?______
4Complete the sentences with the present perfect simple

1. I __have spend_____ (spend) too much money today.

2. Tina __has forgotten_____ (forget) her backpack again.
3. I __haven’t had__(not have) a routine checkup yet.
4. Both doctors _______have taken_____(take) my blood pressure already.
5. Christopher _______has suffered__ (suffer) from allergies until this year.
6. The hospital _____have x-ray____ (x-ray) the patient’s leg twice already.
7. Rob and Fred ____have fallen off____ (fall off) their motorbikes many times.
8. Carol and I _____haven’t sprained_____ (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.