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Material de Apoyo 4
Material de Apoyo 4
Learning activity 4
Presentation
1. Function
For and Since are two adverbs of time frequently used along with the Present
Perfect.
For: You use For to talk about the period of time in which an activity has been
performed.
Examples:
Since: You use Since to talk about the point in time in which an activity started
being performed.
Examples:
She has worked for that company since 2004. (In 2004 she started working
there)
I have made my own bed since I was ten. (From the moment I turned 10, I
started making my own bed)
2. Structure
For and Since are usually used at the end of the sentence. See the examples:
Subject Auxiliary Verb Complement Adverb
I have Worked there for 5 years.
B. Be able to / Be good at
Function
Examples:
I have been able to learn how to use different computer programs by myself.
Remember: When you use a verb after the preposition AT, you have to use a
gerund. Example: They are good AT playing soccer.
C. Phrasal verbs
Function
Some phrasal verbs are separable. This means they do not have to be followed
immediately by the preposition they are attached to. Examples of separable
phrasal verbs include: write down, turn down, check out, point out, try on, and
call off. Check the following sentences:
Remember: Even if you separate the verb from the preposition or adverb, the
meaning does not change.
On the other hand, some phrasal verbs are inseparable. They have to be
followed by a preposition or adverb. If we separate them, they lose their
meaning. Examples of inseparable phrasal verbs include: disagree with, look
after, care for, hear from, and run against. Check the following examples:
Practice
A. Look at the following time expressions. For each one, choose either for or
since.
6. __________ a year.
10. The police have been looking for them _____ a week.
11. I've been looking for this movie _________ a long time.
C. Fill in since or for and the present perfect, present perfect continuous or past
tense. Use the verbs in parenthesis
D.
1. Read the following story and write all the phrasal verbs you see in the box
below in the order they appear. Use the base form of the verbs. If a verb if
repeated, ignore it.
2. Match the verbs you put it the box with their corresponding definitions.
Verb Definition
a. To give someone more food than usual
in order to make them stronger or less
thin.
b. To be found, especially by accident,
after being lost or not known about.
c. To secretly leave a place where you
should stay, because you are not happy
there.
d. To lift someone or something up from a
surface.
e. To prepare yourself or someone else to
do something.
f. To change from being a baby or young
child to being an older child or adult.
g. To treat something carefully so that it
stays in good condition.
h. To look after a child until he or she
becomes an adult.
E. Complete the following sentences using the words in the box. You don’t have to
use them all.
4. After working for ten years at Birds Incorporated, he finally got a ________.
He surely deserves that extra money.
8. Before you sign the _______________, make sure you read carefully all the
clauses and conditions.
9. Miguel got really sick last week and when he went to the hospital he was told
his ________________ did not cover the cost of the medicine he needed.
Production
A. Write a composition about the city you are from. Describe how it has changed
through the years. If necessary, go online and get some specific date that will
help you complete the task.
B. Write about an interesting anecdote that happened to you while growing up. Use
some of the phrasal verbs you studied in this learning activity. If you are curious
enough, go online and find some new phrasal verbs.
C. Sometimes we all tend to forget the qualities our loved ones have. Choose a
person you love and write about his or her abilities using be able to and be good
at.
Document control
Centro
Luz Clarena Arias Copy editor – Línea October
Adaptation Agroindustrial.
González de producción 2014
Regional Quindío