Present Perfect with FOR and SINCE

Yeison Fernando Sanchez Zabala

We use FOR when we are talking about a
+ have + V ed/d period of time.
has III column We use SINCE when we are talking about the
start of the period.
+ haven’t + V ed/d 2005 2006 2007 2008
hasn’t III column

(WH) Have + + V ed/d

Has III column
2005

She has lived in London for three years.

Put these time expressions in the correct list. She has lived in London since 2005.
►yesterday ►fifteen minutes
FOR SINCE
►Christmas ►a long time
Two Months Yesterday
►two months ►ten years A Week Christmas
►a week ►last summer Six Hours June

►June ►a short time Five Days Wednesday

Fifteen Minutes Last Month
►Wednesday ►I was ten
A Long Time 1992
►six hours ►hours Ten Years Last Summer
►last month ►three weeks A Short Time I Was Ten
►five days ►eight o’clock Hours Eight O’clock
Three Weeks My Birthday
►1992 ►my birthday

Put the verbs in brackets in the present perfect and write for or since on the lines.

1. Nick ____has known____ (KNOW) Tom ____SINCE___ he moved to London.

2. Mrs Harris ____has been______ (BE) a teacher _____FOR___ twelve years.
3. Felix _____has lived ____ (LIVE) in Edinburgh ____SINCE____ 1998.
4. We ____have had______ (HAVE) a DVD player ____SINCE____ February.
5. I ____have played____ (PLAY) in the school football team ____FOR____ five months.
6. We _____have lost_____ (LOSE) a match ____FOR____ a long time.
7. She ___hasn´t eaten_____ (NOT EAT) anything ____FOR____ six hours.
8. Mr Bell _____has worked_____ (WORK) for this company ____SINCE___1985.
9. My sisters ____has studied_____ (STUDY) English ____FOR____ a short time.
10. You ___haven´t played____ (NOT PLAY) the piano _____FOR____ several weeks.
11. I _____haven´t seen____ (NOT SEE) Emma ____SINCE___ last week.
12. We ____haven´t visited______ (NOT VISIT) our grandparents ___FOR___ a month.
13. The baby ___hasn´t cried______ (NOT CRY) ____FOR___ two hours.
14. I ____haven´t received___ (NOT RECEIVE) a letter from my pen-friend ___FOR__ a few months.
15. He ___hasn´t got___ (NOT GET) a bad mark ____SINCE____ fourth grade.