6 Grammar (1)

    

Present perfect: for and since 3 ★ ★ ★ Rewrite the sentences in the present
perfect with for or since and the verbs.
1 ★ Complete the chart with the time
expressions. be married  ​drive a car  ​
have  ​know  ​ live  ​work
2010  ​five hours  ​I was 10  
​nine o’clock  ​three weeks  ​two years 1 John started driving in 2008.
 John has driven a car since 2008.
for since 2 They got married four years ago.
2010  
 
3 We moved to this apartment in 2011.
 
2 ★ ★ Complete the questions. Then write answers  
with for and since and the words in parentheses.
4 You started work at the restaurant three
1 How long  have you been a months ago.
student at this school? (three years)  
 I’ve been a student at this school  

 for three years.
5 I met Sara when I was 10.
 
2 How long   Olivia had
 
a cat? (she was 12)
6 She bought this computer last week.
 
 
 
 

3 How   have they lived

Your turn
in their house? (ten years)
 
 
4 Write sentences about you. Use the ideas.
apartment / house  ​a cell phone  ​English  ​
this school  ​your best friend  ​your parents
4 How long   he played
soccer? (he was very young)  I’ve lived in my apartment since
   I was born.
  1  
 
5   long has this 2  
restaurant been open? (six months)  
  3  
 
 
4  
6 How long   your dad
 
worked in a bank? (he left school)
5  
 
 
 
6  
 
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