UNIT 9: for and since. Present perfect: simple and progressive for and since For + “a period of time” and since + “a point in time” are two ways You use for when you give the fength of the time: for a few days / for You use since when you give the beginning of the time: since Monday of saying the same thing. three years / for ages. / since | left school / since 1997. Present perfect: simple and progressive Short answer Yes Short answer No Affirmative Negative Question W/You/We/ VYou/We/They Have l/you/we/ Yes, I/you/we/they No, I/you/we/they They've (have) haven't (have not) they worked? ——_ have. haven't. worked. worked. He/She/It’s (has) He/She/It hasn't Has he/she/it Yes, he/she/it has. No, he/she/it worked. (has not) worked. worked? hasn't. Affirmative Negative Question Short answer Yes Short answer No WYou/We/ Wyou/We/They Have I/you/ Yes, I/you/we/they _ No, I/you/we/they They've (have) haven't (have not) we/they been have. haven't. been working. been working. working? He/She/It's (has) He/She/it hasn't Has he/she/it Yes, he/she/it has. No, he/she/it been working. (has not) been been working? hasn't working. You usually use the present perfect progressive to describe the duration of a continuous or repeated action from a point in the past up to now. We've been studying Spanish for ten years. She's been going to the same hairdresser since the 1990s. AX Stative meanings You don't use the present perfect progressive for verbs with stative meanings. Use the simple form. She's known Tom since they were at school. (NOT She's-beerknowing .. They've had the same computer since 2003. (NOT Fhey've-beer-having ...) Note: You can also use the simple form to indicate unchanging, “permanent” situations, Compare: ve been living here since the summer. ve lived here all my life." matences so they are true for you. vate the Se peerite t ‘cing form and the past participle for each of these verbs. > write th .e information. Use the ‘verb to write a sentence in nse or progressive form of the present perfect 9 he guitar. | started playing when nt. h We have a motorcycle. We bought it ears ago. Use the same underlined verbs to write present perfect sentences about yours: Writs questions using How long ..? Use the progressive form where possible | @ best friend? iong have you known your best friend? ! ® fhe same sunglasses? ¢ he same dentist? ‘ to / the same kind of music? : nthe same job? 8 in the same house? grocery store? ur shopping / in the sam Write answers to the questions. re