PRESENT PERFECT CON "FOR" Y "SINCE"

Empleando el "present perfect" podemos definir un periodo de tiempo anterior al momento

presente, considerando bien su duración, caso en el que utilizamos "for" +  periodo temporal, o
bien su inicio o punto de partida, caso en el que utilizamos "since" +  momento concreto.

"For" + periodo de tiempo

for six years, for a week, for a month, for hours, for two hours
I have worked here for five years.

"Since" + momento concreto

since this morning, since last week, since yesterday
since I was a child, since Wednesday, since 2 o'clock
I have worked here since 1990.

"Present perfect" con "for"

She has lived here for twenty years.
We have taught at this school for a long
time.
Alice has been married for three months.
They have been at the hotel for a week.

"Present perfect" con "since"

She has lived here since 1980.
We have taught at this school since 1965.
Alice has been married since March 2nd.
They have been at the hotel since last Tuesday.

 
 ACTIVIDAD 2
1. Escribe FOR o SINCE

a. ___since___ ten o’clock h. ___for___ a long time

b. __for____ Christmas i. __since____ a week
c. _since_____ last summer j. __since____ the beginning of the
d. __since____ ten minutes term
e. __for____ one month k. ___for___ ages
f. ___since___ my birthday l. ___since___ we met the last time
g. __for____ the last lesson

2. Complete las oraciones con SINCE o FOR

1. She has been in hospital _______for_______ this morning.

2. Joe has lived in London ______since________ five years.
3. We have known each other ______since________ June 2010.
4. How long have you been here? – I have been here ______for________ half an hour.
5. I have had this teddy bear ______since________ I was a little child.
6. Jason has made music ______for_________ more than 25 years.
7. My mother hasn’t spoken to my sister ______for_______ three days.
8. I have learned these words ______since________ three hours.

3. Complete las oraciones con la forma correcta del presente perfecto y since
o for

1. Joe _____the for________ (be) at this school _____since______ five years.

2. Where’s Alison? I ____not since___________ (not see) her ____see the for_______ this
morning.
3. Mr Wayne _______i for_______ (know) his wife ______know since_____ they were both
small children.
4. Ben _______i not _______ (not see) his uncle ___see for________ several years.
5. I ________not since______ (not be) very well ____be here_______ Monday.
6. My brother ______the for_________ (have) his new mountain bike ______is_____ two
weeks.
7. They ______it for________ (live) here ______he ai_____ they first came to Britain.
8. The poor animal is very hungry. It ______your since_______ (not have) anything to eat
_______ days.
4. Hacer oraciones con presente perfecto (organiza las oraciones teniendo en
cuenta si son afirmativas, negativas o interrogativas)
1. + Ernie / broken / his leg / has / four times _____Ernie his leg four times has broked
______________________
2. + I / have /never / flown / a kite _____I a kite never since
flown_______________________
3. ? your brother / ever / eaten / snails / has /? _________I your brother sanils has ever ?
___________________
4. – have /Your friends / not played / volleyball / this month ____________This month your
friends have not played volleyball____________
5. ? he / borrowed / your pen / has /? ____Has your pen he borrowed?
______________________________
6. + my father / never / read / has /romantic books ______My father has read romantic
books never_________________________
7. + I / not seen / Julia / have / this morning ____I Julia have this morning not seen
______________________________
8. ? Mrs Salazar / has / ever / written / a book? ________Has ever mrs Salazar written a
book________________________
9. + my family / lived / in this town / for 6 years has /_______My family un this town fot 6
years has
10. _______________________
11. ?Has / your grandma / ever / ridden a bike? __________________________________
5. Completar las oraciones usando el presente perfecto, since and for y con
relaciona las imagenes

1. He _________since the is_________ (be) a photographer ____be for__________fifteen

years.
2. He __________the______ (cycle) _______cycles in____ he was twenty years old.
3. The woman __________is the_______ (grind) the seeds _______for the
hay____________ two hours.
4. They ___________that a her________ (get) married this morning.
5. Lucy ______________________ (look) after the baby _______________ the weekend.
 6. The businessman ___________the_____________ (not have) his lunch yet.
7. The criminal __________________hay_________ (be) in jail for two years.
8. Yolanda __________hay_______(not sell) any ice-creams ________paint_________
9.00 o’clock.
9. The carpenter ___________lay is________(hammer) a few nails on the wood.
10. he lady _____________fot the_______________ (prepare) the dining table for her
family.
11. Mrs. Campbell __________life________ (cook) a delicious meal ____________ three
hours.
12. The girl __________her__________ (not see) such a big orange. - in her life.
13. The boss _____say the_______is the______nay is louy_________ (find) the safe open
this morning.
14. Tony _______panst________(win) a few tennis competitions _____year______he
started in 1999.
15. The beautiful girl ____________sin vast_______ (play) the lyre
___sat______________ one hour.
16. That man ___________cast the is lol____________ (wear) those clothes
____________he was born.
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