ESERCIZI DI RECUPERO

Present perfect simple Name

Surname
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with for and since Class _________________________

Date _________________________

1 Inserisci le espressioni di tempo nella colonna  3 Completa le frasi con for o since.
corretta della tabella.
1 Rome has been the capital of Italy ________ 1871.
 last week  a couple of months 2 Pauline has had this car ________ ten years.
 Tuesday  Christmas 3 The weather has been really warm ________ a week
 ten o’clock  ten minutes now.
 ages  2010 4 Harry and I have known each other ________ we
 a long time  a year were children.
 they got married  I was eight years old 5 Frank and Melanie have been engaged ________
 a few moments  Primary school three years.
 October  we were children 6 I have been awake ________ five o’clock.
 two weeks  five days 7 We haven’t seen Daniel ________ two weeks.
 three hours  a while 8 Susan has worked in that shop ________ three months.
9 I have had a headache ________ this morning.
10 Elaine and Keith have lived in this house ________
since for
they got married.
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 4 Scrivi delle frasi con il Present perfect e for o
_________________________ _________________________
since usando le parole date.
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1 Simon / have / this flat / five months
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2 I / not eat / anything / breakfast
_________________________ _________________________ 3 The students / study / English / three years
_________________________ _________________________ 4 Francis / not speak / Jenny / Sunday
5 Ireland / be/ independent / 1948
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6 Nick / be / his room / nine o’clock
_________________________ _________________________ 7 It / not rain / three months
_________________________ _________________________ 8 The band / play / together / 1987
9 My sister / work / Liverpool / she left school
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10 I / receive / ten emails / this morning

 5 TRANSLATION Traduci.

2 Sottolinea l’alternativa corretta.
1 Da quanto tempo Michael frequenta questo corso?
1 Brian has played the guitar for / since he was seven.
2 Martin hasn’t spoken to Brian for / since five days. 2 Jason e Kate sono insieme da due anni.
3 The band hasn’t had a hit for / since 1985.
4 I have known Jason for / since a very long time. 3 Conosco il mio insegnante di inglese da settembre.
5 They’ve released two singles for / since 1987.
6 William has lived in New York for / since seven 4 Nevica da tre ore.
months.
7 My grandparents have been married for / since 5 Da quanto tempo suoni la chitarra?
forty years.
8 I haven’t seen Jennifer for / since we were at 6 Non vedo mia cugina Lucy da tanto tempo.
university.
9 Jackie hasn’t been well for / since she had that fish 7 Clare porta lo stesso vestito da lunedì.
meal.
10 Patrick’s been in his room for / since four hours. 8 Da quanto tempo i tuoi nonni abitano in questa casa?

9 Il tuo amico è qui dalle due e mezzo.

10 George e Leo vivono a Londra da agosto.

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