since or for?
1. __since____ teno’clock
2. ___since___ Christmas
3. __since____ last summer
4. ___for___ ten minutes
5. __for____ one month
6. __since___ my birthday
7. __since____ the last lesson
8. ___for___ a long time
9. __for____ a week
10. __since____ the beginning of the term
11. ___for___ ages
12. ___since___ we met the last time
Fill in since or fo and the right form of the
present perfect.
1. Joe _has been_________ (be) at this
school _for____ five years.
2. Where’s Alison? I ___haven´t
seen_______ (not see) her _since____
this morning.
3. Mr Wayne _____has known_____
(know) his wife _since____ they were
both small children.
4. Ben __hasn´t seen________ (not see)
his uncle _for____ several years.
5. I ___haven´t been_______ (not be)
vey well __since___ Monday.
6. My brother _____have had_____
(have) his new mountain bike _for____
two weeks.
7. They ___have lived_______ (live) here
_since____ they first came to Britain.
8. The poor animal is very hungry. It _hasn
´t had_________ (not have) anything
to eat _for____ days.
Fill in since or for.
1. She has been in hospital _since____
this morning.
2. Joe has lived in London __for___ 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 __for ___
three hours.
Complete these sentences with since or for and the
right form of the verb.
1. Our family ___has lived_______ (live) in
the north of the USA _since____ 1997.
2. My father __has worked________ (work)
as an engineer _since____ then.
3. My parents ___have been_______ (divorce)
_for____ more than five years now.
4. My sister __has known________ (know) he
boyfriend _for____ six years.
5. I ___haven´t seen_______ (not see) my
aunt __since___ last summer.
6. My friend Tommy lives in the south. I
__haven´t talked________ (not talk) to him
_for____ a long time.
7. My friend Margo __I has written________
(write) me two letter _since____ I met her
at the summer camp.