Present perfect

How long
For and since
 HOW LONG?

We use how long with the present perfect to ask

the lenght of a period of time.
Sample: how long have you stayed here?
How long have you learnt english?
How long has she worked here?
How long has he played basketball?
 For and since

 We use since or for to answer how long Questions

For: is used to express duration: two years, a long time, five hours, days.
Sample: I have worked here for two years
They have been married for 6 months
We have been ready for about 30 minutes

Since: is used to state a starting point:wednwsday, six o’clock,2001,last

week
Sample: I have been in Istanbul since 2000
Alice has been married since March 2nd.
They have been at the hotel since last Tuesday.
1. Fill the gaps with for or since

 Example: They have worked since 1995.

a. The police have been at the scene _______________ 5 hours.

b. We haven’t been on a day trip to the country_____________ December.
c. Carl hasn’t seen Marie ___________ his school days.
d. Our boss hasn’t come to the office____________ three days now.
e. David has had internet at home____________ April last year.
f. I haven’t been to a tennis match ___________ a long time.
g. I haven’t seen Selvin ____________________the party.
h. We’ve been waiting for the bus ___________________ over half an hour now.
i. That new clothes shop has been open __________________last sunday.
j. I’ve been surfing the net _______________ half past nine this morning.