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2 GRAMMAR EXTENSION
1 Put the time expressions in the correct column.
last Saturday | I was a child | a fortnight an hour
| yesterday | a decade | 1996 | three nights
for since
2 Use the words to make sentences. Use the present
perfect with for or since.
0. Helen / live / here / 3 years.
Helen has lived here for 3 years.
1. Riley / have / her bike / she was 11 years old.
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2. Jacob / study to be a doctor / seven years.
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3. We / be / at school / six hours.
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4. He / write / poetry / his 15th birthday.
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5. Ryan and Olivia / work / there / ages.
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3 Rewrite the sentence using the words in brackets.
0. He started working there last May. (worked)
He has worked there since last May
1. They moved here three years ago. (lived)
They ______________________ three years.
2. I bought my car when I was 20. (had)
I _________________________ I was 20.
3. I have studied French for three months. (ago)
I began _________________________.
4. The last time I saw him was Sunday. (haven’t)
I _________________________ Sunday.
5. The last match she saw was in 2011. (since)
She hasn’t ______________________ 2011.
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4 Complete the sentences with a, an, the, or -.
0. She needs a new bed.
1. Where have _____ kids gone?
2. I’ve had _____ good TV for about 2 months.
3. Can you please turn _____ air conditioning off?
4. Did you have fun in _____ India?
5. She’s _____ excellent student.
6. It’s not _____ same if you don’t come.
7. I love _____ chocolate.
5 Correct the mistakes.
0. I have waited since over an hour.
I’ve waited for over an hour.
1. It’s an good idea.
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2. I study the biology.
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3. I read my book since two o’clock.
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4. I have loved science for I was ten years old.
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5. Earth can’t survive without the bees.
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6. Can you bring me papers from my desk?
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6 Complete the blog about dogs with one word in each
space.
Six things you never knew about dogs
• 0
__ A__ dog sweats from its paws.
1
• _________interesting fact is that dogs dream.
• Dogs have lived with people 2 _________ over
14,000 years.
• 3
___________ puppy is born deaf and blind.
• Greyhounds are 4 ___________ fastest dogs in the
world.
• I have had my dog 5__________ I was three. His
name’s Spot.
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for since 1. the

an hour last Saturday 2. a
a decade I was a child 3. the
a fortnight yesterday 4. -
three nights 1996 5. an
6. the
7. -
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1. Riley has had her bike since she was 11 years old.
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2. Jacob has studied to be a doctor for seven years.
3. We have been at school for six hours. 1. It’s a good idea.
4. He has written poetry since his 15th birthday. 2. I study biology.
5. Ryan and Olivia have worked there for ages. 3. I have read my book since two o’clock.
4. I hated science since I was ten years old.
5. The Earth can’t survive without bees.
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6. Can you bring me the papers from my desk?
1. have lived here for
2. have had my car since
6
3. studying French three months ago
4. haven’t seen him since 1. An
5. seen a match since 2. for
3. A
4. the
5. since

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