We use “ho w lo ng…?

” t o ask
t he t ime in t he P re se nt Pe rf e c t t e nse .

C ho o se b e e n o r go ne .

C o mple t e wit h sinc e o r f o r.

- I’ve n e ve r b e e n / go ne t o S w it z e rland .
- W h at ’s it lik e ?
la st win t e r . t hen.

o ve r a n h o u r . ma ny ye a r s. J A C K: Wh e r e ’s T o m?
KA Y: H e we nt o u t a n h o u r a go .
a f e w d ays. spr ing.
J A C K: Wh e r e ’s h e b e e n / go ne ?
t h e 1950’s. lu nc h t ime .

a lo ng t ime . f ive minu t e s. 1) H o w ma ny t imes h a ve yo u b e e n / go ne

t o Se go via?
I me t L u c y. my c h ild h o o d .
2) H a ve yo u b e en / go ne to t he
a ge s. C h r ist ma s D a y.
Gu ggen h e im M u se u m in Bilb a o ?
E a st e r . a c e nt u r y.
3) T h e y’r e h a ving a f a nt a st ic t ime in
1989. la st M o nd a y.
A u st r a lia . T h e y’ve b e e n / go ne f o r six
f ive we e ks. a f e w se c o n d s. mo n t h s.
t h e int e r vie w. Fr id a y. 4) Vic ki isn’t h e r e. Sh e ’s b e e n / go ne t o
h is we d d ing. Gr e c o ’s t ime s. t h e c in e ma wit h h e r f rie n d s.

H a llowe e n . se ve n nigh t s. 5) I’m a t h o me o n my o wn. E ve r yo ne ’s

b e e n / go ne f or a wa lk b y t h e r ive r .
so me ye a r s. 2nd J a n u a r y.
6) Bill h a s b e e n / go ne t o J a pa n . H e h a s
a f o r t n igh t . t he t hef t .
ju st se nt me a ma il f r o m t h e r e .
t h ir t y d a ys. a c o u ple o f d a ys.
7) M y mo t h e r h a s b e e n / go ne t o t h e
h e wa s a b o y. 17 t h c e n t u r y. h a ir d r e sser ’s. Sh e h a s ju st go t h o me .
M id d le A ge s. t e n o ’c loc k.
8) T im h a s b e e n / go ne a b r oa d . H e h a s
we le f t h o me. se ve r a l mo nt h s. b r o u gh t gif t s f o r e ve r yo n e .