EXCERCISES WITH FOR AND SINCE AND HOW LONG

I°  Write   SINCE    or   FOR

 
since since
1.   a very long time                2.  I left school
for since
3.  10 years                           4.  it started to rain
since since
5.  three weeks                      6.  September
since for
7.  I came to London               8.  half an hour 
since for
9.  my birthday                     10.  six months 
 
II°  Complete with    For   or   SINCE
 
for
1) I have been a teacher    30 years
since
2. Bob has worked in that import export company   he was
thirty
for
3. I have studied English    four years 
for
4. Jenny has eaten  five hamburgers     7pm
for
5. My parents have been married     twenty years 
since
6.  I have known my best friend    I met him at high school
for
7. They have travelled in the USA    one month
for
8. The boys have played tennis   two hours
since
9. Kevin has been in Greece      July 
for
10. My  brother has  drunk beer    two hours 
since
11. I haven't eaten anything    lunch 
 
III° Make sentences using      FOR   or  SINCE 
 
ex: How long have you studied German ? ( 2004)      I have
studied German  since 2004
 
1)How long have you lived in Paris ?  ( five years)
I have lived in Paris for five years.

2) How long have you played football ? ( two years)

I have played foorball for two years.

3) How long has Helen known Paul ? ( February )

 Helen has kwonw Paul since februa

4) How long  has Jim been on holiday ? ( Saturday)

Jim has been on holiday since Saturday.