1. June has been in France _______ December 25.
2. June has been in France ___________ two years.
3. Jane has known Mary _____________ 2001.
4. Mary has known Jane_____________two years.
5. Sue has studied French _______ the fall.
6. Sue has studied French _______ one year.
7. We have lived in Montreal _______ one month.
8. We have lived in Montreal____________August.
9. May has been ill_____________a long time.
10. May has been ill_____________school started.
11. I haven’t seen Tom_______________ a year.
12. I haven’t seen Tom ___________ last year.
13. John has been in bed________________last night.
14. John has been in bed ______________ten hours.
15.Ray has worked in this school ___________ June.
16. Ray has worked in this school _____ two years.
17. I haven’t eaten ________________ this morning.
18. I haven’t eaten_____________ five hours.
19. I haven’t washed my car _____________ last fall.
20. I haven’t washed my car __________ a long time.
FOR AND SINCE
Fill in the blanks with for and since.
1. Ken has been happy ________he retired.
2. John has been successful___________he became
President of a big company.
3. Ken has been successful_______the last decade.
4. I have had a backache ______________I played
football.
5. I have had a backache ___________at least two
weeks.
6. Tom hasn’t shaved __________ he started to
grow a beard.
7. Tom hasn’t shaved _______ such a long time.
8. I haven’t played ball_________I was a teenager.
9. I haven’t played baseball _________many years.
10. I haven’t seen the dentist_______________six
months.
11. I haven’t seen Joe______________childhood.
KEY
21. He hasn’t run ____________ he broke his leg.
22. He hasn’t run ___________ a long time.
23. I’ve been sick ___________ I caught a cold.
24. I’ve been sick _____________ one week.
25. I’ve been married ____________ 38 years.
26. I’ve been married _________________1972.
27. I’ve had red hair _______ the day I was born?
28. I’ve had red hair ______________ many years.
29. Sue has been in love___________many years.
30. Sue has been in love ___________ childhood.
31. John has liked Jazz ___________ he was young.
32. John has liked Jazz___________ a long time.
33. I’ve been a lawyer ___________ I graduated.
34. I’ve been a lawyer _________ a very long time.
35. Sue has had a dog ____________ childhood.
36. Sue has had a dog __________ for a long time.
37. Ken has been an actor _________several years.
38. Ken has been an actor____________2000.
38. I’ve known him__________________high school.
40. I’ve known him_______________ten years.
12. I haven’t smoked_______many years.
13. I haven’t dated Tom ____________he tried
to kiss me.
14. I haven’t dated Tom_________a very long time.
15. John has been very busy ___________he started
his own business.
16. Tim has been a taxi driver___________he
bought his own taxi cab.
17. Tom has met many people____________he
moved to Montreal.
18. John has worked for the NHL _______ at least
ten years.
19. The castle has been there _______ ages.
20. We have known about the problems of
pollution _______ decades.
21. John has been heartbroken __________ he lost
his girlfriend.
22. John has been single ______a long time.
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1 COMPLETE THE SENTENCES 12.- Beatriz …………. (walk) to work alone. 1a
1.- Richard ………… (write) a good book. 13.- Oliver ……….. (not allow) her to go out.

2.-Mary ……….. (not get) up yet. 14.-Eliza ………. (invite) you to the party.

3.-Walter and Pat ……….. (finish) their projects. 15.-Some people ……….. (forget) that day.

4.-The teacher …………. (not come) today. 16.-The bus ……….. (arrive) quite late this morning

5.-Hector ………….. (break) his left arm. 17.-The Queen ……… (appear) on Television.

6.-The driver ……………….. (stop) at the traffic lights. 18.-Fiona ………. (not brush) her teeth yet.

7.-Lucas …………….. (pass) his last exams. 19.-Samuel ……… (knock)

8.-Katherine ………….. (meet) him before. 20.-Anne …… (buy) them.

9.-The girls …………….. (switch) on the TV. 21.-Teo ………… (drink) it

10.-Alexander ………… (have) dinner with me. 22.- You ……….. (see) it.

11.-Thomas ………… (give) Sonia a nice bracelet. 23.- The bird …….….. (sing).

2 WRITE CORRECT SENTENCES 13.-Susana/has/ interviewed/them. 2a

1.-Your dad /has / driven/ his car 14.-Paul /has/some nice /photos/taken.

15.-Jimmy/has/cycled/to school.
2.-The chef /cooked/has/ delicious/food.
16.-Charles/hasn’t/gone/ to the dentist.
3.-Martin/talked/to /his teacher/has
17.-Daniel /has/understood/her.
4.-Alice /hasn’t/her brother/helped.
18.-Freddy/has /failed/ the Maths exam.
5.-Miriam /has/two hamburgers/eaten.
19.-My mom /has/called/ the doctor/just.
6.-The actress/earned/ a lot of money/has
20.-Jennifer/hasn’t/to/me/listened.
7.-Michael /has/brought/ some bread.
21.-Anthony/has/won/ the race.
8.-Julia /kissed/her boyfriend/hasn’t/yet.
22.-Henry/has/picked/ flowers.
9.-Lorenzo /has /received/ a lot /of/ emails.
23.-She/has/wasted/the time.
10.-Yolansa /has/been/ to Rome.
24.-You/have/refused/it.
11.-William /hasn’t/watched/ the movie.
25.-Albert/cried/has.
12.-Vincent/ read/ the newspaper/has. 26.- Gina /has/come/already.

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USAGE: We use it; EXAMPLES TIME SINCE: I have known
 To talk about  I have done my EXPRESSIONS her since 1997.
actions that take homework. YET: I haven’t I have known her
place in the past  It has rained all finished the book yet. since I was five.
and now still go on. the night. ALREADY: She has FOR: They have
 To talk about an  We haven’t seen already washed the watched TV for two
action that began her for ages. dishes. hours.
in an unspecified  Has she ever JUST: We have just I have waited for you
time. visited you? bought a cat. for ages.
 To talk about an  Have they EVER: Have you ever HOW LONG: How
experience we had finished their been to İstanbul? long have you been in
and we can have work? NEVER: We have Rize?
again. never seen a desert.

 I ____________  She __________  My father  She __________

( never-play ) ( already-finish) her _____________ ( just-wash ) the
tennis. homework. ( just –go ) to work. dishes.

 ______________  She __________  He ___________  We __________

( you-ever-be ) to ( play ) the guitar ( not – clean ) the ( visit ) Maiden
Antalya? since she was seven. house yet. Tower several times.

 She __________  We __________  ______________  I ____________

( just–drink ) her tea. ( never – climb ) ( you – ever – have ) ( already – do ) the
mountains. a holiday in seasides? shopping.

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