18.3 Complete the sentences. Use for or ago with these words.

1. Jane arrived in Brazil _____three days ago______________________ (three days)

2. Jane has been in Brazil ______for three days____________________ (three days)

3. Lynn and Mark have been married _____________________________ (20 years)

4. Lynn and Mark got married ___________________________________ (20 years)

5. Dan arrived_________________________________________________ (an hour)

6. I bought these shoes_______________________________________ (a few days)

7. Silvia has been studying English______________________________ (six months)

8. Have you known Lisa_____________________________________? (a long time)

18.4 Complete the sentences with for or since.

1. (Jane is in Brazil - she arrived there three days ago)

__Jane has been in Brazil for three days.____________________________________

2. (Jack is here - he arrived on Tuesday)

__Jack has ___________________________________________________________

3. (It’s raining - it started an hour ago)

__It’s been __________________________________________________________

4. (I know Sue - I met her in 2002)

__I’ve ______________________________________________________________

5. (Claire and Matthew are married - they got married six months ago)

__Claire and Matthew have______________________________________________

6. (Liz is studying medicine at the university - she started three years ago)

__Liz has ___________________________________________________________

7. (David plays the piano - he started when he was seven years old)

__David has _ _ ______________________________________________________

18.5 Write sentences about yourself. Begin your sentences with:

I’ve lived… I’ve been… I’ve been studying… I’ve known… I’ve had…

1. ______________________________________________________________

2. ______________________________________________________________

3. ______________________________________________________________

4. ______________________________________________________________

5. ______________________________________________________________

19.1 Look at the pictures. What has happened? Use the present perfect. Choose
from:
go to bed wash her car stop raining close the door fall down take a shower

1. __She has washed her car____________________________________________

2. __________________________________________________________________

3. __________________________________________________________________
4. __________________________________________________________________

5. __________________________________________________________________

6. __________________________________________________________________
GABARITO:

18.3
3. for 20 years.
4. 20 years ago.
5. an hour ago.
6. a few days ago.
7. for six months.
8. for a long time

18.4
2. Jack has been here since Tuesday.
3. It’s been raining for an hour.
4. I’ve known Sue since 2002.
5. Claire and Matthew have been married for six months.
6. Liz has been studying medicine (at the university) for three years.
7. David has played / David has been playing the piano since he was seven years old.

18.5
Example answers:
1. I’ve lived in . . . all my life.
2. I’ve been to New York three times.
3. I’ve been studying English for six months.
4. I’ve known Chris for a long time.
5. I’ve had a headache since I got up this morning.

19.1
2. He has/He’s closed the door.
3. They have/They’ve gone to bed.
4. It has/it’s stopped raining.
5. He has/He’s taken a shower.
6. The picture has fallen down.