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Present Perfect Since For

This document provides exercises to practice using the present perfect tense with "since" and "for". The first exercise has learners identify whether time expressions in sentences require "for" or "since". The second exercise has learners complete sentences in the present perfect tense using those prepositions. The third exercise gives learners words to use to form their own present perfect tense sentences with "since" and "for". The document aims to help learners practice forming and using the present perfect tense construction with different time frames.

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Present Perfect Since For

This document provides exercises to practice using the present perfect tense with "since" and "for". The first exercise has learners identify whether time expressions in sentences require "for" or "since". The second exercise has learners complete sentences in the present perfect tense using those prepositions. The third exercise gives learners words to use to form their own present perfect tense sentences with "since" and "for". The document aims to help learners practice forming and using the present perfect tense construction with different time frames.

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Present Perfect

‘Since’ and ‘for’


Exercise 1
Write for or since next to each time expression.

1. ................ two hours 11. ................ last night


2. ................ Christmas 12. ................ we got married
3. ................ a long time 13. ................ 2001
4. ................ that day 14. ................ 30 minutes a day
5. ................ this morning 15. ................ half an hour
6. ................ six months 16. ................ my sister called
7. ................ nine o'clock 17. ................ I was a child
8. ................ five weeks 18. ................ yesterday
9. ................ one month 19. ................ 20 minutes
10. ................ July 20. ................ a moment

Exercise 2
Complete the sentences using the verbs in brackets in the Present Perfect tense and 'for' or 'since'

1. I ________________ (study) English ___________ I was at primary school.


2. I ________________ (drink) Coke __________5 years.
3. She ___________(not/have) a day off _______ three months.
4. Sally ________________ (live) in England _________ 2005.
5. William and I________________ (go out) together ________ six months.
6. Kevin ________________ (speak) French ___________ he moved to France.
7. Laura and Peter ________________ (clean) their house _________ half an hour.
8. John _______________(not/think) about Lilly _________many years.
9. The teacher ________________ (leave) the classroom __________ the students went wild.
10. President Obama ________________ (govern) the USA ________ five years.
11. Stephen and James ________________ (not/work) together ________ they met.
12. The dog ________________ (bark) _________ hours.
13. The police ________________ (search) for information __________ the robbery happened.
14. Francis ________________ (wear) the same stinky T-shirt ________two weeks.
15. I ________________ (collect) Hello Kitty's stuff _________ I was five years old.
16. My mother ________________ (buy) this magazine __________ it came out.
17. I ________________ (do) physical exercise __________ fifteen minutes.
18. The street _____________(change) a lot ____________I was a child.

Exercise 3
Please make present perfect tense with ‘since’ and ‘for’ using the words given

1. Simon / have / this flat / five month 6. Nick / be / his room / nine o’clock
_____________________________________ _____________________________________
2. I / not eat / anything / breakfast 7. It / not rain / three months
_____________________________________ _____________________________________
3. The students / study / English / three years 8. The band / play / together / 1987
_____________________________________ _____________________________________
4. Francis / not speak / Jenny / Sunday 9. My sister / work / Liverpool / she left school
_____________________________________ _____________________________________
5. Ireland / be/ independent / 1948 10. I / receive / ten emails / this morning
_____________________________________ _____________________________________
Present Perfect
‘Since’ and ‘for’

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