Present perfect with since and for Work in pairs.

Ask your partner questions

with How long...? and the ideas in the
We use the present perfect with since or for to talk box. Answer using since or for.
about situations that started in the past and are still be a student at this school
continuing now.
I,ve
know your best friend
been at this school since 2009. (= I started at this
know your English teacher
school in 2009.1 am still at the school now.)
your parents / live in this town
We've lived here for three months. (= We arrived three
live in your house
months ago. We still live here now.)
have your shoes
PAST I NOW have a mobile phone
_

How lovu% have you been a student at this school?

For + periods of time Since + starting time in past I
'

ve been at school for six years.

three years yesterday
two days July I ve been a student at this
'

twenty minutes 2006

school sliÿce I was 12. years old.
a long time last year
I was 12 years old
m Write sentences about your partner.
We do not use the present simple in these cases. Use since and for.
We live here for three years.
I am at this school since 2006.
Heten has enown her best -friend for

t
We use How long...? to ask questions about situations eight years.
that started in the past and are still continuing now. jasovÿ has lived Itÿhis house since zo±±.
'

How long has she worked there?' 'For three years.'

'

How long have you known him?' 'Since I was ive.'

f

2 Anna is happy. Write sentences about Anna with

the Present perfect and for or since. £24 o 9.4 Complete the sentences with ever, never,
ÿ be/on holiday/two weeks already, yet, just, still, since or for. Listen and check
your answers.
.
she,s been on holiday for two weetes. _

1 not/do any homework/a month ÿ 'Would you like to read this book?' 'No thanks. ,

' '
I ve airead y read it.
2 not/go to bed early/last Sunday 1 'Have you-met the Prime Minister?'
Yes. Once!
"

3 download/two new songs/yesterday 2 Harry has had that phone_ five years!
3 We haven't been to the shops_
4 not eat/school food/four weeks 4 Don't touch the door! I've_painted it.
5 'Do you like skiing?' 'I don't know. I've_
5 make/some new friends/last week done it.'
6 My mum has loved singing_she was a
6 sightsee/three days little girl.
7 John has known Alex_a very long time.
7 visit/four new places/Saturday 8 'Let's watch this DVD.' 'I'm sorry, but I've_
'
seen it.

8 read/two books/her holiday started 9 Tom_hasn't finished his homework. It's

ten o'clock!
10 Have they finished playing football_?
11 'Do you know Sam?' 'No. I"ve_met him.'

50 Present perfect
;í25 Look at the timetables for university interviews. * 26 Write the sentences correctly.
"

Read the sentences and write the correct names.

ÿ They don't have tidied their room yet.
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haven't tidied their roo\M. i\tt.
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Vicky 1 I done the washing-up twice today.

9 35
.
arrive
2 I haven't still finished.
10.00 meet students

1 1.00 interview
3 Has Tony woke up yet?
1 00
.
lunch

2 00
.
look around campus
4 It hasn't rained since two weeks.
3 30
.
home

5 The train has arrived just.

Mary
6 They haven't made dinner still.
10.35 arrive

1 1.00 look around campus 7 My parents live here for twenty years.
12.30 lunch

1 00
.
interview 8 You haven't failed never an exam.
3 30
.
meet students

4 30
.
home

Self-evaluation Rate your progress.

Kim - - U U ÿ

11.35 arrive

12.00 look around campus

1 00
.
lunch

2 30
.
meet students

3 30
.
interview

5 30
.
home

it,s now 1.35 p.m.

ÿ She's just started her interview, wary
1 She's already had her interview. _
2 She's been here for three hours. _
3 They haven't met any students yet. _
4 She's been here since 9.35. _

5 She hasn,t looked around the campus yet.

6 She's been here for two hours.

7 They still haven't finished lunch. _

8 They've already looked around the campus.

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 Present perfect and past simple
I can use the present perfect and past simple to describe finished and unfinished events.

yes. it Left 20 es oqo\J

Present perfect Past simple

We use the present perfect to talk about events that We use the past simple when we talk about events
happened in the past but we don't know when they that inished in the past.
f

happened, or the exact time is not important. There is I lost my old phone. I bought a new one last week.
often a connection to the present. Harry broke his leg six months ago, but hefs OK now.
He's broken his leg. (= His leg is broken now, but I Did you buy a new jacket on Saturday?
don't know when it happened.) What did you have for breakfast?
' '
I ve lost my phone. (= I can t find my phone and I don't
know exactly when I lost it.)
We use the present perfect with 'unfinished'time We use the past simple with <finished' time
expressions (for example, never, ever, this week, twice, expressions (for example, yesterday, on Monday,
yet). See Unit 9. in 2010).
I ve read three books this week.
'

Did you go to America in 20 7 0?

I read three books last week.

We use the present perfect with for + a period of We use the past simple with for + a period of time
time when the event is stiil in progress. when the event finished in the past.
'
I ve lived here for two years. (= I live here now.) I lived here for two years. (= I don't live here now.)
We use the present perfect to talk about events in a We use the past simple to talk about events in the life
living person's life. of someone who is now dead.

Suzanne Collins has written some good books. Shakespeare wrote a lot of great plays. (He died, so
(She will probably write more books in the future.) he won't write any more plays.)

Underline the verbs and write PP (present perfect) or PS (past simple).

ÿ

ÿ
We went to France on holiday, ps
They've listened to that song a hundred times.
5 He's read all those books.
6 Has Peter used his new tennis racket?
O
pp 7 Did you like the film?
1 She spent all her money at the shops. 8 I read the information on the website.
2 They've decided to paint their bedroom. 9 Has it snowed?
3 1 haven't finished my breakfast yet. 10 It didn't finish at eight o'clock.
4 Did you pass the exam?

52 Present perfect and past simple

2 Write these irregular past simple forms and past 5 Tick (ÿ) the correct time expression. Then write it
participles in the correct column. Remember: in the correct place in the sentence.
some words can go in both columns.
On Mondfllj
ÿ It snowed .
drank run had bought spoke on Monday 0 already [ ]
left written done drunk made it stowed on Monda tj. _

1 I've been to Australia.

ran read chose spoken did
last year [ ] _
never [
took chosen taken wrote

2 Have you found any money in the street?

past simple past participle yesterday ever
mn

3 Katy started secondary school.

in 2011 N already _
|

4 They've had that car.

three years ago [ ) for three years ÿ

5 I sent you an email.

Work in groups of four. Student A says
the infinitive form of an irregular verb,
at two o
'

clock | just
student B says the past simple form
and student C says the past participle.
6 Fred hasn't had a shower.
Student D says a new verb. Continue
round the group. Lose a point for any before breakfast ] yet [
incorrect forms.

wnte
7 He's decided not to go.
~

Wrote yesterday already

Written
8 We've been here.

two hours ago ] since three o'clock

Can you use these time expressions with the

present perfect? Write ÿor x. O 9 Did he die?

in 2001 ÿ yet ÿ
ÿ never ÿ 6 yet_
ÿ yesterday _x_ 7 three years ago_
1 last week_ 8 for two years_
9 at seven o'clock_
10 Have you seen William?
2 already_
3 in 2011_ 10 twice_ at two o
'

clock | I today
11 after lunch_
4 on Monday-
12 since three
5 today_ '
o clock_

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