Duration from the past until now – for, since
Використовуємо the present perfect з for, since і how long щоб розповісти
про ситуації які почались в минулому та продовжуються зараз.
● We‘ve been married for 25 years.
● I‘ve had this watch since I was a kid.
● How long have you been friends?
Порівняй:
● We‘ve been married for 20 years. (=We are married now)
● We were married for 20 years. Then we divorced. (We are not married
now)
For + період часу (two hours, three days, ten years, etc.); since + момент у
минулому (Monday, 2020, March)
● I’ve been here for hours.
● She’s been my teacher for three years.
● I’ve been unemployed since May.
● I’ve lived in this town since I was born.
Lately, all morning/day/year/etc.
Використовуємо the present perfect з lately або з all + період часу (all day,
all morning, all my life, etc.) щоб розповісти про дії що почались в минулому
і продовжуються зараз.
● She’s been with me all day.
● I’ve been very busy lately.
❗️ НЕ використовуємо ago з the present perfect.
● I’ve had my watch since two years ago.
● I’ve had my watch for two years.
When did it happen?
We use the present perfect (NOT past simple) to talk about past experiences
and actions when we don’t say or don’t know when they happened.
● I’ve lost my keys.
● We‘ve been to a very nice restaurant.
Використовуємо past simple (NOT present perfect) коли вказуємо коли щось
трапилось (last week, yesterday, when I was a child, etc.)
● We‘ve arrived yesterday.
● We arrived yesterday.
● When has the accident happened?
● When did the accident happen?
Giving details in the past simple
Використовуємо present perfect щоб почати розмову, але продовжуємо
говорити про це з past simple.
A: I‘ve been to the cinema.
B: What did you see?
A: I saw a very good film by…
A: Oh, you‘ve broken your arm.
B: Yes, I have.
A: How did it happen?
Exercise
1. We _______to the restaurant last night. (go)
2. I _________ there for ages. (not / be)
3. Hector _________ his last summer holiday in the country. (spend)
4. James __________ all the rules by heart. (learn)
5. Charlotte ____________ yet. (not / arrive)
6. I ________ a lot of money last month. (earn)
7. The people _________ the latest decisions of their authorities. (not /
like)
8. _______ you ever ________ this food? (try)
9. The kids ________ their grandparents last Sunday. (visit)
10. ______ you _____ the birds in the garden yesterday? (feed)
11. We ________ this man near our house this morning. (see)
12. I __________ at home last weekend. (not / stay)
13. You ________ me about it already. (tell)
14. I _______ over 7 books this month. (read)
15. We _________ that problem many weeks ago. (discuss)
Key
1. We went to the restaurant last night. (go)
2. I haven’t been there for ages. (not / be)
3. Hector spent his last summer holiday in the country. (spend)
4. James has learnt all the rules by heart. (learn)
5. Charlotte hasn’t arrived yet. (not / arrive)
6. I earned a lot of money last month. (earn)
7. The people didn’t like the latest decisions of their authorities. (not /
like)
8. Have you ever tried this food? (try)
9. The kids visited their grandparents last Sunday. (visit)
10. Did you feed the birds in the garden yesterday? (feed)
11. We have seen this man near our house this morning. (see)
12. I didn’t stay at home last weekend. (not / stay)
13. You have told me about it already. (tell)
14. I have read over 7 books this month. (read)
15. We discussed that problem many weeks ago. (discuss)
