Question

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since or for?

1. ______ teno’clock
2. ______ Christmas
3. ______ last summer
4. ______ ten minutes
5. ______ one month
6. ______ my birthday
7. ______ the last lesson
8. ______ a long time
9. ______ a week
10. ______ the beginning of the last time

    Fill in since or for.

11. She has been in hospital _____ this morning.
12. Joe has lived in London _____ five years.
13. We have known each other _____ June 2010.
14. How long have you been here? – I have been here _____ half an hour.
15. I have had this teddy bear _____ I was a little child.
16. Jason has made music _____ more than 25 years.
17. My mother hasn’t spoken to my sister _____ three days.
18. I have learned these words _____ three hours.  
19. ______ ages
20. ______ we met the last time

    Fill in since or fo and the right form of the present perfect.

21. Joe __________ (be) at this school _____ five years.
22. Where’s Alison? I __________ (not see) her _____ this morning.
23. Mr Wayne __________ (know) his wife _____ they were both small children.
24. Ben __________ (not see) his uncle _____ several years.
25. I __________ (not be) vey well _____ Monday.
26. My brother __________ (have) his new mountain bike _____ two weeks.
27. They __________ (live) here _____ they first came to Britain.
28. The poor animal is very hungry. It __________ (not have) anything to eat _____ days.

    Complete these sentences with since or for and the right form of the verb.

29. Our family __________ (live) in the north of the USA _____ 1997.
30. My father __________ (work) as an engineer _____ then.
31. My parents __________ (divorce) _____ more than five years now.
32. My sister __________ (know) he boyfriend _____ six years.
33. I __________ (not see) my aunt _____ last summer.
34. My friend Tommy lives in the south. I __________ (not talk) to him _____ a long time.
35. My friend Margo __________ (write) me two letter _____ I met her at the summer camp

Answer 1

[Trần Hồng Trà My]

1, since          2, since           3, since              4, for             5, for            6, since             7, since             8, for              9, for    10, since  

11, since        12, for             13,since             14, for           15,since       16,for                17,for                18,for              19,for      20,since

21,has been/for              22,haven't seen/since             23,has known/since            24,hasn't seen/for          25,haven't been/since

26,have/for            27,have lived/since            28,hasn't have/for             29,live/since            30,works/since              31,divorce/for

32,know/for           33,didn't see/since             34,haven't talked/for               35,wrote/since

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