Question

ПОЖАЛУЙСТА НУЖНА ПОМОЩЬ Present Perfect with FOR and SINCE Put these time expressions in the correct list. ►yesterday ►fifteen minutes ►Christmas ►a long time ►two months ►ten years ►a week ►last summer ►June ►a short time ►Wednesday ►I was ten ►six hours ►hours ►last month ►three weeks ►five days ►eight o’clock ►1992 ►my birthday FOR SINCE Put the verbs in brackets in the present perfect and write for or since on the lines. 1. Nick _______________ (KNOW) Tom _____________ he moved to London. 2. Mrs. Harris _______________ (BE) a teacher _____________ twelve years. 3. Felix _______________ (LIVE) in Edinburgh _____________ 1998. 4. We _______________ (HAVE) a DVD player _____________ February. 5. I _______________ (PLAY) in the school football team _____________ five months. 6. We _______________ (NOT LOSE) a match _____________ 2007. 7. She _______________ (NOT EAT) anything _____________ six hours. 8. Mr Bell _______________ (WORK) for this company _____________1985. 9. My sisters _______________ (STUDY) English _____________ a short time. 10. You _______________ (NOT PLAY) the piano _____________ several weeks. 11. I _______________ (NOT SEE) Emma _____________ last week. 12. We _______________ (NOT VISIT) our grandparents _____________ a month. 13. The baby _______________ (NOT CRY) _____________ two hours. 14. I ______________ (NOT RECEIVE) a letter from my pen-friend _________a few months. 15. He (NOT GET) a bad mark fourth grade.​

Answer 1

FOR

►fifteen minutes               ►hours

►a long time                     ►three weeks

►two months                    ►five days

►ten years                        ►six hours

►a week

►a short time

SINCE

►yesterday             ►I was ten

►Christmas             ►eight o’clock

►last summer         ►1992

►June                     ►my birthday

►Wednesday         ►last month

1. Nick HAS KNOWN Tom SINCE he moved to London.

2. Mrs. Harris HAS BEEN a teacher FOR twelve years.

3. Felix HAS LIVED in Edinburgh SINCE 1998.

4. We HAVE HAD a DVD player SINCE February.

5. I HAVE PLAYED in the school football team FOR five months.

6. We HAVEN'T LOST a match SINCE 2007.

7. She HASN'T EATEN anything FOR six hours.

8. Mr Bell HAS WORKED for this company SINCE 1985.

9. My sisters HAVE STUDIED English FOR a short time.

10. You HAVENT PLAYED the piano FOR several weeks.

11. I HAVENT SEEN Emma SINCE last week.

12. We HAVEN'T VISITED our grandparents FOR a month.

13. The baby HASN'T CRIED FOR two hours.

14. I HAVEN'T RECEIVED a letter from my pen-friend FOR a few months.

15. He HASN'T GOT a bad mark SINCE fourth grade.

Answer 2

To correctly use the Present Perfect tense with "for" and "since," you need to understand the difference between the two. "For" is used to indicate a duration of time, while "since" is used to indicate a specific point in time when an action started. Let's categorize the given time expressions into the correct lists:

FOR:

- a long time - two months - ten years - a week - a short time - six hours - hours - three weeks - five days - 1992 - my birthday

SINCE:

- yesterday - fifteen minutes - Christmas - last summer - June - Wednesday - I was ten - eight o'clock - last month

Now, let's put the verbs in brackets into the Present Perfect tense and write "for" or "since" on the lines:

1. Nick has known (KNOW) Tom since he moved to London. 2. Mrs. Harris has been (BE) a teacher for twelve years. 3. Felix has lived (LIVE) in Edinburgh since 1998. 4. We have had (HAVE) a DVD player since February. 5. I have played (PLAY) in the school football team for five months. 6. We have not lost (NOT LOSE) a match since 2007. 7. She has not eaten (NOT EAT) anything for six hours. 8. Mr. Bell has worked (WORK) for this company since 1985. 9. My sisters have studied (STUDY) English for a short time. 10. You have not played (NOT PLAY) the piano for several weeks. 11. I have not seen (NOT SEE) Emma since last week. 12. We have not visited (NOT VISIT) our grandparents for a month. 13. The baby has not cried (NOT CRY) for two hours. 14. I have not received (NOT RECEIVE) a letter from my pen-friend for a few months. 15. He has not gotten (NOT GET) a bad mark since fourth grade.

I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any further questions.