Activity 2 Guide 2 Ingles

DANIELA ROJAS PERDOMO
ACTIVITY 2
ID 673959
PRESENT PERFECT WITH FOR AND SINCE
INGLES lll -NRC 5853
Complete the second sentence in each pair of sentences so that it means
the same as the first. Use ago, for or since.
a. My boyfriend went away in January.
b. My boyfriend has been away SINCE January.
c. This restaurant opened six months ago.

d. This restaurant has been here __FOR ____six months.
e. I started this job in June.

f. I’ve worked here ___SINCE _____ June.
g. We bought this car five months ago.

h. We’ve had this car ____FOR ____ five months.
i. Ali left on Tuesday.

j. I haven’t seen Ali ___SINCE ______ Tuesday.
k. I haven’t lived in that flat for two years.

l. I left that flat two years ____FOR _______.
Fill in the spaces in these sentences with either "for" or "since".

a. ___FOR ______ the dentist took out that tooth of mine, it's been painful. I should
go back to her.
b. You have worked well ___SINCE ______ the morning coffee break. Well done!
c. You've been eating chips _SINCE ______ the whole of this film. Are you a little
hungry?
d. I've been coming to this swimming pool ___FOR ____ over ten years.
e. Those two have been married __SINCE ______1985. They are the happiest
couple I know.
f. I've had this diamond necklace ___FOR _____ a very long time.
g. Are you still unemployed? You've been without a job ___SINCE____ you decided
to resign from that accountancy firm.
h. Mr. Gomez has been the Prime Minister _SINCE _ Mrs. Gonzalez-Panis resigned
in the spring.
i. Your sister has studied _SINCE _longer than any other student in her class for
this exam.
j. ____FOR_____ I was born, I have always had one arm longer than the other.
The doctors can't explain it!
2Working on Yes/No Questions with Irregular Past Participles
Complete these questions with the past participles of the

verbs in the box. Then answer the questions.
be eat find fly meet ride
Have you ever . . .

1. been on television? No, I haven’t.
2. Rode a horse? Yes, I had
3. Eaten Indian food? No, I haven´t
4. Met a famous person? No, I haven’t
5. Flown in a helicopter? Yes, I had
6. Found money in the street? Yes, I had
3Asking Information Questions
Use the words and phrases to write information questions in the present perfect.
1. How long / you / be / out of college?
How long have you been outt of college?
2. Where / you / travel / to?
Where have you traveled to?
3. How many people / she / invite?
How many peoples had she invited?
4. Who / be / to China?
Who had been to china?
5. Why / you / choose / that book?
Why have you choose that book ?
6. How long / Larry / live / there?
How long has Larry lived there ?
7. What / you / prepare / for lunch?
What have you prepared for lunch?
8. How much money / you / spend / this week?
How much money have you spent this week?
4Complete the sentences with the present perfect simple
1. I_HAVE SPENT (spend) too much money today.

2. Tina HAS FORGOTTEN (forget) her backpack again.
3. I _HAVE NOT HAD (not have) a routine checkup yet.
4. Both doctors _ HAS TAKEN (take) my blood pressure already.
5. Christopher _HAS SUFFERED (suffer) from allergies until this year.
6. The hospital _HAVE X-RAY (x-ray) the patient’s leg twice already.
7. Rob and Fred ____HAVE _FALL OFF (fall off) their motorbikes many times.
8. Carol and I __HAVE NOT SPRAIN (not sprain) our ankles.
5Using For and Since
Complete these time expressions and time clauses with for or since.
1. for three days
2. SINCE 3 o’clock
3. FOR a long time
4. FOR a moment
5. SINCE last month
6. SINCE a month
7. FOR he was a boy
8. SINCE 1988
6Complete the sentences Using Present Perfect
Complete the blanks with the Present Perfect of the verbs in brackets and circle
the correct option.
1. I BUILT_ (build) six model cars FOR / SINCE last Christmas.

2. SEEN_ you (see) Mary and Tom FOR / SINCE Tuesday, Alan ?
3. Mandy ____HAS NOT PLAYED (not play) the violin FOR / SINCE two weeks.
4. My father _ HAS (have) his butterfly collection FOR / SINCE last June.
5. We __BEEN __ (be) members of this club FOR / SINCE 1998.
6. Sam _HAS NOT BOUGHT (not buy) any new video games FOR / SINCE three
months.

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DANIELA ROJAS PERDOMO

c. This restaurant opened six months ago.

e. I started this job in June.

g. We bought this car five months ago.

i. Ali left on Tuesday.

k. I haven’t lived in that flat for two years.

Fill in the spaces in these sentences with either "for" or "since".

Complete these questions with the past participles of the

be eat find fly meet ride

Have you ever . . .

3Asking Information Questions

1. I_HAVE SPENT (spend) too much money today.

5Using For and Since

6Complete the sentences Using Present Perfect

1. I BUILT_ (build) six model cars FOR / SINCE last Christmas.

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