How long, so far, for, since, recently ago, then, when, in 1995, etc

Time expressions used with Pres.Perf. Time expressions used with Past Simple

Present Perfect versus Past Simple

Ex. 98. Kirsty and her husband Mike are on holiday in Tahira. They arrived on the island

Ex. 96. Look back at Exercise 92. Write your ten sentences again, but these time use

Ex. 95. Complete these conversations.

Example: Johnny live in Texas - 1940.

A: How long has Johnny lived in Texas?

B: Since 1940. He’s lived in Texas since 1940.

Kenny Denton / play for Liverpool - 1982.

A: __________________________________________________________________________

B: __________________________________________________________________________

Mick Dyson / be a boxer - 1984.

A: __________________________________________________________________________

B: __________________________________________________________________________

Jill Carfax / play in the New York Symphony Orchestra - August.

A: __________________________________________________________________________

B: __________________________________________________________________________

Tatyana Krachnikova / dance with the Bolshoi Ballet - 1983.

A: __________________________________________________________________________

B: __________________________________________________________________________

Ricky Clifton / have a Rolls Royce - May 1983.

A: __________________________________________________________________________

B: __________________________________________________________________________

Jim Finnigan / have a broken nose - last summer.

A: __________________________________________________________________________

B: __________________________________________________________________________

Alberto Manzini / hold the world championship - 1987.

A: __________________________________________________________________________

B: __________________________________________________________________________

Butch Fernandez / play for the Chicago Bears - last year.

A: __________________________________________________________________________

B: __________________________________________________________________________

s ince + a point in time.

Examples:

I’ve had my cassette player since 2001.We’ve had our washing-machine since 1998.

Tom’s had his motorbike since July.

1 ___________________________________________________________________________

2 ___________________________________________________________________________

3 ___________________________________________________________________________

4 ___________________________________________________________________________

5 ___________________________________________________________________________

6 __________________________________________________________________________

7 __________________________________________________________________________

8 __________________________________________________________________________

9 __________________________________________________________________________

10 __________________________________________________________________________

FOR and SINCE

Present perfect + for + period of time + since + point in time

Ex. 97. Chris has eight girlfrfriends! Anna - Paris / two days

Today they all telephoned Lisa - London / three days

him from different places. Caroline - Rome / a week

Where are they? Nicola - Madrid / four days

How long have they been Belinda - Athens / five days

there? Helen - Frankfurt / three hours

Complete the conversations. Jill - Amsterdam / six days

Kate - Venice / three days

Example:

Chris: Hallo? Anna? Where are you?

Anna: I’m in Paris.

Chris: Paris? How long have you been there?

Anna: I’ve been here for two days.

on the 1^st August. Use Kirsty’s notice to complete her letter to her friend Sue.

1 The rain (not stop) - six days 4 He (not eat) - two days

2 We (stay) in the hotel - the day we came 5 I (have) a cold - Thursday

3 Mike (feel) sick - three days 6 We (not understand) a word of Tahira -

we arrived!

Example: We (be) on Tahira – Tuesday

We’ve been on Tahira since Tuesday.

Tahira, 7^th August Dear Sue, We’ve been on Tahira since Tuesday and we’re having a dreadful time. It’s cold and wet here and the rain 1) ____________________________ 2) _____________________________________. What a holiday! Mike 3) __________________________. 4) ____________________________. 5) ___________________________________. We both feel awful. And we 6) ___________________________________________________.   Have a nice time in Querino! Love Kirsty.  

Ex. 99. Complete these sentences. Use for or since.

Example: I - a teacher / three years.

I’m a teacher. I’ve been a teacher for three years.

1 Mr Carter - pilot / 1983.

___________________________________________________________________________

2 Dr Benson – doctor / two years.

___________________________________________________________________________

3 Miss Clark – secretary / three months.

___________________________________________________________________________

4 Mr Bond – a dentist / last July.

___________________________________________________________________________

5 Mr Denver – mechanic / three years.

___________________________________________________________________________

6 Melissa – pop singer / five months.

___________________________________________________________________________

7 Linda Langton – film star / thirty years.

___________________________________________________________________________

8 Ted Clarke – postman / 1995.

___________________________________________________________________________

9 Tessa Jones – photographer / October.

___________________________________________________________________________

10 Jonathan – engineer / 2002.

___________________________________________________________________________

11 Sue White – model / two months.

___________________________________________________________________________

12 Ted Bryan – boxer / a year.

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just, ever, already, yet, always, yesterday, last night / week / month / year,

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