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Examples of the Present Perfect
| over a period continuing until now | since a point in the past continuing until now |
| for three weeks | since the beginning of May |
| for three months | since February |
| for three years | since 1990 |
| for three decades | since 1960 |
| for three centuries | since 1690 |
| for a long time | since the start of my life |
| for ages | since this morning |
| for a short while | since the days of Adam & Eve |
"For" is used with the Past Simple when the period of time begins and ends in the past.
Complete these PRESENT PERFECT sentences using "for" or "since".
1. She's very tired. She hasn't slept ..................................
2. He smells very bad. He hasn't washed ................................
3. That student is very bored. He hasn't had a good teacher ............
4. This teacher is very boring. He hasn't taught a good lesson ..........
5. I have been studying English verb tenses .............................
6. I haven't spoken my own language .....................................
7. Those ladies are unhappy. They haven't kissed anybody ...............
8. I am very thirsty. ..................................................
9. How long have you been learning English? ............................
10. How long have you been living in England? ............................
Make questions in the Present Perfect for recent events or your life so far.
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11. [recently] [see] [good films] [you] ?
12. [before] [camel] [ride] [he] ?
13. [ever] [frogs legs] [she] [eat] ?
14. [lately] [they] [good books] [read] ?
15. [since she came here] [good friends] [she] [make] ?
16. [yet] [we] [grammar] [our] [study] ?
17. [so far] [life] [her] [she] [enjoy] ?
Answer these "why..now?" questions with the Present Perfect
18. Why are you so sad? I have just [3] .........
19. Why are you so hungry? I haven't [3] .........
20. Why are you so tired? I haven't [3] .........
21. Why is Yvonne smiling? She's just [3] ...........
22. Why is Ted angry? The students ...............
23. Why don't the students like the recent weather? It has [3] .....
24. Why are the students so worried? They haven't ...................
25. Why is the Students' Room such a romantic place? Many of them ...