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Exercises<br />
| W rite for or since.<br />
1 Helen has been in Irelan d sin ce M onday.<br />
2 Helen has been in Ireland f o r three days.<br />
3 M y aunt has lived in A u st ralia................................15 years.<br />
4 Tina is in her office. She has been t h ere...............................7 o'clock.<br />
5 India has been an ind ep end ent co u n t ry...............................1947.<br />
6 The bus is late. W e've been w ait in g ...............................20 m inutes.<br />
7 N o b ody lives in those houses. They have been em p t y.................................m any years.<br />
8 M ichael has been ill................................a long tim e. He has been in h o sp it al.................................October.<br />
Answer these questions. Use ago.<br />
1 W hen was yo ur last meal? Th rcc.h cu rs ago...............................................................<br />
2 W hen was the last tim e you were ill?.....................................................................................................................................<br />
3 W hen did you last go to the cinem a?....................................................................................................................................<br />
4 W hen was the last tim e you were in a car? ..........................................................................................................<br />
5 W hen was the last tim e you w ent on holiday? ..........................................................................................................<br />
Co m p let e the sentences. Use for o r ago w it h these w o rd s.<br />
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1 Helen arrived in Irelan d Thraa d ay s ago............................................................................................ (three days)<br />
2 Helen has been in Irelan d f o r t h r e e d ays......................................................................................... (three days)<br />
3 Lynn and M ark have been m arried ........................................................................................................... (20 years)<br />
4 Lynn and M ark got m arried ........................................................................................................................... (20 years)<br />
5 Dan arrived .............................................................................................................................................................. (an ho ur)<br />
6 I bought these sh o es.......................................................................................................................................... (a few days)<br />
7 Silvia has been learning Eng lish.................................................................................................................... (six m o nths)<br />
8 Have you known Lisa........................................................................................................................................ ? (a long tim e)<br />
Co m p let e the sentences w it h for o r since.<br />
1 (Helen is in Ireland - she arrived there three days ago)<br />
Hejen h as boon j.n.lrcland.fo^ ....................................................................... L ............<br />
2 (Jack is here - he arrived on Tuesday)<br />
Jack h as............................................................................................................................................................................................................<br />
3 (It's raining - it started an hour ago)<br />
It's b een ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................<br />
4 (I kno w Sue - I first m et her in 2008)<br />
I've............................................................................................................................................................... ......................................................<br />
5 (Claire and M at t are m arried - they got m arried six m o nths ago)<br />
Claire and M at t h ave..............................................................................................................................................................................<br />
6 (Laura is studying m edicine at university - she started three years ago)<br />
Laura h as.................................................................................................................................................’......................................................<br />
7 (David plays the piano - he started when he was seven years old)<br />
David h as........................................................................................................................................................................................................<br />
c m W rit e sentences ab o u t yo urself. Begin yo u r sentences w it h :<br />
I've lived ... I've been ... I've been learn ing ... I've known ... I've had ...<br />
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1 IVeJivcd jn t h is to w n .fp .rt h ree^ aars. ...............................<br />
2 ...................<br />
3 ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................<br />
4 ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................<br />
5 ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................<br />
-*• Additional exercises 16- 18 (pages 258-60)