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Present Perfect Exercises

This document contains examples of sentences using the prepositions "for" and "since" to indicate durations of time. Some sentences provide people and their actions or situations over a period of time, such as "Ken has been happy since he retired" or "I haven't seen Joe since childhood." Other sentences describe durations of more intermittent actions, like "I haven't played ball for since I was a teenager" or "I haven't seen the dentist for six months." The purpose is to demonstrate the proper use of these prepositions in indicating extended or ongoing times.

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Present Perfect Exercises

This document contains examples of sentences using the prepositions "for" and "since" to indicate durations of time. Some sentences provide people and their actions or situations over a period of time, such as "Ken has been happy since he retired" or "I haven't seen Joe since childhood." Other sentences describe durations of more intermittent actions, like "I haven't played ball for since I was a teenager" or "I haven't seen the dentist for six months." The purpose is to demonstrate the proper use of these prepositions in indicating extended or ongoing times.

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1. June has been in France _______ December 25. 21. He hasn’t run ____________ he broke his leg.

2. June has been in France ___________ two years. 22. He hasn’t run ___________ a long time.
3. Jane has known Mary _____________ 2001. 23. I’ve been sick ___________ I caught a cold.
4. Mary has known Jane_____________two years. 24. I’ve been sick _____________ one week.
5. Sue has studied French _______ the fall. 25. I’ve been married ____________ 38 years.
6. Sue has studied French _______ one year. 26. I’ve been married _________________1972.
7. We have lived in Montreal _______ one month. 27. I’ve had red hair _______ the day I was born?
8. We have lived in Montreal____________August. 28. I’ve had red hair ______________ many years.
9. May has been ill_____________a long time. 29. Sue has been in love___________many years.
10. May has been ill_____________school started. 30. Sue has been in love ___________ childhood.
11. I haven’t seen Tom_______________ a year. 31. John has liked Jazz ___________ he was young.
12. I haven’t seen Tom ___________ last year. 32. John has liked Jazz___________ a long time.
13. John has been in bed________________last night. 33. I’ve been a lawyer ___________ I graduated.
14. John has been in bed ______________ten hours. 34. I’ve been a lawyer _________ a very long time.
15.Ray has worked in this school ___________ June. 35. Sue has had a dog ____________ childhood.
16. Ray has worked in this school _____ two years. 36. Sue has had a dog __________ for a long time.
17. I haven’t eaten ________________ this morning. 37. Ken has been an actor _________several years.
18. I haven’t eaten_____________ five hours. 38. Ken has been an actor____________2000.
19. I haven’t washed my car _____________ last fall. 38. I’ve known him__________________high school.
20. I haven’t washed my car __________ a long time. 40. I’ve known him_______________ten years.

FOR AND SINCE


Fill in the blanks with for and since.
1. Ken has been happy ________he retired. 12. I haven’t smoked_______many years.
2. John has been successful___________he became 13. I haven’t dated Tom ____________he tried
President of a big company. to kiss me.
3. Ken has been successful_______the last decade. 14. I haven’t dated Tom_________a very long time.
4. I have had a backache ______________I played 15. John has been very busy ___________he started
football. his own business.
5. I have had a backache ___________at least two 16. Tim has been a taxi driver___________he
weeks. bought his own taxi cab.
6. Tom hasn’t shaved __________ he started to 17. Tom has met many people____________he
grow a beard. moved to Montreal.
7. Tom hasn’t shaved _______ such a long time. 18. John has worked for the NHL _______ at least
ten years.
8. I haven’t played ball_________I was a teenager. 19. The castle has been there _______ ages.
9. I haven’t played baseball _________many years. 20. We have known about the problems of
pollution _______ decades.
10. I haven’t seen the dentist_______________six 21. John has been heartbroken __________ he lost
months. his girlfriend.
11. I haven’t seen Joe______________childhood. 22. John has been single ______a long time.

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