ForandSinceExercise

APutthetimeexpressionsintothecorrectcolumns.
alongtime eightoclock lastspring
Easter

fiveminutes nineweeks

forperiodsoftime

sincepointsintime

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BFillthegapswitheitherfororsince.
1 I'velivedinSpain.....................11yearsnow.
2 I'veworkedatthisEnglishschool.....................sixyears.
3 CarloshashadInternetathome.....................Augustlastyear.
4 Ihaven'tseenMaggie.....................theparty.
5 We'vebeenwaitingforthebus.....................overhalfanhournow.
6 I'veputon4kilos.....................Christmas.
7 Thatnewclothesshophasbeenopen.....................lastSaturday.
8 Haveyoubeenmarried.....................alongtime?
9 I'vebeensurfingtheNet.....................halfpastseventhismorning.
10 Thepolicehavebeenatthescene.....................3hours.
11 She'sbeentalkingnonstop.....................20minutes.
12 Matthasn'tseenClare.....................hisschooldays.
13 Ourbosshasn'tcometotheoffice.....................threedaysnow.
14 Wehaven'tbeenonadaytriptothecountry.....................September.
15 Ihaven'tbeentoafootballmatch.....................alongtime.
16 I'vebeenlivinginSpain.....................1992.
17 I'vebeenlivinginSpain.....................14years.
18 Shehasn'tbeentothedisco.....................threeweeks.
19 Ihaven'tseenSusanne..................... mybirthday.
20 Hehasn'tcleanedhisfridge.....................lastsummer.

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Answers
A
forperiodsoftime sincepointsintime
alongtime
Easter
fiveminutes
eightoclock
nineweeks
lastSpring
B
1 I'velivedinSpainfor11yearsnow.
2 I'veworkedatthisEnglishschoolforsixyears.
3 CarloshashadInternetathomesinceAugustlastyear.
4 Ihaven'tseenMaggiesincetheparty.
5 We'vebeenwaitingforthebusforoverhalfanhournow.
6 I'veputon4kilossinceChristmas.
7 ThatnewclothesshophasbeenopensincelastSaturday.
8 Haveyoubeenmarriedforalongtime?
9 I'vebeensurfingtheNetsincehalfpastseventhismorning.
10 Thepolicehavebeenatthescenefor3hours.
11 She'sbeentalkingnonstopfor20minutes.
12 Matthasn'tseenClaresincehisschooldays.
13 Ourbosshasn'tcometotheofficeforthreedaysnow.
14 Wehaven'tbeenonadaytriptothecountrysinceSeptember.
15 Ihaven'tbeentoafootballmatchforalongtime.
16 I'vebeenlivinginSpainsince1992.
17 I'vebeenlivinginSpainfor14years.
18 Shehasn'tbeentothediscoforthreeweeks.
19 Ihaven'tseenSusannesincemybirthday.
20 Hehasn'tcleanedhisfridgesincelastsummer.

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Writtenby BobWilsonRobertCliffordMcNairWilson2007