ACTIVITY 2

ELABORADO POR:

HEIDY JOHANA CASTRO VARGAS

ID: 584568

PRESENTADO A:

ANDRES FELIPE CHAVARRO

NRC: 5842

CORPORACIÓN UNIVERSITARIA MINUTO DE DIOS

ADMINISTRACION EN SALUD OCUPACIONAL

INGLES III

NEIVA HUILA

2020

22/08/20
 ACTIVITY 2
PRESENT PERFECT WITH FOR AND SINCE

I. Complete the second sentence in each pair of sentences so that it means the same as the
first. Use ago, for and since.

a. My boyfriend went away in January.

b. My boyfriend has been away since January.

c. This restaurant opened six months ago.

d. This restaurant has been here for six months.

e. I started this job in June.

f. I’ve worked here since June.

g. We bought this car five months ago.

h. We’ve had this car since five months.

i. Ali left on Tuesday.

j. I haven’t seen Ali since Tuesday.

k. I haven’t lived in that flat for two years.

l. I left that flat two years for

3. Fill in the spaces in these sentences with either "for" or "since".

a. Since the dentist took out that tooth of mine, it's been painful. I should go back to her.
b. You have worked well since the morning coffee break. Well done!
c. You've been eating chips for the whole of this film. Are you a little hungry?
d. I've been coming to this swimming pool for over ten years.
e. Those two have been married since 1985. They are the happiest couple I know.
f. I've had this diamond necklace for a very long time.
g. Are you still unemployed? You've been without a job since you decided to resign from
that accountancy firm.
h. Mr. Gomez has been the Prime Minister since Mrs. Gonzalez-Panis resigned in the
spring.
i. Your sister has studied for longer than any other student in her class for this exam.
j. Since I was born, I have always had one arm longer than the other. The doctors can't
explain it!
 3. WRITING AND SPEAKING – SURVEY: Find Someone Who…
For and since
This chart is for you to gather information about who. On the left side of the paper, there are
eight questions given, and there are two spaces for you to write. On the right. There are 10
columns labelled with S1, S2, so on. You should write your partner’s name you have chosen to
ask, then you should report the results.

Student’s Name
QUESTION
S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S8 S9 S10
I. Who has studied English for more x ✔ x x x x x x X ✔
than three years?
II. Who has lived in Bogota for about x x x ✔ x x x x X ✔
a year?
III. Who has ridden a camel? x x x x x x x X X X
IV. Who has worn glasses since ✔ x ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ X X
secondary school?
V. Who has had a pet since ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ x ✔ ✔ ✔ X
childhood?
VI. Who has been awake since four o x ✔ x ✔ x ✔ x x X ✔
´clock this morning?
VII. Who has gone to the movies for ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ x x x ✔ X
the last two weekends?
VIII. Who has arrived home late since x x x x x ✔ ✔ x X ✔
Monday?
IX.
Whom has left the city for the ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ x ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ X
holidays
X.
Who has studied at the university ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
for more than three years

Survey’s Results:

I. 10 % have studied English for more than three years.

II. 10% have lived in Bogota for about a year.
IV. 80 % have worn glasses since secondary school.
V. 90% have had a pet since childhood.
Vl. 35 % have been awake since four o´clock this morning.
VII. 60% have gone to the movies for the last two weekends.
VIII. 25 % have arrived home late since Monday.
IIl. 0 % have ridden a camel
IX. 90 % have left the city for the holidays
X. 100 % have studied at the university for more than three years

Complete these questions with the past participles of the verbs in the box. Then
answer the questions.

be eat find fly meet ride

Have you ever . . .

1. been on television? No, I haven’tt.
2. a horse?
3. Indian food?
4. a famous person?
5. in a helicopter?
6. money in the street?

Use the words and phrases to write information questions in the present perfect.

1. How long / you / be / out of college?

How long have you been out of college?
2. Where / you / travel / to?
Where do you travel to year

3. How many people / she / invite?

How many people / she / inviten?

4. Who / be / to China?

5. Why / you / choose / that book?

6. How long / Larry / live / there?

7. What / you / prepare / for lunch?

8. How much money / you / spend / this week?

 1. I spent too much money today.
2. Tina forgot her backpack again.
3. I not have a routine checkup yet.
4. Both doctors took my blood pressure already.
5. Christopher suffer from allergies until this year.
6. The hospital x-ray the patient’s leg twice already.
7. Rob and Fred fall off their motorbikes many times.
8. Carol and I not sprain our ankles.

Complete these time expressions and time clauses with for or since.
1. for three days
2. since 3 o’clock
3. for a long time
4. for a moment
5. since last month
6. for a month
7. for he was a boy
8. since 1988

Complete the blanks with the Present Perfect of the verbs in brackets and circle the correct
option.

1. I _____________ ( build ) six model cars FOR / SINCE last Christmas.

2. ____________ you ___________ ( see ) Mary and Tom FOR / SINCE Tuesday, Alan ?
3. Mandy ___________________ ( not play ) the violin FOR / SINCE two weeks.
4. My father ____________________ ( have ) his butterfly collection FOR / SINCE last June.
5. We ____________________ ( be ) members of this club FOR / SINCE 1998.
6. Sam ________________ ( not buy ) any new video games FOR / SINCE three months.