I. Complete each sentence with Since or For and use verbs in present perfect tense

1.She ( be ) has been sick since .Wednesday.

2.John ( work)has worked  in that company for 6 years.

3.Lan ( be ) has been  in the hospital.....for.... almost a month.

4.They ( send) have send  him any money since........ last month.

5.She (not eat ) ) hasn’t eaten  anything..for......two days.

6.They (be ) have been friends ....since.... high school.

7.We (live ) have lived  with our parents ........for...25 years.

8.His father ( go ) has gone  to Hai Phong ..since........ yesterday.

9. I (work)………….. here for three years.

10. ………… you ever …………..(be) in New York?

11. You (not/do) ………….your project yet, I suppose.

12. I (just/ see)………. Andrew and he says he ……..already (do)………. about half of the plan.

13. I ………..just (decide)……… to start working next week.

14. He (be)…………. at his computer for seven hours.

15. She (not/ have) ……………any fun a long time.

16. My father (not/ play)……….. any sport since last year.

17. I’d better have a shower. I (not/ have)………. one since Thursday.

18. I don’t live with my family now and we (not/ see)…………. each other for five years.

19. I…… just (realize)…………... that there are only four weeks to the end of term.

20. The train drivers (go)……… on strike and they stopped working at twelve o’clock.

21. How long…….. (you/ know)………. each other?

22. ……….(You/ take)………… many photographs?

23. (She/ eat)………………. at the Royal Hotel yet?

24. He (live) ………….here all his life..

25. Is this the second time he (lose)……………. his job?

26. How many bottles………… the milkman (leave) ………….? He (leave) ……….. six.

27. I (buy)…………. a new carpet. Come and look at it.

28. She (write)………….. three poems about her fatherland.

29. We (finish) ……………………three English courses.

30. School (not, start)……………..yet

Bài 1: For each situation,write two sentences using the words in brackets.

1. Tom started reading a book two hours ago. He is still reading it and now he is on page 53.

(read/for two hour) He has been reading for two hours.

(read/53 pages so far) He has read 53 pages so far.

2. Rachel is from Astralia. She is travelling round Europe at the moment. She began her trip three months ago.

(travel/ for three months) She .......

(visit/six countries so far) .......

3. Patrick is a tennis player.He began playing tennis when he was ten years old. This year he is national champion again – for the fourth time

(win/the national championships/four times) .......

(play/tennis since he was ten) .......

4. When they left college, Lisa and Sue started making films together. They still make films.

(make/five films since they left college) .......

Use present perfect to complete the sentences below choose (since/for):
1. I (be).....here (since/for) 9 minutes.
2. She (be).....here (since/for) last summer.
3. John (not/call).....me (since/for) five months.
4. They (not/call).....me (since/for) March.
5. He (work).....in New York (since/for) a long time ago.
6. We (work).....in New York (since/for) we left high school.
7. They (learn).....English (since/for) they moved to Saigon.
8. How long.....you (live).....here?
9. He (study) Chinese (since/for) he was in secondary school.

Use present perfect to complete the sentences below choose (since/for):
1. I (be).....here (since/for) twently minutes.
2. She (be).....here (since/for) 9 o'clock.
3. John (not/call).....me (since/for) six months.
4. They (not/call).....me (since/for) February.
5. He (work).....in New York (since/for) a long time.
6. We (work).....in New York (since/for) we left school.
7. They (learn).....English (since/for) they moved to New York.
8. How long.....you (live).....here?
9. He (study) Chinese (since/for) he was in primacy school.

Rewrite the following sentences 1.Tom began playing the piano 4 years ago. 🡪Tom has…………………………………………………………….. 2. I started cooking for the party 4 hours ago. 🡪I have…………………………………………………………………….. 3. She started working as a secretary 2 years ago. 🡪She………………………………………………………………………….. 4. My father is reading a newspaper. He started 2 hours ago. 🡪My father……………………………………………... 5.My sister began to study English a year ago. 🡪My sister………………………………………….. 6.Scientists began to fight against AIDS in 1980. 🡪Scientists have…………………………………………………... 7.The Browns have lived in London for 20 years. 🡪The Browns began……………………………………………………………. 8. John has worked for this electronics firm since 1999. 🡪John started……………………………………………………….. 9. Women have fought for their rights since the middle of the 20th century. 🡪Women began………………………………………………………….. 10. Jack and Jill have learned to drive for 2 weeks. 🡪Jack and Jill started…………………………………………………………... 1.Tom has not had his hair cut for over 3 months. 🡪It’s………………………………………………………………. 2.M father hasn’t been to Hanoi for 2 years. 🡪It is……………………………………………………………………. 3.I haven’t enjoyed myself so much for years. 🡪It is………………………………………………………………….. 4. I haven’t eaten this kind of food for 2 years. 🡪It is………………………………………………………………... 5.Mary hasn’t rung for hours. 🡪It is………………………………………………………………. 6.We haven’t seen him for 4 years. 🡪It is……………………………………………………………………………. 7.It’s over a year since I last went to see them. 🡪I haven’t………………………………………………………….. 8.It’s more than ten years since I last played football. 🡪I haven’t……………………………………………………………….

Exercises
10.1 Read the situations and write two sentences using the words in brackets. 

1. Tom started reading a book two hours ago. He is still reading it and now he is on page 53.
( read / for two hours ) ......He has been reading for two hours..... .
( read / 53 pages so far ) .......He has read 53 pages so far....... . 
2. Linda is from Australia. She is traveling round Europe at the moment. She began her tour three months ago.
( travel / for three months ) ......She............................ .
( visit / six countries so far ) ...................................... .
3. Jim is a tennis player. He began playing tennis when he was ten years old. This year he is national chapionship fourth time.
( win / the national championship four times ) ........................................... .
( play / tennis since he was ten ) ....................................... .
4. When they left college, Mary and Sue starteed making films together. They still make films.
( make / ten films since they left college ) ......They............................. .
( make / films since they left college ) ............................................... .

1) My brother has been doing his homework since 8 o'clock.

--> My brother ...........................

2) He started working for this factory a year ago.

-->He has ........................................

3)Tom began playing the piano 4 years ago.

-->Tom has ................................

4)My sister began to study English a year ago.

-->My sister ....................................

5)My father is reading a newspaper . He started 2 hours ago.

-->My father has .....................................

6)She has been working as a secretary for 4 year.

-->She ..............................................

7)I started working in this hotel six months ago.

-->......................................................

8)He started working as a teacher five years ago.

-->..............................................

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Exercises
10.3 Put the verbs into the more suitable form, present perfect simple (I have done etc.) or continuous (I have been doing etc.)
1. Where have you been? .............Have you been playing......(you/play) tennis?
2. Look! Somebody ............................... (break) that window.
3. You look tired. .............................................. (you/work) hard.
4. "............................................. (you/ever/work) in a factory?" "No,never".
5. "Jane is away on holiday." "Oh, is she? Where ................................. (she/go)?"
6. My brother is an actor. He ................................................ (appear) in several films.