Exercise 17: Complete the sentences. Put   FOR or SINCE  into each gap 
Ex: I have known her FOR three months.
1. It has been raining_____lunchtime.
2. My boss will go away_____the next ten days.
3. I am staying in England_____a year.
4. She has lived in London_____ 1985. 
5. Please hurry up! We have been waiting _____an hour.
6. I have known her _____ January.
7. Nam's father has worked in this company _____20 years
8. Have you learned English _____ a long time?
9. I haven't seen Tom _____we left school.
10. The house is very dirty. We haven't cleaned it_____ ages

Ex15: Complete the sentences. Put for or since into each gap:

1. It has been raining ................. lunchtime.

2. My boss will go away ................ the next ten days.

3. I'm staying in England ................... a year.

4. She has lived in London ...................... 1985.

5. Please hurry up! We have been waiting ................... an hour.

6. I have known her ................... January.

7. Nam's father has worked in this company .................... 20 years.

8. Have you learned English ................... a long time?

9. I haven't seen Tom ................... we left school.

10. The house is very dirty. We haven't cleaned it .................. ages.

. Complete the sentences. Put “for” or “since” into each gap.
1. It has been raining ________________ lunch time.
2. My boss will go away ________________the next ten days.
3. I’m staying in England ________________ a year.
4. She has lived in London _______________ 1985.
5. Please hurry up! We have been waiting _______________ an hour.
6. I have known her _______________ January.
7. Nam’s father has worked in this company _______________ 20 years.
8. Have you learned English _______________ a long time?
9. I haven’t seen Tom _______________ Monday.
10. The house is very dirty. We haven’t cleaned it _______________ ages.
11. She has been sick _______________ Wednesday.
12. John has worked in that firm _______________ six years.
13. He has been in the hospital _______________ almost a month.
14. They haven’t sent him any money _______________ last summer.
15. She has not eaten anything _______________two days.
16. They have been friends _______________ high school.
17. They have lived with her parents _______________ they were married.
18. We’ve lived here _______________ 1999.
19. I haven’t seen Linh _______________ my birthday party.
20. That building has been there _______________ the 19th century.

Complete the sentences. Put for or since into each gap.

1. It has been raining ........................ lunchtime.

2. My boss will go away .......................... the next ten days.

3. I'm staying in England .......................... a year.

4. She has lived in London .................... 1985.

5. I have known her ................... Juanary.

6. Have you learned English ................................... along time?

7. I haven't seen Tom......................... we left school.

8. The house is very dirty. We haven't cleaned it ......................... ages.

IV. Complete the sentences. Put for or since into each gap.

1. It has been raining _____ lunch time.

2. My boss will go away ______ the next ten days.

3. I’m staying in England ______ a year.

4. She has lived in London ______ 1985.

5. Please hurry up! We have been waiting _____ an hour.

6. I have known her _______ January.

7. Nam’s father has worked in this company _____ 20 years.

8. Have you learned English _____ a long time?

9. I haven’t seen Tom _____ Monday.

10. The house is very dirty. We haven’t cleaned it _____ ages.

11. She has been sick _____ Wednesday.

12. John has worked in that firm _____ six years.

13. He has been in the hospital _____ almost a month.

14. They haven’t sent him any money ____ last summer.

15. She has not eaten anything ____ two days.

16. They have been friends ______ high school.

17. They have lived with her parents _____ they were married.

18. We’ve lived here _____ 1999.

19. I haven’t seen Linh _____ my birthday party.

20. That building has been there _____ the 19th century.

Fill in the blank with “for” or “since”.

1. It has been raining ...................... lunchtime.

2. My boss will go away ...................... the next ten days.

3. I’m staying in England ...................... a year.

4. She has lived in London ...................... 1985.

5. Please hurry up! We have been waiting ...................... an hour.

6. I have known her ...................... January.

7. Nam’s father has worked in this company ...................... 20 years.

   8. Have you learned English ...................... a long time?

9. I haven’t seen Tom ...................... we left school.

10. The house is very dirty. We haven’t cleaned it ...................... years.

Ex1: Complete the sentences.Use the present perfect form of the verbs in brackets

a.I ....................here since 1989(live)

b.They.............................. for his factory for 20 years(work)

c.He............... this novel three times (read)

d Hoa and me.......................each other we were at the same class(know)

e.I............. her since last evening(see)

f.John...................in England since yesterday(be)

Ex2: Complete the sentences .Put for and since in each group

1.She has been in Vung Tau....................January

2.Ha and Nam have seen this film....................7 o'clock

3.I have send her 3 letters ....................last week

4.My sister has worked at that hospital...............5 years

5.I have known her......................... we were at alementary school

1.Rewrite the sentences

1.The last time we saw her was on Christmas day.

We haven't ........................................................................................................

2.I haven't eaten this kind of food before.

This is ................................................................................................................

3.It started raining an hour ago.

It has ...........................................................................................................................

4.We haven't visited my grandfather for two months.

The last time ...................................................................................................................

5.I have studied English for three years.

I began .............................................................................................................................

6.My brother hasn't seen his best friend for nearly five years.

It's........................................................................................................................................

7.When did you start learning English?

How long......................................................................................................................................

8.We started living here fifteen years ago.

We have ......................................................................................................................................

9.The last time she visited me was five years ago.

She hasn't ........................................................................................................................................

10.I last wrote to my uncle in July.

I haven't ..............................................................................................................................................

11.It's a long time since we became close friends.

We have ...........................................................................................................................

12.Minh began to collect stamps in 2000.

Minh has .............................................................................................................................................

II.Fill the blank with ''for'' or ''since''

1.It's has been raining .... lunchtime.

2.My boss will go away ..... the next 10 days.

3.I'm staying in England ... for a year.

4.She has lived in London ... 1985.

5.Please hurry up!We have been waiting .... for an hour.

6.I have known her ... January.

7.Nam's father has worked in this company ... 20 years.

8.Have you learned English .... a long time?

9.I haven't seen Tom ..... we left for school.

10.The house is very dirtyWe haven't cleaned it ... years.

11.My sister has been a student ... 2 years.

12.We 've lived here ... 1990.

13.I haven't seen Linh ... my birthday party.

14.She has been away ... a year.

15.We 've already waited ... 5 days.

16.Thay haven't had any rain ... very long time.

17.That building has been there ... the 19th century.

18.I have known them ... many years.

19.Thay have only been there ... a few minutes.

20.My brother works for a company calles FPT.He has worked them .... he graduted from university.

Put the verb in the bracket into the past simple or present perfect tense.
1. My brother is a writer. He (write) _____ 10 books.
2. I (not have) ______________ a holiday in 2012.
3. He (play) _______________ badminton yesterday.
4. __________________ (she/be) to Sa Pa? -Yes, she has.
5. Dalat is the most beautiful city I (visit) __________ .
6. What time (you/go) ____ to the beach yesterday afternoon ?
7. Sa Pa is great. ____ you (be) ___________ there?
- Yes, I have.
8. Where _______ (you/go) _______ there?
- I (go) ______ there last month.
9. How long _______ Tina (be) ______ in Italy?
10. What (you/watch) ____________ on TV last night?
IV. Rewrite the sentences with the same meaning.
1. The last time we saw her on Christmas Day.
→ We haven’t ……………………………………………………………………….
2. I have never eaten this kind of food before.
→ This is …..……………………………………………………………………….
3. It started to rain an hour ago.

→ It has …………………………………………………………………………….
4. They haven’t visited their grandparents for two months.
→ The last time ……………………………………………………………………
5. We have studied English since we were in grade 3.
→ We began ……………………………………………………………………….
6. My sister hasn’t seen her best friend for nearly two years.
→ It’s ……..……………………………………………………………………….
7. When did you start learning English ?
→ How long ……………………………………………………………………….?
8. We started living here fifteen years ago.
→ We have ..……………………………………………………………………….
9. The last time she visited me was five years ago.
→ She hasn’t ……………………………………………………………………….
10. I last wrote to my cousin in February.
→ I haven’t …………………………………………...…………………………….
11. It’s long time since we became close friend.
→ We have ……………………………………………………………………….
12. Ba began to collect stamps in 2010.
→ Ba has ….……………………………………………………………………….
V. Complete the sentences with “for” or “since”.
1. It has been raining …………….lunchtime.
2. She has lived in London …………… 1990.
3. I have known her ………………January.
4. His father has worked in this company …………. 20 years.
5. Have you learned English …………..a long time ?
6. I haven’t seen Tom ……………we left school.
7. The roon is very dirty. Nobody has cleaned it …………years.
8. We’ve already waited …………five minutes.
VI. Complete the sentences with a suitable word below.
for since before never ever
1. I haven’t seen my best friend for many months.
2. Sue has ___________ tried Indian food before.
3. Haven’t you seen Pepper Pig _______ ?
4. Mike has studied English _______ 2015.
5. Has Joe __________ told you his brother’s story?
6. We have known Bob ____________ a long time.
7. Tom hasn’t played football ___________ he broke his leg.
8. I haven’t a film ___________ I moved here.