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

Complete each sentence with Since or For and use verbs in present perefect tense

1. She (be) sick.......Wednesday.

2. John (work) in that company.........6 years.

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

4. She (not eat ) anything ...... two days.

5. They (send) him any money.......................last month.

6. They (be) friends ........... hight school.

7. We(live) with our parents .......... 25 years

8. His father (go) to Hai Phong ........ yesterday.

u Complete the sentences with “Since” or “For” . Put the verbs in the present perfect tể

1). He (be)_____________________ in hospital ___________a month.

2). Mrs. Lam (work)____________________ in that store_________2003.

3). Mr. Lam (watch)____________________ that firm _________ six months.

4). They (send)_____________________ him any money__________ last summer.

5). My aunt (live)____________________ in the US________10 years.



 

u Complete the sentences:

1). A new ………………….is opening in Nam’s neighborhood today.

2). All the shops are under .………………………….

3). Some people in the neighborhood are not ……….. about the changes .

4). It will be more …………………..to shop in the mall than in the present shopping area.



 

u Answer questions:

1). Does Na like movies? ……………………………………………………….………………………….

 2). Why won’t she go to see the film “The Newcomer”? …………………………………………………..

 3). Why won’t Na go to the photo exhibition? ………………………………………………………………

4). Who will Na go to the soccer match with? ……………………………………………………………….




 

î Circle the best answer:

1). Your bicycle is the same ________ mine.

     a). to                       b). with                        c). as                d). of

2). She _______ this letter for 3 days.

a). writes         b). wrote          c). have written           d). has written

3). They have lived in that house _______ ages.

a). for              b). since                       c). last              d). about

4). ______ last year, they have moved to Ho Chi Minh City.

a). In               b). At                           c). Since          d). For

B. Complete the sentences. Use the present perfect tense of the verbs. 

1. She ________ a fever for a week. (have) 

2. He __________ in this house since March. (live) 

3. My husband ___________ here since Christmas. (be) 

4. They ___________ each other for 5 years. (not see) 

5. Mr.Tan __________ in the hospital for a long time. (work) 

6. Her brother ____________  red car since yesterday. (have)

7. Mary and Jolie __________to Tokyo since last winter. (go) 

8. Ms.Quyen ___________ in that school since 2005. (teach)

9. We _________ in this restaurant for ages. (not eat)

10. He __________ this email since 3 o'clock. (write)

Exercise 4: Put the verbs in brackets: past simple or present perfect.

1. I (receive)  a letter just a few minutes ago.

2. They (live)  in London since 1980.

3. Linda is working in this department. She (work)  here for two years.

4. Up to present, John (do)  good work in the class.

5. (they/ put)  their book on my desk last night?

6. He (study)  English at this school for six weeks up to now.

7. Nobody lives in those houses. They (be)  empty for many years.

8. Cindy is in her office. She (be)  there since 7 o’clock.

9. My sister (come)  to see me last night.

10. My friend George is learning Japanese. He (learn)  it for six months

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

II. Complete the sentences by using Present Perfect tense

1. Nick’s father……………………………… (work) in London since 2000.

2. She ………………………………. (drink) orange juice for breakfast for 3 years.

3. We …………………………………… (run) to the railway station for 15 minutes.

4. He ………………………………………… (take) this course since last month. 5. Karen ………………………………… (read) a newspaper on the train for 10 minutes.

6. His mother………………………………(come) back home since five o’clock. 7. They ……………………………………… (clean) up beaches since six o’clock. 8. Kate ……………………………………………. me an e-mail since yesterday. (not, send)

9. Dave and Pat ……………………………………………. the museum for ages. (not, visit).

10. Marcus ……………………………………………. an accident. (not, have)

11. We ……………………………………………. the shopping for our grandmother yet. (not, do).

12. My friends ……………………………………………. smoking. (not, give up) 13. …………….. it ……………………… into a famous place of interest for ages? (grow)

14. ………………he ………………………………… in this school for ten years? (teach)

15. ………………….. you ………………………. my bike? (to clean)

16. ………………….. Emily ………………………her room? (to paint)

17. ………………….. Lisa ………………… to the concert? (to get)

18. ………………….. your uncle ………………………smoking? (to give up)