Question

III. Fill in the blanks with “since” or “for”: 
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. 
11. My sister has been a student ................................... two 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 ................................... five days. 
16. They haven't had any rain ................................... very long time. 
17. That buildings has been there ................................... the 19th century. 
18. I have known them ................................... many years. 
19. They have only been there ................................... a few minutes. 
20. My brother works for a company called FPT. He has worked for them ................................... he  graduated from university. 

 

Answer 1

III. Fill in the blanks with “since” or “for”: 
1. It has been raining ................since................... lunchtime. 
2. My boss will go away ....................for............... the next ten days. 
3. I'm staying in England .......................for............ a year. 
4. She has lived in London .......................since............ 1985. 
5. Please hurry up! We have been waiting .......for............................ an hour.
6. I have known her .............................since...... January. 
7. Nam's father has worked in this company .....for.............................. 20 years. 
8. Have you learned English ..............................for..... a long time? 
9. I haven't seen Tom .......................since............ we left school. 
10. The house is very dirty. We haven't cleaned it .....for.............................. years. 
11. My sister has been a student ....................for............... two years. 
12. We've lived here .........................since.......... 1990. 
13. I haven't seen Linh ............................since....... my birthday party. 
14. She has been away .....................for.............. a year. 
15. We've already waited .......................for............ five days. 
16. They haven't had any rain ....................for............... very long time. 
17. That buildings has been there ..................since................. the 19th century. 
18. I have known them ....................for............... many years. 
19. They have only been there ...........for........................ a few minutes. 
20. My brother works for a company called FPT. He has worked for them ...........................since........ he  graduated from university.