PRESENT PERFECT FOR AND SINCE

Complete the sentences below using since or for.

1. I have stayed in Algeria ………… six months.

2. She has stayed at Mary's ………… Friday.

3. I have been an English teacher ………… 2000.

4. They have learnt English ………… ten years.

5. I have been her friend ………… yesterday.

6. It has rained…………  lunch time.

7. She has not seen her friends ………… a long time.

8. I have waited for you ………… five minutes.

9. They haven't gone to the seaside ………… July.

10. Susan has started a new job ………… last week.

11. I have known him ………… eight years.

12. He has travelled in Australia ………… six months.

13. It has been a long time ………… he acted in this movie.

14. Have they actually been here ………… Monday?

15. Can I leave this here a ………… few hours?

16. They have been together ………… I was born.

17. She has been married…………  two years.

18. It's been twenty years ………… she died.

19. I will love him ………… ever.

20. I have not seen them ………… the birth of their son.

9 minutes Half past three One year A month That moment Ten o’clock

Seven months Few days You were born A long time Yesterday Octuber 9 minutes Half past three One year A month That moment Ten o’clock

Choose between for or since.

For	Since

Now write a sentence for each one.

 

PRESENT PERFECT FOR AND SINCE. PART 1

A-   Complete the sentences with since or for.

1.     He has had his new car ______ some weeks.

2.     They have known each other ______ they were at school.

3.     I have been working ______ the alarm clock rang in the morning.

4.     They haven’t spoken with one another ______ ages.

5.     You’ve asked the same questions every day ______ the last few weeks.

6.     She has been working here ______ the end of last month.

7.     It has been raining ______ lunch time.

8.     I’ve phone you four times ______ you gave me your number.

9.     That picture has been standing on that wall ______ I was a child.

10. He has been in the United States ______ March.

11. He’s fast asleep and he’s only in bed ______ two minutes.

12. She’s worked at the travel agency for a long time.

13.  He hasn’t had a bath ______ he fell in the river two years ago.

14. They have left home ______ six month.

15. They have known all those people ______ half a century.

16. Shelley has been missing classes ______ the end of last term.

17. He has been watching his new videos ______ he bought them.

18. He has been studying a lot ______ last October.

19. Michael has done this job ______ more than two years.

20. I’ve written a lot of Christmas postcards ______ the 1^st December.

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4. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense. Present Simple or Present Continuous.

1. We usually ___GO___________ (go) to Spain on holiday, but this year we ______ARE NOT GOING________ (go) to Florida.
2. A: Why _______ARE_______ you _____BUYING_________ (buy) so much food?

B: Because we __ARE HAVING____________ (have) a party tonight.

3. My dad _____LIVES________ (live) in a house near the sea because he _____LIKES_________ (like) sailing.
4. _______ARE_______ you ______WATCHING________ (watch) the television Can I turn it off?
5. A: How often _______DO_______ you ______GO________ (go) swimming?

B: About once a week.

6. What newspaper _______DO_______  you usually ___READ___________ (read)?
7.  A: The telephone ____IS RINGING__________ (ring)!!

B: OK, I’ll answer it. Hello? No, Sally isn’t here at the moment. She ___IS PLAYING___________ (play) tennis. Can I take the message? OK. Bye!

5. Put the verbs in brackets in the “ Present Simple”

My friend Cathy ............HAS................ (have) a horse. It................IS.............(be) a beautiful animal with big eyes and a long tall. Its name is Bella and it ..................LOVES.......... (love) people. It ......DOESN’T BITE.................. (not bite) or kick and it is always friendly, It .........EATS............. (eat) apples and hay but it ..........DOESN’T EAT............................(not eat) meat. Horses ..........DON’T LIKE................. (not like) meat. Cathy usually .....RIDES.......................... (ride) her horse every day after school. She .....DOESN’T GO............................ (not go ) into the town because there is too much traffic. There ...AREN’T MANY................... (not be ) many cars in the country so she ........TAKES............... (take) Bella there. It often ......RAINS................ (rain) in England so at night Bella and the other horses ........ARE..SLEEPING................. (sleep).

6. Present Simple / Continuous

Susan is making a video about a typical day in her life. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Simple or Continuous.

Hi, my name’s Susan Smith and this is my family. As you can see we ........ARE HAVING ........................... (have) it at this time. Look, everyone ...IS SMILING..............................(smile) and happy. That is because I.....AM FILMING ........................(film) them -  usually  we  :......DON’T TALK.................(not talk) to each other in the morning

This is where I .CATCH..........................(catch) the bus to school every day. It’s the number 13, and it ..IS ARRIVING ............................(arrive) now. These two girls are my friends. Tina and Becky. We all .............GO.............. (go) to the same school. Tina ........IS WEARING.......................... (wear) a skirt today, which is unusual. She hardly ever ........WEARS..................(wear) skirts.

I ....AM SITTING........................ (sit) on the bus now. It usually ......ARRIVES.................(arrive) at school at about a quarter to nine. The bus driver .......IS DRIVING................... (shout) at the children at the back of the bus at the moment. He ........IS TELLING THEM...........................(tell) them to sit down. The kids

4. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense. Present Simple or Present Continuous.

1. We usually ___GO___________ (go) to Spain on holiday, but this year we ______ARE NOT GOING________ (go) to Florida.
2. A: Why _______ARE_______ you _____BUYING_________ (buy) so much food?

B: Because we __ARE HAVING____________ (have) a party tonight.

3. My dad _____LIVES________ (live) in a house near the sea because he _____LIKES_________ (like) sailing.
4. _______ARE_______ you ______WATCHING________ (watch) the television Can I turn it off?
5. A: How often _______DO_______ you ______GO________ (go) swimming?

B: About once a week.

6. What newspaper _______DO_______  you usually ___READ___________ (read)?
7.  A: The telephone ____IS RINGING__________ (ring)!!

B: OK, I’ll answer it. Hello? No, Sally isn’t here at the moment. She ___IS PLAYING___________ (play) tennis. Can I take the message? OK. Bye!

5. Put the verbs in brackets in the “ Present Simple”

My friend Cathy ............HAS................ (have) a horse. It................IS.............(be) a beautiful animal with big eyes and a long tall. Its name is Bella and it ..................LOVES.......... (love) people. It ......DOESN’T BITE.................. (not bite) or kick and it is always friendly, It .........EATS............. (eat) apples and hay but it ..........DOESN’T EAT............................(not eat) meat. Horses ..........DON’T LIKE................. (not like) meat. Cathy usually .....RIDES.......................... (ride) her horse every day after school. She .....DOESN’T GO............................ (not go ) into the town because there is too much traffic. There ...AREN’T MANY................... (not be ) many cars in the country so she ........TAKES............... (take) Bella there. It often ......RAINS................ (rain) in England so at night Bella and the other horses ........ARE..SLEEPING................. (sleep).

6. Present Simple / Continuous

Susan is making a video about a typical day in her life. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Simple or Continuous.

Hi, my name’s Susan Smith and this is my family. As you can see we ........ARE HAVING ........................... (have) it at this time. Look, everyone ...IS SMILING..............................(smile) and happy. That is because I.....AM FILMING ........................(film) them -  usually  we  :......DON’T TALK.................(not talk) to each other in the morning

This is where I .CATCH..........................(catch) the bus to school every day. It’s the number 13, and it ..IS ARRIVING ............................(arrive) now. These two girls are my friends. Tina and Becky. We all .............GO.............. (go) to the same school. Tina ........IS WEARING.......................... (wear) a skirt today, which is unusual. She hardly ever ........WEARS..................(wear) skirts.

I ....AM SITTING........................ (sit) on the bus now. It usually ......ARRIVES.................(arrive) at school at about a quarter to nine. The bus driver .......IS DRIVING................... (shout) at the children at the back of the bus at the moment. He ........IS TELLING THEM...........................(tell) them to sit down. The kids

Here you have the former exercises corrected!!

PRESENT SIMPLE VS PRESENT CONTINUOUS

1. Complete the following sentences with Present Simple:

a)       My sister _____don’t play______ (not/ play) tennis every day.

b)       I __study_________ (study) English at school from Monday to Friday.

c)       Chimpanzees _DON’T SPEAK__________ (not/ speak) any language.

d)       She always ___WEARS________ (wear) skirts.

e)       ______DO_____ they ___TRAVEL________ (travel) by bus?

f)         ___DOES________ your mum __MUM_________ (cook) dinner at night?

g)       Jim and Joe _ DON’T GO__________ (not/ go) to the theatre on Sundays.

h)       I never _COMB__________ (comb) my hair in the morning.

2. Complete the following sentences with Present Continuous:

a)       What ___ARE________ you __EATING_________ (eat)?

b)       Kat ____OPENS____________ (open) the window because she’s hot.

c)       My dog ___ISN’T SLEEPING_________ (not/ sleep) now.

d)       The girls ___ARE LISTENING_____________ (listen to) music now.

e)       My brothers _AREN’T WATCHING_______________ (not/ watch) TV now.

f)         ____IS_______ she __COMBING_________ (comb) her hair?

g)       __IS_________ Mary ___COPYING________ (copy) from the blackboard?

h)       We ___ARE PRACTICING_____________ (practice) exercises in English.

3. Complete the following sentences with Present Simple or Present Continuous:

a)       I __AM NOT STUDYING FRENCH NOW______________ (not/ study) French now.

b)       We always __PLAY______________ (play) cards during break time.

c)       Where _DOES_________ your granny ___LIVE________ (live)?

d)       Peter __DOESN’T TAKE______________ (not/ take) the children to school in the morning.

e)       What ___DOES_____ your brother ___DO______ (do) every morning?

f)         You __TALK ______________ (talk) a lot!!!

g)       What ___IS______ John ___WRITING______ (write) now?

h)       What’s that noise? Peter _____IS PLAYING___________ (play) the guitar.

i)         We _USUALLY TRAVEL TO_______________ (usually/ travel) to England in summer.

j)         This kind of animal __EATS______________ (eat) meat.

k)       Look! She __IS SPEAKING_____________ (speak) to a stranger.

l)         I’m looking at that girl. She ___IS WEARING_____________ (wear) a beautiful skirt.

m)     I   NEVER DRINK________________ (never/ drink) wine at night.

n)       What languages ____DO_____ you ___SPEAK_________ (speak)?

 

Blog 3 of exercises

7. a. Fill in the gaps with the correct tense: Present Simple or Present Continuous.

At school we always ______________ (prepare) a school play. The drama teacher ______________ (teach) the words and melodies of the songs. We ______________(learn) the words by heart but at first it ______________  (be not) easy. First form students ______________  (not take) part in that show. They ______________  (have) a play of their own. Now, 5^th form ______________ (practice).

When the day of the show ______________  (get) near, we ______________  (rehearse) at the theatre. We ______________  (climb) on the stage and off the stage when the teacher ______________  (ask) us to. She ______________  (not smile) when we ______________  (be) absent.

At this moment, 6^th form ______________  (sing) one of the songs. They generally ______________  (sing) in the music room, but today it ______________  (be) very hot so they ______________ (rehearse) in the terrace. 

     b. Ask the correct questions about the text above.

1)       __________________________________________________________

A school play

2)       __________________________________________________________

The words and melodies of the songs.

3)       __________________________________________________________

First form students.

4)       __________________________________________________________

At the theatre.

5)       __________________________________________________________

In the terrace.

6)       __________________________________________________________

Because it is very hot today.

Blog 2 of exercises:

4. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense. Present Simple or Present Continuous.

1. We usually ______________ (go) to Spain on holiday, but this year we ______________ (go) to Florida.
2. A: Why ______________ you ______________ (buy) so much food?

B: Because we ______________ (have) a party tonight.

3. My dad ______________ (live) in a house near the sea because he ______________ (like) sailing.
4. ______________ you ______________ (watch) the television Can I turn it off?
5. A: How often ______________ you ______________ (go) swimming?

B: About once a week.

6. What newspaper ______________  you usually ______________ (read)?
7.  A: The telephone ______________ (ring)!!

B: OK, I’ll answer it. Hello? No, Sally isn’t here at the moment. She ______________ (play) tennis. Can I take the message? OK. Bye!

5. Put the verbs in brackets in the “ Present Simple”

My friend Cathy ............................ (have) a horse. It.............................(be) a beautiful animal with big eyes and a long tall. Its name is Bella and it ............................ (love) people. It ........................ (not bite) or kick and it is always friendly, It ...................... (eat) apples and hay but it ......................................(not eat) meat. Horses ........................... (not like) meat. Cathy usually ............................... (ride) her horse every day after school. She ................................. (not go ) into the town because there is too much traffic. There ...................... (not be ) many cars in the country so she ....................... (take) Bella there. It often ....................... (rain) in England so at night Bella and the other horses ............................ (sleep).

6. Present Simple / Continuous

Susan is making a video about a typical day in her life. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Simple or Continuous.

Hi, my name’s Susan Smith and this is my family. As you can see we ....................................... (have) it at this time. Look, everyone .................................(smile) and happy. That is because I.............................(film) them -  usually  we  :.......................(not talk) to each other in the morning

This is where I ...........................(catch) the bus to school every day. It’s the number 13, and it ..............................(arrive) now. These two girls are my friends. Tina and Becky. We all ........................... (go) to the same school. Tina .................................. (wear) a skirt today, which is unusual. She hardly ever ..........................(wear) skirts.

I ............................ (sit) on the bus now. It usually .......................(arrive) at school at about a quarter to nine. The bus driver ............................... (shout) at the children at the back of the bus at the moment. He ...................................(tell) them to sit down. The kids on the bus usually ......................... (behave) very well. I ................................... (not know) what’s wrong with them today.

This is my classroom. I always ..............................(sit) at this desk, next to my friend Becky. Our teacher usually .......................(come) in at five pst nine. She won’t be very happy today because everyone ............................... (make) a lot of noise. Oh, here she is! I ...............................(have to ) turn off the camera now. See you later!

In unit 1 we revise the 'simple present', the 'present continuous' and the 'present perfect'. Her it goes

TENSES REVISION

SIMPLE PRESENT/ PRESENT CONTINOUS/ PRESENT PERFECT

SIMPLE PRESENT

-FORM=   I /you/ we/you /they             live (don’t live)

                  He / she /it( Mary/ John      lives   (doesn’t live)

-USE: habits, facts ,regular activities

Examples:

 -I live in Badalona

-I have 2 brothers

-My fathers works  as a carpenter

-I play football

-Summer starts on the 21^st of June

PRESENT CONTINOUS

-FORM=  I                            am  studying     (am not studying)

               You/we/you/they    are  studying    (aren’t studying)

                He/she/ it               is    studying     (isn’t studying)

-USE=  things that are happening at the moment of speaking (actions in process, now,

Examples:

-I am watching a film

-You are learning English

PRESENT PERFECT

-FORM=I / you/ we/ you/ they=  have bought ( haven’t bought)

              He/she                      = has bought= (haven’t bought)

-USE=  actions which started in the past but continue to the present, or you can see its result in the present

Examples:

-I have washed my face this morning

-I have bought a new dress