Lesson 19 ☘ for …, since …, …ago

Nov 6, 2016

Complete the sentences with “for” or “since”.
1. Jill has been in Ireland . . .
  since
  Monday.
  - for
  - since
2. Jill has been in Ireland . . .
  for
  three days.
  - for
  - since
3. My aunt has lived in Australia . . .
  for
  15 years.
  - for
  - since
4. Margaret is in her office. She has been there . . .
  since
  7 o’clock.
  - for
  - since
5. India has been an independent country . . .
  since
  1947.
  - for
  - since
6. The bus is late. We’ve been waiting . . .
  for
  20 minutes.
  - for
  - since
7. Nobody lives in those houses. They have been empty . . .
  for
  many years.
  - for
  - since
8. Mike has been ill . . .
  for
  a long time. He has been in hospital . . .
  since
  October.
  - since … since
  - for … for
Complete the sentences.
1. Jill arrived in Ireland . . .
  three years ago
  .
  - three years ago
  - ago three years
  - for three years
  - three years for
2. Jill has been in Ireland . . .
  for three years
  .
  - three years ago
  - ago three years
  - for three years
  - three years for
3. Linda and Frank have been married . . .
  for 20 years
  .
  - for 20 years
  - 20 years ago
  - 20 years for
  - ago 20 years
4. Linda and Frank got married . . .
  20 years ago
  .
  - for 20 years
  - 20 years ago
  - 20 years for
  - ago 20 years
5. Dad arrived . . .
  ten minutes ago
  .
  - ten minutes ago
  - ago ten minutes
  - since ten minutes
  - ten minutes since
6. We had lunch . . .
  an hour ago
  .
  - since an hour
  - an hour since
  - ago an hour
  - an hour ago
7. Silvia has been learning English . . .
  for six months
  .
  - for six months
  - six months ago
  - ago six months
  - six months for
8. Have you known Lisa . . .
  for a long time
  ?
  - for a long time
  - a long time for
  - a long time ago
  - ago a long time
9. I bought these shoes . . .
  a few days ago
  .
  - a few days for
  - a few days ago
  - for a few days
  - ago a few days
Complete the sentences with “for” or “since”.
1. Jill is in Ireland now. She arrived there three days ago. She . . .
  has been there for
  three days.
  - was being there for
  - has been there for
  - has been there since
  - was there since
2. Jack is here. He arrived here on Tuesday. He . . .
  has been here since
  Tuesday.
  - was here since
  - has been here since
  - has been here for
  - has been being here for
3. It’s raining. It started an hour ago. It . . .
  has been raining for
  an hour.
  - was raining for
  - has been raining for
  - has been raining since
  - has been rained since
4. I know Sue. I first met Sue two years ago. I . . .
  have known her for
  two years.
  - have known her for
  - have known her since
  - know her for
  - know her since
5. I have a GoPro camera. I bought it in 2015. I . . .
  have had it since 2015
  2015.
  - had it since 2015
  - have had it since 2015
  - have it for 2015
  - had it for 2015
6. They are married. They got married six months ago. They . . .
  have been married for
  six months.
  - are married for
  - have been married for
  - was married since
  - have been married since
7. Liz is studying medicine at university. She started three years ago. She . . .
  has been studying medicine for
  three years.
  - has been studying medicine for
  - has been studying medicine since
  - is studying medicine for
  - is studying medicine since
8. Dave plays the piano. He started when he was seven years old. Dave . . .
  has played the piano since
  he was seven years old.
  - has played the piano since
  - has played the piano for
  - played the piano since
  - play the piano for

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