Complete the second sentence in each pair of sentences so that it means
the same as the first. Use ago, for or since.
ACTIVITY 2
PRESENT PERFECT WITH FOR AND SINCE
a. My boyfriend went away in January.
b. My boyfriend has been away ___________ January.
c. This restaurant opened six months ago.
d. This restaurant has been here ______six months.
e. I started this job in June.
f. I’ve worked here ________ June.
g. We bought this car five months ago.
h. We’ve had this car ________ five months.
i. Ali left on Tuesday.
j. I haven’t seen Ali _________ Tuesday.
k. I haven’t lived in that flat for two years.
l. I left that flat two years ___________.
Fill in the spaces in these sentences with either "for" or "since".
a. _________ the dentist took out that tooth of mine, it's been painful. I should go
back to her.
b. You have worked well _________ the morning coffee break. Well done!
c. You've been eating chips _______ the whole of this film. Are you a little hungry?
d. I've been coming to this swimming pool _______ over ten years.
e. Those two have been married ________1985. They are the happiest couple I
know.
f. I've had this diamond necklace ________ a very long time.
g. Are you still unemployed? You've been without a job _______ you decided to
resign from that accountancy firm.
h. Mr. Gomez has been the Prime Minister ________ Mrs. Gonzalez-Panis resigned
in the spring.
i. Your sister has studied ________ longer than any other student in her class for
this exam.
j. _________ I was born, I have always had one arm longer than the other. The
doctors can't explain it!
