NAME: ________________________ DATE: ________________________
GRAMMAR QUIZ
PRESENT PERFECT: FOR and SINCE
⚫ Complete the sentences below.
1.
Margaret has lived in Spain … a
10.
I’ve been so busy that I haven’t
long time.
slept … two days!
a) for
a) for
b) since
b) since
2.
I haven’t had a holiday … last
11.
We’re ready to leave. In fact, we’ve
summer.
been ready … an hour.
a) for
a) for
b) since
b) since
3.
Patrick is really tired. He has been
12.
Sam and Martha have owned their
awake … four o’clock this morning.
new car … April.
a) for
a) for
b) since
b) since
4.
New Zealand has been an
13.
I haven’t watched TV … the day
independent country … 1947.
before yesterday.
a) for
a) for
b) since
b) since
5.
Dinosaurs have been extinct …
14.
Isabella hasn’t ridden her bicycle
millions of years.
… she fell off it last week.
a) for
a) for
b) since
b) since
6.
Mr. Smith has been away from his
15.
I’m really hungry! I haven’t eaten
desk … a few minutes.
… this morning.
a) for
a) for
b) since
b) since
7.
Jenny and I have been friends …
16.
Iceland has been inhabited … only
we were kids.
about a thousand years.
a) for
a) for
b) since
b) since
8.
The store has been closed … last
17.
My neighbors have been away on
Wednesday.
holiday … several weeks.
a) for
a) for
b) since
b) since
9.
Michael has had the same job …
18.
Our universe has existed … billions
ten years.
of years.
a) for
a) for
b) since
b) since
17 – 18 = Excellent 15 – 16 = Good 14 or Less = Study More!
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