English GRAMMAR IN Apply FOR INTERMEDIATE
12. FOR AND SINCE
When….? And How Long ….?
| A | We use for and since to say how long something has been happening. | We apply for + a period of time ( ii hours, six weeks etc .):  I 've been waiting for two hours. Emerge has been working here for six months . (not since six months) I haven't seen Tom for 3 days . | Nosotros use since + the outset of a menstruum ( eight o'clock, Monday, 1999 etc.): I 've been waiting since 8 o'clock .  Sally has been working here since April . (=from April until at present) I oasis't seen Tom since Monday. | It is possible to go out out for (simply not usually in negative sentences): They've been married (for) 10 years . (with or without for ) They haven't had a holiday for ten years. (you must apply for ) We practice not utilize for+ all ... ( all 24-hour interval /all my life etc.): I've lived here all my life . (non for all my life) Yous can use in instead of for in negative sentences ( I haven't ... etc.): They haven't had a holiday in ten years . (=for x years) |
| B | Compare when ... ? (+by uncomplicated) and how long ... ? (+nowadays perfect) |  A: When did it outset raining? B: It started raining an hour agone /at 1 o'clock . A: How Long has it been raining? B: It'south been raining for an hour /since one o'clock . | A: When did Joe and Carol showtime meet? B: They starting time met a long fourth dimension agone/ when they were at school.  A: How long have they known each other? B: They've known each other for a long fourth dimension/ since they were at school . | |
| C | We say: | or | it's it's been | (= it is ) (= it has been ) | a long time six months (etc.) | since something happened | It's two years since I last saw Joe. or It's been two years since .. . (= I haven't seen Joe for two years) It 'southward ages since we went to the cinema. Or Information technology'southward been ages since .. . (= We haven't been to the movie house for ages) How Long is it since Mrs Colina died? or How Long has information technology been since .. . ? (= When did Mrs Hill die?) |
EXERCISES
| 12.ane | Write for or since. | ane | It's been raining ___ since____ lunchtime. | | 2 | Sarah has lived in Paris __________ 1995. | | 3 | Paul has lived in Brazil ____________ten years. | | 4 | I'm tired of waiting. We've been sitting here ________ an 60 minutes. | | 5 | Kevin has been looking for a job ______________he left school. | | six | I haven't been to a party_____________ ages. | | seven | I wonder where Joe is. I haven't seen him _____________ terminal week. | | viii | Jane is away. She'south been away _____________Friday. | | 9 | The weather is dry out. It hasn't rained ______________a few weeks. | |
| 12.2 | Write questions with how Long and when. | 1 | It'southward raining. (how long) ____ How long has information technology been raining? _________ (when)______ When did it get-go raining?___________ | | two | Kate is learning Japanese. (how long /learn?) _____________________________________________ (when /start?) _____________________________________________ | | 3 | I know Simon. (how long /you /know? _____________________________________________ (when /you /start /meet?) _____________________________________________ | | 4 | Rebecca and David are married. (how long?) _____________________________________________ (when?) _____________________________________________ | |
| 12.3 | Read the situations and complete the sentences. | 1 | It'due south raining. It's been raining since tiffin time. It _____ started raining ______ at lunchtime. | | 2 | Ann and jess are friends. They get-go met years ago. They've _____ known each other for ____ years. | | 3 | Mark is ill. He became ill on Sunday. He has ________________Sunday. | | iv | Mark is ill. He became ill a few days ago. He has ________________ a few days. | | v | Sarah is married. She's been married for a year. She got ________________ | | half-dozen | You have a headache. Information technology started when you woke up. I've ________________ I woke up. | | 7 | Sue has been in Italy for the last 3 weeks. She went ________________ | | 8 | You're working in a hotel. You started six months ago. I've ________________ | |
| 12.4 | Write B's sentences using the words in brackets. | 1 | A: | Do you lot often go on holiday? | | B: | No, ____ I haven't had a holiday for ______ five years. | | 2 | A: | Do you frequently see Laura? | | B: | No, I ______________________ near a month | | 3 | A: | Do you often go to the movie theatre? | | B: | No, I ____________________ a long time. | | 4 | A: | Do you lot ofttimes eat in restaurants? | | B: | No, ________________________ ages. | Now write B's answers again. This time employ Information technology'due south ... since ... . | 5 | (1) ____ No, it's five years since I had a holiday ___________ | | half dozen | (2) No, it'south _______________________ | | 7 | (three) No, _______________________ | | viii | (4) _______________________ | |
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