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For and Since Practice

This document provides teaching notes for a worksheet on using "for" and "since" to express the duration of an ongoing action or event in the present perfect tense. The two-page worksheet contains gap fills, sentence matching, sentence completion, sentence rewriting, and short answer questions to help students practice identifying and using "for" and "since" correctly. The teacher's notes outline the structure and answer keys for the various exercises to help students identify the difference between "for" and "since" and apply it in their own writing.

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For and Since Practice

This document provides teaching notes for a worksheet on using "for" and "since" to express the duration of an ongoing action or event in the present perfect tense. The two-page worksheet contains gap fills, sentence matching, sentence completion, sentence rewriting, and short answer questions to help students practice identifying and using "for" and "since" correctly. The teacher's notes outline the structure and answer keys for the various exercises to help students identify the difference between "for" and "since" and apply it in their own writing.

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TEACHER’S NOTES

WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S For and Since Practice

Activity Type Introduction


Grammar Exercises: gap- In this for and since worksheet, students identify and practice
fill, matching, rewriting the use of for and since to express the duration of an unfinished
sentences, answering action or event.
questions
Procedure
Focus Give each student a copy of the two-page worksheet.
For and since
Students start by writing for or since beside time expressions.

Exercise A - Answer key


Aim
To identify and practice For: 1, 2, 5, 8, 10, 13, 14, 17, 20
the use of for and since
to express the duration Since: 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 15, 16, 18, 19
of an unfinished action or
event. Next, students match for and since sentence halves together.

Exercise B - Answer key


Preparation
1. e 2. f 3. d 4. a 5. b 6. c
Make one copy of the
two-page worksheet for
Students then complete sentences with for or since.
each student.
Exercise C - Answer key
Level
1. since 5. for
Pre-intermediate (A2) 2. for 6. for
3. since 7. since
4. since 8. for
Time
25 minutes Students then move on to rewrite sentences, changing present
perfect sentences with for to present perfect sentences with
since, or vice-versa. The answers will vary, depending on when
the students do the worksheet.

In the last exercise, students answer questions using for or since.

When the students have finished, review their answers.

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PRESENT PERFECT - FOR AND SINCE

WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S For and Since Practice

A. Write for or since next to each time expression.

1. ................ two hours 11. ................ Christmas

2. ................ a long time 12. ................ that day

3. ................ this morning 13. ................ six months

4. ................ nine o'clock 14. ................ five weeks

5. ................ one month 15. ................ July

6. ................ last night 16. ................ we got married

7. ................ 2001 17. ................ 30 minutes a day

8. ................ half an hour 18. ................ my sister called

9. ................ I was a child 19. ................ yesterday

10. ................ 20 minutes 20. ................ a moment

B. Match the for and since sentence halves together.

1. I've lived in my ......... a. winter.

2. I haven't seen my sister for ......... b. to the cinema since last month.

3. I've studied English since I ......... c. for ten years.

4. I've had this bag since last ......... d. was 7 years old.

5. I haven't been ......... e. house since I was a child.

6. I have worn glasses ......... f. two months.

C. Complete the sentences with for or since.

1. I haven't had an ice cream ................. last summer.

2. I've listened to rock music ................. a long time.

3. We've been busy ................. this morning.

4. I've eaten sushi ................. I was a teenager.

5. She has been in Paris ................. two weeks.

6. I've been working out ................. an hour a day.

7. I've loved you ever ................. I met you.

8. I haven't seen you ................. ages.

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PRESENT PERFECT FOR AND SINCE

WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S For and Since Practice

D. Change the sentences from for to since, or vice-versa.

For example: I haven't eaten for one day. I haven't eaten since yesterday.

1. I've had this shirt since August.

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2. I haven't spoken to my father since last night.

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3. I've lived in my house for a year.

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4. I've played the piano since I was a child.

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5. I've studied English for two years.

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6. I've been awake since 8:00 a.m.

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7. I've watched this TV show for four years.

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8. I've had my car since January.

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E. Answer the questions using for or since in each response.

1. How long have you lived in your town or city?

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2. How long have you had your phone?

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3. How long have you studied English?

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4. How long have you known your best friend?

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