Complete the sentences. Put for or since into each gap.

1. It has been raining ........................ lunchtime.

2. My boss will go away .......................... the next ten days.

3. I'm staying in England .......................... a year.

4. She has lived in London .................... 1985.

5. I have known her ................... Juanary.

6. Have you learned English ................................... along time?

7. I haven't seen Tom......................... we left school.

8. The house is very dirty. We haven't cleaned it ......................... ages.

Fill in the blank with “for” or “since”.

1. It has been raining ...................... lunchtime.

2. My boss will go away ...................... the next ten days.

3. I’m staying in England ...................... a year.

4. She has lived in London ...................... 1985.

5. Please hurry up! We have been waiting ...................... an hour.

6. I have known her ...................... January.

7. Nam’s father has worked in this company ...................... 20 years.

   8. Have you learned English ...................... a long time?

9. I haven’t seen Tom ...................... we left school.

10. The house is very dirty. We haven’t cleaned it ...................... years.

1.Rewrite the sentences

1.The last time we saw her was on Christmas day.

We haven't ........................................................................................................

2.I haven't eaten this kind of food before.

This is ................................................................................................................

3.It started raining an hour ago.

It has ...........................................................................................................................

4.We haven't visited my grandfather for two months.

The last time ...................................................................................................................

5.I have studied English for three years.

I began .............................................................................................................................

6.My brother hasn't seen his best friend for nearly five years.

It's........................................................................................................................................

7.When did you start learning English?

How long......................................................................................................................................

8.We started living here fifteen years ago.

We have ......................................................................................................................................

9.The last time she visited me was five years ago.

She hasn't ........................................................................................................................................

10.I last wrote to my uncle in July.

I haven't ..............................................................................................................................................

11.It's a long time since we became close friends.

We have ...........................................................................................................................

12.Minh began to collect stamps in 2000.

Minh has .............................................................................................................................................

II.Fill the blank with ''for'' or ''since''

1.It's has been raining .... lunchtime.

2.My boss will go away ..... the next 10 days.

3.I'm staying in England ... for a year.

4.She has lived in London ... 1985.

5.Please hurry up!We have been waiting .... for an hour.

6.I have known her ... January.

7.Nam's father has worked in this company ... 20 years.

8.Have you learned English .... a long time?

9.I haven't seen Tom ..... we left for school.

10.The house is very dirtyWe haven't cleaned it ... years.

11.My sister has been a student ... 2 years.

12.We 've lived here ... 1990.

13.I haven't seen Linh ... my birthday party.

14.She has been away ... a year.

15.We 've already waited ... 5 days.

16.Thay haven't had any rain ... very long time.

17.That building has been there ... the 19th century.

18.I have known them ... many years.

19.Thay have only been there ... a few minutes.

20.My brother works for a company calles FPT.He has worked them .... he graduted from university.

Put the verb in the bracket into the past simple or present perfect tense.
1. My brother is a writer. He (write) _____ 10 books.
2. I (not have) ______________ a holiday in 2012.
3. He (play) _______________ badminton yesterday.
4. __________________ (she/be) to Sa Pa? -Yes, she has.
5. Dalat is the most beautiful city I (visit) __________ .
6. What time (you/go) ____ to the beach yesterday afternoon ?
7. Sa Pa is great. ____ you (be) ___________ there?
- Yes, I have.
8. Where _______ (you/go) _______ there?
- I (go) ______ there last month.
9. How long _______ Tina (be) ______ in Italy?
10. What (you/watch) ____________ on TV last night?
IV. Rewrite the sentences with the same meaning.
1. The last time we saw her on Christmas Day.
→ We haven’t ……………………………………………………………………….
2. I have never eaten this kind of food before.
→ This is …..……………………………………………………………………….
3. It started to rain an hour ago.

→ It has …………………………………………………………………………….
4. They haven’t visited their grandparents for two months.
→ The last time ……………………………………………………………………
5. We have studied English since we were in grade 3.
→ We began ……………………………………………………………………….
6. My sister hasn’t seen her best friend for nearly two years.
→ It’s ……..……………………………………………………………………….
7. When did you start learning English ?
→ How long ……………………………………………………………………….?
8. We started living here fifteen years ago.
→ We have ..……………………………………………………………………….
9. The last time she visited me was five years ago.
→ She hasn’t ……………………………………………………………………….
10. I last wrote to my cousin in February.
→ I haven’t …………………………………………...…………………………….
11. It’s long time since we became close friend.
→ We have ……………………………………………………………………….
12. Ba began to collect stamps in 2010.
→ Ba has ….……………………………………………………………………….
V. Complete the sentences with “for” or “since”.
1. It has been raining …………….lunchtime.
2. She has lived in London …………… 1990.
3. I have known her ………………January.
4. His father has worked in this company …………. 20 years.
5. Have you learned English …………..a long time ?
6. I haven’t seen Tom ……………we left school.
7. The roon is very dirty. Nobody has cleaned it …………years.
8. We’ve already waited …………five minutes.
VI. Complete the sentences with a suitable word below.
for since before never ever
1. I haven’t seen my best friend for many months.
2. Sue has ___________ tried Indian food before.
3. Haven’t you seen Pepper Pig _______ ?
4. Mike has studied English _______ 2015.
5. Has Joe __________ told you his brother’s story?
6. We have known Bob ____________ a long time.
7. Tom hasn’t played football ___________ he broke his leg.
8. I haven’t a film ___________ I moved here.

Put yet,already,ever,never,since,for into in the gap

1.They have ............................sent the money.I got it this morning.

2.We have.............been to Dalat before.We want to go there next year.

3.He has worked for the company................................several years.

4.Have you ..........................seen the Kangaroo?-Yes,I have.

5.They have lived next door to my house....................I was young.

6.The plane has..........................taken off.It's now up in the sky.

7.I've .....................met a prettier girl than she is before.

8.That's the book.I've ....................read.

9.We have written to each other..............a long time.

didn't call her up 2 days ago.
I haven't
Did you finish the test an hour ago?
Have
I started playing tennis last year.
I've
I haven’t seen him for a week
It’s
When did you first see her?
How long
She didn't learn hard in 2005.
She hasn't
He has used the computer since he was 19
He began
Peter has watched that film since last month
It’s
The boys began playing soccer a year ago.
The boys have
Has Dad worked here since I was born?
Did
The last time We saw her was 2 months ago
We haven ‘t
Tom did not work here when I met him on the street
Tom has
This is the first time he forgot his bag
He has
Haven’t you used this car for a long time ?
Did you
Is it the first time your father drunk that wine
Is your father?
This car is the most mordern I’ve used
I’ve
It’s four years since I learnt in Hoa Lien school
I have
She last wore that dress at her sister’s wedding
she hasn’t
When did you start working in that factory?
How long
Nam hasn’t written to his friend since 2005
It is
It is the first time I have heard about that
I have
They have’t played volleyball since last year
It is
Mr Nam has worked in this factory for years
Mr Nam started
Hoa hasn’t met me since she went abroad
Hoa last
Mr Lam started learning French on september 2nd
Mr Lam've
He has used this car since he bought a new house
He began
She didn't learn hard in 2005.
She hasn't
Peter watched this film when he came home.
Peter has
It's a week since I last saw her.
I haven't
The boys began playing soccer a year ago.
The boys have
Did Dad start to work here when I was born?
Has
When did you first see her?
How long
The last time We saw her was 2 months ago
We haven ‘t
Tom did not work here when I met him on the street
Tom has
This is the first time he forgot his bag
He has never
Children began to play games at 9pm
Children have
When did you first know her ?
How long
I have never tasted the cake before
This is the
I haven’t played tennis since 1990
The last
I haven’t been to Briton for three years
The last
I have never met such a famous person before
It’s
I’ve never eaten this before
It’s

I . complete the sentences , using since and for

1. I've known my english teacher ........ september

2. They have lived here ............. last year

3. Her brother has been a doctor ........ 5 years

4. he has lived in London .......... two years

5. they have not taken part in the festival ........ 2000

6. we have not been to the Great Wall ............... last summer

7. mark has given up smoking ............... 5 months

8. I have seen this play of Shakespeare ............. 1998

9. Mary has waited for you ................. 10 minutes

10. the policeman has questioned him ................. yesterday

Complete the sentences with since or for

1. I've ............. this job a month

2. He's known her................. Aprial

3. She's been ill ................. years

4. I haven't seen him .............. ages

5. I've lived here .................... 1992

6. He's been away .................... a long time

7. She's been in love with Tom ............... his birthday

8. I haven't slept ................... two nights

9. ......................... my brother lost his job, he has written two books

10. She has had six different jobs ................ three years