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use FOR
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to say
say How
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long.We use
use for+a
for+a
period
period of
of time
time for
for one
one year.
year. We
We have
have lived
lived in
in
Toronto
Toronto for one year.
for one year.

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say How
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long.We useuse
since+the
since+the start
start of
of the
the period.
period. II have
have lived
lived here
here
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since II was
was aa little girl. We
little girl. We use
use AGO
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with simple
simple
past
past tense.Ago
tense.Ago means
means before
before now
now

Susan
Susan has
has been
been aa nurse
nurse since
since 2005.
2005.

1.
1. John
John hasnt
hasnt eaten_________yesterday.
eaten_________yesterday.

(a)
(a) for
for (b)
(b) since
since (c)
(c) ago
ago

2.
2. Ive
Ive had
had my
my beach
beach towel________two
towel________two years.
years.

(a)
(a) for
for (b)
(b) since
since (c)
(c) ago
ago

3.
3. We
We havent
havent travelled__________2001.
travelled__________2001.

(a)
(a) for
for (b)
(b) since
since (c)
(c) ago
ago

4.
4. The
The teacher
teacher rang
rang the
the bell
bell two
two hours________.
hours________.

(a)
(a) for
for (b)
(b) since
since (c)
(c) ago
ago

5.
5. II havent
havent seen
seen the
the dentist_______last May?

(a)
(a) for
for (b)
(b) since
since (c)
(c) ago
ago
Place
Place for
for or
or since
since in
in the
the space
space
6.
6. The
The hasnt
hasnt been
been in
in space
space for
for the
the last___years.
last___years.
two
two years
years
(a)
(a) for
for (b)
(b) since
since (c)
(c) ago
ago

7. summer
summer
7. The
The criminal
criminal hasnt
hasnt been
been in
in jail______2010.
jail______2010.

(a)
(a) for
for (b)
(b) since
since (c)
(c) ago
ago 1999
1999

8
8 .. II havent
havent eaten
eaten watermelon____last
watermelon____last summer.
summer. __5
__5 minutes
minutes

(a)
(a) for
for (b)
(b) since
since (c)
(c) ago
ago ____June
____June
9.
9. Mary
Mary made
made lots
lots of
of money
money at
at the
the sale
sale two
two weeks
weeks __Last
__Last year
year
_________.
_________.
1
1 month___
month___
(a)
(a) for
for (b)
(b) since
since (c)
(c) ago
ago

10. 2
2 seconds__
seconds__
10. II havent
havent heard
heard Mexican
Mexican musice
musice _____I
_____I was
was aa
little
little girl.
girl.
II entered__
entered__
(a)
(a) for
for (b)
(b) since
since (c)
(c) ago
ago
Many
Many year__
year__
11.
11. John
John hasnt built
built any
any houses
houses _____the
_____the last
last
year.
year. A
A long
long time_
time_

(a)
(a) for
for (b)
(b) since
since (c)
(c) ago
ago 9
9 months__
months__

12.
12. Two
Two years________the
years________the trees
trees produced
produced lots
lots of
of Dishes___
Dishes___
sap.
sap.
Children___
Children________
(a)
(a) for
for (b)
(b) since
since (c)
(c) ago
ago
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ANSWER KEY _____

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John hasnt eaten_______since__yesterday. _____
(a) for (b) since (c) ago
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2. Ive had my beach towel____for____two years.
_____
(a) for (b) since (c) ago
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3. We havent travelled_____since_____2001.
_____
(a) for (b) since (c) ago
Life____
Life____
4. The teacher rang the bell two hours__ago______.
fall
fall
(a) for (b) since (c) ago
2011
2011
5. I havent seen the dentist___since____last May?

(a) for (b) since (c) ago charities

charities

6. The astronaut hasnt been in space __for _ the last year. 5

5 miles
miles

(a) for (b) since (c) ago 10

10 years
years

7. The criminal hasnt been in jail___since___2010. Last

Last night
night
(a) for (b) since (c) ago session
session
8 . I havent eaten watermelon__since__last summer.
10
10 miles
miles
(a) for (b) since (c) ago
June
June
9. Mary made lots of money at the sale two weeks ago_________.
2011
2011
(a) for (b) since (c) ago
This
This morning
morning
10. I havent heard Mexican music _____I was a little girl.
donations
donations
(a) for (b) since (c) ago
aa good
good cause
cause
11. John hasnt built any houses ____for_the last year.
_____
(a) for (b) since (c) ago

12. Two years_____ago___the trees produced lots of sap. _____

(a) for (b) since (c) ago _____

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two years _____ Life____ _____

summer _____ fall _____

1999 _____ 2011 _____

__5 minutes _____ charities _____

____June _____ 5 miles _____

__Last year _____ 10 years _____

1 month___ _____ Last night _____

2 seconds__ _____ session _____

I entered__ _____ 10 miles _____

Many year__ _____ June _____

A long time_ _____ 2011 _____

9 months__ _____ This _____

morning
Dishes___ _____ _____
donations
Children___ _____ _____
a good
cause