Tema: For - Since: Docente: Mag. Jessica Verónica Ríos Sosa

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Tema: FOR - SINCE

Docente: Mag. Jessica Verónica Ríos Sosa
Escuela Profesional Periodo académico: 2018-1

INGENIERÍA DE SISTEMAS E INFORMATICA Semestre:1
Unidad: 2
Título del tema
FOR-SINCE
Orientaciones
Review your guide
Review your book
Listen to the cd.

Contenidos temáticos
FOR - SINCE
EXPECTED LEARNING
In this unit will learn to use FOR

AND SINCE
Present perfect tense
We use the present perfect tense to talk

about actions that started in the past and
continue to the present.
e.g. I’ve grown flowers for two years.
Now is 2005. 2003-now

Present perfect tense
We use the present perfect tense with

since and for to say how long an action
has lasted.
I have played the piano since 2000.
I have played the piano for five years.

PRESENT PERFECT : FOR SINCE

• We often use for and since when talking about time.
• for + period
• A period is a duration of time, for example: 5 minutes, 2 weeks, 6
years. For means "from the beginning of the period until the end of
the period." For can be used with all tenses
• since + point
• A point is a precise moment in time, for example: 9 o'clock, 1st
January, Monday. Since means "from a point in the past until now."
Since is normally used with perfect tenses.
FOR SINCE
all tenses Perfect tenses
for 20 minutes since 9am

for three days since Monday
for 6 months since January
for 4 years since 1997
for 2 centuries since 1500
for a long time since I left school
for ever since the beginning of time
etc etc
EXAMPLES
• For can be used with all tenses. Here are a few
examples:
• They study for two hours every day.
• They are studying for three hours today.
• He has lived in Bangkok for a long time.
• He has been living in Paris for three months.
• I worked at that bank for five years.
• Will the universe continue for ever?
• Since is normally used with perfect tenses:

• He has been here since 9am.
• He has been working since he arrived.
• I had lived in New York since my childhood.
• Since can also be used in the structure "It is [period]
since...":
• It is a year since I saw her.
• How long is it since you got married
How long …?
have you done ballet?

How long collected stickers?
he learnt the piano?
has
she
I have done ballet since 2001.

collected stickers
He learnt the piano for one year.
has
She
How long have these children done their

hobbies?
paint pictures, 2003
A: How long have you painted pictures?

B: I have painted pictures since 2003.
grow flowers, six months
A: How long have you grown flowers?

B: I have grown flowers for six months.
make handicrafts, March
A: How long have you made handicrafts?

B: I have made handicrafts since March.
play the violin, five years
A: How long have you played the violin?

B: I have played the violin for five years.
Let’s compare since with for !

I have had this book _______ March 1st.
I have had this book _______ two weeks.
I have been in Buffalo _______ 2006.

I have been in Buffalo _______ half a year.
I have known him _______ a month ago.

I have known him _______ a month.
EXERCISES: Complete with For -Since
1. They have been living in Madrid ……… 1972.
2. He has been in prison…….. four years.
3. He has known about the fact ……. a long time.
4. Conditions have changed a lot ….. we were children.
5. Our teacher has been very ill …….. the last month.
6. I haven't eaten anything …. twenty-four hours.

7. In fact he is always very rude. We have been waiting for
him……… half an hour.
8. I haven't seen him for three years. It is because I haven't been

there …….. I left school.
9. I have been trying to mend this old fashioned car ……. hours.
10. One of my friends has been teaching in Tokyo ………. three

years. I haven't met him since last year.
11. I haven't enjoyed myself …… two weeks since I heard that my

final exam grades were low.
12. I know that you have never seen a lion ….. you were born. Then
now I say that we can go to the zoo and see one.
QUESTIONS: HOW LONG…

1.- I have been listening to her for two hours.
……………………………………………………………………………………………
2.- We have known them for ten years.
……………………………………………………………………………………………
3.- They had been married for five years when I met them
……………………………………………………………………………………………
4.- They had been working for a few minutes when you arrived
……………………………………………………………………………………………
5.- Sandra has been learning Spanish for eight years.
……………………………………………………………………………………………
A: I work for a company of solicitors in London.
B: How long for them?
A: Six years.
COMPLETE THE QUESTIONS

EXAMPLE
A: My father is a teacher.
B: How long (be) has he been a teacher?
A: Twenty-five years.
1.- A: I work for a company of solicitors in London.
B: How long ……………………………………………………………for them?
A: Six Years
2.- A: I can't send any emails - my computer's broken.
B: How long…………………………………………………………? (be)
A: About a week. I'm going to take it back to the shop when I get time.
3.- A: I've got two alsatians and a labrador.
B: Wow! I love dogs. How long (have) …………………………….. them?
A: The alsatians for three years and the labrador about two.
Conclusiones y/o actividades de investigación

sugeridas
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Gracias por su atención!!

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¡La universidad para todos!

¡La Universidad para todos!

Tema: FOR - SINCE

Escuela Profesional Periodo académico: 2018-1

Título del tema

Review your guide

Review your book

Listen to the cd.

In this unit will learn to use FOR

We use the present perfect tense to talk

Now is 2005. 2003-now

We use the present perfect tense with

I have played the piano since 2000.

I have played the piano for five years.

PRESENT PERFECT : FOR SINCE

for 20 minutes since 9am

• Since is normally used with perfect tenses:

have you done ballet?

I have done ballet since 2001.

How long have these children done their

paint pictures, 2003

A: How long have you painted pictures?

grow flowers, six months

A: How long have you grown flowers?

make handicrafts, March

A: How long have you made handicrafts?

play the violin, five years

A: How long have you played the violin?

Let’s compare since with for !

I have been in Buffalo _______ 2006.

I have known him _______ a month ago.

EXERCISES: Complete with For -Since

1. They have been living in Madrid ……… 1972.

2. He has been in prison…….. four years.

3. He has known about the fact ……. a long time.

4. Conditions have changed a lot ….. we were children.

6. I haven't eaten anything …. twenty-four hours.

8. I haven't seen him for three years. It is because I haven't been

10. One of my friends has been teaching in Tokyo ………. three

11. I haven't enjoyed myself …… two weeks since I heard that my

QUESTIONS: HOW LONG…

COMPLETE THE QUESTIONS

Conclusiones y/o actividades de investigación

Gracias por su atención!!

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