School marks
How are things at school?
They’ve played for 30 years
Complete the sentences
Read and remember
Present Perfect with since and for
We use Present Perfect with since or for to talk about situations that started in the past and are still continuing now.
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I‘ve been at this school since 2009. (= I started at this school in 2009. I am still at the school now.)
We‘ve lived here for three months. (= We arrived three months ago. We still live here now.)
For + periods of time | Since + starting time in the past |
three years two days twenty minutes a long time | yesterday July 2006 last year I was 12 years old |
We do not use Present Simple in these cases.
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We live here for three years.
I am at this school since 2006.
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We use How long…? to ask questions about situations that started in the past and are still continuing now.
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‘How long has she worked there?’ ‘For three years.’
‘How long have you known him?’ ‘Since I was five.’
How long have you…
Make questions and interview each other
Speak about
- the person you have known for more than 5 years
- the sport you have done since childhood
- the singer or the band you have liked for several years
- the activity you have done for more than 3 years
- something you have studied since last year
Now you can
Now you can:
1. Talk about your talents and activities.
2. Talk about how long you have done different activities.
3. Ask people about their talents.
Wordlist
1. be good at | 5. win | 9. talented |
2. be bad at | 6. award | 10. famous |
3. be interested in | 7. blind | 11. successful |
4. be fond of | 8. deaf | 12. be excited about |