LESSON 2 - SINCE AND FOR - HAVE AND HAS REVIEW

Use the vocabulary as a tool to help you make and understand easily the exercises.

VOCABULARY
Each other El uno al oto Chess Ajedrez
Die Morir Dream of Soñar con
Busy Ocupado(a) Construction worker Trabajador de construcción
Business Negocio High school Escuela secundaria
Spring break Vacaciones de primavera Spend Pasar - Gastar
Honeymoon Luna de miel The past few months Los últimos meses
About Acerca de - alrededor de - Sobre Be on a diet Estar a dieta
PART 1 - Writing exercises
Follow the example below, make the questions and complete the answers by taking into account the clue words.
Use Please, use "How long" to make the questions and give long answers with the short form of the Presente
Perfect.
EX Her mother - be on a diet
Q: How long has her mother been on a diet?
A: She's been on a diet for 6 months.
1. You and your family - live here
Q:
A: 1996.

2. Your parents - be married

Q:
A: almost thirty years.
3. You and George - Know each other
Q:
A: we were in college.

4. Bryan or Mike - Play chess today

Q:
A: about three hours.

5. Kate - Go to that school

Q:
A: she was five years old.

6. Pacho - Teach English

Q:
A: approximately 10 years.

7. Their friends - Stay in Washington D.C

Q:
A: their father died.

8. You - Be in London
Q:
A: the last 6 years.
PART 2 - Fill in the blanks

Complete the following story by putting in the blanks the missing words. Take into account the given
words to complete the text, some of them might be used more than once.
Remember to put the verb in PAST PARTICIPLE.
Have - has - since - for - have (verb) - work - dream - talk - be - take
Amy and Randy
Amy and Randy lived in New York 1998. Amy works at a university in
New York. She's there three years. She's too busy and tired
about five months. Randy is a construction worker. He been in the construction
business he graduated from high school.

It's spring break at the university, so Amy not to work a week

now. She'd like to spend more time with Randy, but h not a vacation
their honeymoon. Amy and Randy have about this the
past few months. Amy has of traveling she was very young, but Randy
isn't interested in visiting new places.
PART 3 - Listening exercise

Listen to the audio, then complete the question and give the correct answer according to the previous
text. PLEASE, USE THE SHORT FORM WITH THE PRESENT PERFECT AND GIVE LONG ANSWERS.

Question 1
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Question 2
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Question 3
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Question 4
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Question 5
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Please, use this lines to make some free sentences using the PRESENT PERFECT TENSE, SINCE and FOR
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 LESSON 2 - SINCE AND FOR - HAVE AND HAS REVIEW

Use the vocabulary as a tool to help you make and understand easily the exercises.

VOCABULARY
Each other El uno al oto Chess Ajedrez
Die Morir Dream of Soñar con
Busy Ocupado(a) Construction worker Trabajador de construcción
Business Negocio High school Escuela secundaria
Spring break Vacaciones de primavera Spend Pasar - Gastar
Honeymoon Luna de miel The past few months Los últimos meses
About Acerca de - alrededor de - Sobre Be on a diet Estar a dieta
PART 1 - Writing exercises
Follow the example below, make the questions and complete the answers by taking into account the clue words.
Use Please, use "How long" to make the questions and give long answers with the short form of the Presente
Perfect.
EX Her mother - be on a diet
Q: How long has her mother been on a diet?
A: She's been on a diet for 6 months.
1. You and your family - live here
Q: How long have you and your family lived here?
A: We've lived here since 1996.
2. Your parents - be married
Q: How long have your parents been married?
A: They've been married for almost thirty years.
3. You and George - Know each other
Q: How long have you and George known each other?
A: We've known each other since we were in college.

4. Bryan or Mike - Play chess today

Q: How long has Bryan or Mike played chess today?
A: They've played chess for / He's played chess for about three hours.
5. Kate - Go to that school
Q: How long has Kate gone to that school?
A: She's gone to that school since she was five years old.

6. Pacho - Teach English

Q: How long has Pacho taught English?
A: He's taught English for approximately 10 years.

7. Their friends - Stay in Washington D.C

Q: How long have their friends stayed in Washington D.C?
A: They've stayed in Washington D. C since their father died.

8. You - Be in London
Q: How long have you been in London?
A: I've been in London for the last 6 years.
PART 2 - Fill in the blanks

Complete the following story by putting in the blanks the missing words. Take into account the given
words to complete the text, some of them might be used more than once.
Remember to put the verb in PAST PARTICIPLE.
Have - has - since - for - have (verb) - work - dream - talk - be - take
Amy and Randy
Amy and Randy have lived in New York since 1998. Amy works at a university in
New York. She's worked there for three years. She's been too busy and tired
for about five months. Randy is a construction worker. He has been in the construction
business since he graduated from high school.

It's spring break at the university, so Amy has not had to work for a week
now. She'd like to spend more time with Randy, but h has not taken a vacation
since their honeymoon. Amy and Randy have talked about this for the
past few months. Amy has dreamed of traveling since she was very young, but Randy
isn't interested in visiting new places.
PART 3 - Listening exercise

Listen to the audio, then complete the question and give the correct answer according to the previous
text. PLEASE, USE THE SHORT FORM WITH THE PRESENT PERFECT AND GIVE LONG ANSWERS.

Question 1
Q: How long have Amy and Randy lived in New York?
A: They've lived in New York since 1998.
Question 2
Q: How long hasn't Amy had to work?
A: She hasn't had to work for a week.
Question 3
Q: Since when has Randy been a construction worker?
A: He's been a construction worker since he graduated from high school.
Question 4
Q: How long have Amy and Randy talked about their vacation?
A: They've talked about that for the last few months.
Question 5
Q: Since when has Amy dreamed of traveling?
A: She's dreamed of traveling since she was very young.

Please, use this lines to make some free sentences using the PRESENT PERFECT TENSE, SINCE and FOR
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