Present Perfect with how long; Simple Past with when; since and for Exercises

UNIT 19 Exercises

19.1   Write questions with how long and when.

Example: It is raining. (how long/it/rain?) How long has it been raining?
                 (when/it/start/raining?) when did it start raining?

1.   Ann is studying Italian.
(how long /she/study/Italian?)_________________________________________________
(when/she/begin/studying Italian?)__________________________________________________

2.   I know Tom.
(how long/you/know/Tom?)___________________________________________________
(when/you/first/meet/Tom?)____________________________________________________

3.   Glen and Mary are married.
(how long/they/be/married?)___________________________________________________
(when/they/get/married?)___________________________________________________


19.2   Put in since or for.

Example: Tom and I have known each other   for  six months.

1.   It's been raining __________ I got up this morning.

2.   Randy's father has been a policeman ___________ 20 years.

3.   Have you been studying English ___________ a long time?

4.   __________ Christmas, the weather has been quite mild.

5.   Janet has been on vacation ___________ three days.

6.   That's a very old car. I've had it ___________ ages.


19.3   Make a new sentence beginning in the way shown.

Examples: I know Liz. I first met her six months ago. I have known her for six months.
                    It's been raining since 2:00. It started raining at 2:00

1.   Maria's sick. She got sick three days ago. She has_________________________________________
 
2.   We have been married for five years. We got__________________________________________

3.   Jim has a beard. He grew it ten years ago. He has__________________________________________

4.   She has been in France for three weeks. She went_________________________________________

5.   He has had his new car since February. He bought_________________________________________



19.4   Imagine that two people are talking. Make sentences with It's. . . since. . .

Example: A: Do you take a vacation very often? (no/five years)
                  B: No, it's been five years since I took a vacation

1.   A: Do you eat in restaurants very often? (no/six months)
      B: No, it________________________________________________________

2.   A: Does it now here very often? (no years)
      B: No,__________________________________________________________

3.   A: Do you go swimming very often? (no/a long time)
      B:______________________________________________________________