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For, since, in and from: grammar exercise

February 20, 2012 - pdf

Complete the following sentences using for, in, from or since.

1. I once studied the piano …………………… three years.

Correct! Wrong!

2. That house has been empty ………………….. two years.

Correct! Wrong!

3. I have known her ………………… a long time.

Correct! Wrong!

4. We go away …………………. three weeks every summer.

Correct! Wrong!

5. How long are you here ……………………?

Correct! Wrong!

6. It was the worst storm …………………. years.

Please select 2 correct answers

Correct! Wrong!

7. I will be here ………………….. four o’clock onwards.

Correct! Wrong!

8. I work …………………. nine to five.

Correct! Wrong!

9. I have known her ………………….. three days.

Correct! Wrong!

10. …………………… the dawn of civilization, people have made war.

Please select 2 correct answers

Correct! Wrong!

Answers

1. I once studied the piano for three years.

2. That house has been empty for two years.

3. I have known her for a long time.

4. We go away for three weeks every summer.

5. How long are you here for?

6. It was the worst storm in / for years.

7. I will be here from four o’clock onwards.

8. I work from nine to five.

9. I have known her for three days.

10. Since / from the dawn of civilization people have made war.

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