Match up (adverbs of time)

January 22, 2012 -

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate time adverb.

1. I have known her ................................ a long time.

for

since

from

Correct! Wrong!

2. I once studied the guitar ................................ three years.

for

since

from

Correct! Wrong!

3. I have been working .................................. six o’clock, and I am getting tired.

since

for

from

Correct! Wrong!

4. It was the worst storm ............................... ten years.

in

from

since

Correct! Wrong!

5. I will be here .................................. three o’clock onwards.

from

for

since

Correct! Wrong!

6. .................................... now on, I’m going to go running every day.

From

Since

For

Correct! Wrong!

7. ....................................... the dawn of civilization, people have made war.

From

In

For

Correct! Wrong!

8. By next Christmas, we will have been here ................................. eight years.

since

for

from

Correct! Wrong!

9. I think the plane is ..................................... to take off.

about

around

Correct! Wrong!

10. The President is to visit Beijing .............................. May.

in

on

from

Correct! Wrong!

Answers

I have known her for a long time.
I once studied the guitar for three years.
I have been working since six o’clock, and I am getting tired.
It was the worst storm in ten years.
I will be here from three o’clock onwards.
From now on, I’m going to go running every day.
From the dawn of civilization, people have made war.
By next Christmas, we will have been here for eight years.
I think the plane is about to take off.
The President is to visit Beijing in May.