Complete the 12 sentences below. Choose the best answer for each one.
1I ............... lived in this flat since 2021.
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Use the present perfect with since to talk about a situation that started in the past and continues now: "have".
2The shop ............... been open since eight o'clock.
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With since and a starting time, use has plus a past participle for one person or thing: "has".
3We have not had a team meeting ............... Monday.
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Use "since" before the starting point of a period, such as Monday.
4Mina has made three new friends since the course ............... .
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After since introduces the starting event, use the past simple for that event: "started".
5I ............... Leo since we were children.
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Use the present perfect for a relationship that began in the past and continues now: "have known".
6Tom ............... anything since breakfast.
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Use the present perfect negative with since when the time period continues up to now: "hasn't eaten".
7............... you checked your email since lunch?
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In a question about an unfinished time period with since, use the present perfect auxiliary: "Have".
8My sister ............... worked at the hospital since May.
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With a singular subject like my sister, use has in the present perfect: "has".
9This is the first time ............... since the accident.
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After This is the first time, use the present perfect, and since gives the earlier starting point: "I've driven".
10Nadia has called her parents every evening ............... .
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Use "since she moved to Leeds" because since can introduce the starting event of the period.
11The printer ............... out of order since yesterday.
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Use the present perfect with since for a state that started in the past and is still true now: "has been".
12The office has been quieter since Jack ............... .
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When since means from the time that something happened, use the past simple for that event: "left".
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- I have lived in this flat since 2021.
- The shop has been open since eight o’clock.
- We have not had a team meeting since Monday.
- Mina has made three new friends since the course started.
- I have known Leo since we were children.
- Tom hasn’t eaten anything since breakfast.
- Have you checked your email since lunch?
- My sister has worked at the hospital since May.
- This is the first time I’ve driven since the accident.
- Nadia has called her parents every evening since she moved to Leeds.
- The printer has been out of order since yesterday.
- The office has been quieter since Jack left.
