Fill in the blanks with a time expression.
1. He has been away …………………… six years.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use for with perfect tenses to show duration.
2. She has been learning classical music ………………………… five years.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use for with perfect tenses to show duration.
3. He was here ……………………… two months.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use for to show duration.
4. I haven’t met her ………………………. I left college.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use since with perfect tenses to indicate the starting point.
5. We are going to Malaysia ……………………….. the summer.
Correct!
Wrong!
6. We have been good friends ……………………….. our school days.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use since with perfect tenses to indicate the starting point.
7. How long have you been here …………………………?
Correct!
Wrong!
Use for to indicate duration.
8. …………………………. when have you been here?
Correct!
Wrong!
Use since with perfect tenses to indicate the starting point.
9. It was the best dinner I had …………………….. years.
Please select 2 correct answers
Correct!
Wrong!
Either in or for is possible here.
10. I will be here …………………………. 3 o’clock onwards.
Correct!
Wrong!
From is used with simple tenses.
11. The shop is open ……………………….. six in the morning.
Correct!
Wrong!
12. I have been waiting ………………………. morning.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use since to indicate the starting point.
Answers
- He has been away for six years.
- She has been learning classical music for five years.
- He was here for two months.
- I haven’t met her since I left college.
- We are going to Malaysia for the summer.
- We have been good friends since our school days.
- How long have you been here for?
- Since when have you been here?
- It was the best dinner I had in/for years.
- I will be here from 3 o’clock onwards.
- The shop is open from six in the morning.
- I have been waiting since morning.
