Grammar Challenge

For and since

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For and since

Exercise 1:
Match the beginnings of the sentences to the most suitable endings.

since the early 90s and we still

1. She's been a teacher for a.
haven't learnt the language.

My grandparents have been

2. b. but it still looks new.
married since

3. I've hated vegetables since I c. three years at that school.

4. He's had that car for years d. children together.

5. I haven't seen her since we e. 1940 and they're still really in love!

6. We've been living in Tokyo f. were at school together.

7. I've been waiting g. for you for hours!

8. I've known her since we were h. was a child.

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For and since

Exercise 2:
Penny is being interviewed for a job. Some of the words of the questions and answers are
missing.

Choose the best answer from the options below to complete the sentences.

Interviewer: How long have you been working in sales?

Penny: (1) __________ 2002.

Interviewer: And I see you've been working in London (2) __________five years. Is

that right?

Penny: Yes, I've been here (3) __________ I graduated.

Interviewer: And what about other languages. Can you speak any?

Penny: Well, my mother's Italian so I've been able to speak Italian (4) __________

I was a little girl. I learnt French at school so I've been able to speak that

(5) __________ more than 10 years.

Interviewer: Now, I presume you're used to working with computers?

Penny: Oh yes. I've worked with them (6) __________ years.

Interviewer: Now have you got any questions for me?

Penny: Yes. I was wondering how long you've worked here.

Interviewer: Well, I was one of the first people to work here so I've been here (7)

__________ a very long time. (8) __________ 1982, in fact.

Options
(1) for / since
(2) for / since
(3) for / since
(4) for / since
(5) for / since
(6) for / since
(7) for / since

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For and since - Answers

Exercise 1:
Match the beginnings of the sentences to the most suitable endings.

1. She's been a teacher for c. three years at that school.

My grandparents have been

2. e. 1940 and they're still really in love!
married since

3. I've hated vegetables since I h. was a child.

4. He's had that car for b. years but it still looks new.

5. I haven't seen her since we f. were at school together.

since the early 90s and we still

6. We've been living in Tokyo a.
haven't learnt the language.

7. I've been waiting g. for you for hours!

8. I've known her d. since we were children together.

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For and since - Answers

Exercise 2:
Penny is being interviewed for a job. Some of the words of the questions and answers are
missing.

Interviewer: How long have you been working in sales?

Penny: (1) __________ 2002.

Interviewer: And I see you've been working in London (2) __________five years. Is that

right?

Penny: Yes, I've been here (3) __________ I graduated.

Interview: And what about other languages. Can you speak any?

Penny: Well, my mother's Italian so I've been able to speak Italian (4) __________

I was a little girl. I learnt French at school so I've been able to speak that

(5) __________ more than 10 years.

Interview: Now, I presume you're used to working with computers?

Penny: Oh yes. I've worked with them (6) __________ years.

Interview: Now have you got any questions for me?

Penny: Yes. I was wondering how long you've worked here.

Interview: Well, I was one of the first people to work here so I've been here

(7) _________ a very long time, (8) __________ 1982, in fact.

Answers:
(1) since
(2) for
(3) since
(4) since
(5) for
(6) for
(7) for
(8) since

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