Present Perfect with for and since ; Present Perfect and Past Simple 3.4
When do we use the Present Perfect with for and since ? When do we use Present Perfect or Past Simple? He ’s lived in Paris for three years. We haven’t seen him since the summer. A: Have you been to Paris? B: Yes, I have. I went there in July. We use the Present Perfect with for and since to talk about duration of time. We use the Present Perfect to talk generally about experiences and the Past Simple to be specific. Copyright © 2 020 by Pearson Education Wider World 3
Here are the Present Perfect verbs. Look at their time expressions. Which time expressions are used with the Present Perfect verbs in this text ? Which are used with the Past Simple? My mum is from India, but she moved to Britain in 2001. She has loved cooking for thirty years. Since the day I was born, my home has smelled of delicious Indian spices. But she’s only owned a restaurant for six months. She opened it last May, and it’s already become very successful. Copyright © 2 020 by Pearson Education Wider World 3 Here are the Past Simple verbs. Look at their time expressions.
How do we make Present Perfect sentences with for and since ? Copyright © 2 020 by Pearson Education Wider World 3 for since They have owned this café for two years. Present Perfect I ’ve been at the restaurant for half an hour. We ’ve had this dishwasher since February. She ’s known him since her first day at school. We use the Present Perfect with for and since to describe an unfinished action that started in the past and still continues. We use for with a period of time, for example a week / a month / a year / ages. We use since with a point in time, for example 2012 / March / last Tuesday / the day we met.
Present Perfect or Past Simple? Copyright © 2 020 by Pearson Education Wider World 3 Past Simple Present Perfect I ’ve been to this pizzeria. It’s really nice. She ’s worked in the café for ten years. We use the Past Simple in sentences with a reference to a specific time in the past. We use the Present Perfect to talk about life experiences up to now. We also use the Present Perfect with times and dates when we want to say how long something has lasted ( for how long or since when). I went to the pizzeria last Sunday.
I’ve lived in this house for / since I I was born. My parents moved / have moved here in 1999. I’ve known him for / since ten years. We met / have met on our first day at primary school. I’ve had this furniture for / since two years, but for six months I hated / have hated it. Marisa got / has got her mobile phone last Christmas. She had / ’s had it for three months now. She won / has won her skis in a skiing competition in December, but she didn’t ski / hasn’t skied on them at all. I didn’t see / haven’t seen him since yesterday. That means it’s been 16 hours for / since our last meeting. Copyright © 2 020 by Pearson Education Wider World 3 Choose the correct options. Practice Time
