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USING SINCE AND FOR
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EXERCISE
19. SINCE vs. FOR.
Directions:
Complete the sentences.
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I've been in this building ________________
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since _________ nine o’clock
this morning ________
for ______ 27 minutes
____________
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We've been in class _________________
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Since ___________________________________
for ______________________________________
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3
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I've been
in this city _________________
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Since
___________________________________
for
______________________________________
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4
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I’ve had a driver’s licence _________________
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Since ___________________________________
for ______________________________________
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5
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I’ve had
this book _________________
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Since
___________________________________
for
______________________________________
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EXERCISE
21. Sentences with SINCE clauses.
Directions: Complete e sentences with the words in
parentheses. Put brackets around the since-clauses.
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I (know) _____ have known ______Mark
Miller [ever since* we (be) _____ were _____ in college.]
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Pedro (change) ________________
his major three times since he (start)
________________ school.
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Ever since
I (be) ________________ a child,
I (be) ________________ afraid of
snakes.
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1 can't wait to get home to my own bed. I (sleep, not) ________________
well since I (leave) home three
days ago.
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Ever since
Danny (meet) ________________
Nicole, he (be, not) ________________
able to think about anything or anyone else. He's in love.
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Otto (have) ________________
a lot of problems with his car ever since he (buy) ________________ it. It's a lemon.
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A: What (you, eat) since you (get) ________________ up this
morning?
B: I (eat) ________________ a banana and
some yogurt. That's all
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I'm eighteen. I have a job and am in school. My life is going okay
now, but I (have) ________________
a miserable home life when I (be)
________________ a young child. Ever since I (leave) ________________ home at the age of fifteen, I (take) ________________ care of
myself. I (have) ________________
some hard times, but I (learn) ________________
how to stand on my own two feet.*
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