lunes, 26 de agosto de 2013

Present Perfect (since and for)


The present perfect connects the past to the present. Use it to talk about actions or states that began in the past and continue into the present.


Use for to talk about a period of time.

    - He has worked here for ten years. 
         
    - I’ve studied English for two years.

Use since to indicate duration from a specific point in time.


I have lived here since 1997                        They have studied since 1985.


Present Perfect
I / You
We / They

Have
Lived here

Used it.

studied

since
Last year.
1985.

He / She

Has

for
5 years.
A long time.
     Since- For

How long have they lived here?
They have lived here since 1985
They have lived here for twenty years.
How long has she studied there?
She has studied there since 2002.
She has studied there for three years.

-Escribe dos oraciones acerca de tu vida en presente perfecto utilizando las preposiciones since y for.

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