1. Write 'for' or 'since' in the blanks below.

0. ____ for ____ about 200 years
00. ____ since ____ 1810
1. ____ 1987
2. ____ ten minutes
3. ____ quarter past three
4. ____ one year
5. ____ July
6. ____ I was eighteen
7. ____ nearly three months
8. ____ about twenty-five years

2. Complete each sentence in two ways using the phrases from Exercise 1.

0. They built that school a long time ago. It's been there for about 200 years / ____ since 1810 ____
1. It's 3.25 and I've been at the dentist's ____ / ____
2. My parents have been married ____ / ____
3. I'm nineteen. I started college when I was eighteen. I've been at college ____ / ____
4. It's October and the weather has been lovely ____ / ____

3. Match the two parts of the sentences. Listen and check.

0. I haven't heard from my sister this ____
A. we had that meal at the airport.
1. This film's so long! It's already ____
B. my holiday - two weeks by the beach!
lasted for ____
C. two hours and there's still another hour to go.
2. We haven't felt very well since ____
3. I haven't seen my parents for ____
4. I'm really sorry but I've been ____
D. morning and I haven't finished the report.
very busy this ____
E. week, but she usually phones on Fridays.
5. I've felt more relaxed since ____
F. two months because they live abroad now.

4. GRAMMAR IN USE

For questions 1-6, write the present perfect or the past simple of the verbs in brackets (). For A-D, write for, since or How long. Listen and check.

DOCTOR (0) How long ____ have you had this cold?
PATIENT Well, I (00) ____'ve had____ (have) it for nearly two weeks, but I've had a cough for longer.
DOCTOR How long have you had that?
PATIENT I've had it (A) ____ October, so more than a month. The thing is,
I (1) ____ (have) about five colds (B) ____ the spring.
DOCTOR That is a lot. (2) ____ (you / have) a lot of colds last year, too?
PATIENT No, not really. I think I (3) ____ (have) only two all last year.
DOCTOR Mmm, (4) ____ (you / change) anything about your life this year?
PATIENT Well, yes, my job. I work in a gym now. I'm a fitness trainer.
DOCTOR I see. (C) ____ have you worked there?
PATIENT I (5) ____ (start) the job in March, so I've been there (D) ____ eight months. We've had a few customers with colds I suppose ...
DOCTOR I see. And what was your job before?
PATIENT I was a gardener. I worked by myself.
DOCTOR Well, that's it. You (6) ____ (spend) a lot of time close to people with colds, and you've caught their colds. Now, I think you should ...