January 11th, E4o1

January 11th, E4o1

since last week...

for two weeks...

revision of the homework

(ex 2. workbook page 20)

1 Which job are you interested in?

2 How long have you worked there?

3 What are your responsibilities in your current job?

4 Exactly what kind of business is your company in?

5 How long have your worked at Farley Marine?

6 What was your job description there?

7 How long did your course last ?

8 Why do you want to leave Horton Engineering?

prepared theory

for/since

Theory: FOR vs SINCE

Consider the following sentences:

I've been travelling for three years.

I've been travelling since 2012.

FOR

In English, we use the preposition for to talk about an amount of time or space. The amount of time could be seconds, minutes, hours, days, months or even years.

The amount of time does not need to be exact. You could use for when you are talking about vague periods of time, like "for the weekend", "for ages" or "for a long time".

The important point is that for is used to specify a period of time.

In English, the basic formula for using for is this:

for + a period of time

For can be used when talking about the past, present or future.

Multiple Choice

What tense is used?

Last year, I traveled for three weeks.

• past

• present continuous

• future

Multiple Choice

What tense is used?

I am travelling for three weeks.

• past

• present continuous

• future

Multiple Choice

What tense is used?

Next year, I will travel for three weeks.

• past

• present continuous

• future

SINCE

In English, we use since to refer to a point of time. Since can refer to a point after a specific time or event in the past. Or it can refer to a particular point beginning sometime in the past and continuing until the present time.

The particular point in time could be anything – last Tuesday, 2008 or midnight, for example.

The important point is that since is used with a particular point in time.

The basic formula for using since is this:

since + a particular point in time.

In sentences with since, we usually use present perfect tenses.

please get a pen and your book

Answers

1. I have been waiting since 4 o'clock.

2. Sue has only been waiting for 20 minutes.

3. Tim and Tina have been learning English for six years.

4. Fred and Frida have been learning French since 1998.

5. Joe and Josephine have been going out together since Valentine's Day.

6. I haven't been on holiday since last July.

7. Mary has been saving her money for many years.

8. I haven't eaten anything since breakfast.

9.You have been watching TV for hours.

10. We have been living here for 2 months 

workbook page 20 ex 3

coursebook page 31 ex 6