Present Perfect with For and Since

What is the main purpose of using the present perfect tense with 'for' and 'since'?

• To express future intentions

• To indicate uncertainty about the timing of an action

• To describe completed actions in the past

• To indicate an action or situation that started in the past and continues up to the present moment.

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Give an example of a regular verb in the present perfect tense with 'for'.

• They have sleeping for a week.

• She have studied for two days.

• I have eating for five hours.

• I have worked for five hours.

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Provide an example of an irregular verb in the present perfect tense with 'for'.

• have eaten

• had eaten

• has eaten

• have eat

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

When do we use 'for' in the present perfect tense?

• When describing past events

• When indicating the duration of an action or event.

• When expressing future plans

• When indicating a specific time in the past

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Can you explain the usage of 'since' in the present perfect tense?

• 'Since' in the present perfect tense refers to future actions.

• The usage of 'since' in the present perfect tense is optional.

• In the present perfect tense, 'since' is used to indicate the starting point of an action that is still continuing.

• In the present perfect tense, 'since' is used to indicate the ending point of an action.

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

How would you conjugate the verb 'play' in the present perfect tense with 'for'?

• have/has play

• has play

• played

• have/has played

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Conjugate the irregular verb 'go' in the present perfect tense with 'for'.

• went

• going

• has gone

• have gone

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

How is 'since' used in the present perfect tense?

• To indicate future actions

• To express completed actions in the past

• To show the starting point of an action that is still ongoing or relevant to the present moment.

• To emphasize the duration of an action

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

I have been waiting at the bus stop _____ ten minutes.

• Since

• For

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

He has been married ___ five years.

• For

• Since

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D