Present Perfect with For/Since

Present perfect + for/since

teacher Denise Moraes

catteacher.com.br

teacher Denise Moraes

Present perfect (review) We use present perfect to talk about an experience in the past.

The action has a result in the present and time is NOT mentioned/specified

I, you, we, they I have bought a new tablet auxiliary verb have

past participle 3rd column

I have not bought a new tablet auxiliary verb have

?

not

past participle 3rd column

Have I bought a new tablet? auxiliary verb have

past participle 3rd column

he, she it He has bought a new tablet auxiliary verb has

past participle 3rd column

He has not bought a new tablet auxiliary verb has

?

not

past participle 3rd column

Has he bought a new tablet? auxiliary verb has

past participle 3rd column

catteacher.com.br

teacher Denise Moraes

Present perfect + for We use for with the present perfect to say the period of time in which something has happened.

She has worked as a teacher for 6 years

for 6 years 6 years ago

now

He has been an artist for a decade

They have lived here for 3 months

I have known my friends for ages

time expressions ages years a week a while five days 50 years

a century two hours five weeks six months some days a fortnight

many years 20 minutes seven nights a few seconds several months a couple of days

catteacher.com.br

teacher Denise Moraes

Present perfect + since We use since with the present perfect to say the start of period when something has happened.

She has worked as a teacher since 2014

since 2014 2014

now

He has been an artist since he was a boy

They have lived here since April

I have known my friends since Christmas

time expressions then 2001 April spring Monday 12 May

I got up 8 o’clock Halloween Christmas lunchtime I met Anna

we arrived Middle Ages his wedding we left home he was a boy the interview

catteacher.com.br

Grammar Vocabulary Games Online classes

teacher Denise Moraes catteacher.com.br