Topic4: MY NEIGHBORHOOD
PERIOD 14. PRESENT PERFECT WITH SINCE AND FOR
A. Revision: The Present Perfect Tense
1. Form
- Affirmative: S + has/have +V3/ed….
- Negative: S + has/have + not + V3/ed…..
- Interrogative: Has/Have + S + V3/ed….?
2. Usage: Thời hiện tại hoàn thành dùng kèm với SINCE và FOR để diễn tả một hành động bắt đầu
diễn ra trong quá khứ và vẫn còn xảy ra ở hiện tại.
John has lived in that house for 20 years. (He still lives there.)
= John has lived in that house since 1984. (Giả sử hiện nay là 2004)
3. Note:Cách dùng SINCE và FOR:
- For + a period of time (FOR + khoảng thời gian:)
For two hours/a week/20 minutes/50 years/five days/a long time/six months/ages
He has worked here for a year. (He began working here a year ago and still works here.)
- We do not use for + all ... (all day/all my life etc.):
* I've lived here all my life. (not 'for all my life')
- Since with the point in time (SINCE + thời điểm bắt đầu:)
Since 8 o'clock/1977/Monday/Christmas/12 May/lunchtime/April/they were at school
He has worked here since this time last year.
- S + has/have +V3/ed…… since + S + V2/ed….
Ex: We have known each other since we worked in this factory.
B Practice:
I. Put in for or since.
1. It's been raining …………….. lunchtime.
2. Tom's father has been doing the same job …………….. 20 years.
3. Have you been learning English …………….. a long time?
4. Sarah has lived in London …………….. 1985.
5. …………….. Christmas, the weather has been quite good.
6. Please hurry up! We've been waiting …………….. an hour.
7. Kevin has been looking for a job …………….. he left school.

a. That’s very kind of you.
b. Why don’t you listen to music?
c. Certainly.
d. Oh. I’d love to. I like pop music.
e. Good idea. I’m hungry now.
f. I’d love to. But I can’t go out at night.
g. Yes, that’s fine.
h. Oh, no. I don’t really like watching it.
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V. Give the correct form of the verbs in the blankets:
1. My father (listen) ………………………………… to the radio last night.
2. Mr. Tan (not go) ………………………………… to work yesterday.
3. Mr. Nam (not work) …………………………………………… last Sunday.
4. My mother (arrive) ………………………………… home 3 day ago.
5. The students (not, be) …………………………………………… in class when I came.
6. She (stay) ………………………………… at home and did nothing.
7. ……………… you (watch) ………………………………… a soccer match on TV last night?.
8. Look! Mr. Nam (talk) …………………………………………… to Ba. He (teach) ………………………………… math at this school in 1986.
VI. Complete the dialogue between you and Lan:
Lan: Would you like to go to the movie with me?
You:................................................................................................................................
Lan: What a pity! How about tomorrow night?
You:................................................................................................................................