Some of the following sentences are right and some are wrong. Put a tick [√] next to the ones that are right, and correct the ones that are wrong.

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Some of the following sentences are right and some are wrong. Put a tick [√] next to the ones that are right, and correct the ones that are wrong.

1. I am here since last week.                                       I have been

2. He has had a company car for two years.                  __________________

3. I know Mr. Smith since we did an MBA together.      __________________

4. How long are you with ICI?                                      __________________

5. We have had an office in Japan for several years.       __________________

6. She has an account with FN Bank since 1980.               __________________

7. CPT is in financial difficulties for several months.     __________________

8. How long has the office been vacant?                   __________________

Exercise 2

For or since?

Fill in the blanks with for or since.

1. They have operated as joint directors since the company started.

2. Orders have increased ______ the advertising campaign in June.

3. Our sales executives have used the same hotel ______ over 20 years.

4. Sorry, Mr. Smith is not available. He has been in a meeting ______ 8.30.

5. ______ I joined the company, I have been to over twenty countries.

6. Car sales have gone up by 10% ______ the tax cuts in December.

7. Portugal has been a member of the European Union ______ 1986.

8. It isn't a new Mercedes. He has had it ______ years.

Exercise 3

How long...?, for and since

Make questions and answers, using the prompts.

1. How long/you/be/in charge of the Finance Department?

A: How long have you been in charge of the Finance Department?

B: (I/six months) I have been in charge of it for six months.

2 How long/you/have a phone line for investors?

A: _____________________________________________________________

B: (We/three months)______________________________________________

3. How long/the property/be on the market?

A: _____________________________________________________________

B: (It/six months) _________________________________________________

4. How long/you/have an office in Spain?

A: _____________________________________________________________

B: (We/2005) ____________________________________________________

5. How long/Jason/be in the States?

A: _____________________________________________________________

B: (He/the 18th) __________________________________________________

Exercise 4

Negatives

Rewrite the sentences using the negative form of the present perfect, with for or since.

1. The last lime I saw Mr. Ng was in September.

I haven't seen Mr. Ng since September.

2. The last time the company made a profit was three years ago.

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3. The last time I had a pay rise was two years ago.

____________________________________________________________________

4. The last time we looked at their proposal was in July.

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5. The last time we raised our prices in real terms was in 2006.

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6. The last lime we played golf together was three months ago.

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7. The last time there was a fall in unemployment here was in 2003.

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8. The last time I went on a sales trip abroad was in January.

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