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LESSON 50 / Target Language – Present Perfect with For & Since
PRESENTATION:
[1] -Introduce the idea that we use the present perfect to talk about actions that start in the past and
continue to today and will likely keep going into the future. (ex. I have been married...)
-Also show that "for" and "since" both measure the length of time the action has happened.
They both communicate the same information really but "since" starts with a past moment
(since 2009) whereas "for" will count units of time backward from the present (for 6 years).
-Review the units of time you can use with "for" (second, minute, year, day, week, month,
year, decade, century, millennium)
ANSWERS: [1] I have lived in LG Metro City Apartments ___since__ 2006.
[2] He has been in my class _for
____ 2 years.
[3] They have owned that restaurant __ since
__ I was 10 years old.
[4] We have played soccer on Sunday morning ___ since
_ June.
[5] My brother has been stronger than me ___ for
___ 3 years.
[6] She has been here __ since
__ 8am this morning.
[7] American soldiers have been in Korea __ since
__ 1950.
[8] Christmas has been celebrated ___ for
__ 700 years.
PRACTICE:
[1] -have s/s in pairs or small groups using "Change It" activity.
-s/s should speak first then write their answer, if examples uses for then change to since and
if the example uses since then change to for.
ANSWERS: [1] I’ve lived in Busan for 6 years. I’ve lived in Busan since 2009.
[2] He’s played soccer since he was 5. He’s played soccer for 10 years.
[3] They’ve lived in Canada since June.They've lived in Canada for ___ months.
[4] We’ve played Minecraft for 3 hours today.We've played Minecraft since _ a
time_.
[5] You’ve sat in that seat since Tuesday.You've sat in that seat for ____ days.
[6] His mom has driven us to school every day for 3 days. .... since __weekday
__
[7] I’ve gone jogging every morning since March. ... for ___ months.
[8] I have boiled this pasta for 20 minutes. ... since __a time
___.
[9] He hasn’t seen his family for 10 years. ... since 200#.
[10] It has smelt bad in this room for one hour. ... since __a time
___.
[11] I haven’t seen you since 2013. ... for __ years.
[12] We haven’t played computer games for 2 weeks. .... since ___a date
___.
PRODUCTION:
[1] -have s/s in pairs or small groups using "Many Questions" activity.
-one s/s asks a "How long have you...?" question and the other s/s answer using both for/since
to get some practice understanding the different grammar of both.
-after completing speaking for questions 1-10 s/s can make their own questions for each other
using the prompts provided (or think of some of their own) and continue with the activity the
same way.
[2] -have s/s in pairs or small groups using "What I Usually Use" activity.
-s/s take turns asking each other questions from 1-5 then they can use the categories listed in #6
to think about some questions of their own to ask each other & continue activity the same way.
[3] -have s/s in pairs or small groups using "A Great Introduction" activity.
-first students come up with a short introduction of themselves (about 10 sentences) including
some present perfect with for/since to say how long have done some things.
-s/s A speaks their introduction to s/s B (a partner) who records some notes while listening.
They switch roles and repeat. Next they use their not and introduce each other to the class.
-first they use (I have collected coins for 3 years.) then would change to (He has collected..)
when they introduce that partner to the class.