Fill in the blank with “for” or “since”. 1. It has been raining ...................... lunchtime. 2. My boss will go away ...................... the next ten days. 3. I’m staying in England ...................... a year. 4. She has lived in London ...................... 1985. 5. Please hurry up! We have been waiting ...................... an hour. 6. I have known her ...................... January. 7. Nam’s father has worked in this company ...................... 20 years. 8. Have you learned English ...................... a long time? 9. I haven’t seen Tom ...................... we left school. 10. The house is very dirty. We haven’t cleaned it ...................... years. 11. My sister has been a student ...................... two years. 12. We’ve lived here ...................... 1990. 13. I haven’t seen Linh ...................... my birthday party. 14. She has been away ...................... a year. 15. We’ve already waited ...................... five days. 16. They haven’t had any rain ...................... very long time. 17. That building has been there ...................... the 19th century. 18. I have known them ...................... many years. 19. They have only been there ...................... a few minutes. 20. My brother works for a company called FPT. He has worked for them ...................... he graduated from university. Put the verbs in brackets in the present perfect or the simple past tense. 1. I ...................... (do) all the housework. The flat is really clean now. 2. He ...................... (write) a novel for two years, but he ................................. (not finish) it yet. 3. My brother ...................... (leave) home 10 years ago. I ................................. (never/ meet) him again since then. 4. I like your car. How long ...................... you ...................... (have) it? 5. What ...................... you ...................... (do) last weekend? ...................... (play) golf? 6. Mai ...................... (buy) a new dress last week, but she ...................... (not wear) it yet. 7. Mr. Quang ...................... (teach) Math in this school since he ...................... (graduate) from the university in 1989. 8. ...................... you ...................... (hear) of Agatha Christie? She ...................... ( be) a novels writer. You ...................... (read) any of them 9. When I ..................... (get) home last night, I ..................... (be) very tired and I ...................... (go) straight to bed. 10. Daniel ...................... (earn) some money last week. But I’m afraid he ..................................... (already/ spend) it all. Put the verbs in brackets in the present perfect or the simple past tense. 1. We (never watch) that TV programme. 2. We (watch) a good programme on TV last night. 3. He (read) that novel many times before. 4. He (read) that novel again during my last vacation. 5. I (have) a little trouble with my car last week. 6. However, I (have) no trouble with my car since then. 7. I (not see) John for a long time. I (see) him 3 weeks ago. 8. The school bell (ring) . We must go now. 9. I (meet) Mary last night. She (become) a very big girl. 10. He is very thirsty. He (not drink) since this morning. Give the correct form of the verbs in the present perfect. 1. Tom (see) this film before. 2. I (finish) my exercise already. 3. They (live) here since 1990.