TECHNICAL EDUCATIONAL  INSTITUTION OF COMMERCE

VIRGINIA GÓMEZ

CIENAGA MAGDALENA- 2021

AREA : ENGLISH                        GUÍA : N° 8                    

TEACHER:  CARMEN ESCOBAR ACOSTA

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LAS PREPOSICIONES FOR (PARA) Y SINCE (DESDE) TIENEN EL MISMO PROPÓSITO GENERAL PERO TIENEN UNA CONNOTACIÓN DIFERENTE. CON ELLOS USAMOS SIEMPRE EL PRESENTE PERFECTO DEL VERBO, CUANDO NOS REFERIMOS AL PRESENTE.

¿Cuándo se usa FOR y cuando SINCE? 

SABER CUÁNDO USAR FOR Y CUÁNDO USAR SINCE ES IMPORTANTE. FOR Y SINCE AYUDA A LOCALIZAR UN EVENTO EN UN PERÍODO DE TIEMPO Y AGREGA INFORMACIÓN SOBRE SU DURACIÓN.

"FOR" + PERIODO DE TIEMPO

FOR PARA MENCIONAR UN PERÍODO ESPECÍFICO (O DURACIÓN) DE TIEMPO 

 

FOR SIX YEARS, 

FOR A WEEK, 

FOR A MONTH, 

FOR HOURS, 

FOR TWO HOURS
I HAVE WORKED HERE FOR FIVE YEARS.

EXAMPLES

"PRESENT PERFECT" CON "FOR"

SHE HAS LIVED HERE FOR TWENTY YEARS.
WE HAVE TAUGHT AT THIS SCHOOL FOR A LONG TIME.
ALICE HAS BEEN MARRIED FOR THREE MONTHS.
THEY HAVE BEEN AT THE HOTEL FOR A WEEK

 

§  I HAVE BEEN A DOCTOR FOR FIFTEEN YEARS. (DURATION = 15 YEARS)

§  "SINCE" + MOMENTO CONCRETO

 

SINCE DESDE PARA MENCIONAR EL PUNTO DE INICIO DE UN PERÍODO DE TIEMPO (CONTINÚA HASTA AHORA).

SINCE THIS MORNING, 

SINCE LAST WEEK, 

SINCE YESTERDAY
SINCE I WAS A CHILD, 

SINCE WEDNESDAY, 

SINCE 2 O'CLOCK
I HAVE WORKED HERE SINCE 1990.

"PRESENT PERFECT" CON "SINCE"

SHE HAS LIVED HERE SINCE 1980.
WE HAVE TAUGHT AT THIS SCHOOL SINCE 1965.
ALICE HAS BEEN MARRIED SINCE MARCH 2ND.
THEY I HAVE BEEN A DOCTOR SINCE 1992. (STARTING POINT = 1992) (DURACIÓN = 15 AÑOS)  .

EXERCISE

1- COMPLETA LAS SIGUIENTES ORACIONES CON "FOR" O "SINCE". 

1-    THIS TERRORIST HAS BEEN IN PRISON __________THREE YEARS

2-    I HAVE BEEN STUDYING MATHEMATICS ______________JUNE

3-    GEORGE HAS WORKED IN THIS COMPANY ______________8 YEARS

4-    IT IS UNBELIEVABLE. THEY HAVE BEEN ARGUING _______________6 O'CLOCK

5-    THE SOCIALIST PARTY HAS BEEN IN POWER ________________MARCH 2004

6-    MY MOTHER HAS BEEN TRAVELLING __________________LAST APRIL

7-    ALICE HAS BEEN IN HER BEDROOM _________________TWO HOURS

8-    WE HAVE BEEN MARRIED ___________________1992

 

 

B-

1.    I HAVE BEEN A BIOLOGY TEACHER __________ 1980.

2.    WE HAVE LIKED ROCK MUSIC __________ WE WENT TO AN IRON MAIDEN CONCERT.

3.    SHE SPEAKS PORTUGUESE WELL BECAUSE SHE HAS BEEN LIVING IN BRAZIL __________ 5 YEARS.

4.    I HAVEN’T SEEN FRANK __________ A LONG TIME.

5.    HE CAN’T GO OUT BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN RAINING __________ ALMOST 30 MINUTES.

6.    THEY HAVE HATED SEAFOOD __________ THEY WERE 5 YEARS OLD.

7.    MY DAD WAS SO ANGRY; HE MADE ME STAY IN MY BEDROOM __________ A WEEK. 

 C- COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE PRESENT PERFECT ( HAVE / HAS + PAST PARTICIPLE VERB ) FORM OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS AND FOR O SINCE.

1-    I_____________( NOT PHONE) MY PARENTS___________I ARRIVED AT THE HOTEL

2-    SHE_______________( LIVE) IN HER APARTMENT________________ SIX MONTH

3-    MRS SMITH_________________( BE) A NEW AT THE HOSPITAL______________MANY YEARS

4-    THEY_________________( HAVE) THEIR COMPUTER____________JANUARY

5-    WE___________________( NOT EAT) ANYTHING____________SEVEN O´CLOCK THIS MORNING

 

 GOD BLESS YOU—DIOS TE BENDIGA

SUCCESS  - ÉXITO