VIRGINIA GÓMEZ
CIENAGA MAGDALENA- 2021
AREA : ENGLISH GUÍA : N° 8
TEACHER: CARMEN ESCOBAR ACOSTA
GRADE: 9° DATE_______
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) .
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.
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
SUCCESS - ÉXITO
