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Read the situations and write questions from the words in brackets.
1. John tells you that his mother is in hospital. You ask him: (how long/be/in hospital?) How long has your mother been in hospital? 2. You meet a woman who tells you that she teaches English. You ask her: (how long/teach/English?) 3. You know that Jane is a good friend of Carol's. You ask Jane: (how long/know/Carol?) 4. Your friend's brother went to Australia some time ago and he's still there. You ask your friend: (how long/be/in Australia?) 5. Tim always wears the same jacket. It's a very old jacket. You ask him: (how long/have/that jacket?) 6. You are talking to a friend about Alan. Alan now works at the airport. You ask your friend: (how long/work/at the airport?) 7. A friend of yours is having driving lessons. You ask him: (how long/have/driving lessons?) 8. You meet somebody on a train. She tells you that she lives in Glasgow. You ask her: (always/live/in Glasgow?) 11.3 Complete Bs answers to A's questions. 1. A: Amy is in hospital, isn't she? B: Yes, she has been in hospital since Monday. 2. A: Do you see Ann very often? B: No, I haven't seen her for three months. 3. A: Is Margaret married? B. Yes, she --- married for ten years. 4. A: Are you waiting for me? B: Yes, I --- for the last half hour. 5. A: You know Linda, don't you? B: Yes, we --- each other for ages. 6. A: Do you still play tennis? B: No, I --- tennis for years. 7. A: Is Jim watching TV? B: Yes, he --- TV all evening. 8. A: Do you watch TV a lot? B: No, I --- TV for a long time. 9. Have you got a headache? B: Yes, I --- a headache all morning. 10. A: George is never ill, is he? B: No, he --- ill since I've known him. 11. A: Are you feeling ill? B: Yes, I --- ill since I got up. 12. Sue lives in London, doesn't she? B: Yes, she --- in London for the last few years. 13. Do you still go to the cinema a lot? B: No, I --- to the cinema for ages. 14. Would you like to go to New York one day? B: Yes, I --- to go to New York. (use always/want) UNIT12. When...? and How long...? For and since A. Compare When...? (+ past simple) and How long...? (+ present perfect): A: When did it start raining? B: It started raining an hour ago/at 1 o'clock. A: How long has it been raining? B: It's been raining for an hour/since 1 o'clock. A: When did Joe and Carol first meet? B: They first met a long time ago/when they were at school. A: How long have Joe and Carol known each other? B: They've known each other for a long time./since they were at school.
B. We use both for and since to say how long something has been happening. We use for when we say a period of time (two hours, six weeks etc.): * I've been waiting for two hours. for two hours two hours ago -> now two hours/a week/20 minutes/50 years/five days/a long time/six months/ages * Sally's been working here for six months. (not 'since six months') * I haven't seen Tom for three days. (not 'since three days')
We use since when we say the start of a period (8 o'clock, Monday, 1985 etc.): * I've been waiting since 8 o'clock. since 8 o'clock 8 o'clock -> now since 8 o'clock/1977/Monday/Christmas/12 May/lunchtime/April/they were at school * Sally's been working here since April. (= from April until now) * I haven't seen Tom since Monday. (= from Monday until now) It is possible to leave out for (but not usually in negative sentences): * They've been married (for) ten years. (with or without for) * They haven't had a holiday for ten years. (you must use for) We do not use for + all... (all day/all my life etc.): * I've lived here all my life. (not 'for all my life')
C. We say 'It's (a long time/two years etc.) since something happened': * It's two years since I last saw Joe. (= I haven't seen Joe for two years/the last time I saw Joe was two years ago) * It's ages since we went to the cinema. (= We haven't been to the cinema for ages) The question is How long is it since...? * How long is it since you last saw Joe? (= When did you last see Joe?) * How long is it since Mrs Hill died? (= When did Mrs Hill die?)
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