1 Look at today's date and time and complete the table
with the correct time expressions.
since
1 since December
2 since Saturday
= for forty-five minutes
4 since breakfast
=
= for twenty-seven years
= for five weeks
7 since I started school =
ult
the best
the worst
the furthest
ve + enough to talk
more than you need
you need or want'.
2 Write questions with How long ...? Then write two
answers to each question with since and for. Use
your general knowledge or check the answers at the
bottom of the page.
1 the USA / independent?
a party
3 Brrr, it's cold in here! I think!
heating on.
4 What
(you/do) late
a coffee?
5 My cousin
(get ma
6 Sorry, I can't talk now. I
7 A: These bags are so heavy.
B: 1
(carry) them fc
8
-(you/study) in Lor
2 What are these people saying?
options.
1 a customer at a café:
I'll have I'm having a big glass
2 someone who was invited to a
I can't come. My uncle will pa
house and I'll help / I'm going
3 someone who's just heard ab
What? Uncle Bob will paint
all by himself on Saturday? 11
4 a businesswoman talking abc
year: I'm going to help/I'm
charities this year.
correct form of the
2 the UK / be / in the European Union?
) than Barcelona.
nth of the year.
(popular) as
3 Peter Jackson /work/as a film director?
I've ever seen.
(tall) than me.
ood) as my German.
4 people / travel / in space?