For and Since: When…? and How Long…?

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Lesson questions (14)

1. It's two years ___ I last saw him.
   Answer: since
2. When ___ you start working here?
   Answer: did
3. We've been waiting ___ an hour.
   Answer: for
4. I started this job three months ___.
   Answer: ago
5. It's ages ___ we went to the cinema.
   Answer: since
6. How long ___ it since you visited her?
   Answer: is
7. They got married five years ___.
   Answer: ago
8. She has worked here for April.
   Answer: False
9. When did you arrive in Cairo?
   Answer: True
10. It's a long time since I have seen Jack.
    Answer: False
11. Choose the correct sentence.
    Answer: I haven't eaten anything since breakfast.
12. Choose the correct sentence.
    Answer: He left the company two weeks ago.
13. I've known Ali since ten years.
    الخطأ: since · التصحيح: for
14. It's three years since we have moved house.
    الخطأ: have moved · التصحيح: moved

About this lesson

“For and Since: When…? and How Long…?” is from Secondary English Grammar (Present and Past Tenses) and has 14 questions with answers. Sample questions: “It's two years ___ I last saw him.” and “When ___ you start working here?”. Every question can be played in any Hessa Play game or activity.

Lesson words: since · did · for · ago · is · He left the company two weeks ago. · moved

How to use it in class

• Show the question on the board and let students think before the options appear.
• Split the class into two teams; every correct answer earns a point.
• Display it on the smart board, send it as homework by link, or play it solo or in two teams.

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