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James hasn’t
hasn’t tasted
tasted porridge
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_____he was
was
young.
young.
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(a) for
for

(b)
(b) since
since

(c)
(c) ago
ago

2.

2. We
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haven’t been
been to
to the
the beach______we
beach______we were
were
young.
young.
(a)
(a) for
for

(b)
(b) since
since

(c)
(c) ago
ago

3.
3. We
We haven’t
haven’t used
used our
our camera_____we
camera_____we lost
lost it.

it.
(a)
(a) for
for

(b)
(b) since
since

(c)
(c) ago
ago

4.
4. May
May has
has been
been aa teacher_________1988.
teacher_________1988.
(a)
(a) for
for

(b)
(b) since
since

(c)
(c) ago
ago

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5. John
John hasn’t
hasn’t had
had aa cavity
cavity ______last
______last May.
May.
(a)
(a) for
for

(b)
(b) since
since

(c)
(c) ago
ago

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for or
or since
since

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6. The
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flag was
was placed
placed on the moon over 40
years____.
years____.

two
two years
years

(a)
(a) for
for

summer
summer

(b)
(b) since
since

(c)
(c) ago
ago

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7. The
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judge passed
passed the

the sentence
sentence 5
5 minutes___.
minutes___.

1999
1999

(a)
(a) for
for

5
5 minutes
minutes

(b)
(b) since
since

(c)
(c) ago
ago

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has loved
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was aa
child.
child.

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____June

(a)
(a) for
for

__Last
__Last year
year

(b)
(b) since
since

(c)
(c) ago
ago

9.
9. June
June hasn’t
hasn’t lived
lived in
in her
her house

house _________
_________ she
she
sold
sold it..
it..
(a)
(a) for
for

.(b)
.(b) since
since

(c)
(c) ago
ago

10.
10. The
The Mexicans
Mexicans learned
learned to
to play
play 10
10 years____.
years____.
(a)
(a) for
for

(b)
(b) since
since

(c)
(c) ago
ago

11.
11. John
John has been a builder_______years.
builder_______years.
(a)
(a) for
for

(b)
(b) since
since

(c)
(c) ago
ago

1
1 month
month
2
2 seconds

seconds
10
10 hours
hours
Many
Many year
year
A
A long
long time
time
9
9 months
months

12.
12. May
May has
has been
been in
in the
the woods_____4
woods_____4 hours.
hours.

April
April

(a)
(a) for

for

II was
was 20
20

(b)
(b) since
since

(c)
(c) ago
ago

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years
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time
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Years

Time
Time began
began

ANSWER KEY
1. James hasn’t tasted porridge _since____he was young.
(a) for

(b) since

(c) ago

2. We haven’t been to the beach__since____we were young.
(a) for

(b) since

(c) ago

3. We haven’t used our camera_since____we lost it.
(a) for

(b) since

(c) ago

School
School began
began

May
May
3
3 hours
hours
Winter
Winter
Spring
Spring
II saw
saw youLife
youLife

4. May has been a teacher___since______1988.

fall
fall

(a) for

2011
2011

(b) since

(c) ago

5. John hasn’t had a cavity _since_____last May.
(a) for

(b) since

(c) ago

6. The flag was placed on the moon over 40 years ago____.
(a) for

(b) since

(c) ago

7. The judge passed the sentence 5 minutes__ago.__
(a) for

(b) since

(c) ago

8 . May has loved watermelon___since___she was a child.
(a) for

(b) since

(c) ago

9. June hasn’t lived in her house __since_______ she sold it..
(a) for

.(b) since

(c) ago

10. The Mexicans learned to play 10 years_ago___.
(a) for

(b) since

(c) ago

11. John has been a builder____for___years.
(a) for

(b) since

(c) ago

12. May has been in the woods___for__4 hours.
(a) for

(b) since

(c) ago

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