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D1. Put for or since in each blank.

1. I have owned this car __________ two years.
2. She has visited six different cities ________ she arrived.

3. He has liked sports ___________ he was a child.
4. Pam has wanted to see the Grand Canyon ___________ she saw a movie about it.

5. Keiko has collected stamps _________ ten years.
6. John has been able to play the piano ___________ he was small.

7. Jeff has waited for this letter __________ four days.

8. They have lived in Wisconsin __________ six years.
9. I have bought a lot of clothes _________ I got here.
10. My doctor has practiced medicine _________ eight years.

D2. Write a present perfect sentence for each situation. Use the verb in the second
sentence of each pair.

1. I liked to play soccer when I was a child. I like to play it now.
2. I started taking a lot of pictures when I arrived. I am taking pictures this week.

3. Gary moved to Quebec ten years ago. He lived in Quebec now.
4. Phil arrived here in August. He is here now.

5. Ruth arrived three years ago. She is still here.
6. Yoko started studying English four years ago. She is studying it now.

D3. Write the correct verb form in the blank.

1. (go) I _____________ to New Orleans lst month.
2. (live) He _____________ in Paris for a year but he is going to move.
3. (study) I ____________ English now.

4. (study) I ____________ English for six months.

5. (study) Ali _________ English in 1980 and then he stopped.
6. (make) Keiko ___________ friends with several Europeans since she arrived.

7. (see) I ___________ several movies on television last week.

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