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Exercises Unit

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Read the information and complete the sentences. Use from … to / until / since.

ALEX KAREN CLARE ADAM

I live in England now. I live in Switzerland I work in a hotel now. I’m a journalist now.
I lived in Canada now. I worked in a restaurant I was a teacher
before. I lived in France before. before. before.
I came to England in I came to Switzerland I started work in the I started work as a
2009. in 2011. hotel in 2012. journalist in 2008.

1 (Alex / Canada / 2001 → 2009) Alex lived in Canada from 2001 to 2009 .

2 (Alex / Canada / → 2009) Alex lived in Canada 2009.
3 (Alex / England / 2009 →) Alex has lived in England .
4 (Karen / France / → 2011) Karen lived in .
5 (Karen / Switzerland / 2011 →) Karen has lived in .
6 (Clare / a restaurant / 2010 → 2012) Clare worked 2010 .

7 (Clare / a hotel / 2012 →) Clare has worked .
8 (Adam / a teacher / 2002 → 2008) Adam was a .
9 (Adam / a journalist / 2008 →) Adam has been .

Now write sentences with for.

10 (Alex / Canada) Alex lived in Canada for eight years .
11 (Alex / England) Alex has lived in England .
12 (Karen / Switzerland) Karen has .
13 (Clare / a restaurant) Clare worked .
14 (Clare / a hotel) Clare .

15 (Adam / a teacher) Adam .
16 (Adam / a journalist) Adam .

Write until/since/for.

1 Sue and Dave have been married since 1998.
2 I was tired this morning. I stayed in bed 10 o’clock.

3 We waited for Sue half an hour, but she didn’t come.
4 ‘Have you just arrived?’ ‘No, I’ve been here half past seven.’
5 ‘How long did you stay at the party last night?’ ‘ midnight.’
6 Dan and I are good friends. We have known each other ten years.
7 I’m tired. I’m going to lie down a few minutes.

8 Don’t open the door of the train the train stops.
9 This is my house. I’ve lived here I was seven years old.
10 Jack has gone away. He’ll be away Wednesday.
11 Next week I’m going to Paris three days.

12 I usually finish work at 5.30, but sometimes I work six.
13 ‘How long have you known Anna?’ ‘ we were at school together.’
14 Where have you been? I’ve been waiting for you twenty minutes.