Bài 2. Điền cụm từ với “for”, “since” hoặc “ago”.
1. The phone last rang at four o’clock. ~ So you’ve had no calls ………………... ..?
2. I haven’t been to the dentist for ten years. ~ You last went to the dentist…………………......?
3. I last saw Rita on Sunday. ~ Haven’t you seen her ...................?
4. We’ve had six weeks without rain. ~ Yes, it hasn’t rained..................
5. It’s three years since Lisa got married. ~ Really? Has she been
married…………………………?
6. It’s eight months since my sister had any work. ~ He lost his job......?
7. Mrs. Brown was taken ill three weeks ago. ~ You mean she’s been
ill……………………………, and nobody’s told me!
8. I got here an hour ago. ~ What! You mean you’ve been waiting ………………… an hour?
9- I have not seen him……………. he was 16
10- I've known him ……………. ages
11- Things have changed a lot…………….our previous meeting.
12- It's been raining…………….four o'clock.
13- I'm sure he's been watching us …………….we came in.
14- He'd been here…………….over an hour when we arrived.
15- I've been trying to fix this computer…………….early this morning.
16- He hasn't had anything to eat…………….nearly a week.
17- It's three years…………….he started learning German.
18- He's been collecting stamps…………….the past twenty years.
19. Nobody has seen him…………….last Friday.
20. It has been foggy…………….some days.
​21. He has been fishing…………….six o'clock.
22. They've been living in France …………….eight years.
23. The pilots have been on strike…………….two months.
24. We've had terrible weather…………….Saturday.
25. I've known Tom…………….1990.
26. We have been waiting for the bus…………….half an hour.
27. She hasn't lost a match…………….April.
28. Things have changed…………….she's become headmaster.
29. The police have been looking for him…………….a month.
30. Our dog has been ill…………….two days.
31. I've been looking for this book…………….a long time.
32. I've been working…………….I got up.
33. The kettle has been boiling…………….ten minutes
34. They have been living in Madrid ……………..1972.
35. He has been in prison……………… four years.
36. He has known about the fact …………….a long time.
37. Conditions have changed a lot ……………….we were children.
38. Our teacher has been very ill …………….the last month.
39. I haven't eaten anything …………….twenty-four hours.
40. In fact he is always very rude. We have been waiting for him …………..half an hour.
41. I haven't seen him for three years. It is because I haven't been there…………..I left school.
42. I have been trying to mend this old fashioned car……………… hours.
43. One of my friends has been teaching in Tokyo…………….. three years. I haven't met him
since last year.
44. I haven't enjoyed myself…………….two weeks since I heard that my final exam grades were
low.
45. I know that you have never seen a lion………. you were born. Then now I say that we can go
to the zoo and see one.
46. The police have been looking for him for two weeks……….. he escaped from the prison.
47. He hasn't spoken to me even a word …………..the last meeting.
48. I haven't phoned him ……………a week.
49. He has been the principal of our high school ……………1988.
49. Dean has been learning Japanese ………..two years.
50. I have been waiting ………….4 o'clock.
51. Sue has only been waiting ……………..20 minutes.
52. Tim and Tina have been learning English …………six years.
53. Fred and Frida have been learning French …………………1998.
54. Joe and Josephine have been going out together ……………….Valentine's Day.
55. I haven't been on holiday ………………….last July.
56. Mary has been saving her money ………….many years.
57. I haven't eaten anything …………….breakfast. 
58. You have been watching TV …………hours.
59. We have been living here ……………2 months.
60. What have you been doing _____ we last spoke?
61. What has changed in your life _____ you moved here?
62. I have been working full-time _____ several weeks now.
63. Donald hasn't wanted to talk to me _____ our argument.
64. Tony Swanson has been with the company _____ 25 years.
65. The little girl was hungry because she hadn’t eaten anything _____ a while.
66. Puerto Ricans have been migrating to the United States _____ over a century.
67. Human beings have sought to know the unimaginable _____ the beginning of time.
68. It is believed that everything in the universe has existed _____ the Big Bang 15 billion years
ago.
69. Is there a family member who has a talent that has been in your family _____ several
generations?
70. The weather is dry. It hasn't rained…………….a few weeks.
71. It's been raining…………….lunchtime.
72. Sarah has lived in Paris…………….1995.
73. Paul has lived in London…………….10 years.
74. I'm tired of waiting. We've been sitting here…………….an hour.
75. Kevin has been looking for a job…………….he left school.
76. I haven't been to a party …………….ages.
77. I wonder where Joe is. I haven't seen him …………….last week.
78. Jane is away. She's been away…………….Friday.
79) We're going to France ____ a month next summer.
80) Beckett's Ice Cream Shop has been in business ____ 1942.
81) We've lived in this house ____ five years.
82) Jim has had a cold ___ last Thursday and hasn't been able to go to work.
83) No wonder Seth is tired. He hasn't slept ____ 24 hours!
84) Monica hasn't heard from her son ____ last Thursday.
85) Paul will be studying at Yale ___ another semester.
86) I haven't been to St. Petersburg ____ 1995.
87) How long are you here ____?
88) Meg has worked at IBM ____ ten years.
89. I have been working here …………a fortnight.
90. He has been ill………… Monday.
91. Sarah's father has been a policeman …………20 years.
92. David has had a driving licence………… 1980.
93. He has been Prime Minister …………six months.
94. You've been on the phone …………half an hour.
95. They have lived here …………five years.
96. He has been unemployed …………April.
97. It hasn't snowed …………1993.
98. He has smoked a pipe …………20 years.
99. The pizza has been in the oven………… 10 minutes.
100. I have been waiting for you …………2 hours.
101. They haven't seen him…………….Monday.
102. We haven't met them…………….your birthday.
103. I haven't heard from them …………….they were here.
104. She has been married …………….some years.
105. I haven't talked to them…………….we last met you.
106. He hasn't won any race…………….Easter.
107. We haven't been to any party…………….three months.
108. I haven't talked to her…………….January.
109. They have been living in this house…………….many years.
110. I haven't received any letters ………I moved to this place.
111. She has lived in that city…………….at least twenty years.
112. …………….2005 she has been attending this school.
113. …………….June 1 she has been working here.
114. It hasn't rained …………….March.
115. …………….Christmas she has been staying in this house.
116. I have not seen her………… last summer.
117. We have not met …………the end of the war.
118. He has been in Paris …………about two weeks.
119. The movie has been on …………more than six months.
120. He has not had an accident …………the day he took out a comprehensive policy.
121. I have only had this computer …………3 weeks.
122. I have not heard from him …………my birthday.
123. He stayed in Europe …………less than a year.
124.- We've been waiting for the train ___ noon.
125 - I haven't seen them ___ last week.
126 - I've been working here ___ the beginning of the year.
127. - She's been sick ___ over a week.
128 - He's been learning English ___ a long time.
129 - I've been working in this bank ___ I graduated university.
130 - My daugher has been playing piano ___ she was ten years old.
131 - You've been studying ___ three hours.
132 - He's lived in this apartment ___ he was a young man.
133 - She can run ___ two hours without a break.
134 - I haven't seen any of them ___ I was in the army.
135 - The rain lasted ___ over five hours.
136 - I haven't slept ___ hours.
137 - ___ when have your parents let you borrow their car?
138 - We haven't been to the cinema __ ages.