1. Present Perfect
Do you live in a house or an apartment? How long have you lived there?
Questions
· Can you ride a bicycle?
· Did they join the library?
· Where does she live?
Responses
· Yes, I can.
· Yes, they did.
· She lives in London.
Follow Up Questions
· How long have you been able to ride a bicycle?
· How long have they been members?
· How long has she lived there?
Responses
· I have been able to ride a bicycle since I was 6 years old.
· They have been members for a month now.
· She has lived there for 15 years.
Sounds like…
1) When did you move to Tokyo? //wendidju//
2) How long have you lived there? //owlongavyoo//
3) How long has she known him? //owlongazshi//
Practice i Use the information to ask, ‘How long...?’ i.e.
· John is captain of the team.
How long has John been captain of the team?
1) Tom and Kumiko are married.
2) Timothy lives with his uncle.
3) Paul and Tamami know each other.
4) Keiko can ski.
5) Sarah has a pet dog.
6) Robert plays tennis.
Practice ii Use the information to practice making statements using, ‘for,’ or,
‘since.’ i.e.
· Peter plays rugby every weekend. Peter joined the rugby club ten years
ago.
Peter has played rugby for ten years.
1) John does yoga every morning. He began yoga 5 years ago.
2) Risako works in a bank. Risako started working in a bank in 2008.
3) Mattius can speak French. Mattius learnt French in Junior High School.
4) Caroline is a nurse. Caroline became a nurse 2 years ago.
5) Paolo plays the piano. Paolo learnt to play the piano 10 years ago.

2. 6) Erik and Janet live in New York. They moved to New York in April.

3. Exercise i Use a verb from the box to complete the sentences below in the
present perfect tense. i.e.
· He ______ by himself since he graduated from University.
He has lived by himself since he graduated from University.
a) They _______ camping in the mountains for five days now.
b) I need to buy a new car because mine _______.
c) Melissa and Juno _______ each other since they were teenagers.
d) Do you know how long she _______ for that company?
e) Let’s order pizza - I _______ pizza for ages.
f) He cannot go out tonight because he _______ too much money this month.
live break down not eat spend be work not see
Exercise ii Complete the sentences below by using the verb in brackets in its
correct form – past simple or present perfect.
a) Rick lives in Germany. He ______ (go) to Germany last year. He ______ (be)
in Germany for one year.
b) I have a cat. I ______ (have) a cat since April. I ______ (get) it from the pet
shop.
c) Linda lives with her sister. How long ______ (she live) with her sister? When
______ (she move) into her sisters house?
d) Peter and Paul are playing basketball. They ______ (play) basketball for three
hours now. They _______ (start) at 10am.
e) Melissa is studying French. She first ______ (study) French in Junior High
School. She ______ (study) French every week since then.
f) Bob and Jane are married. They ______ (get) married in 1995. They ______
(be) married for 15 years.
Listening Jane and Paula are talking about Jane’s son, Brad.
Jane: Did I tell you that Brad won a snowboarding competition last week?
Paula: Really? I didn’t know he was good at snowboarding. When did he
start?
Jane: He has been a snowboarder for about four years now. He started when
he was in Junior High School.
Paula: I see. So, how long has he competed for?
Jane: He hasn’t been competing for long - this is his first year.
Paula: That’s great! You must be very proud. Have you been to any of the
events?
Jane: Yes, I go whenever I can - usually every other weekend.
Paula: How many times have you seen him compete this season?
Jane: I’ve only missed one event - last weekend I couldn’t go because I had to
meet an old friend. Brad has competed in four events but I have only watched
him in three events since the season started. I’m so proud of him.
1) What did Brad win?
2) How long has Brad been a snowboarder?
3) How many events has Brad competed in this season?
Application Discussion.
· Ask your partner about their career. Find out as much as you can and be

4. prepared to tell the class about it.
· Ask you partner about their week. Find out as much as you can and be
prepared to tell the class about it.