Use the SIMPLE PAST or PRESENT PERFECT of the verbs in
parentheses and complete with the prepositions SINCE or FOR:
a- Paul ____ his car Keys at home last week.( to forget)
b- Alice _________ the house _______weeks.( to clean )
c- I______________ at school _______ 2013.( to study)
d- My mother________the dinner____years.( to prepare)
e- My father ________ a good film last night.( to watch )
f- The baby __________a lot _______yesterday.( to cry)
Soluções para a tarefa
Resposta:
a- Paul forgot his car Keys at home last week.
b- Alice has cleaned the house for weeks.( to clean )
c- I have studied at school since 2013.( to study)
d- My mother has prepared the dinner for years.( to prepare)
e- My father watched a good film last night.( to watch )
f- The baby cried a lot yesterday.( to cry)
Explicação:
O Simple Past é utilizado quando tem a ideia de que um evento começou e terminou em um período de tempo específico. Por exemplo: yesterday, last week, last month.
My father cleaned the house yesterday.
Já o Present Perfect é utilizado quando se tem a ideia de que um evento começou e ainda não terminou.
O for é usado com a quantidade de tempo explícita.
She has studied English for 5 years.
O since é usado quando se coloca, por exemplo, o ano em que algo começou.
She has studied English since 2009.