Present perfect use – Exercise 223

Drag each element from the list below to the right gap.

Jennifer is in Hong Kong.

René has a toothache.

Lidia works as a personal assistant.

Lora and I know each other very well.

My parents live in Rome.

They have lived there for many years.

We've known each other since we were children.

She has been there for two weeks.

She has had a toothache since morning.

She has worked as a PA for six months.

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Use of present perfect with how long, for, since — reference

We use the present perfect in questions with how long and answers to these question. We answer with the words for or since.

"For" means a period, for example, for several days, for five years, for two months etc.
"Since" means starting from some date, for example, since Monday, since 1999, since school days etc.

Examples

— How long have you lived in Toronto?
— I've lived in Toronto for three years.

— How long have you known Isabel?
— I've known her since 2015.

BUT

— How long have you known Mike?
— We met in 2013.