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.

She has been there for two weeks.

They have lived there for many years.

She has worked as a PA for six months.

She has had a toothache since morning.

We've known each other since we were children.

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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.