Friday, 29 May 2009

BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES : TIME EXPRESSIONS / SIGNAL WORDS

BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES


TIME EXPRESSIONS / SIGNAL WORDS

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

Have / has been writing

all day long

all morning long

all week long


since 3 o’clock

since yesterday

since 2005

etc.

for the last/past two days

for the last/past three hours,

etc.

for ten days

for two hours,

etc.


how long (quests)

BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES : TIME EXPRESSIONS / SIGNAL WORDS

BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES


TIME EXPRESSIONS / SIGNAL WORDS

PRESENT PERFECT

Have / has written

many times


a couple of times

several times



since* last week , Monday , etc,

since yesterday

since 1983

*If since introduces a time clause, the verb in the time clause will be simple past.

for ten days , two hours, etc

in the last/past week,month,year, etc

up to now
so far
lately
recently

already (quests/affirm)
in a long time (neg)
yet (neg)

how long (quests.)
ever (quests.)
never