Titolo Della Lezione: Past Time References:

Titolo della lezione: Past Time references:

How long have / for / since / ago

Past Time references: How long have / for / since / ago

Present Perfect – How long have John is on holiday in Spain.

How long has he been in Spain?

He’s been there since last Monday. He’s been there for three days.

Julia is working in head office at the moment.

How long has she been working there?

She’s been working there since Tuesday. She’s been working there for two days.

[Present continuous]

[Present Perfect Continuous]

I have a new computer.

How long have you had it?

I’ve had it since last week. I’ve had it for six days.

We’ve moved to Milan to live.

How long have you lived in Milan?

We’ve lived in Milan since last January. We’ve lived in Milan for four months.

Present Perfect – for / since / ago Form for since

Explanation da quanto tempo da quando

Italian da da

Si usa con Present Perfect ago

Si usa con Simple Past

fa

1. Jim has gone to the London office. When did he arrive? He arrived a week ago. How long has Jim worked in the London office? He’s worked there for five days. 2. Fiat has launched the new car. When did it launch it? Fiat launched it two months ago.

Past time references ‰

For

three days

six months

[da]

an hour ten days three years

a long time decades a few seconds

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Since [da quando]

Wednesday

I was married

last week 1990 8:00 o’clock 10 January

Easter I was five Christmas the appointment of the new CEO = [Chief Executive Officer]