Réponse : salut , je propose
2. Classe ces expressions dans le tableau selon qu’elles traduisent un point de départ ou une durée :
for: – my birthday – Christmas – 5 centuries
since: 6 months – 10 days – October 99 –3 hours – 3 o’clock –many years – a few days – last year – the 19th century – a long time - 1992 - i was born
LE PRESENT PERFECT / FOR ET SINCE
1. Complete these sentences with right expression of time : since or for.
She has swum ___since__this afternoon
They have been married ___for___20 years.
I have lived in Ireland ____for____many years
He has worked here _____since____1984
She hasn’t called him ____since____Monday.
They have known Elsa ______since__ they were little
Je sais faire un constat, un bilan de la vie d’une personne.
2. Conjugate the verbs of this text using the present perfect tense.
Bruce: (be/ your life?) have your live been interesting ?
James: I think I (had) have a very interesting life. I was in the army for 51 years. I (be) been to so many countries : to Australia and South Africa three times and once to Russia.
I (fly) have flwon a plane during the war.
Bruce: (do/your wife?) has done your wife the same things?
James: My wife (do/neg) have done any of these things.
Bruce: (see/?) have you seen anything unusual ?
James: I (meet) have met the UK Prime Minister and a lot of famous people: members of the royal
family, presidents, movie stars… Also, because I (travel) have traveled a lot, my friends and myself
(see) have seen a lot of wonderful things and I (eat) have eaten some strange
food. (regret) have I regretted any of this ? No, I’m happy with my life.