Present Perfect For and Since ESL Activities, Games and Worksheets

Can you guess?

Pre-intermediate (A2) 30 minutes
ESL For and Since Game - Grammar: Sentence Completion, Guessing, Forming Sentences - Group Work

Here is a fun for and since game to help students practice the present perfect and time expressions with for and since. First, students complete present perfect... read more

For and Since Exchange

Pre-intermediate (A2) 25 minutes
ESL For and Since Activity - Grammar and Speaking: Forming, Asking and Answering Questions, Controlled and Freer Practice - Group and Pair Work

In this insightful for and since speaking activity, students practice forming and asking How long have you...?... read more

For and Since Practice

Pre-intermediate (A2) 25 minutes
ESL For and Since Worksheet - Grammar Exercises: Gap-fill, Matching, Rewriting Sentences, Answering Questions

In this free for and since worksheet, students identify and practice the use of for and since to express the duration of an unfinished action or event. To begin, students... read more

For or Since?

Pre-intermediate (A2) 25 minutes
ESL For and Since Activities - Grammar Exercise and Game: Categorizing, Matching

This entertaining for or since worksheet and game helps to teach students how to use for and since with time words and expressions. Students begin by reviewing the rules for using for and since with time... read more

How long have you...?

Pre-intermediate (A2) 25 minutes
ESL For and Since Activity - Grammar and Speaking: Forming, Asking and Answering Questions, Controlled and Freer Practice

In this engaging present perfect for and since activity, students practice time expressions with for and since by asking and answering How long have you...? questions... read more

Did you write this?

Intermediate (B1) 25 minutes
ESL For and Since Game - Grammar and Speaking: Writing Sentences, Asking and Answering Questions, Freer Practice

In this enjoyable for and since game, students complete present perfect simple and continuous for and since sentences with true information and then find out... read more

For and Since Challenge

Intermediate (B1) 20 minutes
ESL For and Since Game - Grammar: Matching, Forming Sentences - Pair Work

In this free for and since game, students practice completing sentences with for or since and time expressions. In pairs, students take turns turning over one sentence card and one time expression card... read more

For and Since Survey

Intermediate (B1) 25 minutes
ESL For and Since Activity - Grammar and Speaking: Survey, Forming, Asking and Answering Questions

In this productive for and since speaking activity, students conduct a survey where they ask and answer How long have you...? questions. Give each student... read more

Oak Avenue

Intermediate (B1) 25 minutes
ESL For and Since Worksheet - Grammar and Reading Exercises: Sentence Completion, Writing Questions and Sentences

In this useful present perfect with for and since worksheet, students read about people who live on a street and complete exercises about them to practice... read more