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Book 5A
Chapter 7
Key Structures
How long has he / she (been) …?
He / she has (been) … since / for …
He / she (received) … in … / … ago
We can use the present perfect tense to talk about something that started in the past and continues to the present.
Present perfect tense + since
now
2005
She has been a dancer since 2005.
She started to be a dancer in 2005 ...
… and she’s still a dancer now.
We use ‘since’ to talk about a point of time when the person starts doing something.
a point of time
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We can also use ‘for’ with the present perfect tense.
Present perfect tense + for
now (2015)
2005
She has been a dancer for 10 years.
We use ‘for’ to talk about the length of a period of time.
a period of time (e.g. number of years)
2015 – 2005 = 10 years
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Present perfect tense + since / for
now (2015)
2000
She has played the piano for 15 years.
2015 – 2000 = 15 years
She has played the piano since 2000.
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We ask ‘How long’ questions with the present perfect tense to find out the time that a person has done something.
How long has he /she …?
2015
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Jan
A: How long has she played the violin?
B: She has played the violin since 2004.
or
She has played the violin for 11 years.
2015
- 2004
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2015
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Dec
A: How long has he been a chef?
B: He has been a chef since 1999.
or
He has been a chef for 16 years.
2015
- 1999
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How long has he /she …?
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Let’s review the use of the simple past tense.
Simple past tense
She competed in the Olympics in 2012.
May 2012
now (2015)
2012
She competed in the Olympics three years ago.
or
The action was completed in the past.
a point of time
a period of time
(e.g. number of years)
We also use the simple past tense with ‘last (year)’ and ‘yesterday’.
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PROFILE
Jane Smith
Became a scientist in 2000.
Present perfect vs. Simple past
We can use the present perfect tense to talk about things that started in the past and continue to the present.
We usually use the present perfect tense with these words:
since (2000) / for (… years)
We can use the simple past tense to talk about actions completed in the past.
We usually use the simple past tense with these words:
(… years) ago / in (2000) / last (year)
She has been a scientist since 2000.
She won the Star Scientist award in 2010.
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Key Structures
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1. Match the phrases to form correct sentences.
Practice
He has been an actor for
four years.
She has danced since
2006.
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2. Fill in the blanks.
A: How long she a pianist?
B: She a pianist six years.
Practice
has
have
since
for
been
for
been
has
been
has
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3. Fill in the blanks.
A: How long she the violin?
B: She the violin 2010.
Practice
have
since
for
been
has
played
since
has
played
has
played
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4. Fill in the blanks.
A: How long _____ he ______ a director?
B: He ________________ since _______ .
Practice
has
has been a director
Patrick Lohan, a director
directed his first movie in 1995
been
1995
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5. Fill in the blanks.
A: ___________ she ______ a writer?
B: She _______________ since ______ .
She ___________ books for ________ .
Practice
How long has
has been a writer
Jennifer Clark, a writer
published her first book in 2001
just published her new book this year in 2015
been
2001
has written
14 years
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6. Fill in the blanks.
Practice
Samuel Lee __________ an athlete ______ 2006. He won his first swimming medal ____ 2008. He is also a swimming teacher. He __________ children how to swim _____ five years.
has been
since
in
has taught
for
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7. There are two mistakes in the following writing. Find the mistakes and correct them.
Practice
has
Dan: How long have Uncle Ben been a chef?
Jim: He has been a chef for 2013.
since
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8. There are three mistakes in the following writing. Find the mistakes and correct them.
Practice
Mr Richards has been a teacher since 2011. He has moved to Hong Kong four years ago. He taught in our school since two years.
has
(delete)
for
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The End
Acknowledgments
We are grateful to the following for permission to reproduce copyright photographs:
dean bertoncelj. Shutterstock for slide 14
Every effort has been made to trace copyright, but in the event of any accidental infringement, we shall be pleased to come to a suitable arrangement with the rightful owner.
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Book 5A
Chapter 7
Key Words
Jobs
Suffixes
Let’s look at some job descriptions. Can you guess the name of the jobs?
Jobs
a director
in charge of a film,
e.g. the acting and the filming
an actress
an actor
acts in TV dramas / films / plays
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a conductor
a violinist
a pianist
an animator
creates the pictures used in animated films
conducts an orchestra / band / choir
plays the piano and performs in concerts
plays the violin and performs in concerts
Jobs
cooks and creates new dishes
competes in athletic events
does experiments in a
laboratory and explores science
an athlete
a chef
a scientist
Jobs
a singer
a writer
dances on stage and in shows
writes and publishes articles, novels, short stories, etc.
performs on stage in
shows and concerts
a dancer
Jobs
Jobs
an actress
an actor
a conductor
a violinist
an animator
an athlete
a chef
a scientist
a singer
a writer
a dancer
a pianist
a director
What do you notice about these words?
Many of them end in -er / -or / -ist!
These are called suffixes.
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a chef
a violinist
an athlete
an actress
a scientist
We can add suffixes to verbs or nouns to form various job names.
Suffixes
an actor
a conductor
an animator
a singer
a writer
a dancer
a pianist
a director
-er
-or
-ist
a dancer
a writer
a singer
an animator
a conductor
a director
an actor
a violinist
a scientist
a pianist
We add ‘er’ and ‘or’ to verbs.
We add ‘ist’ to nouns.
animate
science
piano
dance
write
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Suffixes
-er
-or
-ist
a dancer
a writer
a singer
an animator
a conductor
a director
an actor
a violinist
a scientist
a pianist
-tress
an actress
a waitress
a musician
a magician
a chef
an athlete
-ian
Can you add more words?
a teacher
an editor
a dentist
Some job names don’t have a suffix!
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Practice
I perform on the stage. I dance in shows.
I write short stories for children. I have published 12 books.
a dancer
a writer
I study science and do science experiments.
a scientist
a director
I direct films. I am in charge of the acting and the filming.
1. Read the job descriptions and guess the jobs. Look for key words in the sentences.
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2. Read the job descriptions and guess the jobs. Look for key words in the sentences.
Practice
I act in a lot of dramas. My favourite role is Mr Richards in the play The Lost Trees.
I am popular among young people. I sing a lot of pop songs. I give concerts each year.
an actor
a singer
I started playing the violin when I was three years old. I perform in a lot of concerts.
a violinist
a conductor
The orchestra cannot perform without me. I conduct the musicians in the band so they can play music together.
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The End
Acknowledgments
We are grateful to the following for permission to reproduce copyright photographs:
dean bertoncelj. Shutterstock for slide 5
Simon Guerrero. Shutterstock for slide 5
@erics. Shutterstock for slide 6
DenisNata. Shutterstock for slide 8
Every effort has been made to trace copyright, but in the event of any accidental infringement, we shall be pleased to come to a suitable arrangement with the rightful owner.
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