Foscari - Dipartimento di Scienze Ambientali, Informatica e Statistica

c actions that began in the past and continue into the present.
I have worked here for six months.
We've made a lot of progress in this project so far.
d to announce news.
My email address has changed.
We have redesigned our website.
e in emails and on the phone to indicate what actions have been taken.
I have spoken to Invoice Processing and they have forwarded your request to the manager.
2 For and since are often used with the present perfect. When talking about an action's duration
we use for if we talk about the period of time, and since if we say when the action began.
e.g. for six years, for a long time, for more than an hour.
since 2001, since January, since he joined the company.
Other time expressions typically associated with the present perfect are:
ever, never; just, already, yet; in the last few days / months etc., all day, all week, all my life
etc., how long, once, twice, several times, etc.
Many of the above expressions can also be used with the past simple, if they refer to a
completed period of time:
We’ve made a lot of money this first quarter. (Said in March - the first quarter of the year hasn't
finished.)
We made a lot of money this first quarter. (Said in April or later - the first quarter is complete.)
3 The present perfect is used to talk about past events when no specific time is given.
However, if we go on to give more specific information about the subject and start talking about
a specific date, we have to use the past simple.
I've bought a lot of stuff from Amazon. (not very specific information)
What exactly did you buy? How long did it take to receive your orders? (specifying)
A Complete the expressions with for or since, as appropriate.
1 ________ the company was founded
2 ________ more than a year;
3 ________ the introduction of the euro
4 ________ the last six weeks
5 ________ she got her degree
6 ________ I've known you
B Put the verbs in italics in the news report into the present simple, present perfect, or past
simple.
Devco announced / have announced that they are going to buy their competitors QXT. QXT
is / has been in serious financial problems for over a year - last quarter's profits / have been
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