The Present Perfect: For and Since, Other Uses Of The Present Perfect

Use for and since to describe periods of time that began in the past. Use for to describe a length of time. Use since with z specific time or date in the past.

Example:

I´ve been here for ten minutes ( a length of time)

How long have you been here?

I´ve been here for many years ( a longth of time)

I´ve been here since eight o´clock ( a specific time in the past)

Other uses:

• With always: I´ve always wanted to see Car planet
• With ordinals and superlatives. This is the thrid time I´ve seen Ping Pong. It´s the best movie, I´ve ever seen

Example:

Use the present perfect in all your answers.

- Is there a movie you´ve always wanted to see

R//= Yes, I´ve always wanted to see "The Hobbie"

- Have you seen any good movies recently?

R//= Yes, I´ve recently saw a good Interstellar.