FOR or SINCE

Exercise # 1

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I have studied Russian......

1. Answer for seven months.

2. Answer since June.

3. Answer since the beginning of last year.

4. Answer for about 20 minutes!

5. Answer since I was a child in play school.

6. Answer for ten months.

7. Answer for a long time.

8. Answer for five days.

9. Answer since I was 17 years old.

10. Answer since two years ago.

11. Answer for a year.

12. Answer for eleven days.

13. Answer since 1999.

14. Answer since I came to Ireland.

15. Answer for 2 hours a day for three years.

Exercise # 2

Make sentences using "for" or "since".

Example: How long have you been studying English?

I have been studying English since 1999.

1. How long have you lived in Poland? (three years)

   Answer I have lived in Poland for three years.

2. How long has Joanna been a nurse? (June)

   Answer She has been a nurse since June.

3. How long has Simon known Hania? (1999)

   Answer He has known him since 1999.

4. How long have they studied Norwegian? (a few months)

   Answer They have studied Norwegian for a few months.

5. How long has Piotr played golf? (a long time)

   Answer He has played golf for a long time.

6. How long has he worn glasses? (1985)

   Answer He has worn glasses since 1985.

7. How long has Marcin played the clarinet? (high school)

   Answer He has played the clarinet since high school.

8. How long will you be on holiday? (three weeks)

   Answer I will be on holiday for three weeks.

9. How long have you driven a car? (Christmas)

   Answer I have driven a car since Christmas.

10. How long has Simon had his new computer? (last month)

    Answer He has had his new computer since last month.

11. How long has he owned the book shop? (ten years)

    Answer He has owned the book shop for ten years.

12. How long has Radek played badminton? (several years)

    Answer He has played badminton for several years.

13. How long have your parents been in town? (Friday)

    Answer They have been in town since Friday.

14. How long has Mr. Jones lived on South Street? (many years)

    Answer He has lived on South Street for many years.

15. How long has the bank been closed. (four o’clock)

    Answer It has been closed since four o’clock.

PREPOSITIONS (on, it, by etc.)

Preposition Exercises 1

Test your knowledge of the prepositions in / at / to / nothing - showing place and movement. Choose either in, at, to, or nothing and click on the arrow to see you have answered correctly.

1. He lives -- in . . . . . . . Skwierzyna.

2. She went -- NOTHING home.

3. Marcin works -- in . . . . . . Gorzów Wlkp.

4. He went -- to . . . . . . . his friend's house.

5. She arrived -- in . . . . . . . Manchester for the celebrations.

6. I'm going to stay -- at . . . . . . . . home this weekend.

7. Joanna works -- at . . . . . . . . the hospital.

8. Why don't we go -- to . . . . . . . . the movies tonight?

9. I'm going to see Hania -- in . . . . . . . . France this summer.

10. I arrived -- at . . . . . . . . work early this morning.

11. She came home -- NOTHING early.

12. We stayed -- at . . . . . . . . the Mieszko Hotel.

13. They visited -- NOTHING England last summer.

14. She's going to travel -- in . . . . . . . . . Finland this summer.

15. I'll be -- at . . . . . . . . . school later today.

Preposition Exercises 2

Test you knowledge of the prepositions for / while / during. Choose either for, while or during and click on the arrow to see you have answered correctly.

1. He's been working -- for . . . three weeks.

2. I fell asleep -- during the film.

3. Did you see Donata -- during your holiday?

4. We talked -- for . . . . . an hour.

5. He watched TV -- while I cooked.

6. -- During our stay in London, we visited a lot of museums.

7. What did you do -- while you were in London?

8. I think I need to study Polish -- for . . . . . a few months before I go there.

9. I came up with a great idea -- while I was thinking about my class.

10. They drove through the countryside -- while they were staying in France.

11. He was out of work -- for . . . . . six months before he found a new job.

12. I broke my finger -- while I was playing squash.

13. Please, don't interrupt the teacher -- while he is speaking.

14. Magda broke into tears -- during the film.

15. Could you hold on -- for . . . . . a few moments?

Preposition Exercises 3

Test you knowledge of the prepositions in / at / on - showing time and date. Choose either in, at or on and click on the arrow to see you have answered correctly.

1. Let's meet -- at seven o'clock.

2. He was born -- in July.

3. I went there -- in 1998.

4. She'll be at work -- on Thursday.

5. We met -- on Christmas day.

6. They drove to Barlinek -- on September 15th.

7. We arrived in this country -- in September.

8. I love to go shopping -- at Christmas time.

9. We get up early -- in the morning.

10. Do you dream -- at night?

11. What do you like doing -- at weekends?

12. He's working on his homework -- at the moment.

13. I lived in Holland -- in the 1990s.

14. I'll see you -- in a few weeks.

15. We like going to the cinema -- on Fridays.

Preposition Exercises 4

1 - She wasn't short, she wasn't tall; she was ___________ of average height.

2 - What are you going to buy Hania ___________ for her birthday?

3 - The police are looking ____________ for a tall, black man who was seen standing outside the bank just before the robbery took place.

4 - The teacher asked the class to do the exercise ____________ at the bottom of page 12.

5 - As a child I was always ashamed _____________ of my parents because they were uneducated.

6 - I was always very good _____________ at Geography when I was at school.

7 - My uncle specializes in ___________ sociolinguistics . .

8 - We arrived ____________ in Gorzów at 3.30 in the morning.

9 - I didn't see you __________ at the party on Saturday.

10 - There was a lot of coughing ____________ during the performance of Moniusko's 'Fairy Tale' symphony.

11 - He saw her as the most attractive woman ______________ in the world.

12 - Simon is completely useless ___________ at sports.

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ENGLISH ARTICLES (a, an, the)

EXERCISE 1

(Pre-Intermediate)

Fill in the gaps. Click on the arrow to see the answer. Don't look back at the original text!

I am from Winchester, Hampshire. Winchester is -- a city in -- the United Kingdom. I live in -- a town called -- 0 Taunton which is on -- the River Tone. I live in -- a house in -- a quiet street in the countryside. -- The street is called "Hudson Street" and -- the house is old - more than 100 years old! I am -- an English lecturer at -- a college near -- the centre of -- the town. I like -- 0 books, music and taking -- 0 photographs. I usually have -- 0 lunch at college. I usually go -- 0 home by -- 0 car. We have all kinds of food in -- 0 England. I like -- 0 Polish food very much. Sometimes, I go to -- a Polish restaurant in Bath. -- The restaurant is called "Magda's". -- 0 Polish food is delicious!

EXERCISE 2

(Elementary / Pre-Intermediate)

a, an, the, zero

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1. Robert and Jessica went to ___ party last night.
   Answer a

2. Can you tell me how to get to ___ cinema from here?
   Answer a OR the

3. ___ college is closed today.
   Answer The

4. Gregory is one of ___ strangest people I know.
   Answer the

5. I recommend you try ___ tomato soup at this restaurant.
   Answer the

6. ___ beer is good for you.
   Answer (nothing)

7. Would you like to see ___ film?
   Answer a OR the

8. ___ apple a day keeps ___ doctor away.
   Answer An/the

9. I can't believe I failed ___ yesterday's test!
   Answer (nothing)

10. Do you have ___ dictionary that I can borrow?
    Answer a

EXERCISE 3

(Elementary / Pre-Intermediate)

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1. There were many dogs in the park. One dog was ___ Dalmatian.
   Answer a

2. Pandas and ___ tigers are both endangered animals.
   Answer nothing

3. Magda is wearing ___ blue dress with red shoes
   Answer a

4. Bornholm is ___ island in the Baltic Sea.
   Answer an

5. Christmas comes once ___ year.
   Answer a

6. ___ owl is __ bird.
   Answer An, a

7. The Severn is ___ river.
   Answer a

8. Jane went to the shop to buy ___ bread.
   Answer nothing

9. Hania broke ___ glass when she was washing-up.
   Answer a

10. Tom took ___ umbrella as it was raining heavilly.
    Answer an

    
    

EXERCISE 4

(Elementary / Pre-Intermediate)

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1. This is ___ easy question.
   Answer an

2. Stephen could you speak ___ little louder.
   Answer a

3. May I have your ___ phone number?
   Answer (nothing)

4. I have never seen ___ UFO.
   Answer a

5. May I ask you ___ question?
   Answer a / the

6. Astrid is ___ best teacher in our school.
   Answer the

7. What is ___ name of the next station?
   Answer the

8. My girlfriend has ___ my car today.
   Answer (nothing)

9. I went to ___ sea during my summer holiday.
   Answer the

10. Is there ___ cash machine near here?
    Answer a

EXERCISE 5

(Elementary)

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1. This is Joanna. She's _____ doctor.
   a. a
   b. an
   Answer a

2. Simon is ____ engineer.
   a. a
   b. an
   Answer b

3. That's Sandra. She's ___ hairdresser.
   a. a
   b. an
   Answer a

4. Sean Connery is ___ actor.
   a. a
   b. an
   Answer b

5. John is ____ electrician.
   a. a
   b. an
   Answer b

6. Mr. Sańko is ___ teacher.
   a. a
   b. an
   Answer a

7. This is Shirley. She's ___ housewife.
   a. a
   b. an
   Answer a

8. That's Mark. He's ___ police officer.
   a. a
   b. an
   Answer a

9. I'm ____ student.
   a. a
   b. an
   Answer a

10. Kate Winslet is ____ actress.
    a. a
    b. an
    Answer b