Essential Grammar in Use. Unit 18. How long have you...? (Present Perfect 4)

 A. 

Helen is on holiday in Ireland.
She is there now.

She arrived in Ireland on Monday.
Today is Thursday.

How long has she been in Ireland?

She has been in Ireland ↠ since Monday ↠ for three days.

Compare is and has been:

is = Present
has been = Present Perfect

B. Compare:




Exercises

40. Read the information about Cathy Atkins. Ask Cathy some questions with How long...? + the Present Perfect Simple. Then complete Cathy`s answers with for and since.

My name is Cathy Atkins and (1) I live in London. (2) I`m married to Paul and we have a 1-year-old baby girl, Rita. (3) We also have a new dog. (4) I work as a hairdresser. (5) Paul is a train driver. (6) My parents live with us and (7) my mother looks after the baby. She also looks after my father. (8) He is ill.

  1. How long have you lived in London? Since 2008.
  2. How long have you been married to Paul? For more than five years.
  3. How long have you had dog? Since last week.
  4. How long have you worked as s hairdresser? Since I left school.
  5. How long has Paul been a train driver? For about nine months.
  6. How long have your parents lived with you? For a long time.
  7. How long has your mother looked after the baby? Since Rita was born.
  8. How long has your father been ill? Since the beginning of this year.

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