Past Simple and Present Perfect Time Expressions

yesterday	today
a week (a month, a year) ago	this week (month, year)
last year	for two years
in 1999	since 2000
this morning (afternoon, evening)	this morning (afternoon, evening)
always / often / every summer etc.	ever / never
the other day	(+) already / yet (-)/(?)
just now	recently/in recent years
at Easter	lately/of late
on 15th May	so far
in May	once/twice/three times

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five minutes last year 1945 20 years a long time yesterday a few years 5 o’clock this morning a couple of days months he arrived

ask 6. Put the following time expressions in the correct column.

since	for

Task 7. Make sentences about Shimano with these prompts using the Present Perfect, since and for. Look again at the text about Shimano’s History.

a) have / headquarters / in Sakai City

b) manufacture / bicycle gears

c) make / fishing equipment

d) produce / components /for mountain bikes

e) have / snowboarding / products division

f) be / in the golf equipment market

Task 8. Choose the correct alternatives.

A: Hello. I’d like to apply for the job of sales assistant.

B: Well, I hope you had/‘ve had the right kind of experience. Did you do/Have you done this kind of job before?

A: Yes, I did / have.

B: Where?

A: Well, I had/‘ve had some experience in a record shop.

B: Oh, really?

A: Yes, I worked /‘ve worked there two years ago.

B: Were you/Have you been a sales assistant?

A: No, I wasn’t/haven’t. I was/‘ve been a cleaner.

B: Oh, I’m sorry. We need someone who had/‘s had experience as a sales assistant.

Task 9. Complete the sentences about Shimano using the verbs in the boxes.

still produces has produced started to produce

a) Shimano ____________________ bicycle components in 1921.

b) It ____________________ bicycle components today.

c) It ____________________ bicycle components since 1921.

has had still has opened

d) Shimano ____________________ a factory in Düsseldorf over 30 years ago.

e) It ____________________ a factory in Düsseldorf today.

f) It ____________________ a factory in Düsseldorf for over 30 years.