Look at the table. How do you say for and
since in your language? Do you use the
present perfect with these expressions?
for and since

We use for to talk about a period of time.
He's been there for three days.
We use since to talk about a point in time.
He's been there since Saturday.

are they your friends? -yes, they are

is he your brother? - yes, he is

can he ride a bike? - no, he can't

do you want to play with the ball? - no, i don't

does she roller-skate well? - no, she doesn't

does your friend want to play the piano? - yes, he does

 

 

My family isn't large. besides my parents i have an elder sister whose name is irina. she is 19 and she is a student of the institute.  i am masha. i am 13 and i am a student of the secondary school. i am not very tall but i am not short either. i  like  skating and reading. my mother's name is inna vasilievna. she is 39 and she is a nurse in our hospital. my mother is very pretty and kind. my father's name is ivan petrovich. he is 42 and he is a driver in the same hospital. my father is very strong and strict. he  likes to play chess  and we  often  play chess  in the evening. our granny doesn't live with us, but she lives not far from our house so i  often come to see  her on sundays. i visited her  last night  and she  was  glad  to see me. we have supper then i read my favourite book about animals and i  went to bed  about 12 p.m. we are a friendly family and we try to get along with each other and try  to discuss  our problems and to solve them  together.   моя семья небольшая. кроме моих родителей у меня есть старшая сестра, чье имя ирина. ей 19, и она учится в институте. я маша. мне 13 лет,   и я учусь в средней школе. я не высокая, но я не маленькая. я люблю кататься на коньках и читать. мою маму зовут инна васильевна. ей 39 лет, и она работает медсестрой в нашей больнице. моя мама красивая и добрая. моего отца зовут иван петрович. ему   42 года, и он работает водителем в той же больнице. мой отец сильный и строгий. он любит играть в шахматы и мы часто играем с ним в шахматы по вечерам. наша бабушка не живет вместе с нами, но она живет не далеко от нашего дома, поэтому я часто прихожу к ней по воскресеньям. я была у нее прошлой ночью, и она была рада меня видеть. мы поужинали,   потом я читала мою любимую книгу о животных, и я легла спать около 12 часов. мы дружная семья, и мы стараемся ладить друг с другом, мы обсуждаем наши проблемы и стараемся решить их вместе.