1. Chapter 2. My hobbies over the years 我多年来的兴趣爱好 Hobby is something you like to do when you are free.

2. collect stamps collect coins 收集硬币 集邮

3. paint pictures make handicrafts 做手工艺 绘画

4. play the violin do ballet 跳芭蕾 拉小提琴

5. do karate grow flowers 练空手道 种花

6. play the violin collect stamps do karate paint pictures make handicrafts collect coins grow flowers do ballet

7. We use the present perfect tense with since and for to say how long an action has lasted. Present perfect tense I have played the piano since 2000. I have played the piano for five years. 在现在完成时的句子中，我们使用 "since 和 for" 表示一个动作持续的时间。

8. since I have studied at this school since 2000. (2000 is a point of time, not a period of time.) Now 2005 starting time 2000 自从 在现在完成时中使用 since 表示动作开始的时间点。 （ 2000 是一个时间点，而不是一段时间。）

9. for I have studied at this school for five years. ( ‘Five years’ is a period of time, not a point of time.) Now 2005 starting time since 2000 period of time (for five years) 持续了 在现在完成时中，我们使用 for 表示时间段。 （ 5 年是一段时间，而不是一个时间点。）

10. How long have these children done their hobbies? paint pictures, 2003 A: How long have you painted pictures? B: I have painted pictures since 2003.

11. grow flowers, six months A: How long have you grown flowers? B: I have grown flowers for six months.

12. make handicrafts, March A: How long have you made handicrafts? B: I have made handicrafts since March.

13. play the violin, five years A: How long have you played the violin? B: I have played the violin for five years.

14. Kate do karate, last month A: How long ___________________ ? B: She _____________________________. has Kate done karate has done karate since last month

15. James collect coins, two years A: How long _____________________ ? B: He _______________________________. has James collected coins has collected coins for two years

16. Shirley collect seashells, last summer A: How long ____________________________? B: She ________________________________. has Shirley collected seashells has collected seashells since last summer

17. Bonnie do ballet, seven years A: How long has Bonnie done ballet? B: She has done ballet for seven years.

18. collectcollected paintpainted makemade playplayed dodid growgrew 动词原形过去时现在分词 collected painted made played done grown

19. ---How long have you done karate? ---I’ve done karate for five years. ---How long have you made handicrafts? ---I’ve made handicrafts since 2003. 多长时间 持续了 …… 自从

20. 1. collect stamps: 2000---now(2006) ---How long have you collected stamps? ---I have collected stamps since 2000. ---I have collected stamps for six years. 2. collect coins: 2002---now(2006) ---How long have you collected coins? ---I have collected coins since 2002. ---I have collected coins for four years.

21. 3.paint pictures : 2000--- now ---How long have you painted pictures? ---I have painted pictures since 2000. ---I have painted pictures for six years. 4.make handicrafts: 2003---now ---How long have you made handicrafts? ---I have made handicrafts since 2003. ---I have made handicrafts for three years.

22. 5.play the violin: 1998---now ---How long have you play the violin? ---I have played the violin since 1998. ---I have played the violin for eight years. 6.do ballet: 1999---now ---How long have you done ballet? ---I have done ballet since 1999. ---I have done ballet for seven years.

23. 7.do karate: 2001--- now ---How long have you done karate? ---I have done karate since 2001. ---I have done karate for five years. 8.grow flowers: 2004--- now ---How long have you grown flowers? ---I have grown flowers since 2004. ---I have grown flowers for two years.

24. Use since or for. 1.I have had piano lessons _____ ten years. 2.Peter has collected stamps _____ 2003. 3.Amy has grown flowers _____ last month. 4.My brother has played football _____ two years. 5.John and Jenny have been friends ____ eight months. 6.They have done ballet _____ 2000. 7.My father has driven his car _____ 1996. for since