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Lesson 52 - How long has Johnny Brazil been married? -Exercise 1 Lesson 52
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Johnny Brazil

52 - How long has he been married?
Johnny Brazil has been married for exactly 24 hours.

Can you ask "How long is he married?"
No, you can't!
Why not? What's the correct form?


We use the Present Perfect for an action which took place at an unspecified time before now. The exact time is not taken into consideration.

You can not use the Present Perfect with exact time expressions like "yesterday", "a century ago", or "last week", etc. The Present Perfect is used with unspecific times like "ever, "many times", "never", "once", already, yet, etc.
Lesson 52 Exercises

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These exercises help make the present perfect easy to understand and use. I have been married for 34 years. I have been married since 1978.

Is it necessary to use "for" before the amount of time? No, it isn't. Is it necessary to use "since" before a date? Yes it is!
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