1. Its a pity I can’t play the guitar well
I wish
2. My mother spend three hours making the dress
It took
3. We haven't been to the concert for over a year.
The last time
4. Reading newspapers in the morning gives him pleasure
He enjoys
5. We last saw our grandfather two years ago.
We haven’t
6 You can make payment at any post office
Payment
7. The president presented the trouphy to the winner
The trouphy
8 He hasn't been back to his home town for 10 year
It is
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I. Write the second sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the first.
1. My mother spent three hours making a dress.
=> It took ...........................................................
2. We haven't been to the connert for over a year.
=> The last time ................................................
3. Reading newspapers in the morning gives him pleasure.
=> He enjoys .....................................................
4. You can make paymen at any post office.
=> Paymen ........................................................
5. The president presented the trophy to the winner.
=> The trophy......................................................
6. His dog is caller Tony.
=> He ..................................................................
1.He last paid taxes in 1970
~ He hasn't ……
2. I last ate meat 5 years ago
~ I haven't ……
3. It's 3 months since the windows were cleaned
~ The windows haven't ….........
4. It's years since I took photographs
~ I haven't ...........
5. I last watched TV on new years's day
~ I haven't .........
6. It's 3 months since he wrote to me
~ He hasn't …….....
7. The last time I was aboard was in the summer of 1978
~ I haven't ..........
8. It's ten years since that house was lived in
~ That house ..........
9.I haven't seen him for 2 months
~ I last ...........
10.I haven't been to a concert for over a year
~The last time .........
Bài 1 chia động từ trong ngoặc
1. In all the world, there (be) __________ only 14 mountains that (reach) __________above 8,000 meters.
2. He sometimes (come) __________ to see his parents.
3. When I (come) __________, she (leave) __________for Dalat ten minutes ago.
4. My grandfather never (fly) __________ in an airplane, and he has no intention of ever doing so.
5. We just (decide) __________ that we (undertake) ____________ the job.
6. He told me that he (take) __________ a trip to California the following week.
7. I knew that this road (be) __________ too narrow.
8. Right now I (attend) __________ class. Yesterday at this time I (attend) __________class.
9. Tomorrow I'm going to leave for home. When I (arrive) __________at the airport, Mary (wait) __________ for me.
10. Margaret was born in 1950. By last year, she (live) __________on this earth for 55 years .
11. The traffic was very heavy. By the time I (get) __________to Mary's party, everyone already (arrive) __________
12. I will graduate in June. I (see) __________ you in July. By the time I (see) __________ you , I (graduate) __________.
13. I (visit) __________ my uncle's home regularly when I (be) __________ a child.
14. That book (be) __________ on the table for weeks. You (not read) __________ it yet ?
15. David (wash) __________ his hands. He just (repair) __________ the TV set.
16. You (be) __________here before? Yes, I (spend) __________ my holidays here last year.
17. We never (meet) __________ him. We don't know what he (look) __________ like.
18. The car (be) __________ ready for him by the time he (come) __________tomorrow.
19. On arriving at home I (find) __________that she just (leave) __________a few minutes before.
20. When we (arrive) __________ in London tonight, it probably (rain) __________.
21. It (rain) __________ hard. We can't do anything until it (stop) __________
22. Last night we (watch) __________TV when the power (fail) __________.
23. That evening we (stay) __________up to talk about the town where he (live) __________for some years.
24. I (sit) __________down for a rest while the shoes (repair) __________.
25. Half way to the office Paul (turn) __________round and (go) __________back home because he (forget) __________to turn the gas off.
26. London (change) __________a lot since we first (come) __________ to live here.
27. While we (talk) __________on the phone the children (start) __________fighting and (break) __________a window
28. He used to talk to us for hours about all the interesting things he (do) __________ in his life.
29. You know she (stand) __________looking at that picture for the last twenty minutes.
30. I (spend) __________ a lot of time travelling since I (get) __________this new job.
31. When we (be) __________ at school we all (study) __________Latin.
32. When I (meet) __________ him , he (work) __________as a waiter for a year.
33. After he (finish) __________ breakfast he (sit) __________down to write some letters.
34. She (have) __________a hard life, but she's always smiling.
35. I think Jim (be) __________ out of town
1. The last time I really enjoyed myself was your birthday party
~ I haven't ..........
2. It's nearly 20 years since my father saw his brother
~ My father hasn't .........
3. When did you learn to drive?
~ How long is it .........
4. The last time I went swimming was when we were in Spain
~ I haven't ...........
5. You haven't tidied this room for weeks
~ It's weeks........
6. We started looking for a flat 2 months ago and we are still looking
~ We have ............
7. This is the first time I've been to a night clup
~ I haven't ...........
8. They have never heard such a thing before
~ This is the first time ............
Exercise 2: Put the verb in the past simple tense :
1. They (begin)............................to study at this school 7 years ago
2. She (lose)...........................her handbag on the train yesterday morning
3. We (visit)............................that city last year
4. Peter and Daisy (be).........................born in 1978
5. .....................you (spend).......................your holiday in DaLat last summer ?
6. She (clean)..............................the bicycle yesterday
7. They (start)..........................school in 1978
8. My friend and I (go)............................to the seaside last week
9. We (spend)..........................hours on the beach last Sunday
10. He (be)...................................in Ha Noi last year
11. His father (die)........................in 1930
12. Lincoln (work)..........................in this factory three years ago
13. I (do).............................my homework last night
14. Miss White (write)..................................to her father last Monday
15. My parents ( buy)................................the car last year
16. Hoa (read)......................................the book yesterday
17. He (listen).............................to the radio last night
18. We (watch).....................................a good programme on TV last night
19.Mary (go)....................................shopping for me yesterday
20. I (be)..................................in Ha Noi last month
21. My paremts (go).................................to HCM city last week
22.Yesterday we (have)...................................a meeting at our school
23.Mary (meet).....................................her parents two week ago
24. She (be)..................................born in1992
25. What you (do)....................................last night
26. Last summer I (study)....................................English in Can Tho city
27. She (not visit)...............................her son last week
28.In 1997 there (be)...................................a terrible storm
29. They (build)....................................the house twenty yaers ago . John (do not)....................come to my birthday party last Sunday
1."Two hours won't be enough to finish the job," he said to us.
→ He told
2.If she doesn't make the mistake again, the man won't get angry at her
→ Unless
3.We haven't visited my grandparents for two months
→ The last time
4.Janet is the best tennis player in the club
→ No one
5.The shelf was so high that the children couldn't reach it
→ The shelf was too high
. Điền cụm từ với “for”, “since” hoặc “ago” 1. The phone last rang at four o’clock. ~ So you’ve had no calls ………………... ..?
2. I haven’t been to the dentist for ten years. ~ You last went to the dentist…………………......?
3. I last saw Rita on Sunday. ~ Haven’t you seen her ...................?
4. We’ve had six weeks without rain. ~ Yes, it hasn’t rained..................
5. It’s three years since Lisa got married. ~ Really? Has she been
married…………………………?
6. It’s eight months since my sister had any work. ~ He lost his job......?
7. Mrs. Brown was taken ill three weeks ago. ~ You mean she’s been
ill……………………………, and nobody’s told me!
8. I got here an hour ago. ~ What! You mean you’ve been waiting ………………… an hour?
9- I have not seen him……………. he was 16
10- I've known him ……………. ages
I.Use the correct forms of the verbs in brackets:
1. Alexander Graham Bell (be)......... Born in Edinburgh 2. Can I (speak) ............. To Mai , please? Sorry, she is out. Would you like ( leave) ............. A message? 3. I (buy)........... A ticket yesterday. My friends and I (be)......... Going to (see).......... A movie tomorrow 4. Alexander Graham Bell first (introduce)................. The telephone in 1876 5. What are you doing? I (play)..........."hide and seek " with my cousin 6. Can we meet at 7 o'clock tomorrow morning? Yes, I (pick)........... You up then 7. She is going (stay)........... At home to do her homework tonight 8. My grandfather (die)........ When I (be).......... Still young II. Fill in the blanks with the correct reflexive pronouns: 1. Both boys taught ................. To swim 2. The children are amusing............... With the small cat 3. I enjoyed................. At the circus 4. The little girl hurt ....................... When she fell 5. She looked at............. In the mirror 6. Did you enjoy............. At the party last night? 7. She dressed................ 8. The children are not old enough to dress.............. 9. My father cut............. This morning when he was shaving 10. The boy taught............. To speak French III. Complete the sentences with "must/have to or had to " : 1. The teacher told us that he............ work harder 2. You............. Get up early tomorrow if you want to catch the first train 3. You............ Have a visa in order to come to the USA 4. You............. Be more careful in the future 5. I forgot to phone her yesterday. I............... Phone her later today 6. Tom .............. Go to the bank because he hasn't any money left 7. The pupils................ Listen to the teacher carefully 8. You........... Hurry or we'll miss the train 9. We ............. Go to the post office yesterday 10. Jane ................. Work late last night
Give the correct tense of the verbs in brackets to complete the following passage
Tom and I are close friends. We (1.study).........at seconddary school together, then his family (2.move)........... to Ha Noi. Thêy (3.live)...........there since 2000 and we (4.not meet).............each other for 4 years. The last time I (5.see)......... him was when I (6.enter)........ the university but we (7.write)....... to each other since then. In his latest letter, he says that he (8.come)..........to my home this weekend before he (9.go) .............to Thailand for his overseas study next week. He (10.study) ...........computer science there for about 2 years.
Viết lại câu nghĩa không đổi
1. Water and air play an important role in our life
The role.........
2. When it rains heavily , I cannot go to the market
If.........
3. It has been two years since the last time I saw her
I haven't .........
4. She hasn't visited her close friend's house for a week
It is......
5. She can manage to rank the first in her class because she reads lots of book
As a result of ......
