1. My sister began to teach english 20 year ago
My sister has taught english for 20 years
2.it began raining half and hour ago
it has rained for half and hour
3.they have built this hotel for a year
They began building this hotel a year ago.
I. Put the verb in the bracket into the correct form
1. I …………………. this film twice. (see)
2. The train ………………….when we got to the station. (just, leave)
3. It is raining now. It began raining two hours ago. So it …………………. for two hours. (rain)
4. As soon as Martina (see) …………….. the fire, she ………….the fire department. (telephone)
5. Before Jennifer won the lottery, she …………. any kind of contest. (not, enter)
6. Every time Parkas sees a movie made in India, he ……………homesick. (feel)
7. The last time I ………………….in Athens, the weather was hot and humid. (be)
8. After the race …………………., the celebration began. (win)
9. At this time tomorrow, we …………………. our final exam. (take)
10. Peter said he ………………….a test the following day. (have)
11. I will tell Anna all the news when I ……………… her. (see)
12. Before the invention of the steamboat there ……………… no way to cross the ocean. (be)
13. He said that he ……………… his homework since 7 o’clock. (do)
14. She won't get married until she ………………25 years old. (be)
15. After Mary ……………… her degree, she intends to work in her father's company. (finish)
16. By the end of this month, I………………English for 6 years. (learn)
17. Up to now, I ……………… a lot of information about her. (know)
18. This house ………………35,000 pounds in 1980. (cost)
19. I don’t remember where and when I………………her. (meet)
20. At this time yesterday I ……………… to music. (listen)
21. Bill (have) ………………breskfast when I stopped at this house.
22. It (rain………………heavily when I (sleep) ……………… yesterday afternoon.
23. He (do) …………… a lot of jobs before he (work)……………in this company.
24. After they (visit) ………………. Paris, they (go) ………………to Manchester.
25. Before I could say anything, they (admit) ……………… their mistakes.
26. I (hit) ……………… my thumb while I (use) ………………. the hammer. Ouch! That (hurt) ……
27. While I (read) ………………books in the living room last night, I (hear) ……………… a strange noise in the kitchen. I (go) ………………to the kitchen, (turn) ………………. on the lights. I (hold) ………………my break and (listen) ……………… carefully. I (realise) ……………… that a mouse (chew) ………………on something under the cupboard.
28. The vase broke when it (move) ……………… to the other room.
29. When I entered his room, I saw him (sleep) ……………… in a chair.
30. If only I (have) ……………… money with me, I (lend) ………………you some.
31. Why are you under the table? You (look) ………………for something?
32. David (wash) ……………… his hands. He just (repair) ………………the TV set
33. The radio (play) ………………since 7 a.m. I wish someone would turn it off.
34. Mr. Brown just (finish) ……………reading the letter when the telephone on his desk ( ring) …
35. Those students who ( fail) ……………… the exam are going to take another one held in August
36. Hurry up or you (be) ……………… late for class.
37. Hurry up or our favourite TV programme ( be) over long before we ( reach) home
38. I (not have) ………………much time for entertainment these days.
39. Two robbers (put) ………………in prison (escape) ………………yesterday.
40. It is 2 years since I (last give) ………………presents on Christmas day.
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1.I(go) .... to toronto lást year for business.I......(go) there several time since then.
2.my college roomate came for ghana. we (room) ..... togetther for 3 year and then she(return).........home.
3. my grand mother (be)........a great golfer for most of his life, but he(die) .......last year.
4. my father (play)....... competitive goly for most of his lige and really enoys it.
5. since my husband began working the night shift , he (sleep,not)......very well.
Viết lại câu sao cho nghĩa không đổi:
1.My father started working in this factory last week.
=>My father has.................
2.He started living in HCM City since he was 2.
=>He has ...................
3.He learned English when he was 18.
=>He has .....................
4.They began to work in this factory five years old.
=>They have ......................
5.My father stopped smoking two years ago.
=>My father hasn't ......................
6.My sister started working in that school last month.
=>My sister has .........................
7.They have worked in that company since 2000.
=>They started .........................
8.Minh hasn't visited Ha Long Bay before.
=>This is the first time Minh .......................
Giúp nha.Mk tick cho.BT đội tuyển đó. Help me,please!
D/ Rewrite the following sentences.
1.This is the first time he visited Ha Long Bay.=> He has………………………………………………………..
2.She started working here last year.=> She has………………………………………………………………
3.We began eating lunch when it started to rain.=> We have……………………………………………………...
4.I last had my hair cut when she left me.=> I haven't ……………………………………………………………..
5.The last time he met me was 5 months ago.=> He hasn't …………………………………………………………..
6.It is a long time since we last met.=> We haven't ……………………………………………………..
7.When did you have this computer?=> How long……………………………………………………………..?
8.This is the first time I had such a delicious meal.=> I haven't ……………………………………………………..
9.I haven't gone to work for a month.=> The last …………………………………………………………..
10.I haven't talked to him for 5 days.=> It is …………………………………………………………
1.On the way to work, Tom met his former teacher (walking)
>Tom met his former teacher.......to work
2. I started working in this school 20 yesrs ago. (Been)
>I......in this school for 20 years.
3.We haven't gone to the cinema for over a year (last)
>It's over a......to the cinema
*đề yêu cầu: you must use between TWO and FIVE words, including the word given
Write the correct form of each bracketed word in the numbered space provided in the collumn on the right. (0) has been done as an example.
The origins of Halloween
Halloween is celebrated in many parts of the (0)________ (WEST) world, and is a time when people dress up as witches or ghosts, and go "trick-or treating". It is (1) _________ (DOUBT) one of the most popular traditions in the United States and Britain.
The celebration (2) _________(ORIGIN) about two thousand years ago with the Celts. These people were the (3) ________ (INHABIT) of an area that includes Britain, Ireland and Brittany. They relied on the land for their (4) _______ (LIVE), and this meant that they were at the mercy of (5) ________ (PREDICT) weather conditions, especially during the winter.
The Celtic new year began on 1st November, which also marked the beginning of winter, a period (6) _________ (TRADITION) associated with death. On the eve of the new year, it was believed that the barriers between the worlds of the living and the dead were (7) ________ (TEMPORARY) withdrawn, and it was possible to communicate with spirits. The Celts believed that the spirits offered them (8) ________ (GUIDE) and protection, and the Druids (Celtic priests) were (9) _________ (REPUTE) able to predict the future on this point.
When the Roman completed their (10) ________ (CONQUER) of Celtic lands, they added their own flavour to this festival. The advent of Christianity brought about yet other changes.
50. We started learning how to drive our motorbike three years ago. >We have 51. We started learning how to cook three years ago. => We have 52. We started learning English three years ago. => We have... 53. We started learning how to swim three years ago. => We have . 54. Nam's still studying English. He started studying it two years ago. (for) >Nam has......
write a second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first .Use the word or words in brackets
1 I started working in this hotel six months ago (worked)
2 Sue has been in Italy for the last three weeks (went)
3 I met her during my stay in Paris last summer (while)
4 We haven't gone to the cinema for over a year (It's)
5 Sam played tennis yesterday and it was his frist game (never)
6 How long is it since thay went to Nairobi ? (when)
7 Mac Kenzie wrote four best-sellers before he was twenty (by the age)
8 She is still working on her homewwork (stopped)
9 Could you deliver the goods to my house ? (delivered)
10 In the middle of our dinner there was a knock at the door (when)
write the complete sentences, using the words given .
Dear Karen
1 I / have / a great time / here / England
2 My university term / not start / until / the autumn / so I 1 take / opportunity / improve my English
3 I / stay / some English friends / own / a farm
4 On weekdays / I catch / a bus / Torquay / go / language classes
5 My friends / say / my pronunciation / much better / when / I arrive
6 At weekends / I / help / the farm . It / quite / hard work / but / I / like
7 you / come / see / me / Christmas /
8 My friends / want / meet / you / and there / plenty / space
9 I / look forward / hear / you / soon
Love, Paul
