Choose the sentence that has the same meaning as the given one
1. He moved to live in Binh Dinh 5 years ago
A. He has moved to live in Binh Dinh for 5 years
B. He has lived in Binh Dinh for 5 years
C. He has lived in Binh Dinh since 5 years
Choose the sentence that has the same meaning with the given one
1.he moved to live in Binh Duong 5 years ago A.he has moved to live in Binh Doung for 5 years ago B.he has lived in Binh Duong for5 years C.He has to live in Binh Duong 5 years ago D. He has lived in Binh Duong since 5 years
2."please come into my office" The principal said to me. A.the pricipal asked me to come into his office B. The principal asked me to come into my office C.the principal told me came into his office
D.the principal told me coming into his office
3.he intends to invite me to his party tonight
A. He invited me to his party tonight
B. He is going to invite me to his party to night
C.he has to me to his party tonight
D. He invites me to his party tonight
4.the house is cheaper than the villa
A.the villa is the most expensive home
B.the villa is more expensive than the house
C.the villa is as expensive as the house
D.the villa is different from the house
1.she has worked here for ten years
2.they began to live in ha noi in 1990
3.i started to play the piano ten years ago
4.she has worked as a teacher for 7 years
5.he last phoned me in august
6.it's ages since i saw her
7.i have never been here before
8.they have work in this factory since 2001
9.she last wore than dress at her sister's wedding
10.they haven't phoned us for month
1. Supply the correct form of the word to best complete each following sentence.
a) Nam has one of the biggest stamp ... in our club ( collect )
b) They open the shop ... except for Sunday. ( day )
c) He is one of the most ... writers in the world. ( fame )
d) Each of my friends has a ... character. ( differ )
e) Relax for some minutes and you will feel more ...( comfort )
f) Tet is one of the ... festivals in Viet Nam. ( tradition )
2. Supply the verbs correct verb tenses.
a) You ( buy ) ... a new school bag two years ago ?
b) He ( not visit ) ... my home since he ( have ) ... a new job.
c) Bai Dinh Festival 2015 ( attract ) ... a large number of tourists.
Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first
1 He started to work for this non-profit organisation five years ago
He has..........................
1. When I last saw him, he _____ in London.
A. has lived B. is living C. was living D. has been living
2. We _______ Dorothy since last Saturday.
A. don't see B. haven't seen C. didn't see D. hadn't seen
3. The train ______ half an hour ago.
A. has been leaving B. left C. has left D. had left
4. Jack ______ the door.
A. has just painted B. paint C. will have painted D. painting
5. My sister ________ for you since yesterday.
A. is looking B. was looking C. has been looking D. looked
6. I ______ Texas State University now.
A. am attending B. attend
C. was attending D. attended
7. He has been selling motorbikes ________.
A. ten years ago B. since ten years
C. for ten years ago D. for ten years
8. Christopher Columbus _______ American more than 500 years ago.
A. discovered B. has discovered
C. had discovered D. had been discovering
9. He fell down when he ______ towards the church.
A. run B. runs C. was running D. had run
10. We _______ there when our father died.
A. still lived B. lived still C. was still lived D. was still living
Rewrite the following sentences
1.My father started to work in this factory last week
\(\rightarrow\)My father has........................................................
2.How long has he worked in the garden?
\(\rightarrow\)When......................................................................
3.He started living in Ho Chi Minh city when he was 8
\(\rightarrow\)He has.....................................................................
4.He learned English when he was 18
\(\rightarrow\)He has.....................................................................
5.They have worked in that factory for five years
\(\rightarrow\)They began..............................................................
6.My father stopped smoking two years ago
\(\rightarrow\)My father hasn't......................................................
7.We have learnt English for four years
\(\rightarrow\)We started...........................................................
8.My father started to give up smoking last year
\(\rightarrow\)My father has.........................................................
9.They have worked in that factory since 2001
\(\rightarrow\)They started........................................................
10.Lan hasn't written to Maryam for a month
\(\rightarrow\)Lan didn't...............................................................
11.He has lived in Ha Noi since he was 12
\(\rightarrow\)He started...........................................................
12.When did you start to listen to classical music
\(\rightarrow\)How long............................................................
13.I saw her 10 years ago
\(\rightarrow\)I haven't................................................................
14.I last met my cousin 3 years ago
\(\rightarrow\)I have.....................................................................
15.They began living in this village 20 years ao
\(\rightarrow\)They have...............................................................
I. Điền Từ thích hợp
Lindsay Lewis (1) with four children. In 1969 he (2) to Cambridge University and (3) a degree in economics. From 1972 to 1978 he taught (4) Jordan, India and Japan. He returns to England (5) research at Bristol University. He has lived for seven years in Fairfield and he is now principal of the technical college in nearby Princeton. He (6) chairman of Fairfield Education Committee in 1985. He was also a member of the Public Health Council for two years. In 1987 he (7) an article about technical colleges. The article won the Howard Hall Prize for the (8) essay on education. He wants (9) education and government health services. His hobbies are swimming, chess and (10) foreign coins.
EXERCISE 1: Use the correct form of verbs in brackets.
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.
EXERCISE 2: Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the given one.
1. Eight years ago we started writing to each other.
A. We have rarely written to each other for eight years.
B. Eight years is a long time for us to write to each other.
C. We wrote to each other eight years ago.
D. We have been writing to each other for eight years.
2. The boy was so lazy that he couldn't stay up late to learn his lessons.
A. The boy was lazy enough not to stay up late to learn his lessons.
B. The boy was too lazy to stay up late to learn his lessons.
C. The boy was lazy enough but he stayed up late to learn his lessons.
D. The boy was lazy enough to stay up late to learn his lessons.
3. My father is tired of seeing any violent films.
A. My father hasn't seen a violent film.
B. My father has enjoyed all the violent films he has ever seen.
C. My father is worried about missing the next violent film.
D. My father never wants to see another violent film.
4. As soon as he waved his hand, she turned away.
A. He saw her turn away and he waved his hand.
B. No sooner had he waved his hand than she turned away.
C. She turned away because he waved his hand too early.
D. Although she turned away, he waved his hand.
5. John wishes he had remembered to send Mary a Christmas card.
A. John regrets not to send Mary a Christmas card.
B. John regrets forgetting not to send Mary a Christmas card.
C. John regrets not remembering sending Mary a Christmas card.
D. John regrets forgetting to send Mary a Christmas card.
6. My father hasn't smoked cigarettes for a month.
A. It's a month since my father last smoked cigarettes.
B. It's a month ago that my father smoked cigarettes.
C. It's a month that my father hasn't smoked cigarettes.
D. It's a cigarette that my father smoked a month ago.
7. Having finished their work, the workers expected to be paid.
A. The workers expected to be paid because they had finished their work.
B. Having their work finishing, the workers expected to be paid.
C. Having expected to be paid, the workers finished their work.
D. Having been finished their work, the workers expected to be paid.
8. Mr. Brown bought this car five years ago.
A. Mr. Brown started to buy this car for five years.
B. It has been five years when Mr. Brown has bought this car.
C. Mr. Brown has had this car for five years .
D. It is five years ago since Mr. Brown has bought this car.
9. John used to write home once a week when he was abroad.
A. John doesn't write home once a week any longer.
B. John enjoyed being written home every week when he was abroad.
C. John never forgot to write a weekly letter home when he was abroad.
D. When he was abroad he remembered to write home every week.
10. I haven't enjoyed myself so much for years.
A. It's years since I enjoyed myself so much.
B. It's years since I have enjoyed myself so much.
C. It was years since I had enjoyed myself so much.
D. It has been years since I have enjoyed myself so much.
1 .I HAVE WORKED AS A VOLUNTEER FOR THREE YEARS
➜I STARTED
2.SHE HAS BEEN A MEMBER OF YHE PEACE CORPS FOR TWO YEARS➜SHE BECAME.....
3. THE LAST TIME HE DONATED BLOOD WAS TEN YEARS AGO➜IS HAS
4.HE STARTED TO WORK FOR THIS NON-PROFIT ORGANISATION FIVE YEARS AGO➜HE HAS
5.HE HAS NEVER HAD SUCH AN INTERESTING EXPERIENCE➜THIS IS
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