He's been writing this book for two years.
He's been writing this book for two years.
1 I started doing homework two hours ago. -> I have
2 I started working in this company five years ago. -> I have
3 She started writing this novel 3 months ago. -> She has
4 Lan began playing the piano ten years ago. -> Lan has
5 They started learning English 2 weeks ago. -> They have
6 My sister began teaching English 20 years ago. -> My sister has
7 .It began raining half an hour ago. -> It has
8 They began building this house one month ago. -> They have
9 He started having his breakfast 1 hour ago. -> He has
10 Mr. Ba began talking to our teacher an hour ago. -> Mr. Ba has
1. Mr Pike began to use this dictionary ten years ago.
Mr Pike has................
2. My friends started doing this kind of work five months ago.
My friends..................
3. I started writing this letter two hours ago.
I have..............
4. They began living at 33225 Grand Avenue last September.
They have................
5. My friend started to work at the grocery store in 2009.
My friend.....................
He has never driven another car since he started driving.
=>This is the__________________________________(only)since he started driving.
The last time I watched Tv was a week ago.
=>I__________________________________(for)a week.
We bought this house two years ago
=>We___________________________(had)two years.
1. Ngoc last ate fish five months ago.
=> Ngoc hasn’t _______________________________________________
2. Long last wore jeans in 2004.
=> Long hasn’t _______________________________________________
3. I started writing this book two weeks ago.
=> I have ____________________________________________________
4. We started learning to ride 10 years ago.
=> We have __________________________________________________
5. Minh began to collect stamps in 2000.
=> Minh has __________________________________________________
6. She started to give up smoking last year.
=> She has ___________________________________________________
7. They started learning English ten years ago.
=> They have _________________________________________________
8. Tom and Mary started working in that factory in 1990.
=> Tom and Mary have _________________________________________
1. I started writing this letter two hours ago.
I have............
2. They began living at 33225 Grand Avenue last September.
They have...............
1. They say that John is talented at playing the guitar.
=> It
2. The train couldn't run because of the storm.
=> The storm prevented
3. He started to work for this company two years ago.
=> He has
4. They left quietly so that they wouldn't disturb the meeting.
=> So as
5. Please don't make me annoyed by such silly questions.
=> I'd rather
6. It was a two-hour flight from Ha Noi to Ho Chi Minh City.
=> It took
7. She said " I will leave here tomorrow".
=> She said
8. Could you deliver the goods to my home?
=> Could I have
9. Lan didn't arrive in time to meet him.
=> Lan wasn't early
10. The exercise was so difficult that noone in my class could do it .
=> So
1. This is the first time I had such a delicious meal .
=> I haven't
2. I haven't seen him for 8 days.
=> The last
3. I haven't taken a bath for two days.
=> It is
4.We started learning English fìve years ago.
We have
5. He has not written to me for two years.
The last time
6. She hasn’t had....................................................................................................
7. They last talked to each other two months ago....................................................................................................__________________________
8.The last time she saw her elder sister was in 1999
She hasn’t.......................................................................................___________________________
9. She hasn’t written to me for years
It’s years ....................................................................................................
10 Robert and Catherine have been married for ten years.
It’s ten years ....................................................................................................
Complete each second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.
67. He started to play chess two years ago.
→ He has ..……………………………………….………………………….………….…………..……
68. He likes listening to music better than watching TV after school.
→He prefers ……………………………………………………………………………………………………
69. Phong was a quicker walker than his friends.
→ Phong walked…………………………………………………………………………………………..
70. She didn’t go to school this morning because she was tired.
→ Because of………………………………………….……………………………………………….
Rearrange the words to make complete sentences
71. first / farm work / trip / countryside / I / had / experience / my / of / on/ the / a / to.
=> ……………………………………………………………………………………..………….
72. teenagers /on /Nowadays / more / past / rely / the / than / technology / in.
=> ………………………………………………………………………………………………….
Write questions for the underlined parts in the following sentences.
73. The Tay people have the second largest population in Viet Nam.
=> ……………………………………………………………………………………..………….
74. The Yao people are famous for their elaborate costumes.
=> ……………………………………………………………………………………..………….
Rewrite the following sentences based on the given words.
75. In my family, all of the children have to get up before 6 a.m. and do exercises. (obliged)
→ …………………………….........................................................................................................
76. Students have to book in advance to use computers at the school library. (necessary)
→ …………………………….........................................................................................................
77. In most of the temples and pagodas in Vietnam, you have to take off your shoes when going inside the main worship areas. (allowed)
→ …………………………….........................................................................................................
78. To visit Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, people must hand in their identity cards. (obliged)
→ …………………………….........................................................................................................
79. In Vietnam, people must drive on the right of the road. (can’t)
→ …………………………….........................................................................................................
80. I am very interested in the Giong festival. I have never participated in the Giong festival. (although)
→ …………………………….........................................................................................................
· It __________(rain) a lot yesterday evening, so I ________(get) wet.
· I _____________(just/finish) writing this book . I feel very happy.
· Yesterday, John (go) ______________to the store before he (go) ____home.
· He has written the report for three days. He ________________(write) its conclusion now.
· Peter and I _____________(be) in front of the computer since 7 o’clock.
· She used to be a winner. She __________(win) the first prize five years ago.
· We ____________(fly) to New York since last summer.
· Before I (watch) __________TV, I (do) ________________ my homework.
· She ________(like) cooking. She ____________(cook) now.
· She ______________(learn) piano for three months.
· I ______________(receive) a letter from my old friend last week.
· She _________(wash) cloth twice a week.
· We ____________(do) exercise 2A on page 20 right now.
· Look! It ______________(rain) heavily.
· . After they (go)____________,I (sit) _________ down and (rest)________.
· They _______________(watch) TV at 4:00 p.m yesterday.
· He _________(open) the door, __________(enter) the room, and _________(break) something.
· After I (wash)______________my clothes, I (sleep) ___________
· The earthquake ______________(happen) while we ______________(sleep)
· He _________(write) the textbook, when we ____________(have) a headache.
· They ____________(live) in the countryside for 15 years.
· I _____________(play) guitar since I was a boy.
· If I (not work) _______________ at night, I would have attended the evening classes.
· I ___________(be) there tomorrow morning.
· We ___________(return) from New York by train.
· He ___________(listen) to romantic music at the moment.
· If you visit me tomorrow, I ___________(give) ou a small present.
· No sooner (have)_________I (watch)____________TV than the phone rang.
· They ___________(look) at the pictures when I ____________(break) the glass.
· We ____________(study) when she ___________(call) her children.
· He told me he (not/eat)_____________________ such kind of food before.