18. When did you start working in that factory ?
How long________________________________________________________
19. She started to give up smoking last year.
She____________________________________________________________
20. They have learnt English for ten years .
They started _______________________________________________________
21. An and Ba have worked in that factory since 1990.
An and Ba started __________________________________________________
22. I haven’t written to you for a month.
I last____________________________________________________________
23. How long have you learned French ?
How long ago_____________________________________________________ 24. When did you start to listen to Pop music ?
How long__________________________________________________
25. The last time I ate fish was ten years ago.
I haven’t___________________________________________________
26. The last time I played football was in 1970.
I haven’t_____________________________________________________
27. The last time Lucy wore that dress was at Mary’s wedding.
Lucy hasn’t__________________________________________________
VII. Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown , so the meaning stays the same:
We have learnt English for 4 years.
We ……………………………………………………………
My father started to give up smoking last year.
My father has ………………………………………………………
They have worked in that factory since 2001.
They started ……………………………………………………….
Lan hasn’t written to Maryam for a month.
Lan didn’t ……………………………………………………………
He has lived in Hanoi since he was 12.
He started …………………………………………………………...
I haven’t seen her for a long time.
I didn’t…………………………………………………………………
How long have you learnt English?
How long ago ……………………………………………………….
When did you start to listen classical music?
How long……………………………………………………………..?
I last saw her 10 years ago.
I haven’t ………………………………………………………………
How long have you bought this car?
When did ……………………………………………………………...
He would go hunting when he was in Africa.
He used ……………………………………………………………….
It’s a pity that you aren’t here now.
I wish ………………………………………………………………….
His dog is called Tony.
They …………………………………………………………………..
Tom and Mary have learnt English for 5 years.
It is _______________________________________.
I haven’t eaten this kind of food for 2 years.
It is _______________________________________.
I haven’t seen my form teacher for a year.
It’s ________________________________________.
I haven’t seen that man here before.
It is ________________________________________.
I have never been to a concert before.
It is ________________________________________.
She has never drunk coke before.
It is ________________________________________.
She hasn’t heard from him since 1998.
The last time ________________________________.
It hasn’t rained for 2 weeks.
The last time _________________________________.
Tom began playing the piano 4 years ago.
Tom has _____________________________________.
I started cooking for the party 2 hours ago.
I have ________________________________________.
My sister started living here.
My sister has ___________________________________.
They bought this computer in 2003.
They have _____________________________________.
She put on warm clothes so that she couldn’t catch cold.
She put on warm clothes in ________________________.
“ You ought to learn the lesson carefully at home”.
My teacher said _________________________________.
No one helps me to cook dinner.
I have _________________________________________.
She intents to be home late tonight.
She’s ___________________________________________.
Why don’t you put all chemicals and drugs in locked cupboard.
I think ______________________________________________.
Leaving medicine around the house is unsafe.
It is _________________________________________________.
Mary is too weak to say a word.
Mary isn’t ____________________________________________.
We couldn’t carry this suitcase because it is too heavy.
The suitcase isn’t _______________________________________.
Matches are very dangerous, so children musn’t play with them.
Because _______________________________________________.
Children shouldn’t play in the kitchen.
Children ought __________________________________________.
My father doesn’t smoke any more.
My father used __________________________________________.
Tom often flew a kite when he was young.
Tom used _______________________________________________.
1. She started working as a secretary five years ago
2. Helen started to learn Chinese in 2000.
3. I began to study French when I was six
4. They began living together last month
5. Nicky stopped smoking in 1997.
6. Susan have taken part in this activity
1. He began to give up smoking last year.
-> He has...
2. They begn to live in Ho Chi Minh City in 2000.
-> They have...
3. He started to learn how to play the piano in 2005.
-> He has...
4. When did you start learning English?
-> How long...
5. How long have you learnt English?
-> When...
6. When did you first know Maryam?
-> How long is
7. When did people first use the telephone?
-> How long is...
8. When did you start saving money?
-> How long...
9. The last time i wrote to her was 2 years ago.
-> I haven’t...
10. It hasn’t rained for 2 months.
-> The last time...
11. I last talked to her in 2004.
-> I haven’t...
12. It has been a long time since Lan lelf her school.
-> Lan...
13. He hasn’t written to me for 2 months.
-> it has been...
14. She last heard that song three years ago.
-> It’s three...
15. It’s 2 years since I saw her.
-> I haven’t...
16. It’s ten years since Nam stopped playing the piano.
-> Nam hasn’t...
17. Mary was last seen 20 minutes ago.
-> Mary hasn’t...
18. The last time I saw David was in 1995.
-> I haven’t...
HELP MEEE!!!
Change into passive
1. They will hold the meeting before May Day.
------->The meeting ............
2. Somebody has taken some of my books away
--------> Some of my book .............
3. They have to repair the engine of the car.
-------> The engine of the car ...........
4. They may use this room for the classroom.
---------->This room ...............
5. The teacher is going to tell a story.
------------A story ...........
6. John used to visit his parents at weekends.
----------> His parents ............
7. They use milk for making butter and cheese.
-------->Milk clothing. ............
8. They have provided the victims with food and clothing
-----> The victims ............
9 . People speak English in most every corner of the world .
------>. English ............
10. The students are writing the lesons now .
------> The lesson
11. Her teacher taught her how to apply this theory
------>She ..............
12. Someone will tell him that news.
------> he ..........
EXERCISE: Complete the sentences with "for" or "since":
1. We haven't heard from them _________ ages
2. They waited for you _________ two days
3. They haven't met him _________ he left the room
4. We have bought the new car ________ 1999
5. Haven't you seen him ____________ Christmas?
6. It was not rained __________ May
7. I haven't written to him ________ five months.
8. She has spoken to them _______ this morning
9. We have listened to music ________ 8a.m
10. The house been built __________ last year
EXERCISE: Use simple past or present perfect to complete the following sentences:
1. Her English ( improve) ___________ recently
2. How many pages _________ you (read) _________ so far?
3. We (finish)________ our homework two hour ago
4. __________ you(be)__________ to Rome?
5. I (see)____________ him several times on TV
6. What _______you (do)__________ last night?
7. This is the first time I (visit)______ the city
8. They (buy)__________ the garden some days ago.
9. I (learn)________ English since I (be)__________ 11 years old
10. Be careful! I (just clean)________ the floor
11. The meal (already be)_______ ready
12. I ( never read)________ an interesting story like this before
EXERCISE : Rewrite the following sentences with the words given
l. Minh last wrote to his pen al five months ago
-> Minh hasn't
2. The last time we visited Kuala Lumpur was 3 years ago
-> I haven't
3. When did you study English?
-> How long
4. They began building this house 2 months ago
->They have
5. My father started to work in this factory last week
-> My father has
6. How long has he worked in the garden?
->When
7. How long ago did you learn music?
-> How long have
8. He started living in Ho Chi Minh city when he was 8
-> He has
9. He learnt English when he was 18
-> He has...
10. They have worked in that factory for five years
-> They began
ll. My father stopped smoking two years ago
-> My father hasn't
12. We have learnt English for four years.
-> We started.
13 My father started to give up smoking last year
-> My father has
14. They have worked in that factory since 2001
-> They started.
15. Lan hasn't written to Maryam for a month.
-> Lan didn't.....
16. He has lived in Ha Noi since he was 12.
-> He started.
17. I haven't met her for a long time.
-> I didn't.
18. How long have you leamt French ?
-> How long ago
19. How long have you bought this car -> When did
20. When did you start to listen to classical music ?
->How long
21. I saw her 10 years ago.
-> I haven't
1. The last time I wrote to him was 3 months ago
I haven’t
2. The last time she went to Malaysia was in 1999
She hasn’t
3. The last time she came back home was yesterday
She hasn’t
4. The last time Susan visited Malaysia was twelve years ago
Susan hasn’t
5. I have not smoked since June.
The last time I
6. She has not seen him since last Sunday.
The last time she
7. They haven’t used the phone since yesterday.
The last time they
8. He hasn’t come back to the village when they left school.
The last time he
9.We haven’t met him since 2015.
The last time we
42. I haven’t been to Bristol for 3 years à The last time
43. This little boy hasn’t eaten anything for a week à The last time
44. Alan hasn’t visited his parents for years à The last time
45.I haven’t been to England since 1977à The last time
46. She has left university for 6 months
It’s
47. I haven’t enjoyed myself so much for years
It’s
48. We haven’t heard from her for many years
It has
49. She hasn’t gone out for 3 years.
It has
. Give the correct word formation
1. We have been _____ since we were children. I hope our ______ will last forever. (friend)
2. The baby is sleeping ______________. (peace)
3. She sang the song ______________. (beauty)
4. Her new album is very ______________. (impress)
5. What is the _____________ between living in the city and living in the countryside? (differ)
6. She always does things _______. Things seem go wrong when she touches them. (care)
7. I enjoy a ______________ life in Vietnam. (peace)
8.___________, we visit our relatives and friends on New Year’s Day. (Tradition)
9. They have had a plan to replace the unfashionable vehicles. They hope all means of transportation will be _______________ soon. (modern)
10.She has the ______________ to create new designs for the ao dai. (inspire)
Fill each blank with BUT - SO - HOWEVER - THEREFORE where appropriate:
8.He had written her many times , but she didn’t give any reply , ......... they had been out of touch ever since.
9.We discussed the issue all day, ......................... we couldn’t come to a final conclusion.
10.It started to rain hard , ............................... we decided to stay at home to watch TV.
11.The wind was howling outside, ................................... it was warm and comfortable indoor.
12.The highway was under construction, .............................. we had to take a different route to work.
13. Jackson was going to study all night, ............................ he declined our invitation to dinner.
14,There is still much to discuss . We shall, ........................... , return to this item at our next meeting.
15. The holiday had been a complate disaster. We , ........................ , decide to fly home early if we could..