He stopped smoking 5 years ago. It means he ___ not smoked for 5 years.
Part VI. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the provided sentence.
34. He last smoked cigarettes three years ago.
-> He hasn’t ____________________________________________.
5. My parents have just bought a new computer.
-> A new computer ___________________________________.
36. Despite working hard, he can’t support his large family.
-> Although________________________________________
37. I don’t have enough time, so I can’t finish my test.
-> If I _________________________________________
38. I applied for the job but was turned down.
-> My ___________________________________________
34. He last smoked cigarettes three years ago.
-> He hasn’t ______smoked cigarettes for 3 years______________________________________.
5. My parents have just bought a new computer.
-> A new computer ___has just been bought bt my parents________________________________.
36. Despite working hard, he can’t support his large family.
-> Although___he worked hard, he can't support his large family_____________________________________
37. I don’t have enough time, so I can’t finish my test.
-> If I ___had enough time, I could finish my test.______________________________________
38. I applied for the job but was turned down.
-> My ___application for the job was turned down.________________________________________
5. Henry________ for 10 years when he finally gave it up.
a. has smoked b. has been smoking
c. had smoked d. had been smoking'
6. Yesterday morning I got up and looked out of the window. The sun was shinning but the ground was very wet. It________
a. rained b. has been raining c. had rained d. had been raining
7. We ________ our examination next month.
a. have b. shall have c. will have had d. will be having
He spend two hours writing the essay
----> It took.....................................
They haven't played chess for a long time
-----> THey stopped......................
He hasn't smoked for 3 years
------> He stopped..............
He spend two hours writing the essay
----> It took........him 2 hours to write the essay.............................
They haven't played chess for a long time
-----> THey stopped........playing chess a long time ago..............
He hasn't smoked for 3 years
------> He stopped..smoking 3 years ago............
Supply the correct word form or tense
1. I really hate ( travel ).............by train
2. We cant avoid ( perform )...........this song tonight
3. It is not easy ( speak )..............English fluently
4. ( walk )..............helps you relax after a hard working day
5. She was sorry for ( be ).............late
6. I like ( go ).................(shop ).............with my mother
7. She would like ( invite )...............some more close friends to her birthday party
8. My father ( stop )................smoking 5 years ago. It means he ( not smoke )...............for 5 years
9. Last summer we ( go )................to Hoi An for a holiday. We ( stay )............here for two weeks
10. Mr. Green is in the garden. He ( water ).............smome young plants
Supply the correct word form or tense
1. I really hate ( travel )......travelling.......by train
2. We cant avoid ( perform )....performing.......this song tonight
3. It is not easy ( speak ).....to speak.........English fluently
4. ( walk )......walking........helps you relax after a hard working day
5. She was sorry for ( be )....being.........late
6. I like ( go )........going.........(shop )........shopping.....with my mother
7. She would like ( invite ).....to invite..........some more close friends to her birthday party
8. My father ( stop ).....stopped...........smoking 5 years ago. It means he ( not smoke )......hasn't smoked.........for 5 years
9. Last summer we ( go )....went............to Hoi An for a holiday. We ( stay ).....stayed.......here for two weeks
10. Mr. Green is in the garden. He ( water )...is watering..........smome young plantsRewrite each of the sentences so that the meaning stays the same
1. I started to write this letter 2 hours ago
- I have WRITTEN THIS LETTER FOR 2 HOURS
2. He started to learn English 2 years ago
- He has............................................
3. She began to work for this compay 2 months ago
- She has..........................................................................
4. They began teaching at this school 2 weeks ago
- They have...............................................
5. He stopped smoking 2 days ago
- He has........................................................
6.She stopped working here last week
- She has..........................................................
7.She started writing novels when she was 15 years old
- he has...............................................................
8. They began to build this hospital last year
- They have......................................................
9. It started to rain yesterday
- It has........................................................
10.We began living here last year
- We have...............................................
Compele the second sentence so that is means the same as the first
1 I have worked as a volunteer for three years ago
I started....................................
2 She has been a member of the Peace Corps for two years
She became ..............................................
3 The last time he donated blood was ten years ago
It thas........................................................................
4 He started work for this non-profit organisation five years ago
He has...........................................................................
5 He has never had such an interesting experience
This is ...........................................................
1 I have worked as a volunteer for three years ago
I started. working as a volunteer for three years ago .
2 She has been a member of the Peace Corps for two years
She became a member of the Peace Corps sice two years
4 He started work for this non-profit organisation five years ago
He has. worked for this non-profit organisation for five a years .
5 He has never had such an interesting experience
This is the first time he has had an enjoyable experience
1. I started working as a volunteer for 5 years.
2. She became a member of the Peace Corps 2 years ago.
3. (Mik ko biết làm)
4. He has worked for this non-profit organization for five years.
5. This is the first time he has had an interesting experience.
3 The last time he donated blood was ten years ago
It thas........................................................................
bạn chép đề sai?!
=>It is ten years since he last donated blood
=>He hasn't donated blood for ten years.
=>HE last donated blood ten years ago
1. We started learning English 4 years ago. → We have………………………………………………………………
2. I last saw her three years ago.
→ It has……..…………………………………………………
3. He began to give up smoking last year.
→ He has…………………………………
4. Loan hasn’t written to you for a month.
→ Loan last……………………………………………
5. Mai has learnt to sing since she was eleven.
→Mai began……………………………………
6. They haven’t produced this kind of toy for a long time.
→ They stopped……………………………………………..
7. The last time we watched TV was 2 hours ago.
→ It is………………………………………………………..
8. I haven’t heard him since August.
→ The last time……………………………………………
9. Mr. Brown stopped teaching English at this school on January 10th .
→ The last time…………………………………………………
10.How long have they done their work?
→ How long is………………………………………………………
11. This is the first time I ate this kind of food.
→ I haven’t ……………………………………………………
12. When did you buy your car?
→ How long have ………………
1. We started learning English 4 years ago. → We have…………learnt English fpr 4 years……………………………………………………
2. I last saw her three years ago.
→ It has……3 years since I last saw her..…………………………………………………
3. He began to give up smoking last year.
→ He has……given up smoking since last year……………………………
4. Loan hasn’t written to you for a month.
→ Loan last……wrote to you a month ago………………………………………
5. Mai has learnt to sing since she was eleven.
→Mai began………learning singing when she was eleven.……………………………
6. They haven’t produced this kind of toy for a long time.
→ They stopped……producing this kind of toy a long time ago ………………………………………..
7. The last time we watched TV was 2 hours ago.
→ It is……2 hours since we last watched TV…………………………………………………..
8. I haven’t heard him since August.
→ The last time……I heard him was in August………………………………………
9. Mr. Brown stopped teaching English at this school on January 10th .
→ The last time……Mr Brown taught English at this school was on January 10th .……………………………………………
10.How long have they done their work?
→ How long is……it since they did their work…………………………………………………
11. This is the first time I ate this kind of food.
→ I haven’t …………eaten this kind of food before…………………………………………
12. When did you buy your car?
→ How long have ……you owned that car…………
1. We started learning English 4 years ago.
→ We have learned English for 4 years.
2. I last saw her three years ago.
→ It has been three years since I last saw her.
3. He began to give up smoking last year.
→ He has not smoked since last year.
4. Loan hasn’t written to you for a month.
→ Loan last wrote to you a month ago.
5. Mai has learnt to sing since she was eleven.
→Mai began to learn to sing when she was 11.
6. They haven’t produced this kind of toy for a long time.
→ They stopped producing this kind of toy a long time ago.
7. The last time we watched TV was 2 hours ago.
→ It is 2 hours since we last watched TV.
8. I haven’t heard him since August.
→ The last time I heard him was in August.
9. Mr. Brown stopped teaching English at this school on January 10th .
→ The last time Mr Brown taught English at this school was on January 10th.
10.How long have they done their work?
→ How long is it since they did their work
11. This is the first time I ate this kind of food.
→ I haven’t never eaten this kind of food before.
12. When did you buy your car?
→ How long have you owned your car?
I. Rewrite the following sentences.
1. Max still plays the violin. He began to play it three years ago.
Max……………………………………………
2. My father stopped smoking when I was ten.
My father has…………………………………
3. Alex hasn’t scored a goal for 3 weeks.
The last time………………………….………
4. She’s never eaten such a delicious cake.
It is the…………………………………………
5. You can’t get to the village in winter because of snow. (access)
There is no……………………………………
6. They managed to finish the project in time for the presentation. (succeeded)
They……………………………………….
7. She started to talk to her friend on the phone at nine o’clock. (SINCE)
She ………………………………………
8. They were in the middle of a discussion when their mother came home.
They were ………………………………
9. He was in the middle of a presentation when there was a power failure.
He was ……………………………………
10. Ann got this painting ten years ago. (HAS)
Ann…………………………………………
11. Bill prefers teaching history to working as a business executive. (would rather)
Bill………………………………………………………………………………………..
12. On a long trip, Susie would rather drive than ride in the back seat. (prefer)
On ……………………………………………………………………………………….
13. My brother prefers playing football to watching it on TV. (BETTER)
……………………………………………………………………………………………..
14. This is the first time my brother has ever tidied his own room. (never)
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
15. The weather was so bad that they cancelled the tennis match. (such)
…………………………………………………………………………………
Rewrite the following sentences.
1. Max still plays the violin. He began to play it three years ago.
Max……………………………………………
2. My father stopped smoking when I was ten.
My father has…………………………………
3. Alex hasn’t scored a goal for 3 weeks.
The last time………………………….………
4. She’s never eaten such a delicious cake.
It is the…………………………………………
5. You can’t get to the village in winter because of snow. (access)
There is no……………………………………
6. They managed to finish the project in time for the presentation. (succeeded)
They……………………………………….
7. She started to talk to her friend on the phone at nine o’clock. (SINCE)
She ………………………………………
8. They were in the middle of a discussion when their mother came home.
They were ………………………………
9. He was in the middle of a presentation when there was a power failure.
He was ……………………………………
10. Ann got this painting ten years ago. (HAS)
Ann…………………………………………
11. Bill prefers teaching history to working as a business executive. (would rather)
Bill………………………………………………………………………………………..
12. On a long trip, Susie would rather drive than ride in the back seat. (prefer)
On ……………………………………………………………………………………….
13. My brother prefers playing football to watching it on TV. (BETTER)
……………………………………………………………………………………………..
14. This is the first time my brother has ever tidied his own room. (never)
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
15. The weather was so bad that they cancelled the tennis match. (such)
…………………………………………………………………………………