1.This is my house . - How long have you (live)lived here?-I (live)have lived here since 1986.

2.He (live)lived in London for two years and then (go)went to Edinburgh/

3.I (read) read this book when I was at school and I (enjoy)enjoyed it very much .

4.The play has just (begin)begun You are a little late.

5.We (miss)have missed the bus.Now we 'll have to walk.

6.Why do you look so sad ? -I (lose)have lost my English book.

7  Have you (ever/visit)ever visited Ha Long Bay? - Yes, I (go)went there last summer.

8.How long have you (be)been out for work ?

-I'm not out of work now.I have just (start)started a new job.

9.They (not/speak)haven't spoken to each other since they (quarrel)quarreled

10.I don't watch that movie because I (see)have seen it three times.

11.Ann: Hello , Jack . I (not see)haven't seen you for ages

.Where have you(be)been? 

 Jack :I (be)was in Switzerland.   

Ann: Did you (have)have a good time in Switzerland?

How long have you (be)been there?

1. Last month our class (go) _wwent____ on a field trip with our teacher. We (not have) ___haven't had__ another field trip since then.

2. I (use to/ live) ___used to lived__ with my grandmother until I (be) ___was__ 18. Since then, I (meet) ___haven't met__ my grandmother again.

3. My mother(work) __had worked___ as a teacher in the local high school for 20 years before ger retirement.

4. The last time we (have) _had____ dinner togerther was 2 weeks ago.

5. My uncle (meet) __hasn't met___ his family since he (go) _went____ on a business trip last month. 

6. Your friend Sarah (just/ phone) __has just phoned___ you. She (say) ___said__ sorry bacause she (can/ come) __couldn't come___ to your party.

7. So far, I (already/ read) ___have already read__ 11 different books. My most favourite book is "Paper towns" by John Green. I (finish) _finished____ reading it last weekend.

8. Last night I (feel) ____didn't feel_ well, so my father (take) __took___ me to hospital. I (be) ____haven't been_ out of hospital yet.

I.       Put in the present perfect or past simple of the verbs in brackets.

1.      I ______have had_________ (have) these shoes since my eighteen birthday.

2.      We ________have lived_______ (live) in Newcastle for three years now and like it a lot.

3.      The last time I _______went________ (go) to Brighton was in August.

4.      When my parents were on holiday, I __________stayed_____ (stay) with my grandparents for two weeks.

5.      I ________haven't seen_______ (not see) Rachel for ages. She _________hasn't visited______ (not visit) us since July.

6.      Martin ______has been_________ (be) to Greek five times. He loves the place.

7.      I _______have worked________ (work) for a computer company for a year. That was after college.

8.      We ______moved________ (move) here in 1993. We _________have been_____ (be) here for a long time now.

9.      It isn’t a very good party. Most people ________have already gone_______ (already / go) home.

10.  It was so hot today that I ________wore_______ (wear) shorts and a T-shirt at work.

11.  My wife and I ______have moved________ (move) three times since we _____got_________ (get) married.

12.  So far this week there ______have been_________ (be) three burglaries in our street.

13.  When I was younger I _______played________ (play) badminton for my local team.

14.  In the past few years, it ________has become_______ (become) more and more difficult to get into university.

15.  This book is so long that I _______haven't finished________ (not finish) it yet.

Simple past- present perfect- past perfect
1. When I(arrive)..........ARRIVED...................... home last night, I discovered that Jane(prepare)..........WAS PREPARING................. a beautiful candle- lit dinner
2. Since I began I(perform)......PERFORMING......................................... in two days, a television commercial and a TV drama. However, I(speak, never even).......HAVE NEVER SPOKEN................................... publicly before I came to Hollywood in 1985
3. By the time I got to the office, the meeting(begin, already)..........WOULD HAVE ALREADY BEGUN............................. without me. My boss(be)......WAS........................... furious with me and I(be)..........................WAS................ fired
4. When I(turn)..............TURNED.......................... the radio on yesterday. I(hear)..........HEARD............................. a song that was popular when I was in high school I(hear, not)..............................HAVE HEARD..................... the song in year, and it(bring)............BROUGHT.......................... back some great memories
5. Last week, I(run)...................RAN................. into an ex- girld friend of mine. We (see, not)......................HAVEN'T SEEN...................... each other in years, and both of us(change)...........HAS CHANGED....................... that I(ask).............ASKED......................... her out on a date. We are getting together tonight for dinner
6. Jane sent a letter to her university after she(receive)..........HAD RECEIVED.................................. her scholarship
7. John(live)............................HAS LIVED.............. in Miama for one year when his parents came to visit

1 received

2 have lived

3 has worked

4 has done

5 Did they put

6 has studied

7 have been

8 has been

9 came''

10 has learnt

Exercise 4: Put the verbs in brackets: past simple or present perfect.

1. I (receive) RECEIVED  a letter just a few minutes ago.

2. They (live) HAVE LIVED in London since 1980.

3. Linda is working in this department. She (work) HAS WORKED here for two years.

4. Up to present, John (do) HAS DONE good work in the class.

5. (they/ put) DID THEY PUT their book on my desk last night?

6. He (study) HAS STUDIED English at this school for six weeks up to now.

7. Nobody lives in those houses. They (be) HAVE BEEN empty for many years.

8. Cindy is in her office. She (be) HAS BEEN  there since 7 o’clock.

9. My sister (come) CAME to see me last night.

10. My friend George is learning Japanese. He (learn) HAS LEARNED it for six months

Past simple tense
1. Bill ...was. ( be ) born in 1980
2. They ..built.. ( build ) this house 2 years ago
3. Lan and Hoa ..didn't go.. ( not/ go ) to school yesterday
4. Mai ..left.. ( leave ) school last years
5. ..Did you visit.. ( you/ visit ) your grandmother last night ?
6. What .did he buy... ( he/ buy ) last week ?

ll. Present perfect tense
1. They (not speak) haven't spoken… to each other since they quarelled.
2. I wonder where he (live) has lived… since then.
3. You have already (drink)drunk… three cups of tea since I sat here.
4. I (wait) …have waited here for her since 7 o’clock and she (not come) hasn't come… yet.
5. John (do) has done… his homework already.
6. We (go) have gone… on a picnic in the countryside several time before.
7. I (not see) …haven't seen him today.
8. How much have you (pay) …paid for it?
9. Has She (feed) …fed the cat yet?
10. have They (do) done… their homework?
11. have You (find) found… your book?
12. have You (be) …been here before?
13. She (use) …has used this car for 5 years.
14. Someone (take) has taken… my bike.
15. He isn’t here. He (go) has gone… to Canada.
16. He (lose) has lost… his key.
17. I (not work) haven't worked… since last week.
18. We (buy) …have bought a new lamp.
19. We ( not/ plan ) haven't planned… our holiday yet/
20. Where (be/ you) have you been…?

lll. Past simple or present prefect tense
1. We (study) have studied… a very hard lesson the day before yesterday.
2. We (study) have studied… almost every lesson in this book so far
3. We (watch, never) have never watched… that television program.
4. We (watch) …watched an interesting program on TV last night.
5. My wife and I (travel) …have travelled by air many times.
6. My wife and I (travel) traveled… to Mexico by air last summer vacation.
7. I (read) have read… that novel by Hemingway several times before.
8. I (not see) …haven't seen him for three weeks. I wonder where he is.

9. The concert (begin) has begun… at 2.30 and (last) has lasted… for two hours. Everyone (enjoy) enjoyed… it very
much.
10. The play (just, begin) has just begun… . You’re a little late
11. Mr. Count (work) has worked… as a cashier for 25 years. Then he (retire) retired… and (go) went… to live in the
countryside.
12. We (miss) have missed… the bus. Now we have to walk.
13. I (not, see) haven't seen… him since last Monday.
14. I (never, read)have never read… such an interesting story in my life.
15. How many films did you (see) see… this month?
16. His health (improve) …has improved since he (leave) left… India.

1. The last time she taught English me was 5 months ago.
=>.....She hasn't taught me E for 5 months.........
2. It is a long time since we last met.
=>............We haven't met for a long time.............
3. When did you have it?
=> .....How long have you had it?......
4. This is the first time I had such a delicious meal
=> ....I haven't ever eaten such a delicous meal before....
5. I haven't taken a bath since Monday
=> ..It Monday since I took a bath...
6. It's 2 years since I had an opportunity to work in this factory.
=> ....I haven't had an opportunity to work in this factory for 2 years..........

7. It's 2 months since he earned any money
=> ....He hasn't earned any money for 2 months....
8. He last shaved the day before yesterday
=> .........It's the day before yesterday since she last shaved......
9. I last drank champagne at my brother's wedding
=> .......I haven't drunk champagne since my brother's wedding.........
10. It's 2 years since I was last in Rome 
=>...... I haven't been in Rome for 2 years....................
11. I saw Tom last on his wedding day 
=>......I haven't seen Tom since his wedding day...........
12. I last ate raw fish when I was in Japan
=>....... I haven't eaten fish since I was in Japan..............

The present perfect and the simple past

Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect or the simple past tense.

1 This is my house. ~How long have you (live)lived here? ~ I have lived(live) here since 1970.

2 He (live)has lived in London for two years and then (go)went to Edinburgh.

5 Shakespeare (write)wrote a lot of plays.

6 My brother (write)has written several plays. He has just (finish)finished his second tragedy.

7 I (fly)flew over Loch Ness last week. ~Did You (see)see the Loch Ness monster?

8 I (not see)haven't seen him for three years. I wonder where he is.

9 He (not smoke)hasn't smoked for two weeks. He is trying to give it up.

10 Chopin (compose)composed some of his music in Majorca.

11 When did he (arrive)arrive? ~ He (arrive)arrived at 2.00.

12 Had You (lock)locked the door before you left the house?

13 I (read)read his books when I was at school. I (enjoy)enjoyed them very much.

14 I can't go out because I (not finish)haven't finished my work.

15 I have never (drink)drunk whisky. ~Well, have some now.

16 I (write)wrote the letter but I can't find a stamp.

17 The clock is slow. ~It isn't slow, it (stop)stopped.

18 Here are your shoes; I have just (clean)cleaned them.

19 I (leave)left home at 8.00 and (get)got here at 12.00.

20 I (do)did this sort of work when I (be)was an apprentice.

21 He has just (go)gone out.

22 He (go)went out ten minutes ago.

23 Have you (have)had breakfast yet? ~ Yes, I (have)have had it at 7.00.

1 This is my house. ~How long have you (live) lived here? ~ I (live)have lived here since 1970.

2 He (live)has lived in London for two years and then (go)went to Edinburgh.

5 Shakespeare (write)wrote a lot of plays.

6 My brother (write)has written several plays. He has just (finish)finished his second tragedy.

7 I (fly)flew over Loch Ness last week. ~did You (see)see the Loch Ness monster?

8 I (not see)haven't seen him for three years. I wonder where he is.

9 He (not smoke)hasn't smoked for two weeks. He is trying to give it up.

10 Chopin (compose)composed some of his music in Majorca.

Có làm thì mới có ăn

1.haven’t met

2.went

3.have lived

4.fell