1.Steve started working for this company five years ago.

-Steve.................

2.Do you have any experience of driving this kind of car?

-Have..............?

3.Nacy hasn't come here since 1999

-The last time.........

4.We have't gone to a concert for ages

-It's ..............

5.Sarah hasn't seen her friends since she left for the US

-Sarah last............

6.I have never stayed in such an expensive hotel before

-This is.................

7.My father learned to drive when he was sixteen.

-My father has..................

8.The garden still needs digging

-The garden hasn't..............

Rewrite

1.Linda has cooked for five hours.

→Linda began....................................................

2.It's two years since I met him.

→I haven't...................................................

3.I have never met such a famous person before

→It is............................................................

4.I have studied English for seven years

→I started...............................................

5.I have never stayed in such an expensive hotel before

→This is...............................................................

6.Do you have any experience of driving this kind of car?

→Have you..............................................................

7.Sarah hasn't seen her friends since she left for the United States

→Sarah last..........................................................................

1. It is years since we last traveled abroad - We haven't ....

2. I haven't watched TV for a week - The last ....

3. We bought this house 2 years ago - we have ....

4. we have never met him before - it's the ....

5. it started to rain at 2p.m - it has ....

6. when did you start working here ? - how long ....

7. dave has written a composition for 2 hours - dave started ....

8. how long have you been learning english ? - when ....

9. keith started driving a car five years ago - keith has ....

10. this is the first time i have ever eaten this kind of food - i have ....

Rewrite the following sentences 1.Tom began playing the piano 4 years ago. 🡪Tom has…………………………………………………………….. 2. I started cooking for the party 4 hours ago. 🡪I have…………………………………………………………………….. 3. She started working as a secretary 2 years ago. 🡪She………………………………………………………………………….. 4. My father is reading a newspaper. He started 2 hours ago. 🡪My father……………………………………………... 5.My sister began to study English a year ago. 🡪My sister………………………………………….. 6.Scientists began to fight against AIDS in 1980. 🡪Scientists have…………………………………………………... 7.The Browns have lived in London for 20 years. 🡪The Browns began……………………………………………………………. 8. John has worked for this electronics firm since 1999. 🡪John started……………………………………………………….. 9. Women have fought for their rights since the middle of the 20th century. 🡪Women began………………………………………………………….. 10. Jack and Jill have learned to drive for 2 weeks. 🡪Jack and Jill started…………………………………………………………... 1.Tom has not had his hair cut for over 3 months. 🡪It’s………………………………………………………………. 2.M father hasn’t been to Hanoi for 2 years. 🡪It is……………………………………………………………………. 3.I haven’t enjoyed myself so much for years. 🡪It is………………………………………………………………….. 4. I haven’t eaten this kind of food for 2 years. 🡪It is………………………………………………………………... 5.Mary hasn’t rung for hours. 🡪It is………………………………………………………………. 6.We haven’t seen him for 4 years. 🡪It is……………………………………………………………………………. 7.It’s over a year since I last went to see them. 🡪I haven’t………………………………………………………….. 8.It’s more than ten years since I last played football. 🡪I haven’t……………………………………………………………….

Rewrite 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...............................................

I. Rewrite the following sentences, using the words given.

1. We last went to London two years ago.

➞We.....................................................

➞It's..............................................................

➞The last time.........................................................

2. This is the first time I have visited Hanoi

➞ I..................................................................

3. I began learning English five years ago.

➝ I have.............................................................

4. I last saw her in 2010.

➝..............................................................................

5. I haven't eaten this kind of food before

......................................................................

6. I started working for this company a years ago.

...................................................................................

7. I last read that book on November 20^th

........................................................................................

8. I have never eaten with knives and folks before.

.............................................................................................

9. It is 10 years sice I last visited Dalat.

..................................................................................................

10. She hasn't phoned home for two weeks.

................................................................................................

11. Mr. Brown bought this car five years ago

................................................................................

Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first sentence

1.Tom started recycling rubbish two year ago.

Tom has ......................................................

2.We have donated books and clothes for ten years.

We began ......................................................

3.The last time we saw her was on Christmas Day.

We haven't .......................................................

4.I haven't eaten this kind of food here.

This is .......................................................

5.It started raining an hour ago.

It has...........................................................

6.I have studied English for 5 years.

I began.....................................................

7.I last saw him when I was a student.

I haven't...................................................

8.I haven't talked to him for 8 days.

The last.........................................................