III/ rewrite these sentences, using present perfect tense

1. She began to learn English 3 years ago

->she has learned English for 3 years

2. He started playing tennis when he was 6

-> he has played tennis since he was 6

3. He began to work for this company in 2002

-> my brother has worked for this company since 2002

4. He started collecting stamps 4 months ago

-> he has collected stamps for 4 months

5. The last time i saw him was 2 weeks ago

-> i haven't seen him for 2 weeks

6. The last time they visited Hue was in 1999

-> they haven't visited Hue since 1999

7. We last ate in that restaurant in January

-> we haven't eaten in that restaurant since January

8. She last came here 3 months ago

-> she hasn't come here for 3 months

9. It's a long time since i last wrote to her

-> i haven't written to her for a long time

10. It's many years since we last our aunt

-> we haven't met our aunt for many years

III/ rewrite these sentences, using present perfect tense

1. She began to learn English 3 years ago

->she has..learned English for 3 years.

2. He started playing tennis when he was 6

-> he has.played tennis since he was 6.

3. He began to work for this company in 2002

-> my brother has..worked for this company since 2002..

4. He started collecting stamps 4 months ago

-> he has.collected stamps for 4 months..

5. The last time i saw him was 2 weeks ago

-> i haven't.seen him for 2 weeks..

6. The last time they visited Hue was in 1999

-> they haven't.visited Hue since 1999..

7. We last ate in that restaurant in January

-> we haven't .eaten in that restaurant since January..

8. She last came here 3 months ago

-> she hasn't come here for 3 months

9. It's a long time since i last wrote to her

-> i haven't written to her for a long time

10. It's many years since we last our aunt

-> we haven't met our aunt for many years

PRESENT SIMPLE, PAST SIMPLE AND PRESENT PERFECT TENSES. 

I. State what tense is used in each following sentence below.

1. My parents went to Hanoi yesterday.​​​​ PAST SIMPLE 

2. Does your sister always come home late from work?  PRESENT SIMPLE

3. Mrs. Brown usually goes to work by bus. PRESENT SIMPLE

4. Tuan’s father didn’t go to Hanoi yesterday.PAST SIMPLE 

5. Mr. Pike has not finished his work yet. PRESENT PERFECT TENSES

6. Did your parents travel to Hanoi yesterday? PAST SIMPLE 

7. Are you a student at Nguyen Thien Thuat Secondary school? PRESENT SIMPLE

8. I have just bought a new house near here. PRESENT PERFECT TENSES

9. Lan wasn’t at school last Friday. PAST SIMPLE 

10. My sisters don’t come home late from work every day. PRESENT SIMPLE

II. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1. I (get) ………have gotten……….. this toy from my aunt since my birthday.

2. The last time I (go) ……went………….. to HN was in May.

3. Hoa and Linh often (play) …play…………….. badminton after class.

4. I (not see) have not seen……………….. my son for ages. 

5. It (not / rain) ………does not rain……….. in summer. 

6. (have) ……Have they had………….. breakfast every morning? 

7. He (have) ………has……….. a new haircut today. 

8. (be) ……Has Tom been………….. to HN twice? (love) ……Does he love………….. it very much?

9. So far this month there (be) …………have been…………. three robberies in this street.

10. Did your brother (buy) ……buy…………... this motorbike 5 years ago?

III. Choose the best answer and circle the letter A, B, C, or D.
1. When ……………… to Da Lat?

A. did you move​ B. have you moved ​​C. you moved​​ D. has you moved

2. I want to meet him again because the last time I ……………… him was 1 month ago.

A. seen ​​B. have seen​ ​​C. saw​​​ D. see

3. I ……………… hot food before. It is quite strange to me.

A. haven’t try​​ B. haven’t tried​​ C. don’t try​​​ D. didn’t try

4. Tony always ……………… his cousins on Fridays

A. visited​​ B. visits​​​ C. has visited​​ D. visites

5. Maybe she won’t come this afternoon. How long ……………… for her?

A. have you wait​ B. has you waited​​ C. have you waited​​ D. did you wait

6. My sister ……………… To the cinema very often.

A. don’t go​​ B. doesn’t go​​​ C. isn’t go​​​ D. goes not

7. I ……………… her post three times but I still don’t understand what she means.

A. read​​ B. have read​​​ C. reads​​​ D. did read

8. I ……………… his mother since I ……………… 5 years old because she was my neighbour.

A. have known – be ​​B. have known – was​ C. knew – was​ D. knew – were

9. He ……………… do anything to help me.

A. doesn’t do​​ B. isn’t​​​ C. not​​​​ D. doesn’t

10. Linh ……………… Hung 10 months ago.

A. married​​ B. marries​​​ C. has married​​ D. did married

1. My father has  worked for LNP Company for five months.

2. They have taken part in the charity activity since March 8th of 2019.

3. How long have you made friends with your pen pal?

+ I have known him since last Christmas.

4. Farmers have used candles for lighting for long time.

5. Has Miss. Linda driven a car since she was at the age of eighteen? Yes, she has.

6. How long have they advertised this new product ? For a week.

7. Everyone has discussed about the water pollution here since last Monday.

8. He has absented from class for three days.

9. Have you met them in front of Children’s Theater since yesterday morning? 

No, we haven't. We have met them there for three hours.

10. Mai and me have  played the golf since July of 2020.

1.My father began working for LNP Company five months ago.

My father has worked/ has been working for LNP Company for 5 months.

2.They started to take part in the charity activity on March 8th of 2019.

They have taken part in the charity activity since  March 8th of 2019.

3.When did you first make friends with your pen pal ?

How long have you made friends with your pen pal?

+ I have made friends with her/him for 2 months/a long time/ weeks... /since October...

4.Farmers started using candles for lighting long ago.

Farmers have used candles for lighting for (a) long (time). 

5.Did Miss. Linda begin to drive a car when she was at the age of eighteen ?   + Yes, she did.

Has Miss Linda driven a car since eighteen?  +Yes, she has.

 6.When did they start advertising this new product ?        ​+ A week ago.

How long have they advertised this new product?    + A week.

 7.Everyone began discussing about the water pollution here last Monday.

Everyone has discussed the water pollution here since last Monday.

8.He was absent from class three days ago.

He has been absent for 3 days. 

9.Did you first meet them in front of Children’s Theater yesterday morning ?

Have you met them in front of Children’s Theater since yesterday morning?

+No, we didn’t. We met them there three hours ago.

+No, we haven't. We have met them for 3 hours.  

10.Mai and me started to play the golf in July of 2020.

Mai and me have played the golf since July of 2020.

III/ rewrite using present perfect tense

1. She began to learn English 3 years ago

-> she has learnt English for 3 years

2. They started playing tennis when they were 6

-> they have played tennis since they were 6

3. He began to work for this company in 2002

-> my brother has worked for this company since 2002

4. He started collecting stamps 4 months ago

-> he has collected stamps for 4 months

5. The last time i saw him was 2 weeks ago

-> i haven't seen him for 2 weeks

6. The last time he visited Hue was 4 years ago

-> he hasn't visited Hue for 4 years

7. We last ate in that restaurant in January

-> we haven't eaten in that restaurant since January

8. She last came here 3 months ago

-> she hasn't come here for 3 months

9. It is a long time since i last wrote to her

-> i haven't written to her for a long time

10. It is many years since we last met out uncle

-> we haven't met our uncle for many years

11. She last wore this dress at her 14th birthday

-> she hasn't worn this dress since her 14th birthday

12. Alex began to learn Vietnamese last months

-> alex has learnt Vietnamese since last month

13. She last wrote to me 5 months ago

-> she hasn't written to me for 5 months

14. It is over 10 years since we visited Paris

-> we haven't visited Paris for over 10 years

15. The last time i went finishing was in 2004

-> i haven't gone finishing since 2004

Rewrite the sentences using PAST SIMPLE or PRESENT PERFECT TENSE.

1. I moved to Ho Chi Minh city in 2000.

=> I have moved to Ho Chi Minh city since 2000

2. She began to learn English four years ago.

=> She has learnt English for four years

3. They started practicing tennis when they were in high school.

=> They have practised tennis since they were in high school

4. They started to French in 2004.

=> They have learnt French since 2004

5. We began learning English six months ago.

=> We have learnt English for six months

6. When did she begin to work for this company?

=> How long has she worked for this company ?

7. The last time they visited London was two years ago.

=> They haven't visited London for two years

8. He hasn't gone out with her for two years.

=> It's two years since he last went out with her

Rewrite the sentences using PAST SIMPLE or PRESENT PERFECT TENSE.

1. I moved to Ho Chi Minh city in 2000.

=> I have moved to Ho Chi Minh city since 2000..................................................

2. She began to learn English four years ago.

=> She has learned English for four years.................................................

3. They started practicing tennis when they were in high school.

4. They started to French in 2004.

=> They have learned French since 2004...............................

5. We began learning English six months ago.

=> We have learned English for six months .....................................................

6. When did she begin to work for this company?

=> How long has she begun to work for this company .................................................?

7. The last time they visited London was two years ago.

=> They haven't visited London for two years.............................................................

8. He hasn't gone out with her for two years.

=> It's two years since he has gone out with her...........................................................

have been

1. I have been here for two hours.

have been

They have lived there for 2 years 

theystartedtolivetheretwoyearsago 

1 They have started to live there for two years.

1 have visited

2 have they lived - moved

3 has read

4 haven't begun

5 has been

6 called

7 moved

8 have been

9 did you meet

10 spent

11 Have you ever been - haven't been

12 heard

1. have visited

2. have they lived

3. moved

4. has read

5. has been

6. did/call

7. moved

8. has been

9. did you meet

10. spent

11. have you ever been/haven't been

12. heard