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……………………………………………………………….

1.Melinda began learning to play the violin ten years ago.

 Melinda has ____________________________________________.

2.My father started to give up smoking last year.  

 My father has ___________________________________________.

3.I last saw her 10 years ago. 

 I haven’t _______________________________________________.

4.When did you start learning English? 

 How long ______________________________________________.

5.She last talked to him 2 weeks ago.  

 She hasn’t _____________________________________________.

6.He has lived in Hanoi since he was 12. 

 He started _____________________________________________.

7.Lan hasn’t written to Maryam for a month. 

 Lan didn’t ______________________________________________.

8.He last painted his house 5 years ago. 

 He has_________________________________________________.

9.When did you first know this bamboo forest? 

  How long ______________________________________________.

10.She first moved into that house in 1989. 

   She has _______________________________________________.

11.She began to work for this company in 1989. 

 She has_________________________________________________.

12.Nga last phoned me on my 25th birthday. 

 Nga hasn’t ______________________________________________.

13.I haven’t seen him since he was a child.

The last time _____________________________________________.

14.She started working as a secretary 4 years ago.

She has _________________________________________________.

15.Harriet and Gladys started working here two weeks ago.

Harriet and Gladys _________________________________________.

16.Is this the first time you have been to Thailand?

Have you ________________________________________________.

17. He started learning French two years ago. 

  He has _________________________________________________. 

18.They stopped meeting each other two weeks ago.

They last__________________________________________________.

19.He stopped eating 24 hours ago. 

The last time_______________________________________________.

20.You began to help my son with his English last year. 

You have _________________________________________________.

21. I last saw him when he graduated from university.

 I haven’t _________________________________________________.

22.When did they start wearing this uniform?

 How long_________________________________________________.

23.He hasn’t met her for over 15 years.

 It’s ______________________________________________________.

24.Ba can’t talk to foreigners because he doesn’t understand what they say.

 I wish ____________________________________________________.

25. We started learning English four years ago.

 We have  _________________________________________________.  

26.She began playing the piano six years ago.

  She has ____________¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬______________________________________.

27.The last time they played tennis was two years ago.

 They haven’t _______________________________________________.

28.They stopped going out with each other two years ago.

They haven’t   _______________________________________________.

1.     Mr Pike began to use this dictionary ten years ago.

 Mr Pike has................

2.     My friends started doing this kind of work five months ago.

My friends..................

3.     I started writing this letter two hours ago.

I have..............

4.     They began living at 33225 Grand Avenue last September.

They have................

5.     My friend started to work at the grocery store in 2009.

My friend.....................

1/They've been living here for 6 years now

- They started..........

2/ John and Mary moved to Edinburgh 20 years ago

- John and Mary have been......

3/ The man hasn't visited me for a long time

- It is ..........

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

- The man last .........

4/ My teacher last went to the cinema last month

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

- My teacher hasn't .............

5/ I started learning English when I was 10

- I have.............

6/ Mỹ son has been living here since last summer

- My son came..........

7/ The boy has studied here for 3 years

- The boy began.........

8/ I haven't decorated my room since you visited me

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

- I last.........

9/ I haven't met my father since 9

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

- I last..........

10/ The worker began to work here on Monday

- Thể worker has been .....

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

1.“You’d better not lend that man any more money, Mary” said John.

A. John advised Mary not to lend that man any more money.

B. John advised Mary to lend that man any more money.

C. John advised Mary not to borrow that man any more money.

D. John advised Mary to borrow that man any more money.

2.Let’s put garbage bins around the school yard.

A. She told me put garbage bins around the school yard. B. Garbage bins should put around the school yard.

C. Garbage bins are put around the school yard. D. I suggest putting garbage bins around the school yard.

3.“Would you like to come to my house for lunch?” she said to me.

A. She asked me to come to her house for lunch. B. She invited me to come to her house for lunch.

C. She told me to come to my house for lunch. D. She invited me to come to my house for lunch.

4. She started learning English two years ago.

A. She has not learnt English before. B. She has started learning English for two years.

C. She has learnt English for two years. D. She has learnt English since two years.

5.My uncle gave up smoking two months ago.

A. My uncle hasn’t smoked for two months. B. The last time my uncle has smoked was two months ago.

C. My uncle hasn’t smoked two months ago. D. My uncle last gave up smoking two months ago.

6. They have worked for this company for five years.

A. They began working for this company five years ago.

B. They haven’t worked for this company for five years.

C. It is five years since they have worked for this company

D. It is the first time they have worked for this company.

7. He last visited the Temple of Literature three months ago.

A. He hasn’t visited the Temple of Literature for three months.

B. He hasn’t visited the Temple of Literature since three months.

C. He didn’t visit the Temple of Literature for three months.

D. His visit to the Temple of Literature lasted three months.

8. Nobody has ever treated me with such kindness.

A. I have never been treated with such kindness. B. I haven’t treated with such kindness.

C. Have never I treated with such kindness. D. I have ever been treated with such kindness.

9. He hasn’t visited his home village for over two years.

A. The last time he visited his home village was over two years ago.

B. He will visit his home village in over two years.

C. His visit to his home village lasted over two years.

D. Over two years ago, he often visited his home village.

10.We haven’t visited our grandparents for two months

A. we visited our grandparents since two months.

B. The last time we visited our grandparents was two months ago.

C. The last time we visited our grandparents was for two months.