Rewrite following sentences with the works given:

1. He learnt English when he was 18

He has.....................................................

2. They have worked in that factoryfor five years.

They began..............................................

3. We have learnt English for four years.

We started..............................................

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

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

5. They have worked in that factory since 2001.

They started................................................

6. Lan hasn' t written to Maryam for a month

Lan didn't....................................................

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……………………………………………………………….

VI. Rewrite so that the second sentence means nearly exactly the same as the first one.
We have learnt English for 4 years.
We started
My father started to give up smoking last year.
My father has
They have worked in that factory since 2001.
They started
Lan hasn’t written to Maryam for a month.
Lan didn’t
Ha has lived in Hanoi since he was 12.
He started
I haven’t seen her for a long time.
I didn’t
How long have you learnt French?
How long ago
When did you start to listen to classical music?
How long
I last saw her 10 years ago.
I haven’t
How long have you bought this car?
When did

VII. Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown , so the meaning stays the same:

We have learnt English for 4 years.

We ……………………………………………………………

My father started to give up smoking last year.

My father has ………………………………………………………

They have worked in that factory since 2001.

They started ……………………………………………………….

Lan hasn’t written to Maryam for a month.

Lan didn’t ……………………………………………………………

He has lived in Hanoi since he was 12.

He started …………………………………………………………...

I haven’t seen her for a long time.

I didn’t…………………………………………………………………

How long have you learnt English?

How long ago ……………………………………………………….

When did you start to listen classical music?

How long……………………………………………………………..?

I last saw her 10 years ago.

I haven’t ………………………………………………………………

How long have you bought this car?

When did ……………………………………………………………...

He would go hunting when he was in Africa.

He used ……………………………………………………………….

It’s a pity that you aren’t here now.

I wish ………………………………………………………………….

His dog is called Tony.

They …………………………………………………………………..

Tom and Mary have learnt English for 5 years.

It is _______________________________________.

I haven’t eaten this kind of food for 2 years.

It is _______________________________________.

I haven’t seen my form teacher for a year.

It’s ________________________________________.

I haven’t seen that man here before.

It is ________________________________________.

I have never been to a concert before.

It is ________________________________________.

She has never drunk coke before.

It is ________________________________________.

She hasn’t heard from him since 1998.

The last time ________________________________.

It hasn’t rained for 2 weeks.

The last time _________________________________.

Tom began playing the piano 4 years ago.

Tom has _____________________________________.

I started cooking for the party 2 hours ago.

I have ________________________________________.

My sister started living here.

My sister has ___________________________________.

They bought this computer in 2003.

They have _____________________________________.

She put on warm clothes so that she couldn’t catch cold.

She put on warm clothes in ________________________.

“ You ought to learn the lesson carefully at home”.

My teacher said _________________________________.

No one helps me to cook dinner.

I have _________________________________________.

She intents to be home late tonight.

She’s ___________________________________________.

Why don’t you put all chemicals and drugs in locked cupboard.

I think ______________________________________________.

Leaving medicine around the house is unsafe.

It is _________________________________________________.

Mary is too weak to say a word.

Mary isn’t ____________________________________________.

We couldn’t carry this suitcase because it is too heavy.

The suitcase isn’t _______________________________________.

Matches are very dangerous, so children musn’t play with them.

Because _______________________________________________.

Children shouldn’t play in the kitchen.

Children ought __________________________________________.

My father doesn’t smoke any more.

My father used __________________________________________.

Tom often flew a kite when he was young.

Tom used _______________________________________________.

choose the sentence that has the same meaning as the original one .

1 we have learnt E for 5 years .

A.We have started to learn English 5 years ago B.We have started to learn English 5 years .

C.We started to learn English 5 years . D .We started to learn English 5 years ago .

2,he did all his homework and then he went home .

A. After he was doing his homework, he went home . B. After he did his homework, he went home .

C. After he had done his homework, he had gone home . D.After he had done his homework, he went home . 3,we usually have E lessons every Monday and Thursday.

A. We usually have English lesson twice a week. B. We usually have English lessons twice week.

C. We usually have English lessons twice a week. D. We usually have English lesson once a week.

4,I am a student at Nguyen Du hight school.

A.I study at Nguyen Du high school B. I teach at Nguyen Du high school.

C. I work at Nguyen Du high school. D.I lecture at Nguyen Du high school

Rewrite the sentences

1. We haven't been to the concert for over a year

=>> The last time....................................

2. We last saw our grandparents 2 years ago

=>> We haven't............................................

3. I have never read such a romatic story

=>> This is............................................

4. It's nearly twenty years since my father saw my uncle

=>> My father.........................................................

5. The last time we went to a cinema was two years ago

=>> We haven't..........................................................

6. The last time we saw him was on Monday

=>> We..................................................

7. John hasn't had his hair cut for over six months

=>> John last.............................................................

=>> It's........................................................................

8. How long have you studied medicine ?

=>> When...................................................

9. We moved to this area 10 years ago

=>> We have..................................................

10. How long it is since you late saw Mary?

=>> How long .........................................

11. My father stopped smoking last year

=>> My father.................................................

12. How long have you been teaching at this school

=>> When...........................................

13. We have learnt English for 4 years

=>> We started...................................................

14. My father started to give up smoking last year

=>> My father has................................................

15. They have worked in that factory since 2001

=>> Thay started.................................................

1. She started to play the piano ten years ago. " She has .......................................................................

2. We have learnt English for 4 years.            "We started ..................................................................

3. My father  started to give up smoking last year.  " My father has ...................................................

4. They have worked in that factory since 2001. " They started .........................................................

5. Lan hasn’t written to Maryam for a month.           " Lan .................................................................

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

7. I haven^,t seen her for a long time.   " I didn^,t....................................................................................

8. We began learning French 5 years ago. " We have ............................................................................

9. She started working in this school 5 years ago. " She has ....................................................................

10. I began to study English 3 years ago. " I have .....................................................................................

11. Mai last wrote to her pen pal two weeks ago. " Mai hasn^,t ..................................................................

12. They last saw him 3 days ago " They haven^,t .....................................................................................

13. I have done this job for a year.                 " It^,s ..........................................................................

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