1 It has been three weeks since she last went out with him.

2 It has been two minutes since she stopped writing the letter.

2. Nam has fixed his bike for 20 minutes

3. How long have you collected stamps?

4. They started to learn Japan 3 months ago.

2. Nam began to fix his bike 20 minutes ago.

è Nam _____have fixed his bike for 20 minutes _________

3. When did you begin collecting stamps ?

è How long _____have you collected stamps_____________________ ?

4. They have learnt Japan for three months.

è They started ____learning Japanese 3 months ago __________

31. How long is it since you last wrote to your parents?

→ When ______did you last write to your parents?_______________________________________________________

32. I started writing this letter two hours ago.

→ I have ______written this letter for 2 hours_______________________________________________________

33. This is Sally’s first visit to this museum.

→ This is the first time _____Sally has visited this museum______________________________________________

34. The last time I went to England was seven months ago.

→ I have _______not been to England for 7 months______________________________________________________

35. How long is it since you left school?

→ When did ____you leave school?______________________________________________________

36. She has visited her hometown for almost twenty years

→ It’s ____been 20 years since she last visited her hometown____________________________________________________________

37. He hasn’t had a good time with his friends for a long time.

→ The last time ______he had a good time with his friends was a long time ago__________________________________________________

38. They last went out for dinner together many years ago.

→ They have _______not gone out for dinner for many years___________________________________________________

39. My mother started teaching in this school when she left university.

→ My mother has _______taught in this school since she left university_______________________________________________

40. I went to class late again this morning and this is the third time of this month.

→ This is _______the third time of this month that went to class late______________________________________________________

41. Lan is the best student in her class.

→ Nobody ________in Lan's class is better than she is__________________________________________________________

42. Henry doesn’t play tennis as well as he used to.

® Henry used ______to play tennis better than he does now_________________________________________________________

43. It’s time for the students of grade 9 to study hard.

→ It’s time the ___students of grade 9 studied hard.______________________________________________________

44. Nam’s parents expect him to pass the entrance exam to the gifted school of the city.

→ Nam’s parents would rather ___he passed the entrance exam to the gifted school of the city._________________________________________

45. Mountains and rivers often inspire musicians.

→ Musicians often take ______inspiration from mountains and rivers____________________________________________

1.    I have never seen a dirtier-looking dog.

ð  This is __the first time I have seen such a dirty-looking dog.______________

2.    Mary rang hours and hours ago.

ð  It it hours __and hours since Mary rang_____

3.    It is ages since Alan visited his parents.

ð  Alan _has not visited his parents for ages________

4.    John has not had his hair cut for over six months.

ð  It is _six months since John had his hair cut____

5.    I have never read such a romantic story.

ð  This is the most __romantic story I have ever read_____

6.    They had never had such a cold winter.

ð  It was the __coldest winter they have ever had______

7.    You will never meet anyone more dangerous than Mrs Jones.

ð  Mr. Jones is the most __dangerous person you will meet____

8.    Man has never had such efficient servants as computer.

ð  Computer is the most ___efficient servant that man has ever had___

9.    I haven't played football since 2000.

ð  The last time __I played football was in 2000____

10.                   I haven't been to HCM city for 2 years.

It is 2 years since I was to HCMC

1. I started writing this letter two hours ago

-> I have ___written this letter for two hours____

2. My father stopped drinking wine last year

-> My father hasn't ___drunk wine since last year_____

3. The last time she went out with him was three weeks ago

-> She hasn't ___gone ount with him for three weeks____

4. It's two years since he last saw Mrs. Green

-> He hasn't ___seen Mrs Green for two years____

5. She last read a newspaper at the end of the month

-> She hasn't ___read a newspaper since the end of the month___

6. They began to live on Doc Lap street two weeks ago

-> They have __lived on DocLap Street for two weeks___

7. My friend last worked at this grocery store in 2005

-> My friend hasn't __worked at this grocey store since 2005____

8. Dick and Kate began teaching at that school in 1998

-> Dick and Kate have ___taught at that school since 1998___

9. We started to study Math at seven o'clock

-> We have ___studied Math since seven o'clock__

10. It's a long time since I last played badminton

-> I haven't ____played badminton for a long time___

Quá khứ / hiện tại hoàn thành :

1. I started writing this letter two hours ago

-> I have ___WRITTEN THIS LETTER FOR 2 HOURS____

2. My father stopped drinking wine last year

-> My father hasn't ___CRUNK WIN SINCE LAST YEAR_____

3. The last time she went out with him was three weeks ago

-> She hasn't ____GONE OUT WITH HIM FOR 3 WEEKS___

4. It's two years since he last saw Mrs. Green

-> He hasn't __SEEN MRS GREEN FOR 2 YEARS_____

5. She last read a newspaper at the end of the month

-> She hasn't ___READ A NEWSPAPERR SINCE THE END OF THE MONTH___

6. They began to live on Doc Lap street two weeks ago

-> They have _LIVED ON DOC LAP STREET FOR 2 WEEKS____

7. My friend last worked at this grocery store in 2005

-> My friend hasn't __WORKED AT THIS GROCERY SINCE 2005____

8. Dick and Kate began teaching at that school in 1998

-> Dick and Kate have _TAUGHT AT THAT SCHOOL SINCE 1998_____

9. We started to study Math at seven o'clock

-> We have __STUDIED MATH SINCE 7 O'CLOCK___

10. It's a long time since I last played badminton

-> I haven't __PLAYED BADMINTON FOR A LONG TIME_____

Quá khứ / hiện tại hoàn thành :

1. I started writing this letter two hours ago

-> I have ___written this letter for two hours____

2. My father stopped drinking wine last year

-> My father hasn't ___drunk wine since last year. _____

3. The last time she went out with him was three weeks ago

-> She hasn't ___gone out with him for three weeks.____

4. It's two years since he last saw Mrs. Green

-> He hasn't ___seen Mrs Green for two years.____

5. She last read a newspaper at the end of the month

-> She hasn't ___read a newspaper since at the end of the month.___

6. They began to live on Doc Lap street two weeks ago

-> They have ___lived on Doc Lap Street for two weeks.__

7. My friend last worked at this grocery store in 2005

-> My friend hasn't __worked at this grocery store since 2005.____

8. Dick and Kate began teaching at that school in 1998

-> Dick and Kate have ___taught at that school since 1998.___

9. We started to study Math at seven o'clock

-> We have __studied Math since seven o'clock.___

10. It's a long time since I last played badminton

-> I haven't ___played badminton for a long time.____

Bài 1: Chia động từ trong ngoặc ở thì quá khứ đơn hoặc quá khứ hoàn thành

1. After I ______had post_____ the letter, I ____realised________ that I _______had written__________

the wrong address on it. (POST, REALISE, WRITE)

2. John asked me where I _____had been_____________ the day before. (BE)

3. At this time yesterday, we _______had already walked_______________ for 6 km. (ALREADY WALK)

4. When I ______was walking________ through the streets of Madrid, I _________thought______ about the magnificent time I ______had spent__________ there as a student. (WALK, THINK, SPEND)

5. It was the first time that she ________has invited__________ me to dinner. (INVITE)

6. As soon as the maid ______had finished_____________ scrubbing the kitchen floor, she _______started______

working in the garden. (FINISH, START)

7. We started to worry about Jimmy because we ________had called________ him all afternoon.

(CALL)

8. They ______had already made______ their way out of town before the sun ________rose_______.

(ALREADY MAKE, RISE)

9. We ________had driven_______ for two hours when we finally got to our hotel. (DRIVE)

10. When I ________arrived________ home, I saw that the children __________had left_____.

(ARRIVE, LEAVE)

Bài 2: Hoàn thành đoạn văn sau bằng cách chia động từ ở chỗ trống

Until a few years ago, no one 1.. ……heard……. (hear) of Harry Potter, the young wizard and hero of the children’s book Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. The writer, J K Rowling, 2. ……had already written….. (already / write) several stories and books, but this was the first book that was published. She 3. ..…got… (get) the idea for the story of a wizard at magic school while she 4. ……was travelling…. (travel) on a train to London. By the time the train 5. ……reached…… (reach) King’s Cross station, she 6. ……had invented… (invent) most of the characters. When the book was published in 1997, no one 7. ………imagined……… (imagine) it would be such a tremendous success, but it quickly 8….became.(become) a bestseller. While millions of young readers in many countries 9. ……were enjoying… (enjoy) her first Harry Potter book, J K Rowling 10. ………thought…………… (think) of ideas for the next book in this incredibly popular series.

1.    I have never seen a dirtier-looking dog.

ð  This is __the first time I have seen such a dirty-looking dog.______________

2.    Mary rang hours and hours ago.

ð  It it hours __and hours since Mary rang_____

3.    It is ages since Alan visited his parents.

ð  Alan _has not visited his parents for ages________

4.    John has not had his hair cut for over six months.

ð  It is _six months since John had his hair cut____

5.    I have never read such a romantic story.

ð  This is the most __romantic story I have ever read_____

6.    They had never had such a cold winter.

ð  It was the __coldest winter they have ever had______

7.    You will never meet anyone more dangerous than Mrs Jones.

ð  Mr. Jones is the most __dangerous person you will meet____

8.    Man has never had such efficient servants as computer.

ð  Computer is the most ___efficient servant that man has ever had___

9.    I haven't played football since 2000.

ð  The last time __I played football was in 2000____

10.                   I haven't been to HCM city for 2 years.

It is 2 years since I was to HCMC

I have written this letter for two hours.

They have lived at 22335 Grand Avenue since last September.