1. It's ages since I saw her

2. I haven't met George for two weeks

3. They arrived here three months ago

4. We have not met each other for five days

5. Haven't you tasted one before?

6. I haven't smoked a cigarette for ten years

7. It's two weeks since I last drank wine

8. I came to Istanbul in January

9. They have been to Ankara for two years

10. This is the first time she has been to Rome

1. I haven’t talked to this man before.

=> This is the first time................... I have ever talked to that man.............

2. How long have you used this mobile phone?

=> When did......................you began using this mobile phone? ..................

3. Mary hasn’t smoked for 3 years.

=> It is.....3 years since mary last smoked..................

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

4. It is 2 weeks since we heard about John.

=> We.................haven't  heard about John for 2 weeks........................

=> The last time..........we heard about john was 2 weeks ago................................

5. I have done this job for two years.

=> I started..........doing this job two years ago .........

6. They last cleaned their house a week ago.

=> They haven’t................. cleaned their house for a week ...................

=> It is......................a week since they last cleaned their house.................................

=> The last.................time they cleaned their house was a week ago................

7. I have written this book for many years.

=> I started.....................writing this book many years ago ...................

8. She started to cook the meal 3 hours ago.

=> She has..........cooked  the meal for 3 hours .....................

9. Do you have any experience of driving a car?

=> Have you................ever driven a car?....................

10. We have built this new brigde for 2 years.

=> We started...................building this new brigde 2 years ago..................

11. She began working here 2 months ago.

=> She…………………has worked here for 2 months .…….

12. It is 1 year since I last went to their house.

=> I…………………haven't gone to their house for 1 year.……………

1 she has the most beautiful voice.

2 you had better stay home during this pandemic.

3 you must not travel to this country.

urban area is not sa peaceful as countryside.

5 i have ever read such an interesting book.

6 nobody is as clever as him .

1

1 has written

2 didn't have

3 played

4 has she been

5 I have ever visited

6 Did you go

7 Have you ever been there?

8 did you,went

9 was,be

10 did you watch

2

1 we haven't seen her since Christmas day.

2This is the first time I tried this kind of food.

3 It has rained for an hour.

4 The last time that they visit their grandparents is two months ago.

5 We began studied english when we still in grade 3.

6 It's  nearly two years that my sister hasn't seen her friend.

Put the verb in the bracket into the past simple or present perfect tense.

1 has written

2 didn't have

3 played

4 has she been

5 I have ever visited

6 Did you go

7 Have you ever been there?

8 did you,went

9 was,be

10 did you watch

IV. Rewrite the sentences with the same meaning.

1 we haven't seen her since Christmas day.

2This is the first time I tried this kind of food.

3 It has rained for an hour.

4 The last time that they visit their grandparents is two months ago.

5 We began studied english when we still in grade 3.

6 It's  nearly two years that my sister hasn't seen her friend.

1.Peter has not emailed Alice since they went to the movies

=)Peter last .....emailed Alice when they went to the movies.............

2.This is the first time I have seen him

=)I have.....never seen him be4........................

3.I started/begun studying english 3 years ago

=)I have.......studie E for 3 years...........................

4.The last time she went out with him was two years ago

=)It is.....2 years since she last went out with him.....................

5.It is ten years since I last met him

=)I have not......met him for 10 years...........................

6.When did you buy it?

=)How long......have you bought it...............

7.I last had my hair cut when I left here

=)I have not.....cut my hair since i left here...........

59. The last time I really enjoyed myself was your birthday party.

I haven’t __enjoyd__myself since your birthday party___________________________________________

60. It's nearly 20 years since my father saw his brother.

My father hasn’t __seen his brother for 20 years_______________________________________

61. When did you learn to drive?

How long is it __sicne you learned to drive________________________________________

62. The last time I went swimming was when we were in Spain.

I haven’t __gone swimming since we were in __Spain__________________________________________

63. You haven't tidied this room for weeks.

It’s weeks _since the last time you tidided_this room___________________________________________

64. We started looking for a flat 2 months ago and we are still looking.

We have _looked for a flat for 2 months____________________________________________

65. This is the first time I've been to a night club

I haven’t _been to a night club before_____________________________________________

66. They have never heard such a thing before.

This is the first time _they have heard such a thing_____________________________________

67. Noone has challenged his authority before.

This is the first time __Noone has challenged his authority____________________________________

68. She left university 2 years ago

It is _2 years since she left university_________________________________________________

69. My mother was the most warm-hearted person I've ever known.

I have _not met the most warm-hearted person my mother before________________________________________________

 I haven't enjoyed myself since your birthday party

 My father hasn't seen his brother for 20 years

How long is it since you learned to drive

 I hasn't swum since we were in Spain

It's weeks since the last time you tidied this room

We have been looking for a flat for 2 months

 I haven't been to a night club before

This is the first time they've heard such a thing

This is the first time one has challenged his authority.

It is for 2 year since she left university

) It is a long time since we last met.

       => We haven’t……met for a long tine………………………………………………………

37) When did you have it ?

=> How long ……have you had it…………………………………………………………….?..

38) This is the first time I had such a delicious meal .

=> I haven’t………had such a delicious meal before……………………………………………………….…….

1.I first started to play the guitar when I was 16 [since]

-> I have played the guitar since I was 16.

2.This is their first visit to the Greek island.[never]

-> I have never visited the Greek island before.

3.This is not our first time at a rock concert.[alrealy]

-> We have already been to a rock concert .

4.She arrived a few minutes ago.[just]

-> We have just arrived for a few minutes.

5.He came to live here two years ago.[For]

-> He has lived here for two years.

6.We have worked in this company for 10 years.[10 years ago]

-> We started to work in this company 10 years ago.

7.Tom went to Scotland last Friday and is still there.

-Tom has.......gone to Scotland since last Friday........

8.When did you last ride a bike?

-How long is it.......since you last rode a bike......

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

-This is the first time I have ever eaten this kind of food.