I.            Fill in the blank with for / since :

1.      My father hasn’t met my uncle ______________ last month.

2.      My uncle left our house three years ago, and we haven’t seen him ______________

3.      I have been playing computer games _______________ 8 am this morning.

4.      Their son has cleaned the floors ______________ three hours.

5.      This machine hasn’t been used ______________ ages.

6.      It has been raining ______________ lunchtime.

7.      My boss will go away ________________ the next ten days.

8.      I’m staying in London ________________ a year.

9.      She has lived in London ________________ 1985.

10.   Please hurry up ! We have been waiting _______________ an hour.

11.   I have known her ________________ January.

12.   Nam’s father has worked in that company _______________ 20 years.

13.   Have you learned English _____________ a long time ?

14.   I haven’t seen Tom _______________ we left school.

The house is very dirty. We  haven’t cleaned it _______________ 

I.Fill in the blank with for / since ( Điền vào khoản trống với since hoặc for)

1. My father hasn’t met my uncle ……………. last month.

2. Nam has done that exercise …………………. three hours.

3. She has lived in London …………………. 1985.

4. We have not eaten in that restaurant …………. two weeks.

II. Give the correct form of the verb. ( cho dạng đúng của động từ trong ngoặc)

1. Lan (teach ) …………………English three years ago.

2. We (never/ see)……………………….. her since last week.

3. I ( study) ……………………………… English since 1990.

4. The earth (go) ………………………… around the sun.

5. He (work)...............................................for that company for ten years.

II. Sentence transformation ( chuyển đổi câu)

1.They started to collect stamps three years ago.

® They have ………………………………………………………………..………….

2. We knew each other when we were students.

® We have……………………………………………………………..……………….

3. I last saw her three months ago.

® I haven’t……………………………………………………

Rewrite with the same meaning.

1.        We started living here ten years ago.

→ We have……………………………………………….…………………………

2.        She hasn’t met John for nearly three years.

→ The last……………………………………………..…………………………

3.        I last wrote to my uncle in June.

→ I haven’t………………………………………………………………………….

4.        He went out. He wanted to buy some stamps (dùng in order to).

→ He went………………………………………………..…………………………

5.        Minh began to collect stamps in 2000.

→ Minh has…………………………………………………………………………

6.        It’s three years since I last spoke to her.

→ I haven’t…………………………………………………………………………

7.        A robber broke a window of the shop last night.

→ A window………………………………………………………………………..

8.        The house belongs to my aunt. It is made of wood (past participle)

→ The house………………………………………………………………………..

9.        Alexander Graham Bell invented telephone.

→ The telephone…………………………………………………………………...

10.   Let’s meet inside the center, at the cafe’ corner.

→ I suggest…………………………………………………………………….….

11.   May I go out and use that office telephone?

→ Would you mind…………………………………………………………...….…

12.   The front yard is too small to play soccer in

→ The front yard isn’t………………………………………………………….......

13.   It isn’t necessary for you to set off early.

→ You don’t……………………………………………………………………..…

14.   I drank tea day by day, but I don’t any more.

→ I used………………………………………………………………………..…..

15.   Keeping the environment green is very important.

→ It’s very………………………….………………………………………………

16.   Minh was sad. he heard bad news from his home. (dùng Adj + to V)

→ Minh was………………….…………………………………………………....

17.   The teacher gave them loads of tasks to finish at home yesterday.

→ Loads of……………………………..………………………………………..…

18.   I’m very sad that I wasn’t accepted in that group.

→ I’m very sad not………………………………………………………………..

19.   I would like you to help me to put the chairs away.

→ Do you mind……………………………………………………………………

20.   Daisy is going on a trip to America. Her parents are anxious. (dùng Adj + clause)

→ Her parents……………………………………………………………………..

21.   The water was so cold that the children could not swim in it.

→ The water was not………………………………………………………………

22.   He spends two hours typing all the assignments for tomorrow.

→ It takes…………………………………………………………

Giúp mik vs ạ....Mik đang cần gấp

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……………………………………………………………….

Ex 6. Viết lại câu sao cho nghĩa không đổi:

1. The last time we saw her was on Christmas day.

We haven’t ..................................................................................................

2. I haven’t eaten this kind of food before. 

This is...........................................................................................................

3. It started raining an hour ago.

It has.............................................................................................................

4. We haven’t visited my grandfather for two months.

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

5. I have studied English for three years.

I began..........................................................................................................

6. My brother hasn’t seen his best friend for nearly five years.

It’s ...............................................................................................................

7. When did you start learning English?

How long......................................................................................................

8. We started living here fifteen years ago.

We have .......................................................................................................

9. The last time she visited me was five years ago.

She hasn’t.....................................................................................................

10. I last wrote to my uncle in July.

I haven’t ......................................................................................................

11. It’s long time since we became close friend.

We have .......................................................................................................

12. Minh began to collect stamps in 2000.

Minh has......................................................................................................

I. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verbs in the box.

1. My family           to this apartment three years ago.

2. My uncle            me to the zoo last Sunday.

3. Nam      a party at that restaurant on his birthday last Saturday.

4. I            a lot of gifts for my family when I            to Singapore last month. .

5. I            to Nha Trang last week by train.

6. I            a lot of ice-cream last night, that‟s why I have a stomachache now.

7. It           to rain heavily on my way home so I               at a bus stop.

8. This morning I         one of my old friends on the way to school. She          me about her new job.

1. Let’s walk to work.                              
=> What about …………………………..………….?
2. She started driving 1 month ago.
=> She has………………………….………
3. The last time I saw my uncle was two years ago.
=> I haven’t ………………………….………
4. My house is the oldest house on the street.
=> No houses…………..………………………
5. Lisa has learned English for 10 years.
=>Lisa began ………………..