IV/ Rewrite the following sentences with the words given: 1) This is the first time he went abroad. => He hasn’t___________________________________________________ 2) She started driving 1 month ago. => She has_____________________________________________________ 3) We began eating when it started to rain. => We have______________________________________________________ 4) I last had my hair cut when I left her. => I haven’t______________________________________________________ 5) The last time she kissed me was 5 months ago. => She hasn’t____________________________________________________ 6) It is a long time since we last met. => We haven’t_________________________________________________ 7) When did you have it ? => How long ___________________________________________________? 8) This is the first time I had such a delicious meal . => I haven’t_____________________________________________________ 9) I haven’t seen him for 8 days. => The last _____________________________________________________________ 10) I haven’t taken a bath since Monday. => It is _____________________________________________________________ 11) Samuel started keeping a diary in 1997. Samuel has __________________________________________________ 12) We started leaming English fìve years ago.  We have ____________________________________________________ 13) I began living in Ho Chi Minh City when I was 8.  I have ________________________________________________________ 14) She has taught the children in this remote village for five months.  She started ________________________________________________ 15) He has written to me since April.  The last time _____________________________________________ 16) She hasn’t had a swim for five years.  She last _________________________________________________ 17) They last talked to each other two months ago.  1They haven’t ____________________________________________ 18) The last time she saw her elder sister was in 1999.  She hasn’t _______________________________________________ 19) She hasn’t written to me for years.  It’s years _______________________________________________ 20) Robert and Catherine have been married for ten ỵears.  It’s ten years _____________________________________________ 21) It’s two weeks since they deaned their room.  They ________________________________________________ 22) It’s over six months since John had his hair cut.  John ___________________________________________________ 23) How long is it since you rode a bicyde?  When __________________________________________________ 24) How long is it since he wrote to ỵou?  When __________________________________________________ 25) When did he last talk to you?  How long _______________________________________________ 26) When did you last telephone him?  Hong long _______________________________________________ 27) We have never eaten this kind of food before.  It’s the ______________________________________________________________ 28) This is the fìrst time I have seen this fìlm.  I have never __________________________________________________________ 29) This is the first time he went abroad.  He hasn’t ____________________________________________________________ 30) She started driving 1 month ago.  She has ______________________________________________________________ 31) We began eating when it started to rain.  We have _____________________________________________________________ 32) I last had my hair cut when I left her.  I haven’t _____________________________________________________________ 33) The last time she kissed me was 5 months ago.  She hasn’t____________________________________________________________ 34) It is a long time since we last met.  We haven’t___________________________________________________________ 35) When did you have it ?  How long____________________________________________________________ 36) This is the first time I had such a delicious meal .  I haven’t____________________________________________________________ 37) I haven’t seen him for 8 days.  The last_____________________________________________________________ 38) I haven’t taken a bath since Monday.  It is________________________________________________________________ 39) It`s 2 years since I had a punture.  I have ____________________________________________________________________ 40) It`s 2 months since he earned any money.  He has ___________________________________________________________________ 41) He last shaved the day before yesterday.  He hasn’t _________________________________________________________________ 42) I last drank champagne at my brother`s wedding.  I haven’t __________________________________________________________________ 43) It`s 2 years since I was last in Rome.  I haven’t __________________________________________________________________ 44) I saw Tom last on his wedding day.  I haven’t __________________________________________________________________ 45) I last ate raw fish when I was in Japan.  I haven’t __________________________________________________________________ 46) It`s years since Mary last spoke French.  Mary hasn’t ________________________________________________________________ 47) It`s ten weeks since since I last had a good night sleep.  I haven’t __________________________________________________________________ 48) He last paid taxes in 1970.  He hasn’t _________________________________________________________________ 49) I last ate meat 5 years ago.  I haven’t __________________________________________________________________ 50) It`s 3 months since since the windows were cleaned.  The windows haven’t ________________________________________________________ 51) It`s years since I took photographs.  I haven’t __________________________________________________________________ 52) I last watched TV on new years`s day.  I haven’t __________________________________________________________________ 53) It`s 3 months since he wrote to me.  He hasn’t _________________________________________________________ 54) The last time I was aboard was in the summer of 1978.  I haven’t __________________________________________________________ 55) It`s ten years since that house was lived in.  That house ________________________________________________________ 56) I haven`t seen him for 2 months.  I last _____________________________________________________________ 57) I haven`t been to a concert for over a year.  The last time ____________________________________________________ 58) The last time I really enjoyed myself was your birthday party.  I haven’t ________________________________________________________ 59) It`s nearly 20 years since my father saw his brother.  My father hasn’t __________________________________________________ 60) When did you learn to drive?  How long is it ____________________________________________________ 61) The last time I went swimming was when we were in Spain.  I haven’t ________________________________________________________ 62) You haven`t tidied this room for weeks.  It’s weeks _______________________________________________________ 63) We started looking for a flat 2 months ago and we are still looking.  We have ________________________________________________________ 64) This is the first time I`ve been to a night club  I haven’t ________________________________________________________ 65) They have never heard such a thing before.  This is the first time ________________________________________________ 66) Noone has challenged his authority before.  This is the first time ________________________________________________ 67) She left university 2 years ago  It is _____________________________________________________________ 68) My mother was the most warm-hearted person I`ve ever known.  I have ___________________________________________________________ 69) I haven`t been able to see them for over a year.  It is _____________________________________________________________ 70) It stared to rain at 2 o`clock.  It has ____________________________________________________________ 71) I have never been to the ballet before.  It is ______________________________________________________________ 72) John and Mary moved to Edinburgh twenty years ago.  It is ______________________________________________________________ 73) The police started looking for him two months ago.  For two months now the ______________________________________________ 74) I have never seen a dirtier-looking dog.  This is ____________________________________________________________ 75) Mary rang hours and hours ago.  It it hours ___________________________________________________________ 76) It is ages since Alan visited his parents.  Alan _______________________________________________________________ 77) Minh last wrote to his pen pal five months ago.  Minh hasn’t _____________________________________________________________ 78) The last time we visited Kuala Lumpur was 3 years ago.  I haven’t _____________________________________________________________ 79) When did you study English?  How long _____________________________________________________________? 80)They began building this house 2 months ago  They have_____________________________________________________________ 81) My father started to work in this factory last week  Myfather has_____________________________________________________________ 82) How long has he worked in the garden?  When_____________________________________________________________? 83) How long ago did you learn music?  How long have _____________________________________________________________? 84) He started living in Ho Chi Minh city when he was 8  He has _____________________________________________________________ 85) He learnt English when he was 18  He has _____________________________________________________________ 86) They have worked in that factory for five years.  They began_____________________________________________________________ 87) My father stopped smoking two years ago.  My father hasn’t _____________________________________________________________ 88) We have learnt English for four years. -->We started_____________________________________________________________ 89) My father started to give up smoking last year. -->My father has_____________________________________________________________ 90) They have worked in that factory since 2001. -->They started_____________________________________________________________ 91) Lan hasn`t written to Maryam for a month. --> Lan didn`t_____________________________________________________________ 92) He has lived in Ha Noi since he was 12. The last time_____________________________________________________________ 93) The last time I played football was in 1970.  I have_____________________________________________________________ 94) The last time it rained was a fortnight ago.  It has_____________________________________________________________ 95) The last time Lucy wore that dress was at Barbara’s wedding.  Lucy has_____________________________________________________________ 96) The last time my father was to Vung Tau was 2 years ago.  My father_____________________________________________________________ 97) The last time Betty rode to work was a fortnight ago.  Betty has_____________________________________________________________ 98) He hasn’t played tennis since 1990.  The last time_____________________________________________________________ 99) I haven’t met her for 2 months.  The last time_____________________________________________________________ 100) Tom began playing the piano 4 years ago.  Tom has_____________________________________________________________ 101) I started cooking for the party 4 hours ago.  I have_____________________________________________________________ 102) She started working as a secretary 2 years ago.  She_____________________________________________________________ 103) My father is reading a newspaper. He started 2 hours ago.  My father_____________________________________________________________ 104) My sister began to study English a year ago.  My sister_____________________________________________________________ 105) Scientists began to fight against AIDS in 1980.  Scientists have_____________________________________________________________ 106) The Browns have been living in London for 20 years.  The Brownsbegan_____________________________________________________________ 107) John has worked for this electronics firm since 1999.  John started_____________________________________________________________ 108) Women have been fighting for their rights since the middle of the 20thcentury.  Women began_____________________________________________________________ 109) Jack and Jill have learned to drive for 2 weeks.  Jack and Jill started____________________________________________________________ 110) How long have you studied English?  When_____________________________________________________________ 111) When did you begin to do research on lung cancer?  How long_____________________________________________________________ 112) My father hasn’t driven a car before.  This is the first time___________________________________________________________ 113) I’ve never met such a famous singer before.  It’s the first time__________________________________________________________ 114) She has never been to the ballet before.  It’s the first time_____________________________________________________________ 115) She hasn’t drunk Coca Cola before.  This is the first time___________________________________________________________ 116) I have never read this book before.  It’s the first time_____________________________________________________________ 117) I have never met such an intelligent student before.  It’s the first time_______________________________

VII. Rewrite the following sentences

1 This is the first time he visited this village

=> He hasn't.................................................................................................

2. She started driving 1 month ago.

=> She has....................................................................................................

3. We began eating when it started to rain.

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

4. I last had my hair cut when I left her.

=> I haven't....................................................................................................

5. The last time she kissed me was 5 months ago.

=> She hasn't.................................................................................................

6. It is a long time since we last met.

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

7.When did you have it ?

=> How long …………………....................................................................?

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

=> I haven't..................................................................................................

9. I haven't seen him for 8 days.

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

10. I haven't taken a bath since Monday.

=> It is .........................................................................................................

Rewrite sentences:

6.This is the first time he went abroad.

=>He hasn't__________________________________________________________

7. She started driving 1 month ago.

=> She has__________________________________________________________

8. We began eating when it started to rain.

=> We have__________________________________________________________

9. Nam LIKES watching televison

->  Nam IS __________________________________________________________

10 .It’s the first time that I have ever talked to the foreigner.

     ->  I have__________________________________________________________

XI. REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES AS DIRECTED . 1) This is the first time he went abroad .=> He hasn’t………………………………………….. 2) She started driving 1 month ago .=> She has………………………………………………………………… 3) We began eating when it started to rain. => We have………………………………………………………. 4) I last had my hair cut when I left her .=> I haven’t…………………………………………………………. 5) The last time she kissed me was 5 months ago. => She hasn’t……………………………………………………….