II. Complete the following sentences using: for, since, ago

1.      It's two years _____since_____ I last saw Quoc Anh.

2.      Lan and Minh have lived in Ho Chi Minh City ____since______ 1999.

3.      The book has sold over a million copies ____since______ its publication.

4.      The house is very dirty. We haven’t cleaned it ___for_______ ages.

5.      There has been a drought _____since_____ the last two summers.

6.      They arrived home ten minutes _____ago_____.

7.      They first met a long time ____ago______.

8.      They have known each other ____for______ a long time.

II. Complete the following sentences using: for, since, ago

1.      _____since_____ Christmas, the weather has been quite good.

2.      He's been collecting stamps ___for____ the past twenty years.

3.      Hoa and Quan quarrelled with each other some time ______ago____.

4.      How long _____ago_____ did this happen?

5.      How long is it _____since_____ you last saw Linda?

6.      I came here a year _____ago_____.

7.      I don’t know where he is, but he was here a minute ______ago____.

8.      I got here an hour ____ago___. – What! You mean you’ve been waiting _for_____ an hour?

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1.      _____Since_____ Christmas, the weather has been quite good.

2.      He's been collecting stamps __since_____ the past twenty years.

3.      Hoa and Quan quarrelled with each other some time ___ago_______.

4.      How long _____since_____ did this happen?

5.      How long is it ___since_______ you last saw Linda?

6.      I came here a year ____ago______.

7.      I don’t know where he is, but he was here a minute ___ago_______.

8.      I got here an hour __ago_____. – What! You mean you’ve been waiting ____for___ an

1.He last visited his hometown last year.

-> He has……not visited his hometown since last year………………….

2. I have lived in Ho Chi Minh city for 3 years.

-> It’s …3 years since I moved to Ho Chi Minh city……………….

3. This is the first time she has eaten the Chinese food.

-> She has……never eaten Chinese food before….

4. Steve started working for this company in 2017.

-> Steve has………worked in this company since 2017…………..

5. I haven’t played the piano for 4 years.

-> The last time ……I played the piano was 4 years ago………

 6. I have never watched such an interesting film before.

-> This is the first time I have watched an interesting film………

1.He last visited his hometown last year.

-> He has………not visted since last year……………………………….

2. I have lived in Ho Chi Minh city for 3 years.

-> It’s ….……3 years since I have lived in HCM city ……………

3. This is the first time she has eaten the Chinese food.

-> She has………never eaten  the Chinese food before…………….

4. Steve started working for this company in 2017.

-> Steve has……worked for this company since 2017………..

5. I haven’t played the piano for 4 years.

-> The last time ……I played the piano was 4 years ago……………………

6. I have never watched such an interesting film before.

-> This is ………the first time I have watched  such an interesting film………

Supply the correct tense of the verbs in brackets.

1. How long have you(know) ___known__ Mrs.Chi?- I (know) __have known___ her for five years.

2. We(not see) __haven't seen___ her since we(be) __were___ on holiday in Ha Long Bay.

3. Phuong(finish) ___will finish__ her homework tonight.

4. It's three years since I last(see) __saw___ Nam.

5. Were You(be) _____ away?- Yes. I(go) __went___ to the country last Sunday.

6. I(not eat) __haven't eaten___ anything for two days.

7. They(move) ___moved____ to Ho Chi Minh City in 1990 and(live) __have lived__ there since then.

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5. Have you been away?

11. I haven't seen her since 2007  -> it's...13 year since I.last saw her......

12.I haven't been to the dentist's for 2 years -> it's..2.year since the last time I went to the dentist........

13. It's last year since i last heard from her -> I have..heard.from her for 1 year......

14. It's 2 years since i saw her -> I haven't...seen her for 2 years.

15.Na and Mi last visited their parents in 1998 -> it's...22 year since the last time Na and Mi visited their parents...

16. She last visited her parents in 1998 -> it's..22 year since the last time she visited her mother......

17.The last time i saw him was ten years ago -> it's..ten years since the last time I saw.him...

18. They haven't phoned us for a month -> it is.a month since the last time they.phoned ours..........

19. They haven't seen my friend for 1 month  -> It is 1 month.since the last time they.saw my.friend........

20. John has not had his hair cut for over six months -. it is..over 6 months since the last time John cut his hair.........

21.Lan and Maryam have corresponded for 3 years -> it is 3 years .since the last time Lan and Maryam corresponded............

22. Lan hasn't written to Maryam gor 2 months -> Lan didn't..write to Maryam 2 months ago.......

Exercise 6. Give the correct form of the verbs to complete the sentences.

1. We (not return) _____didn't return_____ at home at 7 pm last Monday.

2. She (not eat) _____didn't eat_____ fish and crab yesterday.

3. Lan (not go) ___didn't go_______ Ho Chi Minh city two years ago.

4. My parents (not take) _____didn't take_____ to Vung Tau last week.

5. We   (not have) _____didn't have_____ a lot of friends in Ha Noi.

6. Were Lan and Hoa (be) __________ your school two years ago?

7. What did they (play) ______play____ last week?

8. What did Hoa (try) _____try_____ on yesterday?

9. Who (talk) _____talked_____ to about the film on TV last Monday?

10. Where did they (stop) _____stop_____ on their way back last Sunday?

11. What time did you (leave) _____leave_____ home for school yesterday?

12. Did You (go) _____go_____ to Da Lat for last Tet vacation?

13. Did He             (have) _____have_____ a lot of friends in Ho Chi Minh city 3 years ago?

14. Did His uncle (take) ____take______ him to see Tri Nguyen aquarium last week?

15. Did Nam (return) _____return_____ to Ha Noi last week?

16. I (go) _______went___ to Ben Thanh market last Monday.

17. He             (get) _____got_____ up at 7 o’clock yesterday.

18. Lan (meet) _____met_____ her at the party 3 years ago.

19. We (begin) ____began______ to learn English 3 years ago.

20. He (be) _____was_____ an engineer some years ago.

1. We (not return) ___didn't return_______ at home at 7 pm last Monday.

2. She (not eat) ____didn't eat______ fish and crab yesterday.

3. Lan (not go) ____didn't go______ Ho Chi Minh city two years ago.

4. My parents (not take) ___didn't take_______ to Vung Tau last week.

5. We   (not have) ____didn't have______ a lot of friends in Ha Noi.

6. Lan and Hoa (be) __Was...________ your school two years ago?

7. What they (play) ___did...play_______ last week?

8. What Hoa (try) _____did...try_____ on yesterday?

9. Who (talk) ____did...talk______ to about the film on TV last Monday?

10. Where they (stop) __did...stop________ on their way back last Sunday?

11. What time you (leave) __did....leave________ home for school yesterday?

12. You (go) ____did...go______ to Da Lat for last Tet vacation?

13. Did He          (have) ______have____ a lot of friends in Ho Chi Minh city 3 years ago?

14. His uncle (take) _____Did...take_____ him to see Tri Nguyen aquarium last week?

15. Nam (return) ___Did...return_______ to Ha Noi last week?

16. I (go) ____went______ to Ben Thanh market last Monday.

17. He             (get) ___got_______ up at 7 o’clock yesterday.

18. Lan (meet) ____met______ her at the party 3 years ago.

19. We (begin) _____began_____ to learn English 3 years ago.

20. He (be) _____was_____ an engineer some years ago.

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II. Complete the following sentences using: for, since, ago

1.      I have not seen him ___since____ he was 16.

2.      I haven't seen her _____since_____ her illness.

3.      I’ve been waiting _____for_____ 20 minutes.

4.      It has been foggy ____for___ some days.

5.      It has been raining ____simce___ lunchtime.

6.      It hasn’t rained _______for___ the end of July.

7.      It’s over twenty years ____since______ we last met.

8.      It's been raining ____for___ four o'clock.

1.      I have not seen him __since_____ he was 16.

2.      I haven't seen her ____since______ her illness.

3.      I’ve been waiting ___for_______ 20 minutes.

4.      It has been foggy ___for____ some days.

5.      It has been raining ___since____ lunchtime.

6.      It hasn’t rained ____since______ the end of July.

7.      It’s over twenty years ______since____ we last met.

8.      It's been raining ___since____ four o'clock.

I) Complete the sentences, using since and for:

1. I've known my english teacher since september.

2. They have lived here since last year.

3. Her brother has been a doctor for 5 years.

4. He has lived in London for two years.

5. They have not taken part in the festival since 2000.

6. We have not been to the Great Wall since last summer.

7. Mark has given up smoking for 5 months.

8. I have seen this play of Shakespeare since 1998.

9. Mary has waited for you for 10 minutes.

10. The policeman has questioned him since yesterday.