1. They have studied English for three years now. -> They started ……………………………………………………….. -> It’s ………………………………………………………………… ->They began ………………………………………………………. 2. Tim has been collecting stamps since the first of May. -> Tim began………………………………………………………….. ->It’s ………………………………………………………………….. 3. My grandpa has worked in the music intrustry since he was a college student. ->He …………………………………………………………………… 4. They started working for this company seven months ago. ->They have ……………………………………………………………… -> It’s ……………………………………………………………………… 6. Tom and Mary have worked in that factory since 1990. -> Tom and Mary ………………………………………………………….. 7. It started raining an hour ago. -> It has……………………………………………………………………… -> It is ……………………………………………………………………….. 8. We moved to london in 2003. -> They have …………………………………………………………………. 9. I have had the motorbike for five years. -> I bought ……………………………………………………………………. 10. I have studied English for three years. ->I began …………………………………………………………………………

Choose the best answer A, B, C or D so that it has a similar meaning to the root sentence.

1.I began learning English five years ago.

I have learned English for five years.

I learned English for five years.

I learned English since five years.

It has been five years since I didn’t learn English.

2.“We don’t open the laboratory today,” Mr. Minh said.

Mr. Minh said that we don’t open the laboratory today.

Mr. Minh said that they don’t open the laboratory today.

Mr. Minh said that they didn’t open the laboratory that day.

 Mr. Minh said that we didn’t open the laboratory that day.

3.He really loves reading books before going to bed.
He really enjoys reading books before going to bed.

He really fancy reading books before going to bed.

He finds reading books before going to bed uninteresting.

 He is not interested in reading books before going to bed.

46. I began learning English five years ago.
A. I have been learning English for five years.
B. I learned English for five years.
C. I learned English for five years.
D. It has been five years since I didn’t learn English.
47. She hasn’t phoned home for two weeks.
A. She didn’t phone home two weeks ago.
B. The last time she phoned home was two weeks ago.
C. The last time she phoned home has been two weeks ago.
D. It has been two weeks ago that she didn’t phone home.
48. It’s a long time since we last went to the cinema.
A. We have been to the cinema for a long time.
B. We haven’t been to the cinema for a long time.
C. We don’t go to the cinema as we used to .
D. We wish we went to the cinema now.
49. He last had his eyes tested for ten months.
A. He hasn’t had his eyes tested for ten months.
B. He had not tested his eyes for ten months then.
C. He had tested his eyes ten months before.
D. He has had his eyes tested for ten months.
50. This is the first time I visited Tokyo.
A. I have never gone to Tokyo before.
B. I haven’t been to Tokyo for a long time.
C. I first came to visit Tokyo long time ago.
D. I have never been to Tokyo before.
 

46. I began learning English five years ago.

A. I have been learning English for five years.

B. I learned English for five years.

C. I learned English for five years.

D. It has been five years since I didn’t learn English.

47. She hasn’t phoned home for two weeks.

A. She didn’t phone home two weeks ago.

B. The last time she phoned home was two weeks ago.

C. The last time she phoned home has been two weeks ago.

D. It has been two weeks ago that she didn’t phone home.

48. It’s a long time since we last went to the cinema.

A. We have been to the cinema for a long time.

B. We haven’t been to the cinema for a long time.

C. We don’t go to the cinema as we used to .

D. We wish we went to the cinema now.

49. He last had his eyes tested for ten months.

A. He hasn’t had his eyes tested for ten months.

B. He had not tested his eyes for ten months then.

C. He had tested his eyes ten months before.

D. He has had his eyes tested for ten months.

50. This is the first time I visited Tokyo.

A. I have never gone to Tokyo before.

B. I haven’t been to Tokyo for a long time.

C. I first came to visit Tokyo long time ago.

D. I have never been to Tokyo before.

21. The woman you want to make friends with is very bored.

                A                            B                   C                   D

22. They studied English in this center since they were five years old.

                   A                       B                                   C              D

23. Linh said to me how many books I had in my bag.

                  A                               B          C           D

24. Ms. Le has so an expensive car that all of us wish to have it.

                        A                                       B            C               D

25. The old man taken care of by these people have been much better.

                              A                       B                   C                D

Rewrite these sentences

1. They finished their exercises on time yesterday

Their exercises............

2. It' s five years since we last met each other

We haven' t..............

3. He began to learn English 5 years ago

He has.....................

4. I started teaching Math at Nguyen Du School in 2013

I have..........

5. Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876

The telephone..........

6. " We have a lift but very often it doesn' t work" they said

They said.......... ..

7. They have built a new hospital for the children

A new hospital.............

8. " where will your mother buy special foods for Tet?" Nam asked Mai

Nam asked........

9. Mr. Bill has reported a speech at our school since 8.30 am

A speech ...............

10. Nga began to study English in 2002

Nga has.........