1 tom began playing the piano 4 years ago

=>tom...has played the piano for 4 years....

2 she started working as a secretary 5 years ago

=> she...has worked as a secretary for 5 years

3 I have studied English for three years

=>I began...studying English three years ago......

4 Jack last visited his hometown 8 months ago

=>Jack has...not visited his hometown for 8 months..

5 The last time I met Sue was at Christmas

=>I have..not met Sue since Christmas......

6 She has never had such a delicious cake before

=>This is a first time...she have ever had such a delicious cake....

7 This is a first time the children have been taken to the zoo

=> the children....haven't been taken to the zoo before.

9 I haven't taken a bath since Monday.

=>It is.Monday since I last took a bath(tham khảo c9)

. 10 the boy last had his hair cut last month.

=> The boy hasn's .....had his hair cut since last month

11 I have never seen such a beautiful building=> It's the..first time I have ever seen such a beautiful building.....

1.The last time I played football was in 1970.
=> I haven't played football since 1970.
2. The last time it rained was a fortnight ago.
=> It hasn't rained for four night.
3. The last time Lucy wore that dress was at Barbara’s wedding.
=> Lucy hasn't worn that dress since Barbara's wedding.
4. The last time my father was to Vung Tau was 2 years ago.
=> My father hasn't been to Vung Tau for 2 years.
5.The last time Betty rode to work was a fortnight ago.
=> Betty hasn't ridden to work for fornight.
6.He hasn’t played tennis since 1990.
=> The last time he played tennes was in 1990.
7.I haven’t met her for 2 months.
=> The last time I met her was 2 months ago.

B –

S + V QKĐ – start / begin + ………………… + ago

↔ S + V HTHT / HTHTTD + ………………… + since / for (bỏ start / begin)


Rewrite the following sentences, using the words given.
Ex: - He started workingfor this factory a year ago.
(He has been working for this factory since last year / for a year.
1.Tom began playing the piano 4 years ago.
=> Tom has been playing the piano for 4 years.
2. I started cooking for the party 4 hours ago.
=> I have been cooking for the party for 4 hours.
3. She started working as a secretary 2 years ago.
=> She has been working as a secretary for 2 years.
4. My father is reading a newspaper. He started 2 hours ago.
=> My father has been reading a newspaper for 2 hours.
5.My sister began to study English a year ago.
=> My sister has been studying English for 1 year.
6.Scientists began to fight against AIDS in 1980.
=> Scientists have been fighting against AIDS since 1980.
7.The Browns have been living in London for 20 years.
=> The Browns began to living in London 20 years ago.
8. John has worked for this electronics firm since 1999.
=> John started working for this electronics firm in 1999.
9. Women have been fighting for their rights since the middle of the 20thcentury.
=> Women began to fight for their rights in the middle of the 20th century.
10. Jack and Jill have learned to drive for 2 weeks.
=> Jack and Jill started learning to drive 2 weeks ago.
11. How long have you studied English?
=> When did you started studying English?
12. When did you begin to do research on lung cancer?
=> How long have you begun to do research on lung cancer?
C-

S + V HTHT – PĐ + ………… +before
↔ It / This is the first time + S + V HTHT – KĐ +………… (bỏ before)


Rewrite the following sentences, using the words given:
Ex : I haven’t seen that film before.
(It / This is the first time I have seen that film.
1.My father hasn’t driven a car before.
=> This is the first time my father has driven a car.
2.I’ve never met such a famous singer before.
=> It’s the first time I have met such a famous singer.
3.She has never been to the ballet before.
=> It’s the first time she has been to the ballet.
4.She hasn’t drunk Coca Cola before.
=> This is the first time she has drunk Coca Cola.
5.I have never read this book before.
=> It’s the first time I have read this book.
6.I have never met such an intelligent student before.
=> It’s the first time I have met such an intelligent student.
7.This is the first time my grandfather has been to

1) My brother has been doing his homework since 8 o'clock.

--> My brother ....started doing his homework at 8 o'clock........................

2) He started working for this factory a year ago.

-->He has ..........worked for this factory for a year ...............................

3)Tom began playing the piano 4 years ago.

-->Tom has ........played the piano for  years........................

4)My sister began to study English a year ago.

-->My sister ......has studied E for a year..............................

5)My father is reading a newspaper . He started 2 hours ago.

-->My father has ......read a newspaper for 2 hours...............................

6)She has been working as a secretary for 4 year.

-->She ...........started working as a secretary 4 year ago....................................

7)I started working in this hotel six months ago.

-->........I has worked in this hotel for six months..............................................

8)He started working as a teacher five years ago.

-->............He has worked as a teacher for five years ..................................

Rewrite these sentences in such a way that keeps the meaning unchanged.

1.We've studied mdern fine-át since 1999-> They started.......studying modern fine-át in 1999................................

2.I haven't seen Linh since my birthday party.-> The last time..I have seen Linh since my birtday party .....................................

3.He started playing professionally in 2008.-> He has.played professionally since 2008............................

4.They began building that bridge two years ago.-> They have..built that bridge for two years................

5.Lan started working as a teacher of English in 2005.-> Lan has........worked as a teacher of E since 2005...........................

6.It began rainning hard two hours ago.-> It has...rained hard for two hours.....................................

7.She started writting novels ten years ago.-> She has...written novels for ten years.................................................

36. I have cooked for the party for 4 hours.

37. I have learnt French for 6 years.

38. I've worked for the company for a year.

39. My father has read a newspaper for 2 hours.

40. Mr.Smith started teaching in this college in 1989.

1 I started doing homework two hours ago. -> I have been doing my homework for two hours.

2 I started working in this company five years ago. -> I have worked in this company for five years.

3 She started writing this novel 3 months ago. -> She has written this norvel for 3 months.

4 Lan began playing the piano ten years ago. -> Lan has played the piano for ten years.

5 They started learning English 2 weeks ago. -> They have learnt English for 2 weeks.

6 My sister began teaching English 20 years ago. -> My sister has taught English for 20 years.

7 .It began raining half an hour ago. -> It has rained for half an hour.

8 They began building this house one month ago. -> They have built this house for one month.

9 He started having his breakfast 1 hour ago. -> He has had his break fast for 1 hour.

10 Mr. Ba began talking to our teacher an hour ago. -> Mr. Ba has talked to ourr teacher for 2 hours.

1. I have been doing HW for 2 hours.

2. I have worked in this company for 5 years.

3. She has been writing this novel for 3 months.

4. Lan has been playing the piano 10 years ago.

5. They have been learning English for 2 weeks.

6. My sister has been teaching English fo 20 years.

7. It has been raining for half an hour.

8. They have been building this house for 1 month.

9. He has been having breakfast for 1 hour.

10. Mr Ba has been talking to our teacher for an hour.

1. She has worked here for ten years

=> She started to work here ten years ago.

2. They began to live in Ha Noi in 1990

=> They have lived in Ha Noi since 1990.

3. I started to play the piano ten years ago

=> I have played piano for ten years.

4. She has worked as a teacher for 7 years

=> She began to teach 7 years ago.

5. He last phoned me in August

=> He hasn't phoned me since August.

1.she has worked here for ten years

she began working here ten years ago
2.they began to live in ha noi in 1990

they have lived in hanoi since 1990
3.i started to play the piano ten years ago

i have played the piano for ten years
4.she has worked as a teacher for 7 years

she began to work as a teacher 7 years ago
5.he last phoned me in august

he hasn't phoned me since august

1. She started work here ten years ago.

2. They have begun to live in Ha Noi since 1990

3. I have started to play the piano for ten years.

4. She began to work as a teacher 7 years ago.

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