a) I haven t seen Gerry for/since a long time. How is he?
b) It's ages ago/since I last went to a football match.
c) I've written to Deborah last week/recently.
d) What have you been doing today/yesterday?
e) Have you eaten Italian food before/already?
f) I've been living here in/since the end of last year.
g) Actually I had dinner with Sue last night/lately.
h) I ve been trying to get in touch with David ages/for the last time.
i) Terry hasn t been to Edinburgh since/when we went there together.
j) I can t remember how long/when I ve had this watch.

Underline the most suitable time expression.
a) I haven t seen Gerry for/since a long time. How is he?
b) It s ages ago/since I last went to a football match.
c) I ve written to Deborah last week/recently.
d) What have you been doing today/yesterday?
e) Have you eaten Italian food before/already?
f) I ve been living here in/since the end of last year.
g) Actually I had dinner with Sue last night/lately.
h) I ve been trying to get in touch with David for ages/for the last time.
i) Terry hasn t been to Edinburgh since/when we went there together.
j) I can t remember how long/when I ve had this watch.

I haven't seen him for months

=> I last saw him months ago

I haven't beem to a concert for over a year

=> The last time I was to a concert was over a year ago

The last time I really enjoyed myself was you birthday party

=> I haven't enjoyed myself since your birthday party

It's nearly 20 years since my father saw his brother

=> My father hasn't seen his brother for nearly 20 years

When did you learn to driver?

 => How long have you learnt to driver?

you have tidied this room for week?

=> I't weeks since you last tidied this room

we starrted looking for a flat 2 months ago and we are still looking?

=> We have looked for a flat for 2 months and we are still looking

This is the first time I've been to a night club?

=> I haven't been to a night club before

They have never hear such a thing before?

 => This is the first time They have heard such a thing

1. The last time I really enjoyed myself was your birthday party

~ I haven't ..enjoyed myself since your birthday party.......

2. It's nearly 20 years since my father saw his brother

~ My father hasn't  seen his brother.for 20 years........

3. When did you learn to drive?

~ How long is it ....have you learnt to drive.....

4. The last time I went swimming was when we were in Spain 

~ I haven't ..gone swimming since we were in Spain.........

5. You haven't tidied this room for weeks

~ It's weeks....since you tidied you room....

6. We started looking for a flat 2 months ago and we are still looking 

~ We have .looked for a flat 2 months ago and we are still looking ...........

7. This is the first time I've been to a night clup

~ I haven't ...been to a night clup before ........

8. They have never heard such a thing before 

~ This is the first time ....they have heard such a thing  ........

1. I haven't enjoyed myself since your birthday party

2. My father hasn't seen his brother for 20 years

3.How long is it since you learned to drive

4. I hasn't swum since we were in Spain

5.It's weeks since the last time you tidied this room

6.We have been looking for a flat for 2 months

7. I haven't been to a night club before

8.This is the first time they've heard such a thing

PAST SIMPLE TENSE + PRESENT PERFECT TENSE (3) Exercise 1: Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences

1. There _________ a serious food in this area last year.

A. was B. has been C. were D. have been

2. She _________ me good health and success on my last birthday.

A. wished B. wishes C. has wished D. wishing

3. The last time they __________Ha Noi was in 2008.

A. visit B. visited C. visiting D. have visited

4. She __________her project yet.

A. hasn’t finished B. has finished C. finished D. didn’t finish

5. I __________English since I was a child.

A. have learn B. has learnt C. learnt D. have learnt

6. Last week, I ___________Ha Long Bay with my family.

A. visited B. visit C. am visiting D. have visited

7. She ___________five novels so far.

A. have written B wrote C. writes D. has written

8. They first __________each other in 2009.

A. meet B. met C. will meet D. have met

9. We have been good friends since we________at School.

A. are B. were C. have been D. was

10. There ________an outbreak of coronavirus in the world lately.

A. were B. was C. has been D. have been

Exercise 2: Rewrite the following sentences using past simple and present perfect tenses.

11. I began watching TV three hours ago.

A. I have watched TV for three hours.

B. I have watched TV for three hours ago.

C. I have watched TV since three hours.

12. The last time she ate fast food was in January.

A. She has eaten fast food since January.

B. She hasn’t eaten fast food since January.

C. She hasn’t eaten fast food for January.

13. He has played soccer since three o’clock.

A. He started to play soccer at three o’clock.

B. He started to play soccer three o’clock ago.

C. He started to play soccer three o’clock before.

14. I haven’t met her for a long time.

A. It’s a long time since I have met her.

B. It’s a long time since I haven’t met her.

C. It’s a long time since I last met her.

15. Tuan started to do his homework ten minutes ago.

A. Tuan has done his homework since ten minutes.

B. Tuan has done his homework for ten minutes.

C. Tuan have done his homework for ten minutes.

16. When did you study English?

A. How long have you studied English?

B. How long did you study English?

C. How long has you studied English?

17. They began building this house 2 months ago.

A. They haven’t built this house for 2 months.

B. They have built this house for 2 months ago.

C. They have built this house for 2 months.

18. My father started to work in this factory last week.

A. My father has worked in this factory in last week.

B. My father has worked in this factory for last week.

C. My father has worked in this factory since last week.

19. How long has he worked in the garden?

A. When has he worked in the garden?

B. When did he start to work in the garden?

C. When did he started to work in the garden?

20. How long ago did you learn music?

A. How long have you learnt music?

B. How long have you started to learn music?

C. How long did you learn music?

PET Writing part 1A: Fill in the gaps with no more than 3 words

1. I haven't been to a concert for a long time.

It's a long time since ...............I WENT TO.................................. a concert.

2. Why don't you learn a musical instrument?

If I were you, ....................I WOULD......................learn a musical instrument.

3. If you don't practice the piano every day, you won't improve.

You won't improve unless ................YOU PRACTISE......................the piano every day.

4. There are only a few concerts this month.

There aren't very...................MANY........................ concerts this month.

5. This room is too small for us to play music in.

This room isn't ..........................BIG ENOUGH ........................ for us to play music in.

PET Writing part 1B: Fill in the gaps with no more than 3 words

1. I prefer playing the guitar to playing the piano.

I like playing the guitar ......................MORE THAN ..................... playing the piano.

2. It took them a long time to decide which concert to go to

They spent a long time..............DECIDING.............. which concert to go to.

3. We could not take our instruments on the plane.

We were not ......................ABLE TO ................... take our instruments on the plane.

4. The neighbor complained the music at our party was too loud..

We had to play the music more ...................QUIETLY .................because the neighbourcomplained.

5. I've never been to this place before.

It's the ........................FIRST TIME........................... I have ever been to this place.

fry the onions ..until .they start to colour

how long have you been maried..to.Nicky ?

they translated the novel.into.six languages

i want to get home .on/in..time to see the football match on television

this colour is similar.to..that one

thank you very much.for..the lettter you sent me last week 

you should not worry .about..what happened yesterday.nothing was serious 

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1,It's 3 years since I last talked to her on the phone .

-> I haven't ..talked to her on the phone for 3 years............

2, Minh began to collect stamps in 2000 .

-> Minh has collected stamps for 20 years.........

3,The last time she visited me was five months ago.

-> She hasn't .visitted me for five months.......

4, It's a long time since we last went to Australia .

-> We have .not gone to Australia for a long time.........

5, Is this the most fashionable shirt she has got ?

-> Has she .gotten the shirt more fashionable than this ? .......

6, How long is it since you made  friend with Mary ?

-> When did you make friend with Mary ?..

7, How long is it they built this house ?

-> When .did they built this house.?...

8, I last saw them five months ago .

-> I have .not seen them for five months.....

9, I haven't eaten a pizza for a year .

-> The last time .I ate a pizza  was a year ago..

10, I started to learn English three years ago .

-> It is .3 year since the l started lean English............

1. It rained too heavily yesterday, so the students were allowed to stay at home

-> Since it rained too heavily yesterday, the students have been allowed to stay at home

-> It rained so heavy yesterday that the students were allowed to stay at home

2. If you work harder, you'll earn much money

-> Unless you work harder, you won't earn much money

3. Why don't we go and see that film?

-> How about going and seeing that film?

4. Try to learn now or you'll regret

-> If you don't learn now, you will regret

5. It is a two - hour drive from HCM city to Tien giang province

-> It takes me two hours to drive from HCM city to Tien giang province

6. Do you often spend much time surfing the web every day ?

-> Does it take you much time to surf the web everyday?

7. " I don't know Why she doesn't come", he said

-> He said to her that he didn't know why she didn't come

8. " Have you ever been to a football match?"

-> He asked me if i had ever been to a football match

1. It rained too heavily yesterday, so the students were allowed to stay at home

-> Since it rained too heavily yesterday, the students have been allowed to stay at home

-> It rained so heavy yesterday that the students were allowed to stay at home

2. If you work harder, you'll earn much money

-> Unless you work harder , you won't earn much money

3. Why don't we go and see that film?

-> How about going and seeing that film

4. Try to learn now or you'll regret

-> If you try to learn , you'll regret

5. It is a two - hour drive from HCM city to Tien giang province

-> It takes him two hours to drive from Ho Chi Minh City to Tien Giang Provine

6. Do you often spend much time surfing the web every day ?

-> Does it take you much time to surf the web every day ?

7. " I don't know Why she doesn't come", he said

-> He said that he didn't know why she didn't come

8. " Have you ever been to a football match?"

-> He asked me if I had ever been to a football match