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?

Ex1: Complete the sentences.Use the present perfect form of the verbs in brackets

a.I .....'ve lived.....here since 1989(live)

b.They........'ve worked.......... for his factory for 20 years(work)

c.He...'s read... this novel three times (read)

d Hoa and me.......'ve known.......each other we were at the same class(know)

e.I....'ve seen.... her since last evening(see)

f.John.....has been........in England since yesterday(be)

Ex2: Complete the sentences .Put for and since in each group

1.She has been in Vung Tau.....since.....January

2.Ha and Nam have seen this film...since.......7 o'clock

3.I have send her 3 letters ...since........last week

4.My sister has worked at that hospital...for.....5 years

5.I have known her.........since....... we were at alementary school

Ex1: Complete the sentences.Use the present perfect form of the verbs in brackets

a.I have lived here since 1989(live)

b.They have worked for his factory for 20 years(work)

c.He has read this novel three times (read)

d Hoa and me have known each other we were at the same class(know)

e.I have seen her since last evening(see)

f.John have been in England since yesterday(be)

Ex2: Complete the sentences .Put for and since in each group

1.She has been in Vung Tau since January

2.Ha and Nam have seen this film since 7 o'clock

3.I have send her 3 letters for last week

4.My sister has worked at that hospital for 5years

5.I have known her since we were at alementary school

Điền thì đúng cho động từ

1. She can't meet us on Saturday. She ..........

A. will work B. is working C. goes to work D. has worked

2. I ........... all morning but I haven't finished

A. worked B. have worked C. were working D. have been working

3. When I got to the station, Andrew ........., so I didn't see him

A. left B. was leaving C. had left D. has left

4. His house is still for sale

-> Nobody buys his house

5. We have known each other since 1995

-> We first knew each other in 1995

6. There isn't a baker's in this village any more

-> There used to be a baker's in this village

7. Jack is not nearly as energetic as he used to be

-> Jack used to be nearly more energetic than he is now

Past simple tense
1. Bill ...was. ( be ) born in 1980
2. They ..built.. ( build ) this house 2 years ago
3. Lan and Hoa ..didn't go.. ( not/ go ) to school yesterday
4. Mai ..left.. ( leave ) school last years
5. ..Did you visit.. ( you/ visit ) your grandmother last night ?
6. What .did he buy... ( he/ buy ) last week ?

ll. Present perfect tense
1. They (not speak) haven't spoken… to each other since they quarelled.
2. I wonder where he (live) has lived… since then.
3. You have already (drink)drunk… three cups of tea since I sat here.
4. I (wait) …have waited here for her since 7 o’clock and she (not come) hasn't come… yet.
5. John (do) has done… his homework already.
6. We (go) have gone… on a picnic in the countryside several time before.
7. I (not see) …haven't seen him today.
8. How much have you (pay) …paid for it?
9. Has She (feed) …fed the cat yet?
10. have They (do) done… their homework?
11. have You (find) found… your book?
12. have You (be) …been here before?
13. She (use) …has used this car for 5 years.
14. Someone (take) has taken… my bike.
15. He isn’t here. He (go) has gone… to Canada.
16. He (lose) has lost… his key.
17. I (not work) haven't worked… since last week.
18. We (buy) …have bought a new lamp.
19. We ( not/ plan ) haven't planned… our holiday yet/
20. Where (be/ you) have you been…?

lll. Past simple or present prefect tense
1. We (study) have studied… a very hard lesson the day before yesterday.
2. We (study) have studied… almost every lesson in this book so far
3. We (watch, never) have never watched… that television program.
4. We (watch) …watched an interesting program on TV last night.
5. My wife and I (travel) …have travelled by air many times.
6. My wife and I (travel) traveled… to Mexico by air last summer vacation.
7. I (read) have read… that novel by Hemingway several times before.
8. I (not see) …haven't seen him for three weeks. I wonder where he is.

9. The concert (begin) has begun… at 2.30 and (last) has lasted… for two hours. Everyone (enjoy) enjoyed… it very
much.
10. The play (just, begin) has just begun… . You’re a little late
11. Mr. Count (work) has worked… as a cashier for 25 years. Then he (retire) retired… and (go) went… to live in the
countryside.
12. We (miss) have missed… the bus. Now we have to walk.
13. I (not, see) haven't seen… him since last Monday.
14. I (never, read)have never read… such an interesting story in my life.
15. How many films did you (see) see… this month?
16. His health (improve) …has improved since he (leave) left… India.

write in correct english

1. When we visited my friends, they had=>were having dinner with their children

2. My father watered=>was watering the flowers when it was started =>started raining

3. Lan has met=>met her old friends two ays ago

4. Phong didn't see=>hasn;t seen that film bfore

5. the girls participated=>have participated in that project twice

6. People speak=>have spoken english in australia for a long time

7. Her father worked=>has worked in that hospital since he has moved to this city

8. His sister played=>has played piano since she was eight

9. They didn't see =>have not seen each other for a long

10. The girls have finished =>finishedtheir project two days ago

I. Give the correct form of the verb in brackets

1. We (not see) haven't seen her since we (be) were on holiday in Hạ Long Bay...............

2.Phuong (not finish) hasn't finished her homework yet...........

3.Would you like some coffee? I have just (make) made some..........

4. No one (use) has used this car for several years................

5. Last night when we (visit) visited him, he (do) was doing an experiment on the upstairs................

6. The phone (ring) was ringing at midnight last night.....................

7. I (not see) haven't seen your uncle recently. - No. He (not go) hasn't gone out since he (buy) bought a new color TV..................

8. Ba and Phong (know) have known each other quite well for years...............

9. My uncle has just (open) opened a new internet house on Trang Thi street................

10. Her grandfather (die) died 20 years old. She (never meet) has never met him.....................

11. Linh's brother (lose) lost his job last month and since then he (be) has been out of work...............

12. Have You (see) seen Mrs.Chi lately? - Yes. I (see) saw her at the school gate three days ago..............

13. The Pikes (move) have moved to London since 2002..........................

14. As soon as I (have) have enough money, I 'll buy a new car........................

II. Rewrite the sentences below so that the meanings stay the same

1. Would you like to join us on our trip to Tamdao Mountain?

Why don't we go on a trip to Tamdao Mountain?

2. It takes me two hours each day to do my homework.

I spend two hours each day doing my homework.

3. How high is the Big Ben Clock Tower?

What is the height of the Big Ben Clock Tower?

4. He looks after the sick people.

He takes care of the sick people.

5. She knows how to draw well.

She is good at drawing.

I. Give the correct form of the verb in brackets

1. We (not see)haven't seen her since we (be)have been on holiday in Hạ Long Bay...............

2.Phuong (not finish)hasn't finished her homework yet...........

3.Would you like some coffee? I've just (make)made some..........

4. No one (use)has used this car for several years................

5. Last night when we (visit)visited him, he (do)was doing an experiment on the upstairs................

6. The phone (ring)was ringing at midnight last night.....................

7. I (not see)haven't seen your uncle recently. - No. He (not go)hasn't gone out since he (buy)bought a new color TV..................

8. Ba and Phong (know)have known each other quite well for years...............

9. My uncle has just (open)opênd a new internet house on Trang Thi street................

10. Her grandfather (die)died 20 years old. She (never meet)has never met him.....................

11. Linh's brother (lose)lost his job last month and since then he (be)has been out of work...............

12. HaveYou (see)see Mrs.Chi lately? - Yes. I (see)saw her at the school gate three days ago..............

13. The Pikes (move)have moved tờ London since 2002..........................

14. As soon as I (have)had enough money, I 'll buy a new car........................

II. Rewrite the sentences below so that the meanings stay the same

1. Would you like to join us on our trip to Tamdao Mountain?

Why don't you join us on our trip to Tamdao Mountain?

2. It takes me two hours each day to do my homework.

I spend two hours each day doing my homework.

3. How high is the Big Ben Clock Tower?

What is the height of the Big Ben Clock Tower?

4. He looks after the sick people.

He takes care of the sick people.

5. She knows how to draw well.

She is good at drawing

Exercise 4: Change to past simple

1, Children have broken the window for 10 minutes.

=> The window has been broken by children for 10 minutes.

2, She has brought her dog to the meeting.

=> Her dog has been bought to the meeting.

3, We have built this house since 1970.

=> This house has been built since 1970.

4, Tom has bought a car for a long time.

=> Tom's car has been bought for a long time.

6, Students have did their homework.

=> Students' homework was done.

7, She has drawn a nice picture.

=> A nice picture has been drawn by her.

8, You have drunk a lot of coca.

=> A lot of coca has been drunk by you.

9, The princess has lost her shoe.

=> The princess's shoe have been lost.

10, They have seen this film when they were 15.

=> This film has been seen when they were 15.

11. What DID you (do) DO at 8 p.m yesterday.
12. His uncle (teach) TAUGHT English in our shool five years ago.
13. The old man (fall) FELL as he (get) GOT info the bus.
14. When I saw him, he (sit) WAS SITTING asleep in a chair.
15. She WILL VISIT (visit) her aunt next week.
16. Last Monday, while I (read) READ a book, the phone rang.
17. They (not speak) HAVEN'T SPOKEN to each other since they quarreled.
18. I (try) HAVE BEEN TRYING to learn English for years, but I (not succeed) HAVE NOT SUCCEED yet.
19. I (not see) HAVE NOT SEE her seen last week.
20. John (do) HAS DONE his homework already.

cN BÀI NÀY NỮA ;

11. What DID you (do) .DO.. at 8 p.m yesterday.
12. His uncle (teach) .TAUGHT.. English in our shool five years ago.
13. The old man (fall) .FALLED.. as he (get) ...WAS GETTING info the bus.
14. When I saw him, he (sit) .WAS SITTING.. asleep in a chair.
15. She ..WILL VISIT. (visit) her aunt next week.
16. Last Monday, while I (read) ..WAS READING. a book, the phone rang.
17. They (not speak) ..HAVEN'T SPOKEN. to each other since they quarreled.
18. I (try)TRIED to learn English for years, but I (not succeed) ..DIDN'T SUCCEED. yet.
19. I (not see) .HAVEN'T SEEN.. her seen last week.
20. John (do) .HAVE DONE.. his homework already.

11. What did you do
12. taught
13. falled - was getting
14. was sitting
15. will visit
16. was reading
17. haven't spoken
18. tried - didn't succeed
19. haven't seen
20. has done