Fill in the blanks with ''for'', ''since''

1 I got here an hour ago. - What ! You mean you've been waiting .................an hour ?

2 I have not seen him ............he was 16. 

3 I've known raining .............ages

4 Things have changed a lot .................our previous meetings.

5 It've been raining .............four o'clock

6 I'm sure he's been watching us ...........we came in.

7 He'd been here ...............over an hour when we arrived

8 I've been trying to fix this computer..............early this morning.

9 He hasn't had anything to eat ....................nearly a week.

10 It's three years..............he started learning German

11 He's been collecting stamps ...........the past twenty years.

12 Nobody has seen him................last Friday.

13 It has been foggy ..............some days.

14 He has been fishing ..................six o'clock

15They've been living in France......................eight years.

16 The pilots have been on strike .................two months.

17 We've had terrible weather .................Saturday

18 I've know Tom ..................1990

19 We have been waiting for the bus.................half an hour 

20 She hasn't lost a match .......................April

21 Things have changed ...................she's become headmaster

22 The police have been looking for him..............a month

23 Our dog has been ill ....................two days

24 I've been looking for this book .,.................a long time

25 I've been working .................I got up

I. Choose the correct verb in these sentences.
13. We’ve gone / been to the cinema to see a new film. It was great.
14. She’s gone / been to the USA and I haven't heard from her since she got there.
15. He’s gone / been on holiday and he’s having a great time.
16. I’ve already gone / been to that beach and I like it very much.
17. He’s never gone / been to that restaurant.
18. Now he’s gone / been back to Canada and I really miss him.
19. They need some advice because they’ve never gone / been on a cycling holiday before.

Study the examples of the present perfect simple and continuous from the blog on page 32. Then complete rules 1-3.

Present perfect simple 

She has stopped off in Mexico...

“I've worked hard!”

“It hasn't always been easy or fun.”

Present perfect continuous 

Liz Clark has been living that dream…

I've been following her inspirational blog...

Adverts on Liz's blog have been paying for her trip.

Rewrite the following sentences so that their meanings stay the same.

1.She has been nominated for Best Actress five times. She has never won once.

-> In spite of......................................................................

2. This is his first role. His acting is excellent.

->This is ........................................................

3. The film didn't receive good investment. The film was a great succes.

->Despite....................................................

4. It snowed heavily, so we couldn't arrive home early.

-> The snow was so................................................

5. I'm no better. I've taken the pill.

-> Even though.................................................

Rewrite the following sentences so that their meanings stay the same.

1.She has been nominated for Best Actress five times. She has never won once.

-> In spite of......................................................................

2. This is his first role. His acting is excellent.

->This is ........................................................

3. The film didn't receive good investment. The film was a great succes.

->Despite....................................................

4. It snowed heavily, so we couldn't arrive home early.

-> The snow was so................................................

5. I'm no better. I've taken the pill.

-> Even though..............................................

GIÚP MIK VS MẤY BN ƠI!!!

1, We haven't been to this restaurant for two months ,

-> It is ...

2, When did you begin to write this book ?

-> How long ....... book ?

3, How long have you learnt how to drive a car ?

-> When .....?

4, How long is it since Mr Ba bought this flat ?

-> When ... ?

5, I've never talked to the headmaster before .

-> It's ....... 

6, How long is it since she wrote an e-mail ?

-> When .....

7, That's the worst film I've ever seen .

->I've never ....

8, Have you gone to school late before ?

-> Is this ...?

9, He last came back to his home village five months ago.

-> It's.........

10, It's three years since I last spoke to her .

->The last time ......

Exercise: Rearrange the words to make sentences

1. watched/ She/ show/ three/ that/ has/ last/ times/ week.

2. guitar/ teenager./ since/ I/ played/ ever/ the/ I've/ was/ a

3. made/ a/ mess/ in/ The/ children/ kitchen./ have/ the

4. called/ Have/ mom/ yet?/ you/ your

5. since/ tennis/ played/ have/ The/ 2005./ club/ girls/ the/ at

6. applied/ not/ the/ for/ She/ job./ has

7. starting/ business./ have/ a/ plan/ They/ for/ a/ made

8. poet/ written/ The/ romantic/ has/ poems.

9. She's/ three/ today./ cups/ coffee/ drunk/ of

10. been/ place/ before?/ Have/ you/ this/ to

Help me, please!

ex 1: Write comparative with the word cues

1. Hue / interesting / Ha noi

2. My school / big / my sister

3. Lan / intelligent / Hoa

4. This road / wide / that road

5. This book / expensive / that book

ex 2: Viết dạng so sánh nhất của những từ trong ngoặc

1. That was the _________________ (funny) film I've ever seen

2. It was the _________________________ (horrible) feeling I've ever had

3. Have you read her ____________________ (recent) book?

4.It's the ______________________ ( large) company in the country

5. It was the _____________________ (boring) speech I've ever heard

6. You've got the ___________________________ (far) to travel

7. That's the ____________________________ (helpful) idea so far

8. The factory uses the __________________ ( modern) production methods

9. This is the ________________ (early) I've ever got up

Tìm lỗi sai và sửa chúng

1.I'm  really a keen on going to the cinema, so I have got lots of favorite

2.films. But the best one as I've seen lately is called Pressure. In some

3.ways, I suppose that you could regard it as a detective film,but it's

4.different from most films of that one kind because the characters are

5.they such unusual people. The detective in it,For example,  is a computer

6.expert who solves crimes on her computer using information given to

7.her by her assistants, who go out and interview to people. the Case in
8.The film concerns the wife of a millionaire, who has gone missing.
9.Sometimes the plot is a bit complicated but it is not too hard to keep

10.up with it. There are a lot of strange characters in it, such as a man

11.who always wears two hats on and some of the scenes really made me

12.laugh.Also there is  a big surprise at the end but i won't say you what

13.that is in the case you go to see it. it was very well acted and I also like

14. the music in it. But what do I really like about the film is that it is so 

15.orignal- I have never seen a film  quite like that.