7. They have corresponded since 2007 -> They started...............
8. I began to play soccer in 2009 -> i have..........
9. She started working as a secretary 5 years ago -> She has...................
10. We have known him for 4 years > we started..............
11. They have phoned their frined since 7p.m -> they started.....
12. I started to learn English for 4 years ago -> I have...........
13. I started to listen to the song three minutes ago -> I have........
14. I started staying here in 2006 -> I have............
7. They started to correspond in 2007.
8. I have played soccer since 2009.
9. She has work as a secretary for 5 years.
10. We started to know him 4 years ago.
11. They started to phone their friend at 7 p.m .
12. I have learned English for 4 years.
13. I have listened to the song for three minutes.
14. I have stayed here since 2006.
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?
Rewrite the sentences:
1. I started learning English three years ago.
->I have ................................
2. I have never met him for three years.
-> I last............................
3. We have studied French for 4 years.
-> We started.....................
4. I haven't seen her for a long time.
-> I didn't.....................
5. They have worked in that factory since 1996.
-> They started.......................
6. How long have you learnt English?
-> How long ago.....................?
Help me
1 . I have learnt EL for 3 years
2 . I last met him was three years ago
3 . We started studying French 4 years ago
4 . I didn't see her a long time ago
5 . They started working in that factory in 1996
6 . How long ago did you start learning EL ?
Rewrite the sentences:
1. I started learning English three years ago.
->I have ........learnt Ennglish for three years........
2. I have never met him for three years.
-> I last .......met him three years ago.......
3. We have studied French for 4 years.
-> We started .......studying French 4 years ago......
4. I haven't seen her for a long time.
-> I didn't .......see her a long time ago.......
5. They have worked in that factory since 1996.
-> They started........working in that factory in 1996.......
6. How long have you learnt English?
-> How long ago .......did you start to learnt English.......?
1. I have never read such a romantic story => This is 2. We started cooking for the party four hours ago =>We have 3. How long is it since they bought the house? =>When ? 4. It’s years since we decorated this room =>We haven’t 5. She hasn’t been to the hairdresser for three months =>It’s 6. I’ve never met such a famous person before =>It’s 7. They last visited me five years ago They haven’t 8. I haven’t been to Bristol for 3 years The last time 9. Laurence hasn’t seen his sister since she left for Japan Laurence last 10. Lucy hasn’t worn that dress since Barbara’s wedding The last time 11. My sister has studied French for 2 years My sister began 12. I have never seen such a mess in my life It’s 13. Robert and Catherine have been married for 4 years It’s 14. When did Catherine and Henry get engaged? How long 15. I have never seen a dirtier-looking dog It’s 16. Mary rang hours and hours ago It’s 17. Tom is ill. He became ill three days ago Tom 18. It’s 2 years since she left university She 19. I have never tasted such a delicious cake in my life This is 20. How long is it since you saw Mary? When
1. I have never read such a romantic story
=> This is the first time I have ever read such a romantic story.
2. We started cooking for the party four hours ago
=>We have cooked for the party for four hours.
3. How long is it since they bought the house?
=>When did they buy the house?
4. It’s years since we decorated this room
=>We haven’t decorated this room for years.
5. She hasn’t been to the hairdresser for three months
=>It’s three months since she last was to the hairdresser.
6. I’ve never met such a famous person before
=>It’s the first time I have every met such a famous person.
7. They last visited me five years ago
They haven’t visited me for five years.
8. I haven’t been to Bristol for 3 years
The last time I was to Bristol 3 years ago.
9. Laurence hasn’t seen his sister since she left for Japan
Laurence last saw his sister when she left for Japan.
10. Lucy hasn’t worn that dress since Barbara’s wedding
The last time Lucy wore that dress in Barbara’s wedding.
11. My sister has studied French for 2 years
My sister began studying French 2 years ago.
12. I have never seen such a mess in my life
It’s the first time I have ever seen such a mess in my life.
13. Robert and Catherine have been married for 4 years
It’s 4 years since Robert and Catherine were married.
14. When did Catherine and Henry get engaged?
How long have Catherine and Henry got engaged?
15. I have never seen a dirtier-looking dog
It’s the first time I have ever seen a dirtier-looking dog.
16. Mary rang hours and hours ago
It’s hours and hours since Mary rang.
17. Tom is ill. He became ill three days ago
Tom has been ill for three days.
18. It’s 2 years since she left university
She has left university for 2 years.
19. I have never tasted such a delicious cake in my life
This is the first time I have ever tasted such a delicious cake in my life.
20. How long is it since you saw Mary?
When did you see Mary?
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1. This is the first time I have never read such a romantic story.
2. we have cooked for the party for four hours.
3. When did they buy the house ?
4. We haven't decorated the house for years.
5. It's 3 month since i went to the hairdresser.
6. It's the first time i have met such a famous person.
7.They haven't visited me for 5 years.
8. The last time i went to Bristol was 3 years ago.
9. laurence last saw her sister when she left for Japan
10. The last time Lucy wore that dress was in Barbara's wedding.
11. My sister began studying French 2 years ago.
12. It's the first time i have such a mess in my life.
13. It's 4 years since Robert and catherine married.
14. How long have catherine and robert got engaged?
15. it's the dirtiest-looking dog i have ever seen.
16. it's hours and hours since mary rang.
17. Tom has been ill for 3 days.
18. She has left university for 2 years.
19. this is the first time i have tasted such a delicious cake in my life.
20. when did you see mary
1. I have never read such a romantic story
=> This is the first time I have read such a romantic story
2. We started cooking for the party four hours ago
=>We have cooked for the party for four hours
3. How long is it since they bought the house?
=>When did they bought the house ?
4. It’s years since we decorated this room
=>We haven’t decorated this room for years
5. She hasn’t been to the hairdresser for three months
=>It’s 3 months since she went to the hairdresser
6. I’ve never met such a famous person before
=>It’s the first time I have met such a famous person
7. They last visited me five years ago
They haven’t visited me for 5 years
8. I haven’t been to Bristol for 3 years
The last time I went to Bristol was 3 years ago
9. Laurence hasn’t seen his sister since she left for Japan
Laurence last saw his sister when she left for Japan
10. Lucy hasn’t worn that dress since Barbara’s wedding
The last time Lucy worn that dress was at Barbara’s wedding
11. My sister has studied French for 2 years
My sister began studying French 2 years ago
12. I have never seen such a mess in my life
It’s the first time I have seen such a mess in my life
13. Robert and Catherine have been married for 4 years
It’s 4 years since Robert and Catherine were married
14. When did Catherine and Henry get engaged?
How long is it since Catherine and Henry got engaged?
15. I have never seen a dirtier-looking dog
It’s the first time have seen such a dirty-looking dog
16. Mary rang hours and hours ago
It’s hours since Mary rang
17. Tom is ill. He became ill three days ago
Tom has been ill for 3 days
18. It’s 2 years since she left university
She left univeristy 2 years ago
19. I have never tasted such a delicious cake in my life
This is the first time I have tasted such a delicious cake in my life
20. How long is it since you saw Mary?
When did you see Mary
VI. Rewrite so that the second sentence means nearly exactly the same as the first one.
We have learnt English for 4 years.
We started
My father started to give up smoking last year.
My father has
They have worked in that factory since 2001.
They started
Lan hasn’t written to Maryam for a month.
Lan didn’t
Ha has lived in Hanoi since he was 12.
He started
I haven’t seen her for a long time.
I didn’t
How long have you learnt French?
How long ago
When did you start to listen to classical music?
How long
I last saw her 10 years ago.
I haven’t
How long have you bought this car?
When did
VI. Rewrite so that the second sentence means nearly exactly the same as the first one.
We have learnt English for 4 years.
We started to learn English 4 years ago.
My father started to give up smoking last year.
My father has given up smoking for a year.
They have worked in that factory since 2001.
They started to work in that factory in 2001.
Lan hasn’t written to Maryam for a month.
Lan didn’t write to Maryam a month ago.
Ha has lived in Hanoi since he was 12.
He started to live in Hanoi when he was 12.
I haven’t seen her for a long time.
I didn’t see her a long time ago.
How long have you learnt French?
How long ago did you learn French?
When did you start to listen to classical music?
How long have you listened to classical music?
I last saw her 10 years ago.
I haven’t seen her for 10 years.
How long have you bought this car?
When did you buy this car?
1 .We started to learn English 4 years ago.
2. My father has given up smoking for a year.
3. They started to work in that factory in 2001.
4. Lan didn’t write to Maryam a month ago
5.He started to live in Hanoi when he was
6.I didn’t see her a long time ago.
7.How long ago did you learn French?
8 How long have you listened to classical music?.
9. I haven’t seen her for 10 years.
10. When did you buy this car?
14. They didn’t go camping yesterday because it rained heavily.
- It ......................................................................................................
15. I started playing soccer 5 years ago.
- I have...............................................................................................................................
16. Jack is 13 years old and my son is, too.
- Jack is ..............................................................................................
17. Mary was sick, so she could not go to school.
- Because ...........................................................................................
18. The last time I met him was 3 years ago
- I haven’t ...........................................................................................
19. Lan went out because she finished her homework. (so)
- Lan .................................................................................................
20. He is interested in doing morning exercise.
- He enjoys .................................................................................................
21. We have learned English for 3 years.
- We started ......................................................................................
22. We started to live here in 2012.
- We have .............................................................................................................................................
23. Her book is not the same as mine.
- Her book is........................................................................................................................................
24. You should walk around the Old Quarter at night.
- It’s a good idea to..............................................................................................................................
14. They didn’t go camping yesterday because it rained heavily.
- It ......................................................................................................rained heavily,so They didn’t go camping yesterday
15. I started playing soccer 5 years ago.
- I have........palyed soccer for 5y ears.......................................................................................................................
16. Jack is 13 years old and my son is, too.
- Jack is ............at the same age as my son..................................................................................
17. Mary was sick, so she could not go to school.
- Because .....mary was sick, she could not go to school.......................................................................................
18. The last time I met him was 3 years ago
- I haven’t ..........met him for 3 years.................................................................................
19. Lan went out because she finished her homework. (so)
- Lan ..........finished her homework, so she went out.......................................................................................
20. He is interested in doing morning exercise.
- He enjoys .................................................................................................
21. We have learned English for 3 years.
- We started ........learning english 3 years ago..............................................................................
22. We started to live here in 2012.
- We have ...................lived here since 2012..........................................................................................................................
23. Her book is not the same as mine.
- Her book is........different from mine................................................................................................................................
24. You should walk around the Old Quarter at night.
- It’s a good idea to.........walk around the Old Quarter at night..................................................
14. They didn’t go camping yesterday because it rained heavily.
- It rained heavily yesterday so they didn't go camping
15. I started playing soccer 5 years ago.
- I have played soccer for 5 years
16. Jack is 13 years old and my son is, too.
- Jack is the same age as my son
17. Mary was sick, so she could not go to school.
- Because Mary was sick, she could not go to school
18. The last time I met him was 3 years ago
- I haven’t met him for 3 years
19. Lan went out because she finished her homework. (so)
- Lan finished her homework so she went out
20. He is interested in doing morning exercise.
- He enjoys doing morning exercise
21. We have learned English for 3 years.
- We started learning E 3 years ago
22. We started to live here in 2012.
- We have lived here since 2012
23. Her book is not the same as mine.
- Her book is different from mine
24. You should walk around the Old Quarter at night.
- It’s a good idea to walk around the Old Quarter at night
VIII. Rewrite these sentences using the word given
1. I first started to play soccer when I was 10 (since)
I have ......................................
2.This is the first time I have ever drunk wine (never)
I ......................................
3.She arrived a few minutes ago (just)
She ......................................
4.He started to work here two years ago (for)
He ......................................
5. The last time we visited Kual Lumpur in 2000 (since)
We ......................................
VIII. Rewrite these sentences using the word given
1. I first started to play soccer when I was 10 (since)
I have ...played soccer since I was 10 ...................................
2.This is the first time I have ever drunk wine (never)
I ..have never drunk wine before....................................
3.She arrived a few minutes ago (just)
She ..has just arrived for a few minutes....................................
4.He started to work here two years ago (for)
He ..has worked here for 2 years....................................
5. The last time we visited Kual Lumpur in 2000 (since)
We ....have not visited Kual Lumpur since 2000..................................
1. It is years since we last traveled abroad - We haven't ....
2. I haven't watched TV for a week - The last ....
3. We bought this house 2 years ago - we have ....
4. we have never met him before - it's the ....
5. it started to rain at 2p.m - it has ....
6. when did you start working here ? - how long ....
7. dave has written a composition for 2 hours - dave started ....
8. how long have you been learning english ? - when ....
9. keith started driving a car five years ago - keith has ....
10. this is the first time i have ever eaten this kind of food - i have ....
1. It is years since we last traveled abroad
-> We haven't traveled abroad for years.
2. I haven't watched TV for a week
-> The last time I watched TV is one week ago.
3. We bought this house 2 years ago
-> we have lived in this house for 2 years.
4. we have never met him before
-> it's the first time we have ever met him.
5. it started to rain at 2p.m
-> it has rained since 2p.m.
6. when did you start working here ?
-> how long have you worked here?
7. dave has written a composition for 2 hours
-> dave started to write a composition 2 hours ago.
8. how long have you been learning english ?
-> when did you start to learn english?
9. keith started driving a car five years ago
-> keith has driven a car for 5 years.
10. this is the first time i have ever eaten this kind of food
-> i have never eaten this kind of food.
1. It is years since we last traveled abroad
- We haven't travelled abroad for years
2. I haven't watched TV for a week
- The last time I watched TV was a week ago
3. We bought this house 2 years ago
- we have bought this house for 2 years
4. we have never met him before
- it's the first time we have met him
5. it started to rain at 2p.m
- it has rained since 2pm
6. when did you start working here ?
- how long have you worked here ?
7. dave has written a composition for 2 hours
- dave started writing a composition 2 hours ago
8. how long have you been learning english ?
- when did you learn English ?
9. keith started driving a car five years ago
- keith has driven a car for 5 years
10. this is the first time i have ever eaten this kind of food -
i have never ate this kind of food before
#Yumi
Rewrite
1. They have taught in this school since 2007.
-> They started .............................................
2. Minh began to collect stamps in 2000.
-> Minh has ............................................
3. I haven`t been to Bristol for three years.
-> The last time .......................................
4. I last Wrote to my uncle in July.
-> I haven`t ...................................
5. She has been to Ha Noi for 5 years.
-> The last time .................................
6. The last time it rained was a fortnight ago.
-> It .............................................................
7. I last saw him when was a student.
-> I haven`t ........................................
8. I haven`t done any gardening for three years.
-> The last time ................................................
9. The last time we went to London was two years ago.
-> We haven`t ................................................................
10. The last time she visited me was a year ago.
-> She hasn`t .....................................................
11. It`s a long time since we became close friends.
-> We have .............................................................
12. It is ages since Alan visited his parents.
-> Alan ........................................................
13. It hasn`t rained for two months.
-> It is ............................................
14. We have know each other for two years.
-> It`s ...........................................................
Rewrite
1. They have taught in this school since 2007.
-> They started teaching in this school in 2007.
2. Minh began to collect stamps in 2000.
-> Minh has collected stamps since 2000.
3. I haven`t been to Bristol for three years.
-> The last time I was to Bristol was three years ago.
4. I last Wrote to ......my uncle in July
-> I haven`t written to my uncle since july.
5. She has been to Ha Noi for 5 years.
-> The last time she was to hanoi was 5 years ago
6. The last time it rained was a fortnight ago.
-> It haven't rained for a fortnight
7. I last saw him when was a student.
-> I haven`t seen him since when was a student
8. I haven`t done any gardening for three years.
-> The last time I did gardening was three years ago
9. The last time we went to London was two years ago.
-> We haven`t gone to London for two years .
10. The last time she visited me was a year ago.
-> She hasn`t visited me for a year .
11. It`s a long time since we became close friends.
-> We have become close friend for a long time
12. It is ages since Alan visited his parents.
-> Alan hasn't visited his parents for ages
13. It hasn`t rained for two months.
-> It is two months since it last rained
14. We have know each other for two years.
-> It`s two years since we knew each other
1. They have taught in this school since 2007.
-> They started teaching in this school in 2007.
2. Minh began to collect stamps in 2000.
-> Minh has collected stamps since 2000.
3. I haven`t been to Bristol for three years.
-> The last time I was to Bristol was three years ago.
4. I last Wrote to ......my uncle in July
-> I haven`t written to my uncle since july.
5. She has been to Ha Noi for 5 years.
-> The last time she was to hanoi was 5 years ago
6. The last time it rained was a fortnight ago.
-> It haven't rained for a fortnight
7. I last saw him when was a student.
-> I haven`t seen him since when was a student
8. I haven`t done any gardening for three years.
-> The last time I did gardening was three years ago
9. The last time we went to London was two years ago.
-> We haven`t gone to London for two years .
10. The last time she visited me was a year ago.
-> She hasn`t visited me for a year .
11. It`s a long time since we became close friends.
-> We have become close friend for a long time
12. It is ages since Alan visited his parents.
-> Alan hasn't visited his parents for ages
13. It hasn`t rained for two months.
-> It is two months since it last rained
14. We have know each other for two years.
-> It`s two years since we knew each other
