1. i haven't heard from maria......
a.since many months before b.for may months c. for many months ago d. since a long time
1. i haven't heard from maria......
a.since many months before b.for may months c. for many months ago d. since a long time
I. Find the one choice that best completes the sentence.
1. I haven’t heard from Maria _____.
a. since many months before b. for many months
c. for many months ago d. since a long time
2. This book is so long that I _____.
a. haven’t finished it yet b. haven’t finished it already
c. still have finished it d. still haven’t finished it already
3. Spain _____ at one time a very powerful country.
a. was b. has been c. is d. was being
4. The longest fish in the contest _____ by Thelma Rivers.
a. was catching b. caught c. was caught d. catch
5. “Are we about to have dinner?” “Yes, it _____ in the dining room.”
a. is serve b. have been served c. is being served d. served
6. Many buildings in the town still _____ the scars of the bombing.
a. bear b. had bore c. bearing d. borne
7. The interview took place around the kitchen table and was very _____.
a. casualty b. casually c. casual d. casuals
8. Please note that the _____ may vary from those illustrated.
a. designate b. designations c. designs d. designers
9. New opportunities will emerge as the _____ climate improves.
a. economics b. economic c. economical d. economy
10. Mom always _____ us to discuss our problems.
a. encourage b. encouragement c. encouraging d. encouraged
11. He’s a choreographer who has drawn _____ from Javanese dance.
a. inspired b. inspires c. inspiration d. inspiring
12. The dragon _____ the enemies of the Church.
a. symbolizes b. symbol c. symbolic d. symbolism
13. The problem is not _____ to British students.
a. unique b. uniqueness c. uniquely d. unitary
14. It’s a _____ Italian restaurant.
a. fashion b. fashionable c. fashions d. fashionably
15. She presented her ideas clearly and _____.
a. logically b. logic c. logical d. logics
Bài 1: Choose the correct word to complete the sentences
1. I haven't you spoken to her.......(for/since/ago) she went to London
2. He left school three years.......(for/since/ago), then he worked in France......(for/since/ago) a few months before coming back to England
3. She has got a headache.........(for/since/ago) she got up this morning
4. I have been here....(for/since/ago) an hour. Where have you been?
(MONG CÁC BẠN GIÚP MÌNH NHA)
1. She hasn’t gone out with him for 5 months. à The last time …………………………………..
2. We haven’t seen such a cruel mother before. à This is the first ……………………………….
3. It’s two years since we last saw Mr. Jones. à We haven’t ……………………………………..
4. This is the first time I have visited the USA. à I haven’t ………………………………………
5. I have learnt English for 10 years now. à I began ……………………………………………..
6. She moved to London 20 years ago. à She has ………………………………………………..
7. The Pikes haven’t visited Paris for 2 years. à The last time …………………………………..
8. I stopped writing to him a week ago. à I haven’t ……………………………………………..
9. Mary has leant French for 6 years. à It’s ………………………………………………………
10. When did your father buy that car ? à How long ………………………………………………
11. I didn’t see her again for 3 years. à Three years has …………………………………………..
12. The last time I saw John was when he was leaving for Edinburgh.
à John hasn’t …………………………………………………………………………………..
13. They haven’t liked ice-cream since they ate too much and was sick.
à They didn’t ………………………………………………………………………………….
14. John’s career as a television presenter began five years ago.
à John has ………………………………………………………………………………………
15. My uncle has been a worker in that factory for 10 years.
à My uncle started ……………………………………………………………………………..
16. How long have your family read Tuoi Tre Newspaper ?
à When did your ………………………………………………………………………………
17. My old friend started working on that farm in 2005.
à Since 2005, …………………………………………………………………………………..
18. When did he start teaching Physical Education in this school ?
à How long ……………………………………………………………………………………..
19. My mother has had this washing machine for a long time.
à My mother ……………………………………………………………………………………
20. My father stopped drinking champagne ten years ago.
à My father hasn’t ………………………………………………………………………………
21. Jane’s grandma hasn’t planted trees in the garden for 5 months.
à Jane’s grandma stopped ……………………………………………………………………...
22. I have never met a more warm-hearted person than my mother is.
à My mother is …………………………………………………………………………………
23. I have never seen such a bad film as that one in the cinema.
à That is the …………………………………………………………………………………..
24. We haven’t seen Mary since we left the university.
à We last ……………………………………………………………………………………….
25. The last time I went swimming was when I was in Spain.
à I haven’t ……………………………………………………………………………………..
VIII. Present perfect Tense:
1. She hasn’t gone out with him for 5 months. à The last time …………………………………..
2. We haven’t seen such a cruel mother before. à This is the first ……………………………….
3. It’s two years since we last saw Mr. Jones. à We haven’t ……………………………………..
4. This is the first time I have visited the USA. à I haven’t ………………………………………
5. I have learnt English for 10 years now. à I began ……………………………………………..
6. She moved to London 20 years ago. à She has ………………………………………………..
7. The Pikes haven’t visited Paris for 2 years. à The last time …………………………………..
8. I stopped writing to him a week ago. à I haven’t ……………………………………………..
9. Mary has leant French for 6 years. à It’s ………………………………………………………
10. When did your father buy that car ? à How long ………………………………………………
11. I didn’t see her again for 3 years. à Three years has …………………………………………..
12. The last time I saw John was when he was leaving for Edinburgh.
à John hasn’t …………………………………………………………………………………..
13. They haven’t liked ice-cream since they ate too much and was sick.
à They didn’t ………………………………………………………………………………….
14. John’s career as a television presenter began five years ago.
à John has ………………………………………………………………………………………
15. My uncle has been a worker in that factory for 10 years.
à My uncle started ……………………………………………………………………………..
16. How long have your family read Tuoi Tre Newspaper ?
à When did your ………………………………………………………………………………
17. My old friend started working on that farm in 2005.
à Since 2005, …………………………………………………………………………………..
18. When did he start teaching Physical Education in this school ?
à How long ……………………………………………………………………………………..
19. My mother has had this washing machine for a long time.
à My mother ……………………………………………………………………………………
20. My father stopped drinking champagne ten years ago.
à My father hasn’t ………………………………………………………………………………
21. Jane’s grandma hasn’t planted trees in the garden for 5 months.
à Jane’s grandma stopped ……………………………………………………………………...
22. I have never met a more warm-hearted person than my mother is.
à My mother is …………………………………………………………………………………
23. I have never seen such a bad film as that one in the cinema.
à That is the …………………………………………………………………………………..
24. We haven’t seen Mary since we left the university.
à We last ……………………………………………………………………………………….
25. The last time I went swimming was when I was in Spain.
à I haven’t ……………………………………………………………………………………..
1. I ………………………Tom since he got married. (not / see)
2. How long is it since she last ……………………………….you? (see)
3. I didn’t use ………………………him, but we’re good friends. (like)
4. She ………………………………as a musician for five months now. (work) 5. I’ve known Jill since she …………………………seven. (be)
1. He began to give up smoking last year.
-> He has...
2. They begn to live in Ho Chi Minh City in 2000.
-> They have...
3. He started to learn how to play the piano in 2005.
-> He has...
4. When did you start learning English?
-> How long...
5. How long have you learnt English?
-> When...
6. When did you first know Maryam?
-> How long is
7. When did people first use the telephone?
-> How long is...
8. When did you start saving money?
-> How long...
9. The last time i wrote to her was 2 years ago.
-> I haven’t...
10. It hasn’t rained for 2 months.
-> The last time...
11. I last talked to her in 2004.
-> I haven’t...
12. It has been a long time since Lan lelf her school.
-> Lan...
13. He hasn’t written to me for 2 months.
-> it has been...
14. She last heard that song three years ago.
-> It’s three...
15. It’s 2 years since I saw her.
-> I haven’t...
16. It’s ten years since Nam stopped playing the piano.
-> Nam hasn’t...
17. Mary was last seen 20 minutes ago.
-> Mary hasn’t...
18. The last time I saw David was in 1995.
-> I haven’t...
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Change into passive
1. They will hold the meeting before May Day.
------->The meeting ............
2. Somebody has taken some of my books away
--------> Some of my book .............
3. They have to repair the engine of the car.
-------> The engine of the car ...........
4. They may use this room for the classroom.
---------->This room ...............
5. The teacher is going to tell a story.
------------A story ...........
6. John used to visit his parents at weekends.
----------> His parents ............
7. They use milk for making butter and cheese.
-------->Milk clothing. ............
8. They have provided the victims with food and clothing
-----> The victims ............
9 . People speak English in most every corner of the world .
------>. English ............
10. The students are writing the lesons now .
------> The lesson
11. Her teacher taught her how to apply this theory
------>She ..............
12. Someone will tell him that news.
------> he ..........
EXERCISE: Complete the sentences with "for" or "since":
1. We haven't heard from them _________ ages
2. They waited for you _________ two days
3. They haven't met him _________ he left the room
4. We have bought the new car ________ 1999
5. Haven't you seen him ____________ Christmas?
6. It was not rained __________ May
7. I haven't written to him ________ five months.
8. She has spoken to them _______ this morning
9. We have listened to music ________ 8a.m
10. The house been built __________ last year
EXERCISE: Use simple past or present perfect to complete the following sentences:
1. Her English ( improve) ___________ recently
2. How many pages _________ you (read) _________ so far?
3. We (finish)________ our homework two hour ago
4. __________ you(be)__________ to Rome?
5. I (see)____________ him several times on TV
6. What _______you (do)__________ last night?
7. This is the first time I (visit)______ the city
8. They (buy)__________ the garden some days ago.
9. I (learn)________ English since I (be)__________ 11 years old
10. Be careful! I (just clean)________ the floor
11. The meal (already be)_______ ready
12. I ( never read)________ an interesting story like this before
EXERCISE : Rewrite the following sentences with the words given
l. Minh last wrote to his pen al five months ago
-> Minh hasn't
2. The last time we visited Kuala Lumpur was 3 years ago
-> I haven't
3. When did you study English?
-> How long
4. They began building this house 2 months ago
->They have
5. My father started to work in this factory last week
-> My father has
6. How long has he worked in the garden?
->When
7. How long ago did you learn music?
-> How long have
8. He started living in Ho Chi Minh city when he was 8
-> He has
9. He learnt English when he was 18
-> He has...
10. They have worked in that factory for five years
-> They began
ll. My father stopped smoking two years ago
-> My father hasn't
12. We have learnt English for four years.
-> We started.
13 My father started to give up smoking last year
-> My father has
14. They have worked in that factory since 2001
-> They started.
15. Lan hasn't written to Maryam for a month.
-> Lan didn't.....
16. He has lived in Ha Noi since he was 12.
-> He started.
17. I haven't met her for a long time.
-> I didn't.
18. How long have you leamt French ?
-> How long ago
19. How long have you bought this car -> When did
20. When did you start to listen to classical music ?
->How long
21. I saw her 10 years ago.
-> I haven't
1. The last time I wrote to him was 3 months ago
I haven’t
2. The last time she went to Malaysia was in 1999
She hasn’t
3. The last time she came back home was yesterday
She hasn’t
4. The last time Susan visited Malaysia was twelve years ago
Susan hasn’t
5. I have not smoked since June.
The last time I
6. She has not seen him since last Sunday.
The last time she
7. They haven’t used the phone since yesterday.
The last time they
8. He hasn’t come back to the village when they left school.
The last time he
9.We haven’t met him since 2015.
The last time we
The last time Lan wrote a letter to Mai was six months ago. Lan hasn’t_________________________________________________________________________ Lan last___________________________________________________________________________ The last time we drank coffee was last week. We haven’t________________________________________________________________________ We last___________________________________________________________________________ They haven’t come to visit him for five years. The last___________________________________________________________________________ They last__________________________________________________________________________ She hasn’t cleaned her room since she was sick. The last___________________________________________________________________________ She last___________________________________________________________________________ He last read a comic in 2005. He hasn’t_________________________________________________________________________ The last___________________________________________________________________________ It’s ten years since he last played the guitar. He_______________________________________________________________________________ It’s two weeks since we last met each other. We______________________________________________________________________________ They haven’t told jokes to the children for a month. It’s______________________________________________________________________________ Hoa hasn’t taken an exam for four years. It’s______________________________________________________________________________ This is the first time I have known what a credit card is. I ________________________________________________________________________________