→I haven’t seen Peter for five years………………………………….
→I haven’t seen Peter for five years………………………………….
1. It’s five years since I last saw Peter.
→I haven’t ………………………………….
2. The last time we visited her was four months ago.
→She hasn’t ………………………………………………..
3. The last time I saw them was two weeks ago.
→I have ……………………………………………..
1. It is five years since I last saw Nam.
A. I saw Nam many years ago.
B. I have seen Nam for 5 years.
C. I didn’t see Nam four years ago.
D. I haven’t seen Nam for 5 years
2. “Can you explain the answer to me again, Lan?” Mai said.
A. Mai asked Lan to explain the answer to her again.
B. Mai asked to explain the answer to her again.
C. Mai asked Lan explain the answer to her again.
D. Mai asked Lan to explain the answer to her again.
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one. 36. It’s 3 years since I last saw Nam. - I haven’t________________________________________________. 37. “Don’t make so much noise, Peter.” said Carol - Carol told Peter_____________________________________________. 38. Keeping the environment clean is very important. - It’s_________________________________________________. 39. “You should turn off the lights before going out”. Mrs. Hoa said. - Mrs. Hoa suggested________________________________. 40. Why don’t you plant some trees around your house to get more fresh air? - How about________________________________________________?
điền since/for/ago
1. The phone last rang at four o’clock. ~ So you’ve had no calls …………... ..?
2. I haven’t been to the dentist for ten years. ~ You last went to the dentist…………………......?
3. I last saw Rita on Sunday. ~ Haven’t you seen her ...................?
4. We’ve had six weeks without rain. ~ Yes, it hasn’t rained..................
5. It’s three years since Lisa got married. ~ Really? Has she been married…………………………?
6. It’s eight months since my sister had any work. ~ He lost his job......?
7. Mrs. Brown was taken ill three weeks ago. ~ You mean she’s been ill……………………………, and nobody’s told me!
8. I got here an hour ago. ~ What! You mean you’ve been waiting ………………… an hour?
9- I have not seen him……………. he was 16
10- I've known him ……………. ages
11- Things have changed a lot…………….our previous meeting.
12- It's been raining…………….four o'clock.
13- I'm sure he's been watching us …………….we came in.
14- He'd been here…………….over an hour when we arrived.
15- I've been trying to fix this computer…………….early this morning.
16- He hasn't had anything to eat…………….nearly a week.
17- It's three years…………….he started learning German.
18- He's been collecting stamps…………….the past twenty years.
19. Nobody has seen him…………….last Friday.
20. It has been foggy…………….some days.
21. He has been fishing…………….six o'clock.
22. They've been living in France …………….eight years.
23. The pilots have been on strike…………….two months.
24. We've had terrible weather…………….Saturday.
25. I've known Tom…………….1990.
26. We have been waiting for the bus…………….half an hour.
27. She hasn't lost a match…………….April.
28. Things have changed…………….she's become headmaster.
29. The police have been looking for him…………….a month.
30. Our dog has been ill…………….two days.
31. I've been looking for this book…………….a long time.
. Điền cụm từ với “for”, “since” hoặc “ago” 1. The phone last rang at four o’clock. ~ So you’ve had no calls ………………... ..?
2. I haven’t been to the dentist for ten years. ~ You last went to the dentist…………………......?
3. I last saw Rita on Sunday. ~ Haven’t you seen her ...................?
4. We’ve had six weeks without rain. ~ Yes, it hasn’t rained..................
5. It’s three years since Lisa got married. ~ Really? Has she been
married…………………………?
6. It’s eight months since my sister had any work. ~ He lost his job......?
7. Mrs. Brown was taken ill three weeks ago. ~ You mean she’s been
ill……………………………, and nobody’s told me!
8. I got here an hour ago. ~ What! You mean you’ve been waiting ………………… an hour?
9- I have not seen him……………. he was 16
10- I've known him ……………. ages
1. Let’s walk to work.
=> What about …………………………..………….?
2. She started driving 1 month ago.
=> She has………………………….………
3. The last time I saw my uncle was two years ago.
=> I haven’t ………………………….………
4. My house is the oldest house on the street.
=> No houses…………..………………………
5. Lisa has learned English for 10 years.
=>Lisa began ………………..
X. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. (1.0 point)
1. It’s a long time since I last went to a football match.
→ I haven’t ____________________________________________________________
2. That man used to work with me when I lived in Phu Tho province.
→ That’s the man ________________________________________________________
3. Peter is poor, but he usually helps the handicapped.
→ Poor_______________________________________________________________________
4. John is sick because he doesn’t take his doctor’s advice.
→ Were_______________________________________________________________________
5. “What you have cooked is the best in the world!”, John said to his girlfriend.
→ John said ____________________________________________________________________
46. The last time I met her was in 1999.
A. I haven’t met her since 1999. B. I haven’t met her for many weeks.
C. I met her in 1999 D. I didn't meet her in 1999.
47. I haven’t seen Henry for two years.
A. I didn’t see Henry two years ago. B. I didn't see Henry many years ago.
C. I last saw Henry two years ago. D. I have just seen Henry.
48. I have seen many more beautiful pictures than these ones.
A. These pictures are the most beautiful ones I’ve ever seen.
B. These pictures aren't the most beautiful ones I’ve ever seen.
C. There aren’t many more beautiful pictures than these ones.
D. I have never seen such beautiful pictures as these ones.
49. I’ve never read such an interesting poem.
A. This isn't the most interesting poem I’ve read.
B. This is the most interesting poem I’ve read.
C. I’ve never read any interesting poems.
D. I’ve read many more interesting poems than this one.
50. Mary doesn’t speak English so well as Jane.
A. Jane doesn't speak English better than Mary does.
B. Jane speaks English better than Mary does.
C. Jane never speaks English better than Mary does.
D. Jane speaks English worse than Mary does
Rewrite with the same meaning.
1.We started living here fifteen years ago.
We have……………………………………………….…………………………
2.The last time she visited me was five months ago.
She hasn’t……………………………………………..…………………………
3.I last wrote to my uncle in June.
I haven’t………………………………………………………………………….
4.He went out. He wanted to buy some stamps (dùng so as to).
He……………………………………………………..…………………………
5.Minh began to collect stamps in 2000.
Minh has…………………………………………………………………………
6.It’s three years since I last spoke to her.
I haven’t…………………………………………………………………………
7.France presented the Statue of Liberty to the United States in 1876.
The statue………………………………………………………………………..
8.The house belongs to my aunt. It is built of wood (past participle)
The house………………………………………………………………………..
9.Alexander Graham Bell invented telephone.
The telephone…………………………………………………………………...
10.Let’s eat inside the center, at the cafe’ corner.
How………………………………………………………………………….….
11.May I turn on the television?
Do you mind………………………………………………………………….…
12.The front yard is too small to play soccer in
The front yard isn’t………………………………………………………….......
13.It isn’t necessary for you to set off early.
You don’t……………………………………………………………………..…
14.I had a cat once, but I don’t any more.
I used………………………………………………………………………..…..
15.Keeping the environment clean is very important.
It’s……………………………………………………………………………....
16.They will show the time machine to the public when they finish it.
The time machine……………………………………………………………....
17.Old car tires are recycled to make shoes and sandals.
People………………………………………………………………………..…
18.I’m very sad that I wasn’t accepted in that group.
I’m very sad not………………………………………………………………..
19.I would like you to help me to put the chairs away.
Do you mind……………………………………………………………………
20.Having a vacation aboard is very interesting.
It is……………………………………………………………………………..
21.The water was so cold that the children could not swim in it.
The water was not………………………………………………………………
22.He spends two hours reading books
It takes…………………………………………………………………………
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EXERCISE 5: Choose the best answer among A, B, C, or D.
1. When I last saw him, he _____ in London.
A. has lived
B. is living
C. was living
D. has been living
2. We _______ Dorothy since last Saturday.
A. don’t see
B. haven’t seen
C. didn’t see
D. hadn’t seen
3. The train ______ half an hour ago.
A. has been leaving
B. left
C. has left
D. had left
4. Jack ______ the door.
A. has just painted
B. paint
C. will have painted
D. painting
5. My sister ________ for you since yesterday.
A. is looking
B. was looking
C. has been looking
D. looked
6. I ______ Texas State University now.
A. am attending
B. attend
C. was attending
D. attended
7. He has been selling motorbikes ________.
A. ten years ago
B. since ten years
C. for ten years ago
D. for ten years
8. Christopher Columbus _______ American more than 500 years ago.
A. discovered
B. has discovered
C. had discovered
D. had been discovering
9. He fell down when he ______ towards the church.
A. run
B. runs
C. was running
D. had run
10. We _______ there when our father died.
A. still lived
B. lived still
C. was still lived
D. was still living
11. They ______ table tennis when their father comes back home.
A. will play
B. will be playing
C. play
D. would play
12. By Christmas, I _______ for Mr. Smith for six years.
A. will have been working
B. will work
C. have been working
D. will be working
13. I _______ in the room right now
A. am being
B. was being
C. have been being
D. am
14. I ______ to New York three times this year.
A. have been
B. was
C. were
D. had been
15. I’ll come and see you before I _______ for the States.
A. leave
B. will leave
C. have left
D. shall leave
16. The little girl asked what _______ to her friend.
A. has happened
B. happened
C. had happened
D. would have been happened
17. John ______ a book when I saw him.
A. is reading
B. read
C. was reading
D. reading
18. He said he _______ return later.
A. will
B. would
C. can
D. would be
19. Jack ________ the door.
A. has just opened
B. open
C. have opened
D. opening
20. I have been waiting for you ______ .
A. since early morning
B. since 9 a.m
C. for two hours
D. All are correct
21. Almost everyone _______ for home by the time we arrived.
A. leave
B. left
C. leaves
D. had left
22. By the age of 25, he ______ two famous novels.
A. wrote
B. writes
C. has written
D. had written
23. When her husband was in the army, Mary ______ to him twice a week
A. was reading
B. wrote
C. was written
D. had written
24. I couldn’t cut the grass because the lawn mower ______ a few days previously.
A. broke down
B. has been broken
C. had broken down
D. breaks down
25. I have never played badminton before. This is the first time I _____ to play.
A. try
B. tried
C. have tried
D. am trying
26. Since _______, I have heard nothing from him.
A. he had left
B. he left
C. he has left
D. he was left
27. After I _______ lunch, I looked for my bag.
A. had
B. had had
C. have has
D. have had
28. By the end of next year, George _______ English for two years.
A. will have learned
B. will learn
C. has learned
D. would learn
29. The man got out of the car, ________ round to the back and opened the book.
A. walking
B. walked
C. walks
D. walk
30. Henry _______ into the restaurant when the writer was having dinner.
A. was going
B. went
C. has gone
D. did go
31. He will take the dog out for a walk as soon as he ______ dinner.
A. finish
B. finishes
C. will finish
D. finishing
32. I will be glad if he _______ with us.
A. had gone
B. did go
C. went
D. goes
33 Ask her to come and see me when she _______ her work.
A. finish
B. has finished
C. finished
D. finishing
34. Turn off the gas. Don’t you see that the kettle ________ ?
A. boil
B. boils
C. is boiling
D. boiled
35. Tom and Mary ______ for Vietnam tomorrow.
A. leave
B. are leaving
C. leaving
D. are left
36. He always ________ for a walk in the evening.
A. go
B. is going
C. goes
D. going
37. Her brother ______ in Canada at present.
A. working
B. works
C. is working
D. work