1. My father hasn’t met my uncle ______________ last month.
2. My uncle left our house three years ago, and we haven’t seen him ______________
3. I have been playing computer games _______________ 8 am this morning.
4. Their son has cleaned the floors ______________ three hours.
5. This machine hasn’t been used ______________ ages.
I.Fill in the blank with for / since ( Điền vào khoản trống với since hoặc for)
1. My father hasn’t met my uncle ……………. last month.
2. Nam has done that exercise …………………. three hours.
3. She has lived in London …………………. 1985.
4. We have not eaten in that restaurant …………. two weeks.
II. Give the correct form of the verb. ( cho dạng đúng của động từ trong ngoặc)
1. Lan (teach ) …………………English three years ago.
2. We (never/ see)……………………….. her since last week.
3. I ( study) ……………………………… English since 1990.
4. The earth (go) ………………………… around the sun.
5. He (work)...............................................for that company for ten years.
II. Sentence transformation ( chuyển đổi câu)
1.They started to collect stamps three years ago.
® They have ………………………………………………………………..………….
2. We knew each other when we were students.
® We have……………………………………………………………..……………….
3. I last saw her three months ago.
® I haven’t……………………………………………………
Rewrite with the same meaning.
1. We started living here ten years ago.
→ We have……………………………………………….…………………………
2. She hasn’t met John for nearly three years.
→ The last……………………………………………..…………………………
3. I last wrote to my uncle in June.
→ I haven’t………………………………………………………………………….
4. He went out. He wanted to buy some stamps (dùng in order to).
→ He went………………………………………………..…………………………
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. A robber broke a window of the shop last night.
→ A window………………………………………………………………………..
8. The house belongs to my aunt. It is made of wood (past participle)
→ The house………………………………………………………………………..
9. Alexander Graham Bell invented telephone.
→ The telephone…………………………………………………………………...
10. Let’s meet inside the center, at the cafe’ corner.
→ I suggest…………………………………………………………………….….
11. May I go out and use that office telephone?
→ Would 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 drank tea day by day, but I don’t any more.
→ I used………………………………………………………………………..…..
15. Keeping the environment green is very important.
→ It’s very………………………….………………………………………………
16. Minh was sad. he heard bad news from his home. (dùng Adj + to V)
→ Minh was………………….…………………………………………………....
17. The teacher gave them loads of tasks to finish at home yesterday.
→ Loads of……………………………..………………………………………..…
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. Daisy is going on a trip to America. Her parents are anxious. (dùng Adj + clause)
→ Her parents……………………………………………………………………..
21. The water was so cold that the children could not swim in it.
→ The water was not………………………………………………………………
22. He spends two hours typing all the assignments for tomorrow.
→ It takes…………………………………………………………
Giúp mik vs ạ....Mik đang cần gấp
. 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 ………………..
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…………………………………………………………………………
Ai lm giúp mik vs ..Mình đang cần gấp ạ
33. My student gave up playing games last month.
My student used to ................... .
34.We began to check the washing machine three hours ago.
We have ................. .
35. She isn’t tall. She can’t reach that box. (ENOUGH)
She isn’t ...............
36. “Can you buy me a pen on your home way?”, my brother asked me. My brother asked me ............
Exercise 2: Put the verb in the past simple tense :
1. They (begin)............................to study at this school 7 years ago
2. She (lose)...........................her handbag on the train yesterday morning
3. We (visit)............................that city last year
4. Peter and Daisy (be).........................born in 1978
5. .....................you (spend).......................your holiday in DaLat last summer ?
6. She (clean)..............................the bicycle yesterday
7. They (start)..........................school in 1978
8. My friend and I (go)............................to the seaside last week
9. We (spend)..........................hours on the beach last Sunday
10. He (be)...................................in Ha Noi last year
11. His father (die)........................in 1930
12. Lincoln (work)..........................in this factory three years ago
13. I (do).............................my homework last night
14. Miss White (write)..................................to her father last Monday
15. My parents ( buy)................................the car last year
16. Hoa (read)......................................the book yesterday
17. He (listen).............................to the radio last night
18. We (watch).....................................a good programme on TV last night
19.Mary (go)....................................shopping for me yesterday
20. I (be)..................................in Ha Noi last month
21. My paremts (go).................................to HCM city last week
22.Yesterday we (have)...................................a meeting at our school
23.Mary (meet).....................................her parents two week ago
24. She (be)..................................born in1992
25. What you (do)....................................last night
26. Last summer I (study)....................................English in Can Tho city
27. She (not visit)...............................her son last week
28.In 1997 there (be)...................................a terrible storm
29. They (build)....................................the house twenty yaers ago . John (do not)....................come to my birthday party last Sunday
1. The people / hospital / and / weather / been / windy and sunny
2. Yesterday / I / see / my aunt , Le / uncle / Tuan / my cousin , Vinh
3. This morning / thery / take me / to Chay beach
4. From the beach / we / hire a boat and go out to the bay
5. We / buy / some souvenirs / and / take a lot of phtos
6. We / return home / 5 p.m / I / be a bit tired but very happy
GIẢI GIÚP MÌNH VỚI Ạ
VIII. Complete the following sentences with proper prepositions:
1.We’ll buy a smaller house when the children have grown _______ and left ho
2. The computer isn’t working. It broke _________ this morning.
3. My headaches have been much better since I gave ________ drinking coffee.
4. I turned _______ their offer because they weren’t going to pay me enough m
5. It was not a problem. We looked _______ his number in the telephone book.
6. Helen takes ________ her mother in many ways.
7. We need to set ________ early tomorrow.
8. The plane took ________ very quickly.
9. Anne’s leaving ________ London tomorrow morning.
10. Your friend is always complaining _______ her job.
