1. What a pity! She can't go with us now.
=> We wish
2. My father last wore jeans many years ago.
=> My father hasn't
3. We should clean our teeth twice a day
=> Our teeth
4. My father does more exercise every morning because he wants to be healthy.
=> My father wants
1 sarah said ''my father took me to school by car''
==>sarah said
2 lora said '' i lived in Canada with my aunt five years ago"
==>lora said that
3 charlie said '' my father is in hospital now''
==> charlie said that
4 ''i got many good marks last semester'' trung said
==>trung said that
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1,I last wrote to you a month ago
-->I haven't
2,The last time I saw Tony was in 1986
-->I haven't
3,It's nearly 20 years since my father met her
-->My father hasn't
4,He last saw her two weeks ago
-->He hasn't
5,The last time she went out with him was 9 months ago
--->SHE hasn't
6,It's two months since I was last in Ha Noi
--->I haven't
1. “I will visit you this week” my father told me.
=> My father told me ________________________________________________________.
2. We started to learn English four years ago.
=> We have _______________________________________________________________.
3. What a pity! she doesn’t join us. ( Use: wish)
4. People hoped that he will do this work well.
He___________________________________________________________
1.They have worked in that factory for five years. They began... 2.My father started to give up smoking last year. My father has........... 3. They have worked in that factory since 2001.-They started.... 4.He has lived in Ha Noi since he was 12. --He started...............
D. Past Simple - Present Perfect Tense
1.My old friend started working on that farm in 2005.
- Since 2005,
2.I have learnt English for 10 years now.
-I began
3.My father stopped drinking champagne ten years ago.
- My father hasn't
4.She hasn't gone out with him for 5 months.
-The last time
5.It's two Yeats since we last saw Mr. Jones.
-We haven't
6.I last saw John was when he was leaving for Edinburgh.
-John hasn't
-John hasn't
7.How long have your family read Tuoi Tre Newspaper ?
-When did your
8. How long is it since you bought this house'?
-When did
-How long
8. When did he start teaching Physical Education in this school?
- How long .
9. We haven't seen such a cruel mother before.
-This is the first
10. This is the first time I have visited the USA.
-I haven't
11. I have never seen such a bad film as that one in the cinema.
-That is the
Rewrite the following sentences.
1. Max still plays the violin. He began to play it three years ago.
Max……………………………………………
2. My father stopped smoking when I was ten.
My father has…………………………………
3. Alex hasn’t scored a goal for 3 weeks.
The last time………………………….………
4. She’s never eaten such a delicious cake.
It is the…………………………………………
5. You can’t get to the village in winter because of snow. (access)
There is no……………………………………
6. They managed to finish the project in time for the presentation. (succeeded)
They……………………………………….
7. She started to talk to her friend on the phone at nine o’clock. (SINCE)
She ………………………………………
8. They were in the middle of a discussion when their mother came home.
They were ………………………………
9. He was in the middle of a presentation when there was a power failure.
He was ……………………………………
10. Ann got this painting ten years ago. (HAS)
Ann…………………………………………
11. Bill prefers teaching history to working as a business executive. (would rather)
Bill………………………………………………………………………………………..
12. On a long trip, Susie would rather drive than ride in the back seat. (prefer)
On ……………………………………………………………………………………….
13. My brother prefers playing football to watching it on TV. (BETTER)
……………………………………………………………………………………………..
14. This is the first time my brother has ever tidied his own room. (never)
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
15. The weather was so bad that they cancelled the tennis match. (such)
…………………………………………………………………………………
36. Many university students wore Jeans in the 1960s .
Jeans ...................................................................................................
37. My sister stopped getting up at 4.30 in the morning.
My sister used ................................................................................................
38. What a pity. Miss Lien won’t come here tonight .
I wish ..........................................................................................................
39. I began learning English in 1990 .
I have ....................................
III. Choose the correct form of verbs.
1. My father (buy) a new car 2 months ago.
_____________
2. She usually (wash) her hands before meals three years ago.
_____________
3. I (be) busy last night, so I missed a good film on TV.
_____________
4. Liz (not go) to the dentist yesterday morning.
_____________
5. My mother and Hoa (cook) in the kitchen when I came yesterday.
_____________
6. The students (enjoy) reading books in the library for the last ten years.
_____________
7. She (do) homework last night.
_____________