Rewrite:
Mr.Hieu started teaching English at Thang Long Secondary school 4 years ago.
=> Mr.Hieu has _been teaching English at Thang Long Secondary school for 14 years___
Mr. Hieu has taught English at Thang Long Secondary school for 4 years
Rewrite:
Mr.Hieu started teaching English at Thang Long Secondary school 4 years ago.
=> Mr.Hieu has _been teaching English at Thang Long Secondary school for 14 years___
Mr. Hieu has taught English at Thang Long Secondary school for 4 years
Rewrite each of the sentences so that the meaning stays the same
1. I started to write this letter 2 hours ago
- I have WRITTEN THIS LETTER FOR 2 HOURS
2. He started to learn English 2 years ago
- He has............................................
3. She began to work for this compay 2 months ago
- She has..........................................................................
4. They began teaching at this school 2 weeks ago
- They have...............................................
5. He stopped smoking 2 days ago
- He has........................................................
6.She stopped working here last week
- She has..........................................................
7.She started writing novels when she was 15 years old
- he has...............................................................
8. They began to build this hospital last year
- They have......................................................
9. It started to rain yesterday
- It has........................................................
10.We began living here last year
- We have...............................................
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
Rewrite the sentences using PAST SIMPLE or PRESENT PERFECT TENSE.
1. I moved to Ho Chi Minh city in 2000.
=> I have ..................................................
2. She began to learn English four years ago.
=> She has .................................................
3. They started practicing tennis when they were in high school.
=> They have ...............................................................................
4. They started to French in 2004.
=> They have ...............................
5. We began learning English six months ago.
=> We have .....................................................
6. When did she begin to work for this company?
=> How long ......................................................?
7. The last time they visited London was two years ago.
=> They haven't .............................................................
8. He hasn't gone out with her for two years.
=> It's ...........................................................
1. The last time I wrote to my parents was a year ago.
=> I haven't ...
2. It has been over two years since we were in the cooking festival.
=> We haven't ...
3. Mr Tim began to work on that farm six months ago.
=> Mr Tim has ...
4. My father started to work in that school over ten years ago.
=> My father has ...
5. We started learning English three years ago.
=> We have ...
PHẦN D.WRITING
Question I. Rewrite the sentences as directed.
1. Lan started studying English five years ago and she still studies it.
-> Lan has……………………………………………………………………..........................
2. The sun was shining. It wasn’t very warm.
-> Although……………………………………………………………………………............
3. Nam doesn’t live with his parents any more.
-> Nam used ………………………………………………………………….......................….
4. Never talk with food in your mouth.
-> You ………………………………………………………………………………...............
5. I like traditional dances better than modern ones.
-> I prefer………………………………………………………………..................................
Question III- Use the suggested words and phrases to make meaningful sentences.
1. We/ have/ dinner/ when/ telephone/ ring.
=> ...................................................................................................................................................
2. We/ spend/ two/ hour/ repair/ windows/ yesterday.
=> ..................................................................................................................................................
Part 2: Rewrite the second sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentences, using the given cues.
1. My younger brother started to learn English 3 years ago. -> My younger brother ………………………………………………………................................................. 2, They started working in that company in 2001. -> They have ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 3. The hotel we saw first was rather expensive, so we decided to look for another. -> Because ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. 4, He forgot his umbrella, so he got wet. -> Because …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5. In spite of having no interest in folklore, Sylvia still enoyed the story. -> Although ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. 6 – Despite the bad traffic, we arrived on time. -> Although …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 7. Minh really loves to hang out with friends. -> Minh really enjoys …………………………………………………………………………………………..
8 – The show was interesting to the boys. -> The boys felt ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 9. A sports car goes faster than an ordinary car. -> An ordinary car goes ………………………………………………………………………………………..
10, My father speaks English better than my mother does. -> My mother …………………………………………………………………………………………………..
Part 2: Rewrite the second sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentences, using the given cues. 1. My younger brother started to learn English 3 years ago. -> My younger brother ………………………………………………………................................................. 2, They started working in that company in 2001. -> They have ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 3. The hotel we saw first was rather expensive, so we decided to look for another. -> Because ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. 4, He forgot his umbrella, so he got wet. -> Because …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5. In spite of having no interest in folklore, Sylvia still enoyed the story. -> Although ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. 6 – Despite the bad traffic, we arrived on time. -> Although …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 7. Minh really loves to hang out with friends. -> Minh really enjoys ………………………………………………………………………………………….. 8 – The show was interesting to the boys. -> The boys felt ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 9. A sports car goes faster than an ordinary car. -> An ordinary car goes ……………………………………………………………………………………….. 10, My father speaks English better than my mother does. -> My mother …………………………………………………………………………………………………..
1.keeping the environment clean is very important.-It's
2.It's three years since I last spoke to her-I haven't
3.How long is it since you used the car-When
4.We started living here 15 years ago-We have
5.We can't drink the water because it's too hot-The water isn't
6.It has been raining for five hours-It started
7.To help mom at home is a good activity-It is
8.I started learning English three years ago-I have
11.Sue is the most intelligent in her class.-No one
13.No one has used this room for years-This room
14.This question is difficult to understand-It's
15.Many people in the world speak English-English
1.Minh last wrote to his pen pal five months ago.
àMinh hasn’t …………………………………………..
2.The last time we visited Kuala Lumpur was 3 years ago.
à I haven’t ………………………………………………………
3. When did you study English?
àHow long …………………………………………? …
4. They began building this house 2 months ago
àThey have ………………………………………
5. My father started to work in this factory last week
àMyfather has…………………………………………
6. How long has he worked in the garden?
à When …………………………………………………?
7. How long ago did you learn music?
à How long have ……………………………………………………………………………
8. He started living in Ho Chi Minh city when he was 8
à He has …………………………………………………………………………
9. He learnt English when he was 18
à He has ………………………………………………………………………………
10. They have worked in that factory for five years.
à They began ……………………………………………………………..
11. My father stopped smoking two years ago.
à 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 learnt 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.
23. He started working in this company 5 years ago
--> He has……………………………………………………………………………
24. They began living here ten years ago
--> They have……………………………………………………………………………
25. Lan started to learn French since 2000
--> Lan has been learning ………………………………………………………………
26. The last time Lan went to the zoo was two years ago
--> Lan ………………………………………………………………………………
27. I haven’t eaten this kind of food before
-->This is the first time……………………………………………………………..
28. She has stuied japanese for three years
--> It’s three years since she sarted to study japanese
29. It’s two years since she had a holiday
--> She has ……………………………………………………………………………..
30. This is my first visit to Scotland
--> I …………………………………………………………………………………….
31. The last time he came to the cinema was three weeks ago
--> He …………………………………………………………………………………….
32. We haven’t been to the park for 2 days
--> The last time ………………………………………………………………………..
33. It’s five years since we last met each other
--> We………………………………………………………………………………….
34. We began working the job six months ago
--> I ……………………………………………………………………………………….
35. They started checking the machines two hours ago
-->They have ……………………………………………………………………………
36. He began fixing the bike ten munites ago
-->He has……………………………………………………………………………..
37. She commenced cooking the soup half an hour ago
-->She has……………………………………………………………………………..
38. We began doing the test an hour ago
--> We have……………………………………………………………………………
39. Jack began planting flowers three hours ago
--> Jack has……………………………………………………………………………
40. They started building the bridge two years ago
--> They have……………………………………………………………………………..
41. Nam started learning English in 1998
--> Nam has…………………………………………………………………………….
42. Bang began raising birds in May
--> Bang has……………………………………………………………………………..
43. Van started collecting stamps on Sunday
--> Van has………………………………………………………………………………
44. Hang began listening to music at 8 o’clock
--> Hang has………………………………………………………………………………..
45. Mai commenced making a dress on Saturday
--> Mai has………………………………………………………………………………..
46. He began watering the vegetables at nine
--> He has………………………………………………………………………………….
47. Khanh started playng computer games in 2002
--> Khanh has……………………………………………………………………………..
48. Kim commenced doing the test at one o’clock
--> Kim has………………………………………………………………………………….
49. Miss Lien commenced raising the pets in 2010
--> Miss Lien ………………………………………………………………………………
50. Minh began selling lottery tickets in June
--> Minh has………………………………………………………………………………