1. This is the first time I had such a delicious meal .
=> I haven't
2. I haven't seen him for 8 days.
=> The last
3. I haven't taken a bath for two days.
=> It is
4.We started learning English fìve years ago.
We have
5. He has not written to me for two years.
The last time
6. She hasn’t had....................................................................................................
7. They last talked to each other two months ago....................................................................................................__________________________
8.The last time she saw her elder sister was in 1999
She hasn’t.......................................................................................___________________________
9. She hasn’t written to me for years
It’s years ....................................................................................................
10 Robert and Catherine have been married for ten years.
It’s ten years ....................................................................................................
Rewrite the sentences
The last time she had a swim was ten years ago -> She hasn't .......
I have never met such a famous person before_> It is....
I last saw him when I was a student-> I haven't....
I haven't come there for two years -> I last....
I have studied English for seven years -> I started......
I. Passive voice: The present perfect tense
1. I haven’t seen him for 5 years
..................................................................................................................................
2. Have they cancelled the meeting yet?
..................................................................................................................................
3. Noone has moved my chair.
..................................................................................................................................
4. Has someone given him a lot of money recently?
.................................................................................................................................
5. We have invited all the students in the school.
..................................................................................................................................
6. They have told him not to be late again.
..................................................................................................................................
. 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. 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 I started doing homework two hours ago. -> I have
2 I started working in this company five years ago. -> I have
3 She started writing this novel 3 months ago. -> She has
4 Lan began playing the piano ten years ago. -> Lan has
5 They started learning English 2 weeks ago. -> They have
6 My sister began teaching English 20 years ago. -> My sister has
7 .It began raining half an hour ago. -> It has
8 They began building this house one month ago. -> They have
9 He started having his breakfast 1 hour ago. -> He has
10 Mr. Ba began talking to our teacher an hour ago. -> Mr. Ba has
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 the following sentences without changing the meaning
I started studying English 5 years ago.
I have studied _______________
III. Rewrite the sentences.
1. I started living here two years ago.
I have ……………………………………………………
2. People speak English as the first language in Australia.
English …………………………………………………..
3. Mary got the job, but she didn’t have the qualification.
Although …………………………………………………..
4. The weather was not good. The boys played football.
Although ………………………………………………….…………………………..
5. Ms Huong has written a lot of articles for the Viet Nam News.
A lot of………………………………………………………….
6. She enjoys going swimming.
She is …………………………………………………
7. Does he spend most of his free time playing video games?
Does it take……………………………………………………..
8. Does it take you 3 hours to do this task?
Do you spend………………………………………………….?
9. Books were usually written by hand.
Books used to………………………………………………………………………………
10. Practice speaking English everyday or you can’t improve your English.
If…………………………………………………………………………………..