1.     Samuel started keeping a diary in 1997.-> Samuel has ___________________________________________

2.     We started learning English fìve years ago.->We have ___________________________________________

3.     I began living in Ho Chi Minh City when I was 8. ->I have _____________________________

4.     She has taught the children in this remote village for five months.->She started _________________________

5.     He hasn’t written to me since April. -> The last time ________________________________

6.     She hasn’t had a swim for five years. ->She last _____________________________________

7.     They last talked to each other two months ago.->They haven’t ________________________________

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 haven’t been married for ten ỵears.->It’s ten years _________________________________

11.  It’s two weeks since they cleaned their room.  ->They _________________________________________

12.  It’s over six months since John had his hair cut.  ->John ______________________________________________

13.  How long is it since you rode a bicyde? -> When __________________________________

14.  How long is it since he wrote to ỵou?-> When _______________________________

15.  When did he last talk to you? ->How long ______________________________________

16.  When did you last telephone him? ->Hong long ___________________________________________________________

17.  We have never eaten this kind of food before.-> It’s the _______________________________________________

18.  This is the fìrst time I have seen this fìlm. -> I have never ________________________________________

19.  This is the first time he has gone abroad. ->He hasn’t _______________________________________

20.  She started driving 1 month ago.-> She has ___________________________________

21.  We began eating when it started to rain.-> We have ____________________________________

22.  I last had my hair cut when I left her.-> I haven’t ____________________________________________________________________/_______________________________

23.  The last time she kissed me was 5 months ago.->She hasn’t

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24.  It is a long time since we last met. ->We haven’t

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25.  When did you last have it ? -> How long____________________________________________________________

26.  This is the first time I have  had such a delicious meal . -> I haven’t________________________________________

27.  I haven’t seen him for 8 days. -.> The last___________________________________________

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28.  I haven’t taken a bath since Monday. -> It is_________________________________________

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It's 2 years since I had a punture. ->I have ______________________________________

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29.  It's 2 months since he earned any money. ->He has ______________________________________________

30.  _____________________________________________________________________________________________

31.  He last shaved the day before yesterday. ->He hasn’t ________________________________________

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32.  I last drank champagne at my brother's wedding.  ->I haven’t __________________________

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33.  It's 2 years since I was last in Rome. ->I haven’t ___________________________________________

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34.  I saw Tom last on his wedding day.->I haven’t _______________________________________

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35.  I last ate raw fish when I was in Japan. ->I haven’t ______________________________________

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41, This is the first time I've ever painted a mural over graffiti.

I have never       

42. Mr. Binh started recycling rubbish two years ago.

   Mr. Binh has           

42. David failed the exam because of his 1aziness.

Because David      

44. They haven't cleaned up the street for five months.

     It's___________________________________________________________

45. We have donated books and clothes for ten years.

  We began      ……………………..

V.              Rewrite these sentences

1.     I started learning English 6 years ago.

I have ……………………………………………………………........

2.     “I’m leaving for Hanoi tomorrow.”

My father said ……………………………………………………………........

3.     Some fashion designers have printed lines of poetry on the ao dai.

Lines of poetry ……………………………………………………………........

4.     Driving a big car is new and difficult.

I am not used ……………………………………………………………........

5.     I don’t know how to design a website.

I wish ……………………………………………………………........

6.     It takes my brother 3 hours to surf the net every night.

My brother spends ……………………………………………………………........

7.     “You’d better to put your money in the bank, Jack.”

I told Jack ……………………………………………………………........

8.     “Do you like watching films?”, said my teacher.

My teacher asked me ……………………………………………………………........

9.     People should use bicycles for short journeys.

Bicycles ……………………………………………………………........

10.   Having a trip to her country is interesting.

It’s ……………………………………………………………........

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.....................?

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