1 he (start) started to play the violin five years ago

2 he (ride) rode a horse before

3 john (not go) hasn't gone to school for over six month

4 the flight to moscow (last) last three and a half hours (chuyến bay, lịch trình được chia ở thì hiện tại đơn)

5 three year ago he (be) was a student at a university in california

6 he wrote four best-sellers before he (be) was twenty years old

7 when did you(see) see mary?

Bài tập viết lại câu thì hiện tại hoàn thành và quá khứ đơn

How long is it since you rode a bicyde?

=>When did you ride a bicycle?

How long is it since he wrote to ỵou?

=>When did he write to you?

When did he last talk to you?

=>How long has he talked to you ?

When did you last telephone him?

=>How long have you telephoned him?

We have never eaten this kind of food before.

=>It’s the first time we have eaten this kind of food

This is the fìrst time I have seen this fìlm.

=>I have never seen this film before.

This is the first time he went abroad.

=> He hasn’t gone abroad before.

She started driving 1 month ago.

=>She has driven for 1 month.

We began eating when it started to rain.

=>We have eaten since it started to rain.

I last had my hair cut when I left her

=>I haven’t had my hair cut since I left her.

The last time she kissed me was 5 months ago.

=>She hasn’t kissed me for 5 months.

It is a long time since we last met.

=>We haven’t met for a long time.

When did you have it ?

=>How long have you had it?

This is the first time I had such a delicious meal .

=>I haven’t had such a delicious meal before.

I haven’t seen him for 8 days.

=>The last time I saw him was 8 days ago.

I haven’t taken a bath since Monday.

=>It is since Monday I last took a bath.
Its 2 months since he earned any money.

=>He has earned money for 2 months

He last shaved the day before yesterday.

=>He hasn’t shaved the day since yesterday.

Its 2 years since I was last in Rome.

=>I haven’t been to Rome for 2 years

I saw Tom last on his wedding day.

=>I haven’t seen Tom since on his wedding day

I last ate raw fish when I was in Japan.

=>I haven’t eaten raw fish since I was in Japan

Its ten weeks since since I last had a good night sleep.

=>I haven’t had a good night sleep for ten weeks

He last paid taxes in 1970.

=>He hasn’t paid taxes since 1970

I last ate meat 5 years ago.

=>I haven’t eaten eat for 5 years.

Its years since I took photographs.

=>I haven’t taken photographs for years.

I last watched TV on new years

=> I haven't watched TV since on new years.

Its 3 months since he wrote to me.

=>He hasn’t written to me for 3 months.

The last time I was aboard was in the summer of 1978.

=>I haven’t been abroad since the summer of 1978
Ihavent seen him for 2 months.

=> I last saw him 2 months ago.

Its nearly 20 years since my father saw his brother.

=>My father hasn’t seen his brother for nearly 20 years.

When did you learn to drive?

=>How long is it since you learned to drive?

The last time I went swimming was when we were in Spain.

=>I haven’t gone swimming since we were in Spain.

ThisisthefirsttimeIve been to a night club

=>I haven’t been to a night club before

They have never heard such a thing before.

=>This is the first time they have heard such a thing

Mary rang hours and hours ago.

=>It it hours since Mary rang

It is ages since Alan visited his parents.

=>Alan hasn't visited his parents for ages.

How long is it since you rode a bicyde?

=>When did you ride a bicycle?

How long is it since he wrote to ỵou?

=>When did he write to you?

When did he last talk to you?

=>How long has he talked to you ?

When did you last telephone him?

=>How long have you telephoned him?

We have never eaten this kind of food before.

=>It’s the first time we have eaten this kind of food

This is the fìrst time I have seen this fìlm.

=>I have never seen this film before.

This is the first time he went abroad.

=> He hasn’t gone abroad before.

She started driving 1 month ago.

=>She has driven for 1 month.

We began eating when it started to rain.

=>We have eaten since it started to rain.

I last had my hair cut when I left her

=>I haven’t had my hair cut since I left her.

The last time she kissed me was 5 months ago.

=>She hasn’t kissed me for 5 months.

It is a long time since we last met.

=>We haven’t met for a long time.

When did you have it ?

=>How long have you had it?

This is the first time I had such a delicious meal .

=>I haven’t had such a delicious meal before.

I haven’t seen him for 8 days.

=>The last time I saw him was 8 days ago.

I haven’t taken a bath since Monday.

=>It is since Monday I last took a bath.
Its 2 months since he earned any money.

=>He has earned money for 2 months

He last shaved the day before yesterday.

=>He hasn’t shaved the day since yesterday.

Its 2 years since I was last in Rome.

=>I haven’t been to Rome for 2 years

I saw Tom last on his wedding day.

=>I haven’t seen Tom since on his wedding day

I last ate raw fish when I was in Japan.

=>I haven’t eaten raw fish since I was in Japan

Its ten weeks since since I last had a good night sleep.

=>I haven’t had a good night sleep for ten weeks

He last paid taxes in 1970.

=>He hasn’t paid taxes since 1970

I last ate meat 5 years ago.

=>I haven’t eaten eat for 5 years.

Its years since I took photographs.

=>I haven’t taken photographs for years.

I last watched TV on new years

=> I haven't watched TV since on new years.

Its 3 months since he wrote to me.

=>He hasn’t written to me for 3 months.

The last time I was aboard was in the summer of 1978.

=>I haven’t been abroad since the summer of 1978
Ihavent seen him for 2 months.

=> I last saw him 2 months ago.

Its nearly 20 years since my father saw his brother.

=>My father hasn’t seen his brother for nearly 20 years.

When did you learn to drive?

=>How long is it since you learned to drive?

The last time I went swimming was when we were in Spain.

=>I haven’t gone swimming since we were in Spain.

ThisisthefirsttimeIve been to a night club

=>I haven’t been to a night club before

They have never heard such a thing before.

=>This is the first time they have heard such a thing

Mary rang hours and hours ago.

=>It it hours since Mary rang

It is ages since Alan visited his parents.

=>Alan hasn't visited his parents for ages.

Chúc bn hok tốt !

1,How long is it since you rode a bicyde?

=>When did you ride a bicycle?

2,How long is it since he wrote to ỵou?

=>When did he write to you?

3,When did he last talk to you?

=>How long has he talked to you ?

4,When did you last telephone him?

=>How long have you telephoned him?

5,We have never eaten this kind of food before.

=>It’s the first time we have eaten this kind of food

6,This is the fìrst time I have seen this fìlm.

=>I have never seen this film before.

7,This is the first time he went abroad.

=> He hasn’t gone abroad before.

8,She started driving 1 month ago.

=>She has driven for 1 month.

9,We began eating when it started to rain.

=>We have eaten since it started to rain.

10,I last had my hair cut when I left her

=>I haven’t had my hair cut since I left her.

11,The last time she kissed me was 5 months ago.

=>She hasn’t kissed me for 5 months.

12,It is a long time since we last met.

=>We haven’t met for a long time.

13,When did you have it ?

=>How long have you had it?

14,This is the first time I had such a delicious meal .

=>I haven’t had such a delicious meal before.

15,I haven’t seen him for 8 days.

=>The last time I saw him was 8 days ago.

16,I haven’t taken a bath since Monday.

=>It is since Monday I last took a bath.
17, It 's 2 months since he earned any money.

=>He has earned money for 2 months

18,He last shaved the day before yesterday.

=>He hasn’t shaved the day since yesterday.

19, It's 2 years since I was last in Rome.

=>I haven’t been to Rome for 2 years

20, I saw Tom last on his wedding day.

=>I haven’t seen Tom since on his wedding day

21, I last ate raw fish when I was in Japan.

=>I haven’t eaten raw fish since I was in Japan

22, It's ten weeks since since I last had a good night sleep.

=>I haven’t had a good night sleep for ten weeks

23,He last paid taxes in 1970.

=>He hasn’t paid taxes since 1970

24,I last ate meat 5 years ago.

=>I haven’t eaten eat for 5 years.

25,It's years since I took photographs.

=>I haven’t taken photographs for years.

26,I last watched TV on new years

=> I haven't watched TV since on new years.

27,Its 3 months since he wrote to me.

=>He hasn’t written to me for 3 months.

28,The last time I was aboard was in the summer of 1978.

=>I haven’t been abroad since the summer of 1978
29, I havent seen him for 2 months.

=> I last saw him 2 months ago.

30, It's nearly 20 years since my father saw his brother.

=>My father hasn’t seen his brother for nearly 20 years.

31, When did you learn to drive?

=>How long is it since you learned to drive?

32, The last time I went swimming was when we were in Spain.

=>I haven’t gone swimming since we were in Spain.

33, This is the first time I have been to a night club

=>I haven’t been to a night club before

34,They have never heard such a thing before.

=>This is the first time they have heard such a thing

35,Mary rang hours and hours ago.

=>It it hours since Mary rang

36,It is ages since Alan visited his parents.

=>Alan hasn't visited his parents for ages.

Chúc bn học tốt !!!!!

1.She left university 2 years ago
⇨ It is 2 years since she left university
2. My mother was the most warm-hearted person I've ever known.
⇨ I have never known a more warm-hearted person than his mother
3. I haven't been able to see them for over a year.
⇨ It is over a year since I was last able to see them ( I last saw them )
4. It stared to rain at 2 o'clock.
⇨ It has been raining since 2 o'clock
5. I have never been to the ballet before.
⇨ It is the first time I have ever been to the ballet.
6. John and Mary moved to Edinburgh twenty years ago.
⇨ It is twenty years since John nd Mary moved to Ediburrgh
7. The police started looking for him two months ago.
⇨ For two months now the police has been looking for him/ has looked for him.
8. I have never seen a dirtier-looking dog.
⇨ This is the first time I have ever seen such a dirtier- looking dog
9. Mary rang hours and hours ago.
⇨ It it hours since Mary sang
10. It is ages since Alan visited his parents.
⇨ Alan hasn't visited his parents for ages

1. the last time played chess was in 2000

- i have not played chess since 2000.

2. i have never met such a famous person before

- it is the first time i have ever met such a famous person.

3. my friend's mother has been teaching english in this school for a long time

- my friend's mother started teaching english in this school a long time ago

4.she has never been so angry before

- this is the first time she has been so angry.

5. the last time it snowed here was six years ago

- it hasn't snowed here for six years.

6. he hasn't visited his parents for a year

- it's year since he last visited his parents.

7. john and mary moved to edinburgh twenty years ago

- it's now twenty years since John and Mary moved to Edinburgh.

8. john began playing the piano ten years ago

- john has played the piano for ten years.

9. i have never read such a romantic story

- this is the most romantic story I have ever read.

10. they last visited me five years ago

- they haven't visited me for five years.

11. he hasn't been back to his homework for 20 years now

- it's now 20 years since he last go back to his homework.

12. it's nearly twenty years since my father saw his brother

- my father hasn't seen his brother for nearly twenty years.

13. when did you last ride a bike ?

- how long have you not ridden a bike?

14. we haven't been to london since 1998

- the last time we went to London was in 1998.

15. my wait in the queue has lasted forty minutes so far

- i have been waiting in the queue for forty minutes.

16. i've never seen such a bad film as that one .

- that's the worst film I have ever seen.

17. the last time nancy came here was in 1968

- nancy hasn't come here since 1968.

18. how long have they lived in this city ?

- how long ago did they start to live in this city?

19. when did you first know him ?

- how long have you known him?

20. philips went on a trip around the world three years ago

- it's 3 years since philips went on a trip around the world.

1. This is the first time his authority has been challenged

2. It has rained since 2 o'clock

3. It is the first time I have ever been to the ballet

4. It is 20 years since John and Mary moved to Edinburgh

5. For two months now the police has looked for him

6. This is the first time I have ever seen such a dirty-looking dog

7. It is over 6 months since John last had his hair cut

8. The last time I played football was in 2000

9. The last time I went to HCM was 2 years ago

10. It is the first time I have ever met such a famous person

11. It is the first time she has seen that boy here

12. The last time she wrote to us was last year

13. It's 8 years since she learned English

14. It's ages since he last laughed so much

15. It's years since I last enjoyed myself so much

16. It's hours since the telephone rang

17. It's ages since I last saw him

18. We started learing English 4 years ago

19. His father hasn't smoked since last year

20. The editor last wrote to Mai was a month ago

21.How long ago did you start to learn Spanish?

22. She hasn't come back to her hometown for 4 years

23. He has worked as a bank clerk for 3 months

24.We have flown to Singapore for years

25. I haven't had my hair cut since November

26. We haven't called each other for 5 months

27. I haven't had such a delicious meal before

28. It is 3 days since I last took a bath

mik cũng ko biết nhiều lắm nhưng mik có vài cấu trúc sẽ giúp đc bn

s+started/began+V-ing/toV+O..---nếu là khoảng thời gian thì+ago

---nếu là mốc tg(hoặc 1 sự kiện) thì có when ở trước

chuyển đổi :S+have/has +V3/ed +O ----since+mốc tg

----for +khoảng tg

----since+một sự kiện

lưu ý :cách dùng since/for:

since +năm/sự kiện(vd since 2019)

for+khoảng tg (vd for 3 hours)

hiện tại hoàn thành chuyển thành qkđơn vs ngược lại

1. noone has challenged his authority before

=> this is the first time they have challenged his authority

2. it stared to rain at 2 o'clock

=> it has rained since 2 o'clock

3. i have never been to the ballet before

=> it is the first time I have been to the ballet

5. the police started looking for him two months ago

=> for two months now the police have looked for him

6. i have never seen a dirtier-looking dog

=>this is the first time I have seen a dirtier-looking dog

7. iohn has not had his hair cut for over six months

=>it is six months since John had his hair cut

8. i haven played football since 2000

=>the last time I played football was 2000

9. i haven't been to HCM city for 2 years

=>the last time I was to HCM City was 2 years ago

10. i've never met such a famous person before

=> it is the first time I have met such a famous person

11. she hasn't seen that boy here before

=>it is the first time I have seen that boy here

12. she hasn't written to us since last year

=>the last time she wrote to us was last year

13. she started to learn e 8 years ago

=>it's 8 years since she started to learn e

14. he hasn't laughed so much for age

=>it's age since he laughed so much

15. i haven't enjoyed myself so much for years

=>it's years since I enjoyed myself so much

16. the telephone rang for hours

=> it's hours since the telephone rang

17.i haven't seen him for ages

=>it's age since I saw him

18. i have learned english for four years

=>we started learning E 4 years ago

19. his father started to stop smoking last year

=>his father has stopped smoking since last year

20. the editor hasn't written to Mai for a month

=>the editor last wrote to Mai was a month ago

21. how long have you learned spanish ?

=> how long ago since you learned spanish ?

22. this last time she came back to her hometown was 4 years ago

=>she hasn's come back to her hometown for 4 years

23. he started working as a bank clerk 3 months ago

=>he has worked as a bank clerk for 3 months

24. it has been e years since we first flew to singapore

=>we have flown to singapore for a years

25. i last had my hair cut in november

=> i haven't had my hair cut since november

26. the last time we called each other was 5 months ago

=>we haven't called each other for 5 months

27. this is the first time i had such a delicious meal

=>i haven't had such a delicious meal before

#Yumi

1.The last time I played football was in 1970.
=> I haven't played football since 1970.
2. The last time it rained was a fortnight ago.
=> It hasn't rained for four night.
3. The last time Lucy wore that dress was at Barbara’s wedding.
=> Lucy hasn't worn that dress since Barbara's wedding.
4. The last time my father was to Vung Tau was 2 years ago.
=> My father hasn't been to Vung Tau for 2 years.
5.The last time Betty rode to work was a fortnight ago.
=> Betty hasn't ridden to work for fornight.
6.He hasn’t played tennis since 1990.
=> The last time he played tennes was in 1990.
7.I haven’t met her for 2 months.
=> The last time I met her was 2 months ago.

B –

S + V QKĐ – start / begin + ………………… + ago

↔ S + V HTHT / HTHTTD + ………………… + since / for (bỏ start / begin)


Rewrite the following sentences, using the words given.
Ex: - He started workingfor this factory a year ago.
(He has been working for this factory since last year / for a year.
1.Tom began playing the piano 4 years ago.
=> Tom has been playing the piano for 4 years.
2. I started cooking for the party 4 hours ago.
=> I have been cooking for the party for 4 hours.
3. She started working as a secretary 2 years ago.
=> She has been working as a secretary for 2 years.
4. My father is reading a newspaper. He started 2 hours ago.
=> My father has been reading a newspaper for 2 hours.
5.My sister began to study English a year ago.
=> My sister has been studying English for 1 year.
6.Scientists began to fight against AIDS in 1980.
=> Scientists have been fighting against AIDS since 1980.
7.The Browns have been living in London for 20 years.
=> The Browns began to living in London 20 years ago.
8. John has worked for this electronics firm since 1999.
=> John started working for this electronics firm in 1999.
9. Women have been fighting for their rights since the middle of the 20thcentury.
=> Women began to fight for their rights in the middle of the 20th century.
10. Jack and Jill have learned to drive for 2 weeks.
=> Jack and Jill started learning to drive 2 weeks ago.
11. How long have you studied English?
=> When did you started studying English?
12. When did you begin to do research on lung cancer?
=> How long have you begun to do research on lung cancer?
C-

S + V HTHT – PĐ + ………… +before
↔ It / This is the first time + S + V HTHT – KĐ +………… (bỏ before)


Rewrite the following sentences, using the words given:
Ex : I haven’t seen that film before.
(It / This is the first time I have seen that film.
1.My father hasn’t driven a car before.
=> This is the first time my father has driven a car.
2.I’ve never met such a famous singer before.
=> It’s the first time I have met such a famous singer.
3.She has never been to the ballet before.
=> It’s the first time she has been to the ballet.
4.She hasn’t drunk Coca Cola before.
=> This is the first time she has drunk Coca Cola.
5.I have never read this book before.
=> It’s the first time I have read this book.
6.I have never met such an intelligent student before.
=> It’s the first time I have met such an intelligent student.
7.This is the first time my grandfather has been to