Put the verb in the bracket into the past simple or present perfect tense.
1. My brother is a writer. He (write) _____ 10 books.
2. I (not have) ______________ a holiday in 2012.
3. He (play) _______________ badminton yesterday.
4. __________________ (she/be) to Sa Pa? -Yes, she has.
5. Dalat is the most beautiful city I (visit) __________ .
6. What time (you/go) ____ to the beach yesterday afternoon ?
7. Sa Pa is great. ____ you (be) ___________ there?
- Yes, I have.
8. Where _______ (you/go) _______ there?
- I (go) ______ there last month.
9. How long _______ Tina (be) ______ in Italy?
10. What (you/watch) ____________ on TV last night?
IV. Rewrite the sentences with the same meaning.
1. The last time we saw her on Christmas Day.
→ We haven’t ……………………………………………………………………….
2. I have never eaten this kind of food before.
→ This is …..……………………………………………………………………….
3. It started to rain an hour ago.

→ It has …………………………………………………………………………….
4. They haven’t visited their grandparents for two months.
→ The last time ……………………………………………………………………
5. We have studied English since we were in grade 3.
→ We began ……………………………………………………………………….
6. My sister hasn’t seen her best friend for nearly two years.
→ It’s ……..……………………………………………………………………….
7. When did you start learning English ?
→ How long ……………………………………………………………………….?
8. We started living here fifteen years ago.
→ We have ..……………………………………………………………………….
9. The last time she visited me was five years ago.
→ She hasn’t ……………………………………………………………………….
10. I last wrote to my cousin in February.
→ I haven’t …………………………………………...…………………………….
11. It’s long time since we became close friend.
→ We have ……………………………………………………………………….
12. Ba began to collect stamps in 2010.
→ Ba has ….……………………………………………………………………….
V. Complete the sentences with “for” or “since”.
1. It has been raining …………….lunchtime.
2. She has lived in London …………… 1990.
3. I have known her ………………January.
4. His father has worked in this company …………. 20 years.
5. Have you learned English …………..a long time ?
6. I haven’t seen Tom ……………we left school.
7. The roon is very dirty. Nobody has cleaned it …………years.
8. We’ve already waited …………five minutes.
VI. Complete the sentences with a suitable word below.
for since before never ever
1. I haven’t seen my best friend for many months.
2. Sue has ___________ tried Indian food before.
3. Haven’t you seen Pepper Pig _______ ?
4. Mike has studied English _______ 2015.
5. Has Joe __________ told you his brother’s story?
6. We have known Bob ____________ a long time.
7. Tom hasn’t played football ___________ he broke his leg.
8. I haven’t a film ___________ I moved here.

1) This is the first time he went abroad.=> He hasn’t……

2) She started driving 1 month ago.=> She has……

3) We began eating when it started to rain.=> We have……

4) I last had my hair cut when I left her.=> I haven’t….

5) The last time she kissed me was 5 months ago.=> She hasn’t….

6) It is a long time since we last met.=> We haven’t…..

7) When did you have it ?=> How long …..?

8) This is the first time I had such a delicious meal .=> I haven’t…..

9) I haven’t seen him for 8 days.=> The last …..

10) I haven’t taken a bath since Monday.=> It is …

Rewrite the following sentences 1.Tom began playing the piano 4 years ago. 🡪Tom has…………………………………………………………….. 2. I started cooking for the party 4 hours ago. 🡪I have…………………………………………………………………….. 3. She started working as a secretary 2 years ago. 🡪She………………………………………………………………………….. 4. My father is reading a newspaper. He started 2 hours ago. 🡪My father……………………………………………... 5.My sister began to study English a year ago. 🡪My sister………………………………………….. 6.Scientists began to fight against AIDS in 1980. 🡪Scientists have…………………………………………………... 7.The Browns have lived in London for 20 years. 🡪The Browns began……………………………………………………………. 8. John has worked for this electronics firm since 1999. 🡪John started……………………………………………………….. 9. Women have fought for their rights since the middle of the 20th century. 🡪Women began………………………………………………………….. 10. Jack and Jill have learned to drive for 2 weeks. 🡪Jack and Jill started…………………………………………………………... 1.Tom has not had his hair cut for over 3 months. 🡪It’s………………………………………………………………. 2.M father hasn’t been to Hanoi for 2 years. 🡪It is……………………………………………………………………. 3.I haven’t enjoyed myself so much for years. 🡪It is………………………………………………………………….. 4. I haven’t eaten this kind of food for 2 years. 🡪It is………………………………………………………………... 5.Mary hasn’t rung for hours. 🡪It is………………………………………………………………. 6.We haven’t seen him for 4 years. 🡪It is……………………………………………………………………………. 7.It’s over a year since I last went to see them. 🡪I haven’t………………………………………………………….. 8.It’s more than ten years since I last played football. 🡪I haven’t……………………………………………………………….

Fill in the blank with “for” or “since”.

1. It has been raining ...................... lunchtime.

2. My boss will go away ...................... the next ten days.

3. I’m staying in England ...................... a year.

4. She has lived in London ...................... 1985.

5. Please hurry up! We have been waiting ...................... an hour.

6. I have known her ...................... January.

7. Nam’s father has worked in this company ...................... 20 years.

   8. Have you learned English ...................... a long time?

9. I haven’t seen Tom ...................... we left school.

10. The house is very dirty. We haven’t cleaned it ...................... years.

39. It’s two years since I last spoke to her.

 A. I haven’t spoken to her for two years. B. I have spoken to her for two years. C. I haven’t spoke to her for two years. D. I haven’t spoken to her two years ago.

40. Mai is the tallest student in the group.

A. No one in the group is as taller than Mai. B. No one in the group is more taller than Mai. C. No one in the group is as taller as Mai. D. No one in the group is so tall as Mai.

41. Jackson is American but he lives in France.

A. Jackson doesn’t live in America. B. Jackson’s nationality isn’t America. C. Jackson comes from France. D. Jackson, an American man, lives in France.

42. New York is more expensive than Tokyo.

A. Tokyo is cheaper than New York. B. Tokyo is more expensive than New York. C. Tokyo is as expensive as New York. D. Tokyo isn’t cheaper than New York.

43. Keep off the grass.

A. Walk on the grass. B. Don’t walk on the grass. C. Grow the grass. D. Don’t grow the grass.

44. I don’t like games. My brother also doesn’t like games.

A. My brother and I doesn’t like games. B. I don’t like games and my brother doesn’t like, too.  C. I don’t like games and neither does my brother. D. My brother doesn’t like game and so do I.

45. The car is too expensive. We can’t buy it.

A. The car is expensive for us to buy it. B. The car is too expensive for us to buy it. C. The car is too expensive for us to buy. D. The car is very expensive for us to buy.

46. Nam got up late. He missed the school bus.

A. Nam got up late, so he missed the school bus. B. Because Nam got up late, so he missed the school bus. C. Because Nam missed the school bus, he got up late. D. Nam missed the school bus, so he got up late.

1/I always see him working in the garden on Sundays. (work)
→ He

2/How long is it since they bought the house?
→ When

3/It is years since we decorated the room.
→ We

4/I haven’t been to Bristol for three years.
→ The last time

5/The last time I played tennis was ten years ago.
→ I haven't

6/My sister has studied French for two years.
→ My sister began

7/I haven’t been to a football match for years.
→ It’s

8/It took us five hours getting to London.
→ We spent

9/We had to spend three hours opening the door.
→ It took

D. Writing

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

1.I haven’t seen my father for one month.

  A.  It is one month since I last saw my father.

  B. It was one month since I last saw my father.

  C. It is one month since I have seen my father.

  D. It is one month since I last see my father.

2. this time /last year /they /build/ this house.

  A. At this time last year they are building this house.

  B. At this time last year they building this house.

  C. At this time last year they were building this house.

  D. At this time last year they were building house.

3. He was very tired but he kept on working.

  A. Despite he was very tired, he kept on working.

  B. In spite of he was very tired, he kept on working.

  C. Though his tiredness, he kept on working.

  D. Although he was very tired, he kept on working.

4. She tried very hard to pass the driving test. She could not pass it.

A. Although she didn't try hard to pass the driving test, she could pass it.

B. She tried very hard, so she passed the driving test satisfactorily.

C. No matter how hard she tried, she could hardly pass the driving test.

D. Despite being able to pass the driving test, she didn't pass it.

5. Cats cannot swim as well as dogs.  

A. Dogs can swim better than cats.

B. Dogs can’t swim better than cats.

C. Cats can swim better than dogs.

D. Dogs can swim as good as cats.

6. Lee talks to people more politely than Ben.
A. Ben doesn’t talk to people as politely as Lee.
B. Ben doesn’t talk to people politely as Lee.
C. Ben doesn’t talk to people more politely than Lee.
D. Ben doesn’t talk to people less politely than Lee.

7. No one in the team can play better than John.

A. John plays well but the others play better.                    

B. John as well as other players of the team plays very well.

C. Everyone in the team, but John, plays very well.

D. John is the best player of the team.