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.

Rewrite the following sentences

1. I bought this tape recorder in September.

=> I have bought this tape recorder since September

2.My neighbours have been married for ten years

=>My neigbours were married ten years ago

3. When did you start learning English ?

=> How long have you learnt English?

4. Micheal learned how to sing when he was small

=> Michael has learnt how to sing since he was small.

5. When did it start snowing ?

=> How long has it started snowing?

1.keeping the environment clean is very important.-It's

=> It's very important to keep the environment clean.

2.It's three years since I last spoke to her-I haven't

=> I haven't spoken to her for three years.

3.How long is it since you used the car-When

=> When did you use the car?

4.We started living here 15 years ago-We have

=> We have lived here for 15 years.

5.We can't drink the water because it's too hot-The water isn't

=> The water isn't cool enough for is to drink.

6.It has been raining for five hours-It started

=> It started raining five years ago.

7.To help mom at home is a good activity-It is

=> It is a good activity to help mom at home.

8.I started learning English three years ago-I have

=> I have learned English for three years.

11.Sue is the most intelligent in her class.-No one

=> No one in her class is more intelligent than Sue.

13.No one has used this room for years-This room

=> This room has not been used for years .

14.This question is difficult to understand-It's

=> It's difficult to understand this question

15.Many people in the world speak English-English

=> English is spoken by many people in the world.

1. It's very important to keep the environment clean.

2. I haven't spoken to her for three years.

3.When have you used the car ?

4.We have live here for 15 years.

5.The water isn't cool enough to drink.

6.It started raining five-hours ago.

7.It is good for helping mom at home.

8.I have learnt English for 3 years.

11.No one is as intelligent as Sue.

13.This room hasn't been used for years.

14.It's difficult to understand.

15.English is spoken in the world by may people.

1. He began to give up smoking last year.

-> He has..not smoked since last year.

2. They began to live in Ho Chi Minh City in 2000.

-> They have.lived in HCM City snce 2000..

3. He started to learn how to play the piano in 2005.

-> He has..learnt how to play the piano since 2005.

4. When did you start learning English?

-> How long..have you learnt English?.

5. How long have you learnt English?

-> When.did you start learning English?..

6. When did you first know Maryam?

-> How long is it since you first knew Maryam?

7. When did people first use the telephone?

-> How long is..it since people first used telephone?.

8. When did you start saving money?

-> How long..have you saved money?.

9. The last time i wrote to her was 2 years ago.

-> I haven’t..written to her for 2 years.

10. It hasn’t rained for 2 months.

-> The last time.it rained was 2 months ago..

11. I last talked to her in 2004.

-> I haven’t..talked to her since 2004.

12. It has been a long time since Lan lelf her school.

-> Lan..has left her school for a long time.

13. He hasn’t written to me for 2 months.

-> it has been.2 months since he last wrote to me..

14. She last heard that song three years ago.

-> It’s three.years since she last heard that song..

15. It’s 2 years since I saw her.

-> I haven’t..seen her for 2 years.

16. It’s ten years since Nam stopped playing the piano.

-> Nam hasn’t..played piano for 10 years.

17. Mary was last seen 20 minutes ago.

-> Mary hasn’t..been seen for 20 minutes.

18. The last time I saw David was in 1995.

-> I haven’t.seen David since 1995..

1. It is years since we last traveled abroad

-> We haven't traveled abroad for years.

2. I haven't watched TV for a week

-> The last time I watched TV is one week ago.

3. We bought this house 2 years ago

-> we have lived in this house for 2 years.

4. we have never met him before

-> it's the first time we have ever met him.

5. it started to rain at 2p.m

-> it has rained since 2p.m.

6. when did you start working here ?

-> how long have you worked here?

7. dave has written a composition for 2 hours

-> dave started to write a composition 2 hours ago.

8. how long have you been learning english ?

-> when did you start to learn english?

9. keith started driving a car five years ago

-> keith has driven a car for 5 years.

10. this is the first time i have ever eaten this kind of food

-> i have never eaten this kind of food.

1. It is years since we last traveled abroad

- We haven't travelled abroad for years

2. I haven't watched TV for a week

- The last time I watched TV was a week ago

3. We bought this house 2 years ago

- we have bought this house for 2 years

4. we have never met him before

- it's the first time we have met him

5. it started to rain at 2p.m

- it has rained since 2pm

6. when did you start working here ?

- how long have you worked here ?

7. dave has written a composition for 2 hours

- dave started writing a composition 2 hours ago

8. how long have you been learning english ?

- when did you learn English ?

9. keith started driving a car five years ago

- keith has driven a car for 5 years

10. this is the first time i have ever eaten this kind of food -

i have never ate this kind of food before

#Yumi

Fill in the gap with since/ for

1) Lost of things have happended....since...I last wrote to you

2) I'm hungry. I haven't eaten anything.....since....breakfast

3) It's nice to see you again. We haven't seen each other.....for....along time

4) -How long has it been raining....for.....two hour. -It has been raining.....for......hours.

5) Where have you been? -I've been looking for you...since....the last half four.

6) Pete Sampras is very good tennis player. He's been playing......since......he was eight.

7) Every morning they meet in the same cafe. They've been going there.....for......years.

8) The snow started twos hour ago. It's still snowing now. It's been snowing.....for.....two hours.

9) We have known each other...for......along time.

10) Marry is in hospital, isn't she? -Yes, she has been in hospital.....since...........Monday.

1) since

2) for

3) for

4) câu 4 hình như đề sai =)) theo mk thì là: How long has it been raining? - It has been raining for 2 hours

5) since

6) câu trả lời đúng phải là: "He has been playing since he was 8" nhoa 

7) for a

8) for

9) for

10) since

(nếu mk có sai thì mong bn thông cảm, glad to help you :3)

PAST SIMPLE TENSE + PRESENT PERFECT TENSE (3) Exercise 1: Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences

1. There _________ a serious food in this area last year.

A. was B. has been C. were D. have been

2. She _________ me good health and success on my last birthday.

A. wished B. wishes C. has wished D. wishing

3. The last time they __________Ha Noi was in 2008.

A. visit B. visited C. visiting D. have visited

4. She __________her project yet.

A. hasn’t finished B. has finished C. finished D. didn’t finish

5. I __________English since I was a child.

A. have learn B. has learnt C. learnt D. have learnt

6. Last week, I ___________Ha Long Bay with my family.

A. visited B. visit C. am visiting D. have visited

7. She ___________five novels so far.

A. have written B wrote C. writes D. has written

8. They first __________each other in 2009.

A. meet B. met C. will meet D. have met

9. We have been good friends since we________at School.

A. are B. were C. have been D. was

10. There ________an outbreak of coronavirus in the world lately.

A. were B. was C. has been D. have been

Exercise 2: Rewrite the following sentences using past simple and present perfect tenses.

11. I began watching TV three hours ago.

A. I have watched TV for three hours.

B. I have watched TV for three hours ago.

C. I have watched TV since three hours.

12. The last time she ate fast food was in January.

A. She has eaten fast food since January.

B. She hasn’t eaten fast food since January.

C. She hasn’t eaten fast food for January.

13. He has played soccer since three o’clock.

A. He started to play soccer at three o’clock.

B. He started to play soccer three o’clock ago.

C. He started to play soccer three o’clock before.

14. I haven’t met her for a long time.

A. It’s a long time since I have met her.

B. It’s a long time since I haven’t met her.

C. It’s a long time since I last met her.

15. Tuan started to do his homework ten minutes ago.

A. Tuan has done his homework since ten minutes.

B. Tuan has done his homework for ten minutes.

C. Tuan have done his homework for ten minutes.

16. When did you study English?

A. How long have you studied English?

B. How long did you study English?

C. How long has you studied English?

17. They began building this house 2 months ago.

A. They haven’t built this house for 2 months.

B. They have built this house for 2 months ago.

C. They have built this house for 2 months.

18. My father started to work in this factory last week.

A. My father has worked in this factory in last week.

B. My father has worked in this factory for last week.

C. My father has worked in this factory since last week.

19. How long has he worked in the garden?

A. When has he worked in the garden?

B. When did he start to work in the garden?

C. When did he started to work in the garden?

20. How long ago did you learn music?

A. How long have you learnt music?

B. How long have you started to learn music?

C. How long did you learn music?

I.

1. It isn't necessary for her to shout.

-> She doesn't need to shout

2. It is necessary for you to repair that old typewrite.

-> You don't nees to reapair that old typewrite

3. It isn't necessary to make an appointment to see the bank manager .

-> You don't need to make an appointment to see the bank manager

II.

1. We spent 2 hours watering the flowers.

-> It took us 2 hours to water the flowers

2. It takes me 15 minutes to go to school by bike

-> I spend 15 minutes going to school by bike

3. It took him a year to study English

-> Ha spent a year studying English

4. It took her 2 hours to type this document

-> She spent 2 hours typing this document

5. We spent 5 hours getting to London

-> It took us 5 hours to get to London

III.

1. He has been working in this factory for 15 years.

-> He started working in this factory 15 years ago

2. He stanted to learn English eight years ago.

-> He has been learning English for eight years

3. We have been learning English for one years.

-> We began to learn English one year ago

4. I have been studying business administration in London for 2 years

-> I began to study business administration in London 2 years ago

5. We started working on this project a year ago

-> We have been working on this project for a year

1) I forgot my book again. This is the second time.

This is the second time I’ve forgot my book

2)Suzi joined this company in 2004

Suzi has joined this company since 2004

3) I have never been to such a beautiful country before

This is the first time I’ve been to such a beautiful country before

4)We feel exhausted to work two hours on the field

Working two hours on the field makes us feel exhausted

5)When did she start studying at this chool?

How long has she studied at this school ?

6)We didn't use to go to the health club when we lived in LonDon two years ago

We never went to the health club when we lived in LonDon two years ago

7)I have just met Kim again after our first meeting 3 months ago

This is the first time I’ve met Kim after our first meeting 3 months ago

8)We should not stay home in this beautiful weather.I suggest we go camping

Instead of staying home in this beautiful weather, we should go camping

9)It began to rain three hours ago, and has not stopped yet

It has been raining for three hours

1) I forgot my book again. This is the second time.

This is the second time I’ve forgot my book

2)Suzi joined this company in 2004

Suzi has joined this company since 2004

3) I have never been to such a beautiful country before

This is the first time I’ve been to such a beautiful country before

4)We feel exhausted to work two hours on the field

Working two hours on the field makes us feel exhausted

5)When did she start studying at this chool?

How long has she studied at this school ?

6)We didn't use to go to the health club when we lived in LonDon two years ago

We never went to the health club when we lived in LonDon two years ago

7)I have just met Kim again after our first meeting 3 months ago

This is the first time I’ve met Kim after our first meeting 3 months ago

8)We should not stay home in this beautiful weather.I suggest we go camping

Instead of staying home in this beautiful weather, we should go camping

9)It began to rain three hours ago, and has not stopped yet

It has been raining for three hours