Rewrite following sentences with the works given:

1. He learnt English when he was 18

He has.....................................................

2. They have worked in that factoryfor five years.

They began..............................................

3. We have learnt English for four years.

We started..............................................

4. My father started to give up smoking last year.

My father has..............................................

5. They have worked in that factory since 2001.

They started................................................

6. Lan hasn' t written to Maryam for a month

Lan didn't....................................................

1.They have worked in that factory for five years. They began... 2.My father started to give up smoking last year. My father has........... 3. They have worked in that factory since 2001.-They started.... 4.He has lived in Ha Noi since he was 12. --He started...............

VI. Rewrite so that the second sentence means nearly exactly the same as the first one.
We have learnt English for 4 years.
We started
My father started to give up smoking last year.
My father has
They have worked in that factory since 2001.
They started
Lan hasn’t written to Maryam for a month.
Lan didn’t
Ha has lived in Hanoi since he was 12.
He started
I haven’t seen her for a long time.
I didn’t
How long have you learnt French?
How long ago
When did you start to listen to classical music?
How long
I last saw her 10 years ago.
I haven’t
How long have you bought this car?
When did

Rewrite the sentences

1. We haven't been to the concert for over a year

=>> The last time....................................

2. We last saw our grandparents 2 years ago

=>> We haven't............................................

3. I have never read such a romatic story

=>> This is............................................

4. It's nearly twenty years since my father saw my uncle

=>> My father.........................................................

5. The last time we went to a cinema was two years ago

=>> We haven't..........................................................

6. The last time we saw him was on Monday

=>> We..................................................

7. John hasn't had his hair cut for over six months

=>> John last.............................................................

=>> It's........................................................................

8. How long have you studied medicine ?

=>> When...................................................

9. We moved to this area 10 years ago

=>> We have..................................................

10. How long it is since you late saw Mary?

=>> How long .........................................

11. My father stopped smoking last year

=>> My father.................................................

12. How long have you been teaching at this school

=>> When...........................................

13. We have learnt English for 4 years

=>> We started...................................................

14. My father started to give up smoking last year

=>> My father has................................................

15. They have worked in that factory since 2001

=>> Thay started.................................................

1.Melinda began learning to play the violin ten years ago.

 Melinda has ____________________________________________.

2.My father started to give up smoking last year.  

 My father has ___________________________________________.

3.I last saw her 10 years ago. 

 I haven’t _______________________________________________.

4.When did you start learning English? 

 How long ______________________________________________.

5.She last talked to him 2 weeks ago.  

 She hasn’t _____________________________________________.

6.He has lived in Hanoi since he was 12. 

 He started _____________________________________________.

7.Lan hasn’t written to Maryam for a month. 

 Lan didn’t ______________________________________________.

8.He last painted his house 5 years ago. 

 He has_________________________________________________.

9.When did you first know this bamboo forest? 

  How long ______________________________________________.

10.She first moved into that house in 1989. 

   She has _______________________________________________.

11.She began to work for this company in 1989. 

 She has_________________________________________________.

12.Nga last phoned me on my 25th birthday. 

 Nga hasn’t ______________________________________________.

13.I haven’t seen him since he was a child.

The last time _____________________________________________.

14.She started working as a secretary 4 years ago.

She has _________________________________________________.

15.Harriet and Gladys started working here two weeks ago.

Harriet and Gladys _________________________________________.

16.Is this the first time you have been to Thailand?

Have you ________________________________________________.

17. He started learning French two years ago. 

  He has _________________________________________________. 

18.They stopped meeting each other two weeks ago.

They last__________________________________________________.

19.He stopped eating 24 hours ago. 

The last time_______________________________________________.

20.You began to help my son with his English last year. 

You have _________________________________________________.

21. I last saw him when he graduated from university.

 I haven’t _________________________________________________.

22.When did they start wearing this uniform?

 How long_________________________________________________.

23.He hasn’t met her for over 15 years.

 It’s ______________________________________________________.

24.Ba can’t talk to foreigners because he doesn’t understand what they say.

 I wish ____________________________________________________.

25. We started learning English four years ago.

 We have  _________________________________________________.  

26.She began playing the piano six years ago.

  She has ____________¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬______________________________________.

27.The last time they played tennis was two years ago.

 They haven’t _______________________________________________.

28.They stopped going out with each other two years ago.

They haven’t   _______________________________________________.

VII. Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown , so the meaning stays the same:

We have learnt English for 4 years.

We ……………………………………………………………

My father started to give up smoking last year.

My father has ………………………………………………………

They have worked in that factory since 2001.

They started ……………………………………………………….

Lan hasn’t written to Maryam for a month.

Lan didn’t ……………………………………………………………

He has lived in Hanoi since he was 12.

He started …………………………………………………………...

I haven’t seen her for a long time.

I didn’t…………………………………………………………………

How long have you learnt English?

How long ago ……………………………………………………….

When did you start to listen classical music?

How long……………………………………………………………..?

I last saw her 10 years ago.

I haven’t ………………………………………………………………

How long have you bought this car?

When did ……………………………………………………………...

He would go hunting when he was in Africa.

He used ……………………………………………………………….

It’s a pity that you aren’t here now.

I wish ………………………………………………………………….

His dog is called Tony.

They …………………………………………………………………..

Tom and Mary have learnt English for 5 years.

It is _______________________________________.

I haven’t eaten this kind of food for 2 years.

It is _______________________________________.

I haven’t seen my form teacher for a year.

It’s ________________________________________.

I haven’t seen that man here before.

It is ________________________________________.

I have never been to a concert before.

It is ________________________________________.

She has never drunk coke before.

It is ________________________________________.

She hasn’t heard from him since 1998.

The last time ________________________________.

It hasn’t rained for 2 weeks.

The last time _________________________________.

Tom began playing the piano 4 years ago.

Tom has _____________________________________.

I started cooking for the party 2 hours ago.

I have ________________________________________.

My sister started living here.

My sister has ___________________________________.

They bought this computer in 2003.

They have _____________________________________.

She put on warm clothes so that she couldn’t catch cold.

She put on warm clothes in ________________________.

“ You ought to learn the lesson carefully at home”.

My teacher said _________________________________.

No one helps me to cook dinner.

I have _________________________________________.

She intents to be home late tonight.

She’s ___________________________________________.

Why don’t you put all chemicals and drugs in locked cupboard.

I think ______________________________________________.

Leaving medicine around the house is unsafe.

It is _________________________________________________.

Mary is too weak to say a word.

Mary isn’t ____________________________________________.

We couldn’t carry this suitcase because it is too heavy.

The suitcase isn’t _______________________________________.

Matches are very dangerous, so children musn’t play with them.

Because _______________________________________________.

Children shouldn’t play in the kitchen.

Children ought __________________________________________.

My father doesn’t smoke any more.

My father used __________________________________________.

Tom often flew a kite when he was young.

Tom used _______________________________________________.