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

1. I have never read such a romantic story

=> This is the first time I have ever read such a romantic story.

2. We started cooking for the party four hours ago

=>We have cooked for the party for four hours.

3. How long is it since they bought the house?

=>When did they buy the house?

4. It’s years since we decorated this room

=>We haven’t decorated this room for years.

5. She hasn’t been to the hairdresser for three months

=>It’s three months since she last was to the hairdresser.

6. I’ve never met such a famous person before

=>It’s the first time I have every met such a famous person.

7. They last visited me five years ago

They haven’t visited me for five years.

8. I haven’t been to Bristol for 3 years

The last time I was to Bristol 3 years ago.

9. Laurence hasn’t seen his sister since she left for Japan

Laurence last saw his sister when she left for Japan.

10. Lucy hasn’t worn that dress since Barbara’s wedding

The last time Lucy wore that dress in Barbara’s wedding.

11. My sister has studied French for 2 years

My sister began studying French 2 years ago.

12. I have never seen such a mess in my life

It’s the first time I have ever seen such a mess in my life.

13. Robert and Catherine have been married for 4 years

It’s 4 years since Robert and Catherine were married.

14. When did Catherine and Henry get engaged?

How long have Catherine and Henry got engaged?

15. I have never seen a dirtier-looking dog

It’s the first time I have ever seen a dirtier-looking dog.

16. Mary rang hours and hours ago

It’s hours and hours since Mary rang.

17. Tom is ill. He became ill three days ago

Tom has been ill for three days.

18. It’s 2 years since she left university

She has left university for 2 years.

19. I have never tasted such a delicious cake in my life

This is the first time I have ever tasted such a delicious cake in my life.

20. How long is it since you saw Mary?

When did you see Mary?

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1. This is the first time I have never read such a romantic story. 

2. we have cooked for the party for four hours.

3. When did they buy the house ?

4. We haven't decorated the house for years.

5. It's 3 month since i went to the hairdresser.

6. It's the first time i have met such a famous person.

7.They haven't visited me for 5 years.

8. The last time i went to Bristol was 3 years ago.

9. laurence last saw her sister when she left for Japan

10. The last time Lucy wore that dress was in Barbara's wedding.

11. My sister began studying French 2 years ago.

12. It's the first time i have such a mess in my life.

13. It's 4 years since Robert and catherine married.

14. How long have catherine and robert got engaged?

15. it's the dirtiest-looking dog i have ever seen.

16. it's hours and hours since mary rang.

17. Tom has been ill for 3 days.

18. She has left university for 2 years.

19. this is the first time i have tasted such a delicious cake in my life.

20. when did you see mary

1. I have never read such a romantic story

=> This is the first time I have read such a romantic story

2. We started cooking for the party four hours ago

=>We have cooked for the party for four hours 

3. How long is it since they bought the house?

=>When did they bought the house ?

4. It’s years since we decorated this room

=>We haven’t decorated this room for years

5. She hasn’t been to the hairdresser for three months

=>It’s 3 months since she went to the hairdresser

6. I’ve never met such a famous person before

=>It’s the first time I have met such a famous person

7. They last visited me five years ago

They haven’t visited me for 5 years

8. I haven’t been to Bristol for 3 years

The last time I went to Bristol was 3 years ago

9. Laurence hasn’t seen his sister since she left for Japan

Laurence last saw his sister when she left for Japan

10. Lucy hasn’t worn that dress since Barbara’s wedding

The last time Lucy worn that dress was at Barbara’s wedding

11. My sister has studied French for 2 years

My sister began studying French 2 years ago

12. I have never seen such a mess in my life

It’s the first time I have seen such a mess in my life

13. Robert and Catherine have been married for 4 years

It’s 4 years since Robert and Catherine were married

14. When did Catherine and Henry get engaged?

How long is it since Catherine and Henry got engaged?

15. I have never seen a dirtier-looking dog

It’s the first time have seen such a dirty-looking dog

16. Mary rang hours and hours ago

It’s hours since Mary rang

17. Tom is ill. He became ill three days ago

Tom has been ill for 3 days

18. It’s 2 years since she left university

She left univeristy 2 years ago

19. I have never tasted such a delicious cake in my life

This is the first time I have tasted such a delicious cake in my life

20. How long is it since you saw Mary?

When did you see Mary

6. i haven't seen her for a long time

->i didn't see her a long time ago

7. how long have you learnt french?

->how long ago did you start learning French?

8. when did you strart to listen to classical music?

->how long have you listened to classical music?

9. i last saw her 10 years ago

->i haven't seen her for 10 years

10.how long have you bought this car

->when did you buy this car?

11. this is the first time he went abroad

->he hasn't gone abroad before

12.she started driving 1 month ago

->she has driven for 1 month

13.we began eating when it started to rain

->we have eaten since it started to rain

14.it is a long time since we last met

>we haven't met for a long time

15. when did you have it

->how long have you had it?

6. i haven't seen her for a long time->i didn't ..see her a long time ago .........

7. how long have you learnt french?->how long ago.....did you start learning EL ? .......

8. when did you strart to listen to classical music?->how long have you listened to classical music ?

9. i last saw her 10 years ago->i haven't seen her for 10 years

10.how long have you bought this car->when did you buy this car ?

11. this is the first time he went abroad->he hasn't gone abroad before

12.she started driving 1 month ago ->she has started driving for 1 month

13.we began eating when it started to rain ->we have eaten since it started to rain

14.it is a long time since we last met>we haven't met for a long time

15. when did you have it->how long have you had it ?

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6. I didn't see her a long time ago

8. How long did you start to listen to classical music?

9. I haven't seen her for 10 years.

10. When did you buy this car

11. He hasn't gone abroad before

12. She has started driving for 1 month

13. We have begun eating since it started to rain\

14. We haven't met for a long time

15. How long did you have it

1. It is 3 years since we last met each other

-> we haven't met each other for 3 years

2. The last time she visited her mom 2 weeks ago

-> she hasn't visited her mom for 2 weeks

3. He began collecting stamps in 2012

-> he has collected stamps since 2012

4. Is it 2 month since she began studying Japanese

-> she has studied Japanese for 2 months

5. Is is 2 hours since it started to rain

-> it has rained for 2 hours

6. The last time we saw him was last week

-> we haven't seen him since last week

7. We started living in hcm city in 2000

-> we haven't lived in hcm city since 2000

8. He has studied english for 4 years

-> it is 4 years since he started studying E

9. How long have you lived here?

-> when did you live here ?

10. How long ago did you know her?

-> how long have you known her ?

#Yumi

1 we have not met each other for 3 years.

2 she has not visited her mom for 2 weeks.

3he has collected stamps since 2012.

4 she has studied japanese for 2 months.

5it has rained for 2 hours.

6we have not seen him since last week.

7 we have lived in hcm city since 2000.

8it is 4 years since he started studying english.

9when did you live here?

10 how long have you known her?

1, we bought this house two years ago

we have...........bought this house for 2 years............................

2,it started to rain at 2 p.m

it has ...............RAINED SINCE 2 PM...........

3, dave has written a composition for two hours

dave started ..................WRITTING A COMPOSITION 2 HOURS AGO..........................................

4.J and M moved to edinburgh twenty years ago

it is now............TWENTY YEARS SINCE J AND M HAS MOVED TO EDINBURGH ........................................

5, J began phaying the piano ten years ago

J has.........PLAYED THE PIANO FOR 10 YEARS.............................

6, after that she never got in touch with him

that was the.........LAST TIME SHE GOT IN TOUCH WITH HIM..................

7. when did you last ride a bike?

how long..........HAVE YOU RIDDEN A BIKE...............?

1, we bought this house two years ago

we have bought this house for two years .

2,it started to rain at 2 p.m

it has started since 2 p.m

3, dave has written a composition for two hours

dave started writing a composition two hours ago

4.J and M moved to edinburgh twenty years ago

It is 20 years since John and Mary moved to Edinburgh

5, J began phaying the piano ten years ago

J has started playing the piano for ten years

6, after that she never got in touch with him

that was the last time she got in touch with him

7. when did you last ride a bike?

how long have you ride a bike .?

1, we bought this house two years ago

we have...................bought this house for two years....................

2,it started to rain at 2 p.m

it has ............rained since 2p.m..............

3, dave has written a composition for two hours

dave started ...............................writing a composition two hours ago.............................

4.J and M moved to edinburgh twenty years ago

it is now..........................twenty years since J and M moved to Edinburgh..........................

5, J began phaying the piano ten years ago

J has...................played the piano for ten years...................

6, after that she never got in touch with him

that was the..............last time she got in touch with him.............

7. when did you last ride a bike?

how long.............haven't you riden a bike for............?

1/It takes me fifteen minutes to go to school every day.
=> I spend 15 minutes going to school every day

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

3/How long is it since they bought the house?
→ When did they buy the house?

4/It is years since we decorated the room.
→ We haven't decorated this room for years.

5/I haven’t been to Bristol for three years.
→ The last time I went to Bristol was 3 years ago.

6/The last time I played tennis was ten years ago.
→ I haven't played tennis for 10 years

7/My sister has studied French for two years.
→ My sister began studying French 2 years ago

8/I haven’t been to a football for years.
→ It’s a year since I been to a football

9/It took us five hours getting to London.
→ We spent 5 hours getting to London

10/We had to spend three hours opening the door.
→ It took me 3 hours to open the door

Rewrite the second sentence in such a way that it has the same meaning as the one before it:

1, I have never read such a romatic story

This is the first time I have read such a romatic story

2, We started cooking for the party four hours ago

We have started cooking for the party for four hours

3, How long is it since they bought the house ?

When did they buy the house

4, She hasn't been to the hairdresser for three months

It's three months since she last went to the hairdresser

5, I've never met such as famous person before

It's the first time I've met such as famous person

6, They last visited me five years ago

They haven't visited me for five years

1, I have never read such a romatic story

-> This is the first time I have ever read such a romatic story

2, We started cooking for the party four hours ago

-> We have cooked for the party for four hours

3, How long is it since they bought the house ?

-> When did they buy the house ?

4, She hasn't been to the hairdresser for three months

5, I've never met such as famous person before

-> It's the first time I've ever met such as famous person

6, They last visited me five years ago

-> They haven't visited me for five years

How long is it since they bought the house?

=> When did they buy the house?

How long is it since they bought the house?

=> When did they buy the house?

# phạm hoàng khánh linh

1.How long is it since you saw Tom?
When........did you see tom?.............
2. He can't pass the examination.
He wishes.....he could pass the examination...........
3. We can't go out because of heavy rain.
They wish.....it didn't rain heavily .........
4. They often go to Vung Tau at the weekends.
They used.....to go to Vung Tau at the weekends..........
5. How long have you learnt French?
How long ago......did you learn french?.......
6. My father started to give up smoking last year.
My father......has given up smoking since last year...........
7. They have worked in that factory since 2001.
They started......working in that factory in 2001.....
8. I haven't seen her for a long time.
I didn't.....see her a long time ago ..............