I haven't seen him for months

=> I last saw him months ago

I haven't beem to a concert for over a year

=> The last time I was to a concert was over a year ago

The last time I really enjoyed myself was you birthday party

=> I haven't enjoyed myself since your birthday party

It's 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 driver?

 => How long have you learnt to driver?

you have tidied this room for week?

=> I't weeks since you last tidied this room

we starrted looking for a flat 2 months ago and we are still looking?

=> We have looked for a flat for 2 months and we are still looking

This is the first time I've been to a night club?

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

They have never hear such a thing before?

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

1. Stay here till the light (turn) .....TURNS.......... green.

2. My father (work) .......HAS BEEN WORKING..... for the company for ten years now.

3. It`s an interesting film. I (see) ......HAVE SEEN........ it three times already.

4. They HAVE just (phone) ........PHONED...... to say that they (not come) WON'T COME back till tomorrow.

5. She (learn)HAS LEARNT English at school, but she (forget) ..........FORGETS... most.

6. This is the first time I (eat) ......HAVE EATEN..... hamburger.

7. We (use) ......HAVE USED...... these energy- saving bulbs for a long time.

8. I HAVE just (visit) ......VISITED........... my hometown where I (be) .........WAS... born.

9. DO You (think) ....THINK........... he (come) ........WILL COME.......... to her birthday party.

10. I (buy)WILL BUY a new T-shirt as soon as they (pay) ........PAY... me next week.

11. I hope my friend (not laugh) ........NOT TO LAUGH..... at my funny blouse.

12. Don`t worry! We (come) .......WILL COME..... to visit you soon.

13. Ba is hard- working student. He always (get) .......GETS........ excellent grades.

14. They (not see) ......HAVEN'T SEEN...... their teachers since theirfarewell party in 2004.

15. I (begin) ...........BEGAN..... to study English when I (be) .......WAS....... eight years old.

16. She (be) ........HAS BEEN..... very busy since she (get) ...........GOT....... a part- time job.

17. What (this word/mean) ...............DOES THIS WORD MEAN..................... ? - I`ve no idea. I (never/see) ..........HAVE NEVER SEEN......... it before.

18. HAVE You ever (be) ......BEEN..... to Ba Na hill? - Yes, I (go) ....HAVE GONE........ there some months ago.

19. How long HAVE you (own) ........OWNED......... this car ? - Since I (move) .............HAVE MOVED.. to this townn.

20. Minh (start) ........STARTED........ to write to his pen pal in 2007, but they HAVE never (meet) .............MET. each other.

21. Peter (not keep) .......HASN;T KEPT........... in touch with us since he (join) ........JOINED........ the army.

22. HAVE You ever ATTENDED (attend) an English Speaking Contest in your school?

23. You can use my bike when he (bring) ........BRINGS........ it back tomorrow.

25. Someone is knocking at the door. I (often) ........WILL OPEN....... it .

Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the orginal one.

6. It's years since we decorated this room.
-> We haven't decorated this room since years

7. The news was so wonderful that she decided to have a celebration.
-> It was such the wonderful news that she decided to have a celebration.

8. The garage is going to repair the car for us next week.
-> We are going to have the car repaired

9. It is not necessary for you to finish the work now.
-> You don't need to finish the work now.

10. Jane is the most talented student in my school.
-> No students in my school are talented than Jane

#Yumi

1. The last time I really enjoyed myself was your birthday party

~ I haven't ..enjoyed myself since your birthday party.......

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

~ My father hasn't  seen his brother.for 20 years........

3. When did you learn to drive?

~ How long is it ....have you learnt to drive.....

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

~ I haven't ..gone swimming since we were in Spain.........

5. You haven't tidied this room for weeks

~ It's weeks....since you tidied you room....

6. We started looking for a flat 2 months ago and we are still looking 

~ We have .looked for a flat 2 months ago and we are still looking ...........

7. This is the first time I've been to a night clup

~ I haven't ...been to a night clup before ........

8. They have never heard such a thing before 

~ This is the first time ....they have heard such a thing  ........

1. I haven't enjoyed myself since your birthday party

2. My father hasn't seen his brother for 20 years

3.How long is it since you learned to drive

4. I hasn't swum since we were in Spain

5.It's weeks since the last time you tidied this room

6.We have been looking for a flat for 2 months

7. I haven't been to a night club before

8.This is the first time they've heard such a thing

1. When I was younger I used to go climbing more than I do now.

Now I do not go climbing as much as I used to when I was younger . . . . . . . .

2. Englandno longer had dreadful fogs.

There used to  be dreadful fogs in England. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3. It is years since we decorated the room.

We haven’t.decorated the room for years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4. By the time we arrive the other guests will have already started dinner.

The other guests will start .dinner before we arrive. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5. I would the school holidays to be longer.

I wish the school holidays were longer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6. John is not old enough to join the club.

John is too . young to join the club. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7. He is to blame for his mistakes. This is very necessary.

It .  is very necessary for him to be to blame for his mistakes.. . . . . . . . . . . . .

8. He must pass his intermediate level English examination. That was obligatory.

It   was obligatory for him to pass his intermediate level English examination
9. The mother came and lived with them to take care of their children. That was their-   request.

It .was their request that the mother came and lived with them to take care of their children.
 10. Isabel: “You can’t borrow my pen, Robert”.

 Isabel . . deny lending Robert her pen

11. You lied to him, which was wrong.

You .were wrong to lie to him . . . . . . . . .

1. When I was younger I used to go climbing more than I do now.

Now I don't go climbing as often as I used to do

2. England no longer had dreadful fogs.

There used to be dreadful fogs in england

3. It is years since we decorated the room.

We haven’t decorated the room for years

4. By the time we arrive the other guests will have already started dinner.

The other guests will start dinner before we arrive

5.5. I would like the school holidays to be longer. 

I wish the school holidays were longer. 

6. John is not old enough to join the club. 

John is too young to join the club.

7. He is to blame for his mistakes. This is very necessary. 

It is very necessary for him to blame for his mistakes

8. He must pass his intermediate level English examination. That was obligatory

It is obligatory that he will pass his intermediate level English examination

9. The mother came and lived with them to take care of their children. That was their- request. 

It is requested that the mother came and lived with their children to take care of them

10.Isabel: “You can’t borrow my pen, Robert”.

Isabel refused to lend Robert her pen

11.You lied to him, which was wrong.

You were wrong to lie to him

Câu 4: By the time we arrive the other guests will have already started dinner.

=> The other guests will have already started dinner before we arrive.

Câu 8. He must pass his intermediate level English examination. That was obligatory

=> It is obligatory for him pass his intermediate level English examination.

Câu 9: The mother came and lived with them to take care of their children. That was their- request.

Cách 1=> It is requested that the mother (SHOULD) COME AND LIVE with their children to take care of them.

Sau cấu trúc It is requested (that) S + (SHOULD) + VERB (nguyên thể không chia với tất cả các ngôi).

Cách 2: The mother was requested to come and live with their children to take care of them.

Câu 11: .You lied to him, which was wrong.

=> It was wrong for/of you to lie to him.

=> It was wrong that you lied to him.

=> You were wrong to lie to him.

Câu 7. He is to blame for his mistakes. This is very necessary.

=> It is very necessary for him to be to blame for his mistakes.

** be to blame (for something) to be responsible for something bad: chịu trách nhiệm cho điều gì.

Rewrite each sentence without changing its meaning.
1. They haven’t tried shrimp sauce before.
 This .......is the first time they have tried shrimp sauce..............
2. It’s four years since they last talked to each other.
 The last ........time they last talked to each other was four years ago......
3. We haven’t contacted him since we left high school.
 We last .........contacted him was when we left high school............
4. This is the first time we have been to England.
 We have ........never been to England before...................
5. Did you last meet him when you lived in Hanoi?
 Haven’t .......you met him since you lived in Hanoi.............
6. They last visited their hometown a long time ago.
 It’s .......a long time since they last visited their hometown......
7. He started to play football when he was only three.
 He has ....played football since he was only three...........
8. The last time I enjoyed myself so much was a year ago.
 I haven’t ....enjoyed myself for a year..............
9. He last performed on the stage when there was a big event in his hometown.
 The last ....time he performed on the stage was on a big event in his hometown..............
10. Those cats haven’t been fed for three hours.
 The last .....time those cats were fed was three hours ago..

1. We ought to start work now. => .............it's time for us to start working now..................................................(time)

2. I haven't been to a Indian restaurant for ages.=> ...............it's ages since i have been to a Indian restaurant .............................................(since)

3. This is my first visit to Japan. =>..............i have never visited to japan before ...................................................(have)

4. It is a fact that the Romans built this wall? =>.......did romans build this wall?.................................................................(did)

5. No one told me about the change of the plan. =>................i didn't know the change of the plan...............................................(know)

6. There is no need for you to correspond with your family immediately.=>......you don't need to correspond with your family immediately..................................................................................(don't)

7. Lan speaks English well. =>..........lan is good at speaking english.....................................................(at)

8 He never comes on time=>............he always comes late.......................................... (always)

9. What languages do people speak in Malaysia? =>.............what languages are spoken in malaysia.....................................................................(spoken)

10. You should study harder =>.........it's time for you to study harder.......................................................(time)

1. We ought to start work now. => .............it's time for us to start working now..................................................(time)

2. I haven't been to a Indian restaurant for ages.=> ...............it's ages since i have been to a Indian restaurant .............................................(since)

3. This is my first visit to Japan. =>..............i have never visited to japan before ...................................................(have)

4. It is a fact that the Romans built this wall? =>.......did romans build this wall?.................................................................(did)

5. No one told me about the change of the plan. =>................i didn't know the change of the plan...............................................(know)

6. There is no need for you to correspond with your family immediately.=>......you don't need to correspond with your family immediately..................................................................................(don't)

7. Lan speaks English well. =>..........lan is good at speaking english.....................................................(at)

8 He never comes on time=>............he always comes late.......................................... (always)

9. What languages do people speak in Malaysia? =>.............what languages are spoken in malaysia.....................................................................(spoken)

10. You should study harder =>.........it's time for you to study harder.......................................................(time)

1.John didn't come back home until phoned him.

It was not until phoned John that he came back. 

2.We started working for this company seven years ago.

We have been working for this company for seven years.

3.No body in my class is more intelligent than Mark.

Mark is the most intelligent student in my class.

4.It wasn't necessary for you to go there in such bad weather.

You needn't go there in such bad weather.

5.But for your encouragement,I couldn't have finished my project.

If you didn't encourage me, I couldn't have finished my project.

Chúc bạn học tốt

1.John didn't come back home until phoned him.

→ It was not until phoned John that he came back. 

2.We started working for this company seven years ago.

→ We have been working for this company for seven years.

3.No body in my class is more intelligent than Mark.

→ Mark is the most intelligent student in my class.

4.It wasn't necessary for you to go there in such bad weather.

→ You needn't go there in such bad weather.

5.But for your encouragement,I couldn't have finished my project.

→ If you didn't encourage me, I couldn't have finished my project.