A. match

1. i think a darker hair than her sister

2. i'm thinking b i'm going to buy the new Racetrack CD

3. Phil's looking c a haircut at the moment

4. Phil looks d for his glasses. have you seen them?

5. Claire has e not old enought to drive a car

6. Claire is having f of getting Dad a CD for his birthday

7. Andy is g very annoying at the moment

8. Andy is being h like he needs a holiday

B.

1. what's the price of the ticjets, jimmy?(much)

=> how _______, jimmy?

2. are these your trainers?(to)

=>do ______ you?

3. sasha's not keen on team sports at all (like)

=> sasha _______ team sports at all

4. it's only her second time in a recording studio(been)

she _______ in a recording studio once before

5. we got here three hours ago (have)

we______ three hours

6 i started writing this hours ago and it's still not right (writing)

i ______ hours and it's still not right

7 this's my first experience of flying alone ( time)

it's the first ______ alone

8. sharon's in the bath at the moment (a)

sharon ______ at the moment

9. paul enjoys surprises apart from on his birthday (does)

paul _____ surprises, just not on his birthday

1.     Mr Pike began to use this dictionary ten years ago.

 Mr Pike has................

2.     My friends started doing this kind of work five months ago.

My friends..................

3.     I started writing this letter two hours ago.

I have..............

4.     They began living at 33225 Grand Avenue last September.

They have................

5.     My friend started to work at the grocery store in 2009.

My friend.....................

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

This is the.............

2)Suzi joined this company in 2004

Suzi has..................

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

This is the first...................

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

Working.....................

5)When did she start studying at this chool?

How long.............

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

We never..................

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

This is the...................

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

Instead.............................

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

It has................................

Rewrite each of the sentences so that the meaning stays the same
1. I started to write this letter 2 hours ago
- I have WRITTEN THIS LETTER FOR 2 HOURS
2. He started to learn English 2 years ago
- He has............................................
3. She began to work for this compay 2 months ago
- She has..........................................................................
4. They began teaching at this school 2 weeks ago
- They have...............................................
5. He stopped smoking 2 days ago
- He has........................................................
6.She stopped working here last week
- She has..........................................................
7.She started writing novels when she was 15 years old
- he has...............................................................
8. They began to build this hospital last year
- They have......................................................
9. It started to rain yesterday
- It has........................................................
10.We began living here last year
- We have...............................................

BÀI TẬP QUÁ KHỨ/ HIỆN TẠI HOÀN THÀNH

1. I started writing this letter two hours ago.

 I have .................................................................................................

2. My father stopped drinking wine last year.

 My father hasn’t ................................................................................

3. The last time she went out with him was three weeks ago.

 She hasn’t ..........................................................................................

4. It’s two years since he last saw Mrs. Green.

 He hasn’t ..........................................................................................

5. She last read a newspaper on March 12.

She hasn’t............................................................................................

6. You have taken part in this English-speaking club since last month.

You began...........................................................................................

7. My teacher hasn’t talked to us since we left school.

 My teacher last...................................................................................

8. He has learned English very well since the beginning of this year.

 He began...........................................................................................

9. My father hasn’t planted trees in the garden for two months.

 My father stopped .............................................................................

10. The car industry in England has developed for many years now.

The car industry in England started ..................................................

The sentence transformation

1. They started checking the machines two hours ago.
 They have………………………………………….
2. She commenced cooking the soup half an hour ago.
 She has……………………………………………
3. Jack began planting flowers three hours ago.
 Jack has …………………………………………………
4. They started building the bridge two years ago.
 They have ……………………………………………
5. Mai commenced writing the lesson twenty minutes ago.
 Mai has ………………………………………
6. My Vi began counting her lucky money five minutes ago.
 My Vi has …………………………………
7. You started flirting with me forty minutes ago.
 You have ……………………………………………….
8. Tu Linh and My Vi commenced doing the test at one o'clock.
 Tu Linh and My Vi have ……………
9. Thien Son began watering the vegetables at nine o'clock.
 Thien. Son has ………………
10. Khanh started playing coputer games in 2002.
 Khanh has ……………………………
11. Bich Tran commenced raising pets in 2000.
Bich Tran has …………………..……………

12. Binh began selling lottey tickets in June.
 Binh has ………………………...……….…………………
13. I have never drunk whisky before.
 It is the first time ………………………………………………………………….…
14. She has not eaten curry before.
 It is the first time ………………………………………………………………………
15. Danh has never visited Vung Tau before.
 It is the first time …………………………………………………….

1. We began eating when it started to rain.

2..I started doing homework two hours ago.

3. I started working in this company when I came back from Paris.

4.  I started writing this novel 3 months ago.

5. She began to play the piano 5 years ago

6. We began eating when it started to rain.

7. She started driving 1 month ago.

8. ) I began living in Ho Chi Minh City when I was 8.

9. Samuel started keeping a diary in 1997

10. She began to teach the children in this remote village  five months ago.

11. She began doing the washing up  an hour ago.

12. She began living in Danang when she was a child.

13. I started visite my grandparents  5 years ago.

1. The first time we came to this city was in May.

=> We have not ______________________________

2. The first time they drank coffee was in March.

=> They have never ________________________

3. Minh wrote those lessons three hours ago.

=> Those lessons _________________________

4. Jim ate a lot of vegetables for lunch yesterday.

=> A lot of vegetables _________________________

5. People display many precious relics in the Temple of Literature.

=> Many presious relics __________________________

6. They give us some flowers every morning.

=> We ________________________________

46. Write a sentence for each situation. Use present perfect continuous (has/have been doing, etc.) + for or since.

1. John started his phone call twenty minutes ago and he is still talking.

John ………………………………………………………………………………………………

2. Sam and I arranged to meet at cinema at 7.00 p.m. I arrived on time but I’m still waiting for San to arrive.

I ………………………………………………………………………………………………

3. Barbara and Kevin are tired. They started walking six hours ago and they’re still walking.

They  ………………………………………………………………………………………………

4. You started wating TV at 9 o’clock this morning and you’re still watching it.

You  ………………………………………………………………………………………………

5. I hate this weather! It started raining last week and it’s still raining.

It ………………………………………………………………………………………………

6. Laura felt sick at lunchtime today and she is still feeling sick.

Laura ……………………………………………………………………………………………

7. Six months ago Colin and I started building our own house. We’re still doing it.

We ………………………………………………………………………………………………

8. Freb got on the Trans – European expess train on June 28^th. Today is 1^st July  and he is still traveling.

Freb ………………………………………………………………………………………………