Fill in the gaps with time adverbs or expressions from the list below:
how long for how long ago ever already
sofar just since(x2) yet just now
They got married a month .... jJ{J9 • •••• .
2 He hasn't called us ........•...•...•. .
3 I've had this car ...............• a year.
4 Tim isn't here. He's ..•...•....•.••. : ..
gone out.
5 She's typed three letters ...........•.. .
6 Has Camila .....•......... lied to you?
7 .............•. have you been in Rome
8 I've studied Maths ...•....••.••. 2006.
9 I've ................. been to that new
restaurant. It's really nice.
10 ............... did he move house?
11 The boss came ..•..•...•........•.• .
12 Peter has been here
5 o'clock.
Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect or the past simple.
Hi, Sarah. 11) •.. rfi.'{t(rJ f?~kl'] ••.
(not/see) you for a long time. Where
2) .................. (you/be)?
B: I 3) .................... (go) to China
to teach English.
A: Wow! How 4) .................... (be)
it?
B: Very nice! I 5) ................... (stay)
in Beijing and 6) ..••••.•••••.•••••.••.••••••. (teach) eight-year-old children.
A: How 7) •• • • • • • • • . • • • • • • • • .• (you/find) teaching them?
B: Great! The children 8) ...•...•.••••••••••• (be) clever and 9) •••••••••.•..•••••
(learn) very quickly. What 10) .•••••••••••••••......•••••.. (you/be) up to?
A: Nothing as interesting as that! I 11) . . . . . . . • • • • . . . . . . . . . . . . . • •. Oust/finish) my exams.
B: That's good. Do you have any plans for the summer?
A: Yes, 112) ............................. (buy) a ticket to Italy. I'm planning to stay with
my cousin, Sabrina, for a month.
B: That's great! Sabrina is a lot of fun. I'm sure you'll have a great time. Don't forget to send
me a postcard.
A: Okay! Take care. Speak to you when I get back.
yet - for - already - so far -ever - How long -since - just -just now - since
have not seen - have you been - went - was- stayed - taught - did you find - was - learnt - were - have just finished - bought
Fill in: yet, already, just, ago, yesterday, since, for, always, ever, how long or so far
1 Is it really a year ............... we last went on holiday?
2 I have ..................... finished my homework. I finished two minutes ago.
3 Paul and Layla have visited three art galleries ..................... .
4 Shakespeare was born over four hundred years .................... .
5 We have ...................... been to Canada so we are going to the USA this summer.
6 Jane has worked at this company ..................... six years.
7 ..................... have you known Petra and Charlie?
8 Olga woke up at 10 o'clock ............. .
9 He hasn't telephoned me .............. .
10 I have ..................... wanted to travel abroad.
11 Have you ..................... been to Disneyland?
1.since
2.just
3.so far
4.ago
5.always
6.for
7.how long
8.so far
9.yet
10.already
11.ever
Fill in: “yet, already, just, ago, yesterday, since, for, always, ever, how long”.
1. have you known Peter and Charlie?
2. Anna woke up at 9 o’clock .
3. She hasn’t telephoned me .
4. I have wanted to travel abroad.
5. Have you been to Disneyland?
6. Is it really a year ______________ we last went on holiday?
7. I have finished my homework. I finished it two minutes ago.
8. Shakespeare was born over four hundred years .
9. We have been to Canada so we are going to USA this summer.
10. John has worked at this company seven years.
1. How long have you known Peter and Charlie?
2. Anna woke up at 9 o’clock yesterday.
3. She hasn’t telephoned me yet.
4. I have always wanted to travel abroad.
5. Have you ever been to Disneyland?
6. Is it really a year since we last went on holiday?
7. I have just finished my homework. I finished it two minutes ago.
8. Shakespeare was born over four hundred years ago .
9. We have already been to Canada so we are going to USA this summer.
10. John has worked at this company for seven years.
I. Put each of verbs into either the Past Simple or Present Perfect.
1. Madonna ____ (record) many albums so far and will probably make many more.
2. Nat King Cole ____ (record) many albums during his wonderful career. He died in 1783.
3. How many books ____(you / read) this year?
4. How many books ____(you / read) last year?
5. He ____ (leave) the house a few minutes ago.
6. She ____ (just / leave) the house.
7. This is the first time I (meet) ____ such a rich man.
8. How long ____ (you / live) here?
9. Mary____ visited Ha Long Bay twice
10. I'm tired. I ____ (not get) much sleep last night.
11. Just a moment! I ____ (think) of a good idea yet!
I. Put each of verbs into either the Past Simple or Present Perfect.
1. Madonna __has recorded__ (record) many albums so far and will probably make many more.
2. Nat King Cole _recorded___ (record) many albums during his wonderful career. He died in 1783.
3. How many books __have you read__(you / read) this year?
4. How many books _were you read___(you / read) last year?
5. He __left__ (leave) the house a few minutes ago.
6. She __has just left__ (just / leave) the house.
7. This is the first time I (meet) _met___ such a rich man.
8. How long __have you lived__ (you / live) here?
9. Mary__has__ visited Ha Long Bay twice
10. I'm tired. I __weren't got__ (not get) much sleep last night.
11. Just a moment! I __have thought__ (think) of a good idea yet!
1. Madonna __has recorded__ (record) many albums so far and will probably make many more.
2. Nat King Cole __has recorded__ (record) many albums during his wonderful career. He died in 1783.
3. How many books __did you read__(you / read) this year?
4. How many books __did you read_(you / read) last year?
5. He __left__ (leave) the house a few minutes ago.
6. She __has just left__ (just / leave) the house.
7. This is the first time I (meet) __have met__ such a rich man.
8. How long __have you lived__ (you / live) here?
9. Mary__has__ visited Ha Long Bay twice
10. I'm tired. I __didn't get__ (not get) much sleep last night.
11. Just a moment! I __have thought__ (think) of a good idea yet!
I) Put the correct form of the verb
1. He(read).... that novel many times before.
2. However,I (have)....no trouble with my car since then
3.I (not see)... John for a long time. I (see).... him 3 weeks ago.
4. The school bell (ring)..... We must go now
5. I (meet) Mary last night. She (become)....a very big girl
6. It is very hot. Summer (come)....
7.They (begin)......to study at this school 7 years ago
8. Since when (you know) ..... her?
9.How long ago(he start)......to learn English?
10. She (lose)...... her handbag on the train yesterday morning
11. My mother (be) .....in hospital for a long time and she can't go home yet
12.His dog (just run)...... out of the garden
13.Mr.Brown (travel).... by air several times in the past
14.I(see) ..... her before
15.Tom (never be).... in Hanoi
16.I (read)..... the novel written by Jack Lodon several times before
17. What....you (do).... yesterday?
18. .....you(watch).... TV last night?
19.Mr Green (teach).....English in this school since he (graduate)........ from the university in 1986
20.How long.....you.....(learn) English?
21.I (try).....to learn English for years, but I (not succeed).....yet?
22.She (read)...... all the works of Dickens. How many (you read).......?
23.I (wait)...... here nearly half an hour for my girlfriend;do you think she (forget) to come?
24.Mary (rest) .......in the garden all day because she (be)......ill
25.Although John (study)......at the University for 5 years, he (not get)...... his degree yet.
26. Jack (go)......to Switzerland for a holiday.He (never be)......there?
27.We (live)......here for the last six months, and (just decide).....to move
28.That book (lie)....on the table for weeks.You (not read)....it yet
29.He (not be)......here since Christmas, I wonder where he (live).....since then.
30.He (lose).....his books. He (look)....... for them all afternoon, but they (not turn up)........
31.She (work) ........so hard this week that she(not have)....... time to go to the cinema
32.Your hair is wat.(You swim).......for a long time?
33.You look very tired.(You wok) .........very hard?
34.The telephone (ring).......for 2 minutes, but I (not answer)........it yet
35.Saigon..........(grow) now into a big city
36.I.......(not see) Nam for a long time.I......(see) him last three years ago.
37.The bell.........(ring) so we must go
38.I.......(meet) Mary last night. She........(become) a very big girl
39. He is very thirsty; He.......(not drink) for twenty-four hours.
40.Nam.....(be) in this school for four years (and he is still here)
41. My mother........(be) in hospital for a long time and she cannot go home yet
42.She .....(read) a lot of books this year
43. Ever since he left university he .....( have) 5 different jobs in different cities
44.When he was ten he.....(run) away from home
45.How many cigarettes.....you........(smoke) today?
46.In those days, mum.........(look) after us very carefully
47.Shakespreare........(write) plays as well as poems.
48. Since my father retired, he......(write) three books
49.Iam not studying today. I.....(study) a lot yesterday. I.....(study) a lot this week.
50.Could you imagine I.......(make) ten phone calls abroad today?
51.How long........you.......(be) here for?
52.I........(like) English all my life.
53.I.......(want) to be a doctor until I was twenty
54.They...........(unemploy) since they left London
55.How long......you......(study) French?
56.I..........(not read) many novels since I went to university.
57.When I was a child, I....(like) street fook
58. I......(have) trouble concentrating for a week now.
59.He ............(learn) a lot in his job.
60.My friend Lan and I...........(know) each other for ages.
I) Put the correct form of the verb
1. He(read)..has read.. that novel many times before.
2. However,I (have)...have had.no trouble with my car since then
3.I (not see).haven't seen.. John for a long time. I (see)..saw.. him 3 weeks ago.
4. The school bell (ring)..is ringing... We must go now
5. I (meet)met Mary last night. She (become)..has become..a very big girl
6. It is very hot. Summer (come)..is coming..
7.They (begin)..began....to study at this school 7 years ago
8. Since when (you know) ..have you known... her?
9.How long ago(he start)..did he start....to learn English?
10. She (lose)...lost... her handbag on the train yesterday morning
11. My mother (be) .has been....in hospital for a long time and she can't go home yet
12.His dog (just run)..has just run... out of the garden
13.Mr.Brown (travel)..had traveled.. by air several times in the past
14.I(see) .have seen.... her before
15.Tom (never be).has never been... in Hanoi
16.I (read).. have read... the novel written by Jack Lodon several times before
17. What.did ...you (do)..do.. yesterday?
18. ....Did.you(watch).watch... TV last night?
19.Mr Green (teach).....English in this school since he (graduate)........ from the university in 1986
20.How long. has taught....you...graduated ..(learn) English?
21.I (try)...have tried..to learn English for years, but I (not succeed).....yet?
22.She (read)....has read.. all the works of Dickens. How many (you read).....have you read..?
23.I (wait)..have been waiting.... here nearly half an hour for my girlfriend;do you think she (forget)has forgotten to come?
24.Mary (rest) ...has been resting....in the garden all day because she (be)...has been...ill
25.Although John (study)...has studied...at the University for 5 years, he (not get)...hasn't got... his degree yet.
26. Jack (go)...has gone....to Switzerland for a holiday.He (never be)...have been...there?
27.We (live)....have lived..here for the last six months, and (just decide)...decided..to move
28.That book (lie)..has been lying...on the table for weeks.You (not read)...haven't read..it yet
29.He (not be)....hasn't been..here since Christmas, I wonder where he (live).has lived....since then.
30.He (lose)...has lost....his books. He (look)....has looked... for them all afternoon, but they (not turn up).....haven't turned up....
31.has worked/doesn't have
32. Have you been swimming
33. Have you worked
34. has been ringing/ haven't answered
35.is growing
36.haven't seen/saw
37.have rung
38.met/ has become
39.hasn't drunk
40.has been
41.has been
42.has read
43.has had
44. Ran
45. have you smoked
46. has looked
47.wrote
48.has read
49.studied/ will study
50.have made
51.have you been
52. have been liking
53. used to want
54.have been unemploying
55.have you been studying
56.have read
57.used to like
58.am having
59. has learnt
60.have known
I) 1. has read
2. have had
3. haven't sên
4. is ringing
5. met - has become
6. is coming
7. began
8. have you know
9. did he start
10. lost
11. has been
12. has just run
13. had traveled
14. have seen
15. has never been
16. have read
17. did - do
18. did - watch
19. has taught - graduated
20. have - been studying
21. have tried
22. has read - have you read
23. have been waiting - has forgotten
24. has been resting - has been
25. has studied - hasn't got
26. has gone - have been
27. have lived - decided
28. has been lying - haven't read
29. hasn't been - has lived
30. has lost - has looked - haven't turned up
Ex1. Put the verb in brackets in the present perfect or the simple past tense
1, we (never watch)........................ that TV programme
2, we (watch ).............. a good progamme on TV last night
3, he (read)................. that novel many timer before
4, he (read)................. that novel again during my last vacation
5, i (have) ................... a little trouble with my car last week
6, however i (have).................. no trouble with my car since then
7, i (not see).............John for a long time . I (see)............. him 3 weeks ago
8, the school bell (ring )............... We must go now
9, i (meet ).............mary last nigh . She (become)................ a very big girl
10, he is very thirsty .he ( not drink)............ since this morning
11, it is very hot . Summer (come)...........
12,they (study)............... at this school for 7 years now
13, they (begin)................ to study at this school 7 years ago
14, since when ( you know)..................her?
15, how long ago (he start)................... to learn french?
16, she (lose) ............. her handbag on the train yesteday mỏning
17, my morther (be)................ in hospital for a long time and she cannot go home yet
18, his dog (just run)................ out of the garden
19, mr brown (travel)................... by air several times in the past
20, he (travel)....................... to mexico by air last summer
1, we have never watched that TV programme
2, we watched a good progamme on TV last night
3, he has read that novel many timer before
4, he read that novel again during my last vacation
5, i had a little trouble with my car last week
6, however i haven't had no trouble with my car since then
7, i haven't seen John for a long time . I saw him 3 weeks ago
8, the school bell rang We must go now
9, i met mary last night . She has become a very big girl
10, he is very thirsty .he hasn't drunk since this morning
11, it is very hot . Summer has come.
12,they have studied at this school for 7 years now
13, they began to study at this school 7 years ago
14, since when have you known her?
15, how long ago did he start to learn french?
16, she lost her handbag on the train yesteday mỏning
17, my mother has been in hospital for a long time and she cannot go home yet
18, his dog has just ran out of the garden
19, mr brown has travelled by air several times in the past
20, he travelled to mexico by air last summer
Ex1. Put the verb in brackets in the present perfect or the simple past tense
1, we (never watch)........have never watched................ that TV programme
2, we (watch )......watched........ a good progamme on TV last night
3, he (read)........has read......... that novel many timer before
4, he (read)........read......... that novel again during my last vacation
5, i (have) ...........had........ a little trouble with my car last week
6, however i (have).......have had........... no trouble with my car since then
7, i (not see)......haven't seen.......John for a long time . I (see).......saw...... him 3 weeks ago
8, the school bell (ring )........is ringing....... We must go now
9, i (meet )......met.......mary last nigh . She (become)......has became.......... a very big girl
10, he is very thirsty .he ( not drink)...hasn't drunk......... since this morning
11, it is very hot . Summer (come)......is coming.....
12,they (study).......have been studying........ at this school for 7 years now
13, they (begin).....began........... to study at this school 7 years ago
14, since when ( you know)..........have you known........her?
15, how long ago (he start)........did he start........... to learn french?
16, she (lose) ...lost.......... her handbag on the train yesteday mỏning
17, my morther (be).......has been......... in hospital for a long time and she cannot go home yet
18, his dog (just run)...........has just run..... out of the garden
19, mr brown (travel)..........travelled......... by air several times in the past
20, he (travel)................travelled............ to mexico by air last summer
Ex1. Put the verb in brackets in the present perfect or the simple past tense
1, we (never watch)........have never watched................ that TV programme
2, we (watch )......watched........ a good progamme on TV last night
3, he (read)........has read......... that novel many timer before
4, he (read)........read......... that novel again during my last vacation
5, i (have) ...........had........ a little trouble with my car last week
6, however i (have).......have had........... no trouble with my car since then
7, i (not see)......haven't seen.......John for a long time . I (see).......saw...... him 3 weeks ago
8, the school bell (ring )........is ringing....... We must go now
9, i (meet )......met.......mary last nigh . She (become)......has become.......... a very big girl
10, he is very thirsty .he ( not drink)...hasn't drunk......... since this morning
11, it is very hot . Summer (come)......is coming.....
12,they (study).......have been studying........ at this school for 7 years now
13, they (begin).....began........... to study at this school 7 years ago
14, since when ( you know)..........have you known........her?
15, how long ago (he start)........did he start........... to learn french?
16, she (lose) ...lost.......... her handbag on the train yesteday mỏning
17, my morther (be).......has been......... in hospital for a long time and she cannot go home yet
18, his dog (just run)...........has just run..... out of the garden
19, mr brown (travel)..........travelled......... by air several times in the past
20, he (travel)................travelled............ to mexico by air last summer
Ex 2. Fill in: “yet, already, just, ago, yesterday, since, for, always, ever, how long”.
1. have you known Peter and Charlie?
2. Anna woke up at 9 o’clock .
3. She hasn’t telephoned me .
4. I have wanted to travel abroad.
5. Have you been to Disneyland?
6. Is it really a year ______________ we last went on holiday?
7. I have finished my homework. I finished it two minutes ago.
8. Shakespeare was born over four hundred years .
9. We have been to Canada so we are going to USA this summer.
10. John has worked at this company seven years.
1 How long
2 yesterday
3 yet
4 already
5 ever
6 since
7 just
8 ago
9 ever
10 for
VI. Choose the best answer
1. I haven’t heard from Maria …… ( since many months before/ for many months/ for many months ago/ since a long time/ ) 2.This book is so long that I …… ( haven’t finished it yet/ haven’t finished it already/ still have finished it/ still haven’t finished it already)
3. Spain ….at one time a very powerful country. ( was/ has been/ is/ was being)
4. The longest fish in the contest …… by Thelma Rivers. ( was catching/ caught/ was caught/ catch) 5. “ Are we about to have dinner?”- “ Yes, it….in the dining room.” ( is serve/ have been served/ is being served/served)
6. Many buildings in the town still ……the sears of bombing. ( bear/ had bore/ bearing/ borne.)
7. The interview took place around the kitchen table and was very …. ( casualty/ casually/ casual/ casuals)
8. Please note that the ….many vary from those illustrated. ( designate/ designations/ designs/ designers)
9. New opportunities will emerge as the …..climate improves. ( economics/ economic/ economical/ economy )
10. Mom always …..us to discuss our problems. ( encourage/ encouragement/ encouraging/ encouraged/)
1. I haven’t heard from Maria …… ( since many months before/ for many months/ for many months ago/ since a long time/ ) 2.This book is so long that I …… ( haven’t finished it yet/ haven’t finished it already/ still have finished it/ still haven’t finished it already)
3. Spain ….at one time a very powerful country. ( was/ has been/ is/ was being)
4. The longest fish in the contest …… by Thelma Rivers. ( was catching/ caught/ was caught/ catch) 5. “ Are we about to have dinner?”- “ Yes, it….in the dining room.” ( is serve/ have been served/ is being served/served)
6. Many buildings in the town still ……the sears of bombing. ( bear/ had bore/ bearing/ borne.)
7. The interview took place around the kitchen table and was very …. ( casualty/ casually/ casual/ casuals)
8. Please note that the ….many vary from those illustrated. ( designate/ designations/ designs/ designers)
9. New opportunities will emerge as the …..climate improves. ( economics/ economic/ economical/ economy )
10. Mom always …..us to discuss our problems. ( encourage/ encouragement/ encouraging/ encouraged/)
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?
