Complete the following sentences.Use the past simple and present perfect form of the verbs in brackets:
1.It ( start)…………started………………..raining an hour ago.
2.I ( know )……have known…………………….Lan for some months.
3.When…………did……………..Nam and Hoa first ( meet)………met…………………..?
4.We ( not see )…………………………………Nga since Sunday.
5.Lan ( be )…………………………………………in the USA for 2 years.
6.I ( go)……………………………………to bed at 11 o’clock last night.
7.They ( move)……………………………….to London in 2003
8.They ( live)……………………… in Ho Chi Minh City since January.
9.That’s a very old bike. He ( have)…………………………………it for a long time
10.I ( buy)………………………………….the motorbike 5 years ago.
11.Peter ( be)…………………………………..ill for aweek.
12. They ( buy) ………………..that car since last week
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Complete the following sentences.Use the past simple and present perfect form of the verbs in brackets:
1.It ( start)…………started………………..raining an hour ago.
2.I ( know )……have known…………………….Lan for some months.
3.When…………did……………..Nam and Hoa first ( meet)………met…………………..?
4.We ( not see )………………haven't seen…………………Nga since Sunday.
5.Lan ( be )…………………has been………………………in the USA for 2 years.
6.I ( go)…………………went…………………to bed at 11 o’clock last night.
7.They ( move)………………moved……………….to London in 2003
8.They ( live)…………have lived…………… in Ho Chi Minh City since January.
9.That’s a very old bike. He ( have)…………has had………………………it for a long time
10.I ( buy)…………………bought……………….the motorbike 5 years ago.
11.Peter ( be)…………has been………………………..ill for aweek.
12. They ( buy) ……have bought…………..that car since last week
4. haven't saw
5. has
6. went
7. moved
8. have lived
9. had
10. bought
11 was
12. have bought
Part 2: Complete the questions and answers with the present perfect or the past simple of the verbs in brackets.
A: How long ............................................. (you/be) friends for?
B: We first ....................... (meet) ten years ago but we ................. (start) being friends about six years ago.
A: ............................................. (you/meet) Carol for dinner last night?
B: No, I ........................... (go) out with Fiona last night. I .......................... (not hear) from Carol in ages.
A: I .............................. (just/speak) to Jenny on the phone. She ......................... (be) away for two weeks.
B: Where ............................................. (she/go)?
A: She ............................................. (go) to Berlin.
A: ............................................. (you/see) my keys?
B: No. Why? ............................................. (you/lose) them?
A: I can’t find them anywhere.
A: ............................................. (you/buy) a present for Mum’s birthday?
B: Yes. I ................................. (go) shopping yesterday and I .......................... (find) a very nice gold necklace at a jewellery shop.
A: ............................................. (you/have) lunch yet?
B: Yes, we all ............................................. (have) lunch about half an hour ago.
A: What ............................................. (you/eat)?
B: Green salad and burgers.
A: Rhonda and I ............................................. (meet) for dinner last night.
B: I ............................................. (not see) Rhonda in ages! How is she?
A: She’s fine. She ............................................. (just/have) her second baby.
B: Really? I ............................................. (not know) that.
Part 3: Make questions.
1. you / did / last night / go / where
............................................................................................................................... ?
2. they / earlier / what / doing / were
............................................................................................................................... ?
3. you / at home / phoned / were / he / when
............................................................................................................................... ?
4. at eight / what / doing / was / Mum / last night
............................................................................................................................... ?
5. running / were / you / when / fell / you
............................................................................................................................... ?
6. you / tidy / room / morning / the / did / your / in
............................................................................................................................... ?
7. listening / you / ten / night / last / music / were / to / at
............................................................................................................................... ?
8. sell / their / did / they / year / last / house
............................................................................................................................... ?
9. competition / win / the / did / Bill / the / prize / at / first
............................................................................................................................... ?
10. DVD / watching / a / at / was / last / Vivian / nine / night
......................................................................................................................
1. Where did you go last night?
2. What were they doing earlier?
3. When were he phoned you at home?
4. What was Mum doing at eight last night?
5. When were you running fell?
6. Did you tidy your room in the morning?
7. Were you listening to music at ten last night?
8. Did they sell their house last year?
9. Did Bill win the first prize at the competition?
10. Was Vivian watching DVD at nine last night?
Part 2: Complete the questions and answers with the present perfect or the past simple of the verbs in brackets.
A: How long ............................................. (you/be) friends for?
B: We first ....................... (meet) ten years ago but we ................. (start) being friends about six years ago.
A: ............................................. (you/meet) Carol for dinner last night?
B: No, I ........................... (go) out with Fiona last night. I .......................... (not hear) from Carol in ages.
A: I .............................. (just/speak) to Jenny on the phone. She ......................... (be) away for two weeks.
B: Where ............................................. (she/go)?
A: She ............................................. (go) to Berlin.
A: ............................................. (you/see) my keys?
B: No. Why? ............................................. (you/lose) them?
A: I can’t find them anywhere.
A: ............................................. (you/buy) a present for Mum’s birthday?
B: Yes. I ................................. (go) shopping yesterday and I .......................... (find) a very nice gold necklace at a jewellery shop.
A: ............................................. (you/have) lunch yet?
B: Yes, we all ............................................. (have) lunch about half an hour ago.
A: What ............................................. (you/eat)?
B: Green salad and burgers.
A: Rhonda and I ............................................. (meet) for dinner last night.
B: I ............................................. (not see) Rhonda in ages! How is she?
A: She’s fine. She ............................................. (just/have) her second baby.
B: Really? I ............................................. (not know) that.
1it ( start)..........raining an hour ago
2 i (know)...........lan for some months
3 when nam and hoa first.......? (Meet)
1. started
2. have known
3. when did nam and hoa first met?
1. started
2. have known
3. when did nam and hoa first met?
* Complete the sentence with the past simple or past perfect form of the verb in brackets
1. After I (complete) ....the form, I (give).... it to the secretary
2. When I last (speak).... to her, she still (not finish).... her assignment
3. Mary (ring)..... John's doorbell at 8:15 yesterday but John(already/ leave)
.... the house
1. After I (complete) ...had completed.the form, I (give).gave... it to the secretary
2. When I last (speak)..spoke.. to her, she hadn't still (not finish)..finished.. her assignment
3. Mary (ring)...was ringing.. John's doorbell at 8:15 yesterday but John(already/ leave)
..had already left.. the house
1. had completed / gave
2. spoke / hadn't finished
3. rang / had already left
1.had completed/gave
2.spoke/hadn't finished
3.rang/had already left
Ex 1. Give the correct form of the verb in bracket (simple present, simple past or present perfect)
1. I...........(do) all the housework. The flat is really clean now.
2. Tom........(be) to Rio de Janeiro, Sydney, and London.
3. He...........(write) a novel for two years, but he............(not finish) it yet.
4. Tom.......(visit) London twice.
5. My brother............(leave) home 10 years ago. I............(never/ meet) him again since then.
1 did
2 have been
3 has written/hasn't finished
4 have visited
5 left/have never met
Find all the examples of the past simple and the present perfect in the article. Complete the rules in the Learn this! box below with present perfect or past simple. Then underline an example of each rule in the article.
LEARN THIS! Present perfect and past simple
a. We use 1___________ to talk about a specific occasion in the past.
b. We use 2___________ to talk about a specific period of time that is still continuing.
c. We use 3___________ to say how long a situation has existed, often with for, since, or how long.
d. We use 4___________to talk about an event that has a strong connection with the present, often with just, already, or yet.
e. We use 5___________to talk about an experience at an unspecified time in the past, often with ever or never.
a. past simple
b. present perfect
c. present perfect
d. present perfect
e. present perfect
V. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct verb tense: The Present Perfect or Past Simple.
1. I (visit)____________ our form teacher in the hospital already.
2. How long ____________ (they/ live) here?~They___________ (move) here two years ago.
3. John (read)_____________ the letter from Mary already.
4. We (not begin)_________ to learn for the test yet.
5. Nancy (be) ____________________ to Vietnam several times.
6. Tom (call)____________ his boss yesterday.
7. My uncle (move)___________ to DaLat in 2005.
8. The Greens (be)____________ to many countries in the world so far.
9. When _____________ (you/ meet) your wife? - 3 years ago.
10. We(spend)______________ our summer vacation in Ha Long Bay last July.
11. ____________ (you/ ever/ be) to Japan? ~ No, I _____________ (not be) to Japan yet.
12. I (hear)_____________ the good news from Mary a few minutes ago
1 have visited
2 have they lived - moved
3 has read
4 haven't begun
5 has been
6 called
7 moved
8 have been
9 did you meet
10 spent
11 Have you ever been - haven't been
12 heard
1. have visited
2. have they lived
3. moved
4. has read
5. has been
6. did/call
7. moved
8. has been
9. did you meet
10. spent
11. have you ever been/haven't been
12. heard
Give the correct form of verbs in the brackets using the present perfect continuous.
She (not arrive)_____ yet. I (wait)_____ her for half an hour._____the film (start)_____?
Đáp án:
Thì HTHTTD nhấn mạnh đến sự liên tiếp của một hành động. Ở đây nhấn mạnh hành động “wait” (đợi).
Cấu trúc: S + have/ has been + Ving
Thì HTHT diễn đạt một hành động xảy ra ở một thời điểm không xác định trong quá khứ.
“Yet” (chưa) dùng trong câu phủ định hoặc nghi vấn ở thì HTHT.
Cấu trúc: S + have/ has + V.p.p
She has not arrived yet. I have been waiting her for half an hour. Have the film started?
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