I. Since or for

 1....since... ten o'clock
2...since...... Christmas
3....since.... last summer
4....for.... ten minutes

5.....for.... one month
6.....since.... my birthday

7.....since.... the last lesson

8.......for... a long time

9.....for.... a week

10.....since.. the beginning of the term

11....for..... ages

12.....since... me met the last time

II. since or for

1.She has been in hospital ...since.. this morning.

2.Joe has lived in London...for... five years

3.We have known each other...since... June 2010
4.How long have you been here? I have been here 

5. I have had thís teddy bear ...since. I was a little child

6. Jason had made music...for.. more than 25 years

7. My mother hasn't spoken to my sister ...for... three days

8.I have learned these word ...for... three hours

I. Since or for

 1....since... ten o'clock
2...since...... Christmas
3....since.... last summer
4....for.... ten minutes

5.....for.... one month
6.....since.... my birthday

7.....since.... the last lesson

8.......for... a long time

9.....for.... a week

10.....since.. the beginning of the term

11....for..... ages

12.....since... me met the last time

II. since or for

1.She has been in hospital ...since.. this morning.

2.Joe has lived in London...for... five years

3.We have known each other...since... June 2010
4.How long have you been here? I have been here 

5. I have had thís teddy bear ...since. I was a little child

6. Jason had made music...for.. more than 25 years

7. My mother hasn't spoken to my sister ...for... three days

8.I have learned these word ...for... three hours

I.

1. since

2. since

3. since

4. for

5. for

6. since

7. since

8. for

9. for

10. since

11. for

12. since

II.

1. since

2. for

3. since

4. (Đề thiếu dữ kiện)

5. since

6. for

7. for

8. for

Học tốt nhé.

1.I haven’t seen my father for one month.

  A.  It is one month since I last saw my father.

  B. It was one month since I last saw my father.

  C. It is one month since I have seen my father.

  D. It is one month since I last see my father.

2. this time /last year /they /build/ this house.

  A. At this time last year they are building this house.

  B. At this time last year they building this house.

  C. At this time last year they were building this house.

  D. At this time last year they were building house.

3. He was very tired but he kept on working.

  A. Despite he was very tired, he kept on working.

  B. In spite of he was very tired, he kept on working.

  C. Though his tiredness, he kept on working.

  D. Although he was very tired, he kept on working.

4. She tried very hard to pass the driving test. She could not pass it.

A. Although she didn't try hard to pass the driving test, she could pass it.

B. She tried very hard, so she passed the driving test satisfactorily.

C. No matter how hard she tried, she could hardly pass the driving test.

D. Despite being able to pass the driving test, she didn't pass it.

5. Cats cannot swim as well as dogs.  

A. Dogs can swim better than cats.

B. Dogs can’t swim better than cats.

C. Cats can swim better than dogs.

D. Dogs can swim as good as cats.

6. Lee talks to people more politely than Ben.
7. No one in the team can play better than John.

A. John plays well but the others play better.                    

B. John as well as other players of the team plays very well.

C. Everyone in the team, but John, plays very well.

D. John is the best player of the team.

Question 3. Use the correct tense or form of verb given in each sentence

1. We (not see) ..haven't seen......her since last Sunday

2. Long (buy).....bought..... this car last week

3. My father (work).....has worked.... in this factory for ten years

4. this house (build)..........is built......... in 2000

Question 4. Choose the word or phrase(A,B,C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence

1. Lan and mai have been a pen pal................ two years

A. for B. since C. about D. on

Question 3. Use the correct tense or form of verb given in each sentence

1. We (not see) ...haven't seen.....her since last Sunday

2. Long (buy)......bought..... this car last week

3. My father (work)...has worked...... in this factory for ten years

4. this house (build).......was built............ in 2000

Question 4. Choose the word or phrase(A,B,C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence

1. Lan and mai have been a pen pal................ two years

A. for B. since C. about D. on

31.I haven’t seen my father for one month.

A. It is one month since I last saw my father.

B. It was one month since I last saw my father.

C. It is one month since I have seen my father.

D. It is one month since I last see my father.

32. This is the first time I have gone out for a picnic.

A. I have ever gone out for a picnic.

B. I have never gone out for a picnic before.

C. I had never gone out for a picnic before.

D. I never go out for a picnic.

33. I last saw him when I left school.

A. I didn’t see him since I left school.

B. I haven’t seen him since I left school.

C. I haven’t seen him since I had left school.

D. I haven’t seen him since I leave school.

34. It started raining two days ago.

A.It rained for two days.

B.It has rained for two day.

C.It has rained for two days.

D.It has rain for two days.

35. Lan went to school after saying goodbye to her parents.

A. After Lan said goodbye to her parents, she went to school.

B. After Lan had said goodbye to her parents, she had gone to school.

C. After Lan saying goodbye to her parents, she had gone to school.

D. After Lan had said goodbye to her parents, she went to school.

36. this time /last year /they /build/ this house.

A. At this time last year they are building this house.

B. At this time last year they building this house.

C. At this time last year they were building this house.

D. At this time last year they were building house.

37. The police / arrest the man /while /he / have /dinner / restaurant.

A.The police arrested the man while he is having dinner in a restaurant.

B.The police arrested the man while he is having dinner in a restaurant.

C.The police arrest the man while he was having dinner in a restaurant.

D.The police arrested the man while he was having dinner in restaurant.

38. Father’s day /be/ national holiday / America /since 1972.

A. Father’s day has been a national holiday in America since 1972.

B. Father’s day have been a national holiday in America since 1972.

C. Father’s day is a national holiday in America since 1972.

D. Father’s day has a national holiday in America since 1972.

39.By the time / I/ meet you /I /work / that company / 5 years

A.By the time I had met you I had worked in that company for 5 years.

B.By the time I meet you I had worked in that company for 5 years.

C.By the time I met you I had worked in that company for 5 years.

D.By the time I met you I worked in that company for 5 years.

40. this time/next week/ we/ lie/the/ beach

A. At this time next week, we will lying on the beach.

B. At this time next week, we will be lying on the beach.

C. At this time next week, we are lying on the beach.

D. At this time next week, we will be lying at the beach.

21. It’s a long time since we last went to the cinema.

A. We have been to the cinema for a long time.

B. We haven’t been to the cinema for a long time.

C. We don’t go to the cinema as we used to.

D. We wish we went to the cinema now.

22. I haven’t finished this book yet.

A. I’m still reading this book.

B. I have read this book before.

C. The book I’m reading hasn’t finished.

D. I will read this book some day.

23. He used to jog every morning.

A. He enjoys jogging every morning.

B. He never fails to jog every morning.

C. He doesn’t now jog every morning.

D. He intended to jog every morning.

24. I have never felt happier than I do now.

A. I felt happier before.

B. I feel happy now.

C. I have never felt happy.

D. I have always felt happy.

25. He last had his eyes tested ten months ago.

A. He hasn’t had his eyes tested for ten months .

B. He  had not tested his eyes  for ten months then.

C. He had tested his eyes  ten months before.

D. He didn’t have any test on his eyes in ten months.

26. Someone knocked on the door during my lunchtime.

A. I had lunch when someone knocked on the door.

B. When I had had lunch, someone knocked on the door.

C.  I was having lunch when someone was knocking on the door.

D. I was having lunch when someone knocked on the door.

27. Steve left before my arrival.

A. When I arrived, Steve had already left.

B. Steve left as soon as I arrived.

C. While Steve was leaving I arrived.

D. Steve hadn’t left until I arrived.

28. I haven’t been here before.

A. Being here is a pleasant experience.

B. This is the first time I have been here .

C. I have wished to be here for long.

D. Before long I will be here.

29. The last time I saw Rose was three years ago.

A. I hasn’t seen Rose for three years.

B. I haven’t seen Rose three years ago.

C. I haven’t seen Rose since three years.

D. I haven’t seen Rose for three years.

30. When we arrived, the children were playing “Hide and Seek”

A. The children played “Hide and Seek” and then we arrived.

B. While the children were playing “Hide and Seek”, we arrived.

C. We arrived at the same time the children played “Hide and Seek”.

D. We didn’t arrive until the children played “Hide and Seek”.

21. B

22. A

23. A

24. A

25. D

26. A

27. A

28. B

29. D

30. B

1. The last time we visited Ha Long Bay was ten years ago.

è We have not visited Ha Long Bay for ten years.

2. The last time I saw her was many years.

è I have __not seen her for many years________________________

3. The last time I met Nam was in January.

è I have _____not met Nam since January_____________

4. Peter has not written to Mary for two months.

è The last time _________Peter wrote to Mary was two months ago__________

5. The last time they went to the movies was ten years ago. (been)

è They ____have not gone to the movies for ten years__________

2. The last time I saw her was many years.

è I have ___not seen het for a long time_________

3. The last time I met Nam was in January.

è I have ____not met Nam since January____

4. Peter has not written to Mary for two months.

è The last time ____Peter wrote to Mary was 2 months ago__

5. The last time they went to the movies was ten years ago. (been)

è They ____haven't been to the movies for 10 years_______

Đáp án B

Có mốc since + mốc thời gian => sử dụng thì hoàn thành

A number of N được tính là danh từ số nhiều => sử dụng have chứ không sử dụng has

The simple past and the present perfect

1. The company and the union finally ..agreed.. on salary raises two days ago. Since then, they .have agreed.. on everything, and the rest of the negotiations have gone smoothly. (agree)

2. Mark.took.. a trip to Asia last October. He .has taken.. many trips to Asia since he started his own import-export business (take)

3. Ivan ..has played. the violin with the London Symphony since 1990. Last year he played... Beethoven's violin concerto at one of the concerts. (play)

5. When she was in college, Julia .wrote.. home at least once a week. Now she has a job and is living in Chicago. In the last six months she .has written.. only three letters to her parents. (write)

6. Our university.sent.. 121 students to study in other countries last year. In total, we ..have sent. 864 students abroad over the last ten years. (send)

7. Masaru is a pilot for JAL. He .has flown.. nearly 8 million miles during the last 22 years. Last year, he ..flew. 380.000 miles (fly)

8. Mark missed his physics examination this morning because he ..overslept. . He .has overslept. a lot since the beginning of the semester, He'd better buy a new alarm clock. (oversleep)

Quá khứ & Hiện tại hoàn thành

1/you have taken part in this English-speaking club since last month.

--> You began...taking part in this English-speaking club last month ........

2/ She has learned french with foreigners sinve 2005.

--> She started...learning french with foreigners in 2005....

3/ My father hasn't planted trees in the garden for two months.

--> My gather stopped...planting trees in the garden two months ago...

4/ My uncle has taught English for five years.

--> My uncle began...teaching E five years ago.

5/ They haven't produced this kind of for a long time.

--> They stopped...producing this kind of a long time àgo.

6/ Snow has dropped in this area since last December.

--> Snow started.dropping in this area last December...

7/ It has not rained since this morning.

--> It stopped...raining this morning..

8/ The boys have played football since 2 o'clock.

--> The boys began.playing football 2 o'clock ago...

9/ Mr.Pike has worked for my boss for five years.

--> mr.Pike started..working for my boss five years ago..

10/ This department store has provided us with cheese since last summer.

--> This department store started..providing us with cheese last summer...

11/ She has not drunk coffee since she was sick last week.

--> She stopped..drinking coffee when she was sick last week..

12/ I have not visited uncle Tri sinve 2006.

--> I last..visited uncle Tri in 2006...

13/ It's many years since linda last talked to me.

--> The last time..Linda talked to me was many years ago...

14/ We haven't seen mary since we left university.

--> We last...saw Mary when we left university.

15/ Long hasn"t wron Jeans since 2004.

--> The last time...Long wore Jeans was in 2004.

16/ I haven't travelled by plane for a year.

--> I last.. travelled by plane a year ago..

17/ My father gave up smoking cigarettes a month ago.

--> The last time... My father gave up smoking cigarettes was a month ago..

18/ You haven't helped me since you graduated from college.

--> You last.. helped me when you graduated from college..

19/ Mr.Brow stopped teaching English at this school on Jannuanary 10th.

--> The last time. Mr.Brow stopped teaching English at this school was on Jannuanary 10th...

20/ She hasn't written to John since August.

--> She last..wrote to John in August..

21/He hasn't visited to his uncle since the beginning of this year.

--> The last time..He visited to his uncle was in the beginning of this year...

22/ I bought these air-conditioners at the beginning of December.

--> I have.bought these air-conditioners since the beginning of December...