IV/ Rewrite the following sentences with the words given: 1) This is the first time he went abroad. => He hasn’t___________________________________________________ 2) She started driving 1 month ago. => She has_____________________________________________________ 3) We began eating when it started to rain. => We have______________________________________________________ 4) I last had my hair cut when I left her. => I haven’t______________________________________________________ 5) The last time she kissed me was 5 months ago. => She hasn’t____________________________________________________ 6) It is a long time since we last met. => We haven’t_________________________________________________ 7) When did you have it ? => How long ___________________________________________________? 8) This is the first time I had such a delicious meal . => I haven’t_____________________________________________________ 9) I haven’t seen him for 8 days. => The last _____________________________________________________________ 10) I haven’t taken a bath since Monday. => It is _____________________________________________________________ 11) Samuel started keeping a diary in 1997. Samuel has __________________________________________________ 12) We started leaming English fìve years ago.  We have ____________________________________________________ 13) I began living in Ho Chi Minh City when I was 8.  I have ________________________________________________________ 14) She has taught the children in this remote village for five months.  She started ________________________________________________ 15) He has written to me since April.  The last time _____________________________________________ 16) She hasn’t had a swim for five years.  She last _________________________________________________ 17) They last talked to each other two months ago.  1They haven’t ____________________________________________ 18) The last time she saw her elder sister was in 1999.  She hasn’t _______________________________________________ 19) She hasn’t written to me for years.  It’s years _______________________________________________ 20) Robert and Catherine have been married for ten ỵears.  It’s ten years _____________________________________________ 21) It’s two weeks since they deaned their room.  They ________________________________________________ 22) It’s over six months since John had his hair cut.  John ___________________________________________________ 23) How long is it since you rode a bicyde?  When __________________________________________________ 24) How long is it since he wrote to ỵou?  When __________________________________________________ 25) When did he last talk to you?  How long _______________________________________________ 26) When did you last telephone him?  Hong long _______________________________________________ 27) We have never eaten this kind of food before.  It’s the ______________________________________________________________ 28) This is the fìrst time I have seen this fìlm.  I have never __________________________________________________________ 29) This is the first time he went abroad.  He hasn’t ____________________________________________________________ 30) She started driving 1 month ago.  She has ______________________________________________________________ 31) We began eating when it started to rain.  We have _____________________________________________________________ 32) I last had my hair cut when I left her.  I haven’t _____________________________________________________________ 33) The last time she kissed me was 5 months ago.  She hasn’t____________________________________________________________ 34) It is a long time since we last met.  We haven’t___________________________________________________________ 35) When did you have it ?  How long____________________________________________________________ 36) This is the first time I had such a delicious meal .  I haven’t____________________________________________________________ 37) I haven’t seen him for 8 days.  The last_____________________________________________________________ 38) I haven’t taken a bath since Monday.  It is________________________________________________________________ 39) It`s 2 years since I had a punture.  I have ____________________________________________________________________ 40) It`s 2 months since he earned any money.  He has ___________________________________________________________________ 41) He last shaved the day before yesterday.  He hasn’t _________________________________________________________________ 42) I last drank champagne at my brother`s wedding.  I haven’t __________________________________________________________________ 43) It`s 2 years since I was last in Rome.  I haven’t __________________________________________________________________ 44) I saw Tom last on his wedding day.  I haven’t __________________________________________________________________ 45) I last ate raw fish when I was in Japan.  I haven’t __________________________________________________________________ 46) It`s years since Mary last spoke French.  Mary hasn’t ________________________________________________________________ 47) It`s ten weeks since since I last had a good night sleep.  I haven’t __________________________________________________________________ 48) He last paid taxes in 1970.  He hasn’t _________________________________________________________________ 49) I last ate meat 5 years ago.  I haven’t __________________________________________________________________ 50) It`s 3 months since since the windows were cleaned.  The windows haven’t ________________________________________________________ 51) It`s years since I took photographs.  I haven’t __________________________________________________________________ 52) I last watched TV on new years`s day.  I haven’t __________________________________________________________________ 53) It`s 3 months since he wrote to me.  He hasn’t _________________________________________________________ 54) The last time I was aboard was in the summer of 1978.  I haven’t __________________________________________________________ 55) It`s ten years since that house was lived in.  That house ________________________________________________________ 56) I haven`t seen him for 2 months.  I last _____________________________________________________________ 57) I haven`t been to a concert for over a year.  The last time ____________________________________________________ 58) The last time I really enjoyed myself was your birthday party.  I haven’t ________________________________________________________ 59) It`s nearly 20 years since my father saw his brother.  My father hasn’t __________________________________________________ 60) When did you learn to drive?  How long is it ____________________________________________________ 61) The last time I went swimming was when we were in Spain.  I haven’t ________________________________________________________ 62) You haven`t tidied this room for weeks.  It’s weeks _______________________________________________________ 63) We started looking for a flat 2 months ago and we are still looking.  We have ________________________________________________________ 64) This is the first time I`ve been to a night club  I haven’t ________________________________________________________ 65) They have never heard such a thing before.  This is the first time ________________________________________________ 66) Noone has challenged his authority before.  This is the first time ________________________________________________ 67) She left university 2 years ago  It is _____________________________________________________________ 68) My mother was the most warm-hearted person I`ve ever known.  I have ___________________________________________________________ 69) I haven`t been able to see them for over a year.  It is _____________________________________________________________ 70) It stared to rain at 2 o`clock.  It has ____________________________________________________________ 71) I have never been to the ballet before.  It is ______________________________________________________________ 72) John and Mary moved to Edinburgh twenty years ago.  It is ______________________________________________________________ 73) The police started looking for him two months ago.  For two months now the ______________________________________________ 74) I have never seen a dirtier-looking dog.  This is ____________________________________________________________ 75) Mary rang hours and hours ago.  It it hours ___________________________________________________________ 76) It is ages since Alan visited his parents.  Alan _______________________________________________________________ 77) Minh last wrote to his pen pal five months ago.  Minh hasn’t _____________________________________________________________ 78) The last time we visited Kuala Lumpur was 3 years ago.  I haven’t _____________________________________________________________ 79) When did you study English?  How long _____________________________________________________________? 80)They began building this house 2 months ago  They have_____________________________________________________________ 81) My father started to work in this factory last week  Myfather has_____________________________________________________________ 82) How long has he worked in the garden?  When_____________________________________________________________? 83) How long ago did you learn music?  How long have _____________________________________________________________? 84) He started living in Ho Chi Minh city when he was 8  He has _____________________________________________________________ 85) He learnt English when he was 18  He has _____________________________________________________________ 86) They have worked in that factory for five years.  They began_____________________________________________________________ 87) My father stopped smoking two years ago.  My father hasn’t _____________________________________________________________ 88) We have learnt English for four years. -->We started_____________________________________________________________ 89) My father started to give up smoking last year. -->My father has_____________________________________________________________ 90) They have worked in that factory since 2001. -->They started_____________________________________________________________ 91) Lan hasn`t written to Maryam for a month. --> Lan didn`t_____________________________________________________________ 92) He has lived in Ha Noi since he was 12. The last time_____________________________________________________________ 93) The last time I played football was in 1970.  I have_____________________________________________________________ 94) The last time it rained was a fortnight ago.  It has_____________________________________________________________ 95) The last time Lucy wore that dress was at Barbara’s wedding.  Lucy has_____________________________________________________________ 96) The last time my father was to Vung Tau was 2 years ago.  My father_____________________________________________________________ 97) The last time Betty rode to work was a fortnight ago.  Betty has_____________________________________________________________ 98) He hasn’t played tennis since 1990.  The last time_____________________________________________________________ 99) I haven’t met her for 2 months.  The last time_____________________________________________________________ 100) Tom began playing the piano 4 years ago.  Tom has_____________________________________________________________ 101) I started cooking for the party 4 hours ago.  I have_____________________________________________________________ 102) She started working as a secretary 2 years ago.  She_____________________________________________________________ 103) My father is reading a newspaper. He started 2 hours ago.  My father_____________________________________________________________ 104) My sister began to study English a year ago.  My sister_____________________________________________________________ 105) Scientists began to fight against AIDS in 1980.  Scientists have_____________________________________________________________ 106) The Browns have been living in London for 20 years.  The Brownsbegan_____________________________________________________________ 107) John has worked for this electronics firm since 1999.  John started_____________________________________________________________ 108) Women have been fighting for their rights since the middle of the 20thcentury.  Women began_____________________________________________________________ 109) Jack and Jill have learned to drive for 2 weeks.  Jack and Jill started____________________________________________________________ 110) How long have you studied English?  When_____________________________________________________________ 111) When did you begin to do research on lung cancer?  How long_____________________________________________________________ 112) My father hasn’t driven a car before.  This is the first time___________________________________________________________ 113) I’ve never met such a famous singer before.  It’s the first time__________________________________________________________ 114) She has never been to the ballet before.  It’s the first time_____________________________________________________________ 115) She hasn’t drunk Coca Cola before.  This is the first time___________________________________________________________ 116) I have never read this book before.  It’s the first time_____________________________________________________________ 117) I have never met such an intelligent student before.  It’s the first time_______________________________

Rewrite sentences:

6.This is the first time he went abroad.

=>He hasn't__________________________________________________________

7. She started driving 1 month ago.

=> She has__________________________________________________________

8. We began eating when it started to rain.

=> We have__________________________________________________________

9. Nam LIKES watching televison

->  Nam IS __________________________________________________________

10 .It’s the first time that I have ever talked to the foreigner.

     ->  I have__________________________________________________________

Rewrite sentences without changing their meanings

1. This is the 1^st time he has gone abroad.

→He has ……………………………………………………………………………

2. The last time she went out with him was two years ago.

→ She hasn’t …………………………………………………………………………………………

3. It’s 10 years since we last met each other.

→We last …..……………………………………………………………………………………

4. You must finish all your homework before going to bed.

→ All your homework …………………………………………………………………………………………

5. We can use a 3-D printer to produce solid objects similar to the original ones.

→ A 3-D printer …………………………………………………………..………………………………

6. He finished his test, then he left the examination room.

→After he …………………………………………………………………………………………

7. I’ve lost my headphones.

→ Someone ……………………………………………………………….……….…………………

8. It’s a long time since the invention of the computer.

→ The computer ……………………….…………………………………………………………………

9. I saw him close the door and drive the car away.

→He was ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

10. It’s necessary for our government to revolutionize education.

→Education …………………………………………………………………………………………

11. People think that Maradona is the best football player in the 20^th century.

→ It is ………………….………………………………………………………………………

→ Maradona is …………………….……………………………………………………………………

12. He told me that his football team had played well last season.

→ I……………………………..………………………………………………………

→His football team………………………….………………………

13. Anna usually feeds the cats before she goes to school.

→The cats …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…………

14. My nephew keeps interrupting me. 

→My nephew is ……………………………………………………………………………………

15. People started using vaccination a long time ago to prevent diseases.

→Vaccination ………………………………………………….………………………………………

XI. REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES AS DIRECTED . 1) This is the first time he went abroad .=> He hasn’t………………………………………….. 2) She started driving 1 month ago .=> She has………………………………………………………………… 3) We began eating when it started to rain. => We have………………………………………………………. 4) I last had my hair cut when I left her .=> I haven’t…………………………………………………………. 5) The last time she kissed me was 5 months ago. => She hasn’t……………………………………………………….

VIII. Rewrite sentences without changing the meaning :

Question 11: I will never read this one again.

A. This is the last time I read this one.                      B. This is the first time I read this one.

C. This is the last time I have read this one.              D. This is the first time I have read this one.

Question 12: She was doing the washing when I stepped into the room.

A. While I came, she was doing the washing.                       B. When I came, she was doing the washing.

C. What I came, she was doing the washing.                        D. With I came, she was doing the washing

Question 13: How about listening to a bedtime story?

A. What about listening to a bedtime story?                         B. Why about listening to a bedtime story?

C. Who about listening to a bedtime story?                          D. When about listening to a bedtime story?

Question 14:In fairy tales, the good will be helped by God.

A. In fairy tales, God will be helped the good.                      B. In fairy tales, God will helped the good.

C. In fairy tales, God will help the good.                              D. In fairy tales, God will be helping the good

Question 15:I am not good at math, or else, I can become a math teacher.

A. If I were good at math, I could become a math teacher.

B. Unless I were good at math, I could become a math teacher.

C. As I were good at math, I could become a math teacher.

D. Whether I were good at math, I could become a math teacher.

I.      Rewrite the following sentence without changing their meaning. Ex:           They were married five years ago.

−> They have been married for five years.

1.       This is the first time he went abroad.

He hasn‟t................................................................................................................

2.       She started driving 1 month ago.

She has.................................................................................................................

3.       We began eating when it started to rain.

We have.................................................................................................................

4.       I last had my hair cut when I left her.

I haven‟t..................................................................................................................

5.       The last time she kissed me was 5 months ago.

She hasn‟t..............................................................................................................

6.       It is a long time since we last met.

We haven‟t.........................................................................................................

7.       When did you have it?

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

8.       This is the first time I had such a delicious meal.

I haven‟t...........................................................................................................

9.       I haven‟t seen him for 8 days.

The last................................................................................................................

10.   I haven‟t taken a bath since Monday.

It is......................................................................................................................