42.  I haven’t been to Bristol for 3 years à The last time

43. This little boy hasn’t eaten anything for a week à The last time

44. Alan hasn’t visited his parents for years à The last time

45.I haven’t been to England since 1977à  The last time 

46. She has left university for  6 months 

It’s

47. I haven’t enjoyed myself so much for years

 It’s

48. We haven’t heard from her for many years

 It has

49. She hasn’t gone out for 3 years.

 It has

Ex 6. Viết lại câu sao cho nghĩa không đổi:

1. The last time we saw her was on Christmas day.

We haven’t ..................................................................................................

2. I haven’t eaten this kind of food before. 

This is...........................................................................................................

3. It started raining an hour ago.

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

4. We haven’t visited my grandfather for two months.

The last time.................................................................................................

5. I have studied English for three years.

I began..........................................................................................................

6. My brother hasn’t seen his best friend for nearly five years.

It’s ...............................................................................................................

7. When did you start learning English?

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

8. We started living here fifteen years ago.

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

9. The last time she visited me was five years ago.

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

10. I last wrote to my uncle in July.

I haven’t ......................................................................................................

11. It’s long time since we became close friend.

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

12. Minh began to collect stamps in 2000.

Minh has......................................................................................................

1.       She hasn’t gone out with him for 5 months. à The last time …………………………………..

2.       We haven’t seen such a cruel mother before. à This is the first ……………………………….

3.       It’s two years since we last saw Mr. Jones. à We haven’t ……………………………………..

4.       This is the first time I have visited the USA. à I haven’t ………………………………………

5.       I have learnt English for 10 years now. à I began ……………………………………………..

6.       She moved to London 20 years ago. à She has ………………………………………………..

7.       The Pikes haven’t visited Paris for 2 years. à The last time …………………………………..

8.       I stopped writing to him a week ago. à I haven’t ……………………………………………..

9.       Mary has leant French for 6 years. à It’s ………………………………………………………

10.   When did your father buy that car ? à How long ………………………………………………

11.   I didn’t see her again for 3 years. à Three years has …………………………………………..

12.   The last time I saw John was when he was leaving for Edinburgh.

à John hasn’t …………………………………………………………………………………..

13.   They haven’t liked ice-cream since they ate too much and was sick.

à They didn’t ………………………………………………………………………………….

14.   John’s career as a television presenter began five years ago.

à John has ………………………………………………………………………………………

15.   My uncle has been a worker in that factory for 10 years.

à My uncle started ……………………………………………………………………………..

16.   How long have your family read Tuoi Tre Newspaper ?

à When did your ………………………………………………………………………………

17.   My old friend started working on that farm in 2005.

à Since 2005, …………………………………………………………………………………..

18.   When did he start teaching Physical Education in this school ?

à How long ……………………………………………………………………………………..

19.   My mother has had this washing machine for a long time.

à My mother ……………………………………………………………………………………

20.   My father stopped drinking champagne ten years ago.

à My father hasn’t ………………………………………………………………………………

21.   Jane’s grandma hasn’t planted trees in the garden for 5 months.

à Jane’s grandma stopped ……………………………………………………………………...

22.   I have never met a more warm-hearted person than my mother is.

à My mother is …………………………………………………………………………………

23.   I have never seen such a bad film as that one in the cinema.

à That is the …………………………………………………………………………………..

24.   We haven’t seen Mary since we left the university.

à We last ……………………………………………………………………………………….

25.   The last time I went swimming was when I was in Spain.

à I haven’t ……………………………………………………………………………………..

Put the verb in the bracket into the past simple or present perfect tense.
1. My brother is a writer. He (write) _____ 10 books.
2. I (not have) ______________ a holiday in 2012.
3. He (play) _______________ badminton yesterday.
4. __________________ (she/be) to Sa Pa? -Yes, she has.
5. Dalat is the most beautiful city I (visit) __________ .
6. What time (you/go) ____ to the beach yesterday afternoon ?
7. Sa Pa is great. ____ you (be) ___________ there?
- Yes, I have.
8. Where _______ (you/go) _______ there?
- I (go) ______ there last month.
9. How long _______ Tina (be) ______ in Italy?
10. What (you/watch) ____________ on TV last night?
IV. Rewrite the sentences with the same meaning.
1. The last time we saw her on Christmas Day.
→ We haven’t ……………………………………………………………………….
2. I have never eaten this kind of food before.
→ This is …..……………………………………………………………………….
3. It started to rain an hour ago.

→ It has …………………………………………………………………………….
4. They haven’t visited their grandparents for two months.
→ The last time ……………………………………………………………………
5. We have studied English since we were in grade 3.
→ We began ……………………………………………………………………….
6. My sister hasn’t seen her best friend for nearly two years.
→ It’s ……..……………………………………………………………………….
7. When did you start learning English ?
→ How long ……………………………………………………………………….?
8. We started living here fifteen years ago.
→ We have ..……………………………………………………………………….
9. The last time she visited me was five years ago.
→ She hasn’t ……………………………………………………………………….
10. I last wrote to my cousin in February.
→ I haven’t …………………………………………...…………………………….
11. It’s long time since we became close friend.
→ We have ……………………………………………………………………….
12. Ba began to collect stamps in 2010.
→ Ba has ….……………………………………………………………………….
V. Complete the sentences with “for” or “since”.
1. It has been raining …………….lunchtime.
2. She has lived in London …………… 1990.
3. I have known her ………………January.
4. His father has worked in this company …………. 20 years.
5. Have you learned English …………..a long time ?
6. I haven’t seen Tom ……………we left school.
7. The roon is very dirty. Nobody has cleaned it …………years.
8. We’ve already waited …………five minutes.
VI. Complete the sentences with a suitable word below.
for since before never ever
1. I haven’t seen my best friend for many months.
2. Sue has ___________ tried Indian food before.
3. Haven’t you seen Pepper Pig _______ ?
4. Mike has studied English _______ 2015.
5. Has Joe __________ told you his brother’s story?
6. We have known Bob ____________ a long time.
7. Tom hasn’t played football ___________ he broke his leg.
8. I haven’t a film ___________ I moved here.

VIII.      Present perfect Tense:

1.       She hasn’t gone out with him for 5 months. à The last time …………………………………..

2.       We haven’t seen such a cruel mother before. à This is the first ……………………………….

3.       It’s two years since we last saw Mr. Jones. à We haven’t ……………………………………..

4.       This is the first time I have visited the USA. à I haven’t ………………………………………

5.       I have learnt English for 10 years now. à I began ……………………………………………..

6.       She moved to London 20 years ago. à She has ………………………………………………..

7.       The Pikes haven’t visited Paris for 2 years. à The last time …………………………………..

8.       I stopped writing to him a week ago. à I haven’t ……………………………………………..

9.       Mary has leant French for 6 years. à It’s ………………………………………………………

10.   When did your father buy that car ? à How long ………………………………………………

11.   I didn’t see her again for 3 years. à Three years has …………………………………………..

12.   The last time I saw John was when he was leaving for Edinburgh.

à John hasn’t …………………………………………………………………………………..

13.   They haven’t liked ice-cream since they ate too much and was sick.

à They didn’t ………………………………………………………………………………….

14.   John’s career as a television presenter began five years ago.

à John has ………………………………………………………………………………………

15.   My uncle has been a worker in that factory for 10 years.

à My uncle started ……………………………………………………………………………..

16.   How long have your family read Tuoi Tre Newspaper ?

à When did your ………………………………………………………………………………

17.   My old friend started working on that farm in 2005.

à Since 2005, …………………………………………………………………………………..

18.   When did he start teaching Physical Education in this school ?

à How long ……………………………………………………………………………………..

19.   My mother has had this washing machine for a long time.

à My mother ……………………………………………………………………………………

20.   My father stopped drinking champagne ten years ago.

à My father hasn’t ………………………………………………………………………………

21.   Jane’s grandma hasn’t planted trees in the garden for 5 months.

à Jane’s grandma stopped ……………………………………………………………………...

22.   I have never met a more warm-hearted person than my mother is.

à My mother is …………………………………………………………………………………

23.   I have never seen such a bad film as that one in the cinema.

à That is the …………………………………………………………………………………..

24.   We haven’t seen Mary since we left the university.

à We last ……………………………………………………………………………………….

25.   The last time I went swimming was when I was in Spain.

à I haven’t ……………………………………………………………………………………..

1.   Minh last wrote to his pen pal five months ago.

Minh hasn’t __________________________________________________________.

2.   The last time we visited Kuala Lumpur was two years ago.

It’s _________________________________________________________________.

3.   Peter must do this homework before ten.

This homework _______________________________________________________.

4.   Mary cleans the floor every day.

     The floor ___________________________________________________________.

5.   Nobody has seen him for ages.

He ________________________________________________________________.

6.   I told my friend, Jane, not to come here again.

My friend, Jane, _____________________________________________________.

1.  He has not written to me since April.

→ The last time …………………………………………………

2. She hasn’t had a swim for five years.

→ She last ……………………………………………………

3. They last talked to each other two months ago.

→ They haven’t ……………………………………………………

4. The last time she saw her elder sister was in 1999

→ She hasn’t ……………………………………………………

5. She hasn’t written to me for years.

→ It’s years ……………………………………………………

6. Robert and Catherine have been married for ten years.

→ It’s ten years ……………………………………………………

Rewrite the sentences 

1.The last time we saw her was on Christmas Day.

->We haven’t...............................................................................

2.I haven’t eaten this kind of food before 

->This is.......................................................................................

3.It started raining an hour ago.

->It has.........................................................................................

4.We haven’t visited my grandfather for two months.

->The last time.............................................................................

5.I have studied English for three years.

->I began.......................................................................................

6.My brother hasn’t seen his best friend for nearly five years.

->It’................................................................................................

7.When did you start learning English ?

->How long.................................................................................?

9.Theses house are not as large as those house.

->Those houses are....................................................................

10.Your backpack is not the same as mine.

->My backpack is..........................................................................