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

àMinh hasn’t …………………………………………..

2.The last time we visited Kuala Lumpur was 3 years ago.

à I haven’t ………………………………………………………

3. When did you study English?

àHow long …………………………………………? …

4. They began building this house 2 months ago

àThey have ………………………………………

5. My father started to work in this factory last week

àMyfather has…………………………………………

6. How long has he worked in the garden?

à When …………………………………………………?

7. How long ago did you learn music?

à How long have ……………………………………………………………………………

8. He started living in Ho Chi Minh city when he was 8

à He has …………………………………………………………………………

9. He learnt English when he was 18

à He has ………………………………………………………………………………

10. They have worked in that factory for five years.

à They began ……………………………………………………………..

11. My father stopped smoking two years ago.

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

12. We have learnt English for four years.

-->We started...........................................................................................................

13.My father started to give up smoking last year.

-->My father has......................................................................................................

14.They have worked in that factory since 2001.

-->They started........................................................................................................

15. Lan hasn't written to Maryam for a  month.

-->Lan didn't..........................................................................................................

16. He has lived in Ha Noi since he was 12.

-->He started..........................................................................................................

17. I haven't met her for a long time.

-->I didn't...............................................................................................................

18. How long have you learnt French ?

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

19. How long have you bought this car ?

-->When did...........................................................................................................?

20. When did you start to listen to classical music ?

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

21. I saw her 10 years ago.

23. He started working in this company 5 years ago

--> He has……………………………………………………………………………

24. They began living here ten years ago

--> They have……………………………………………………………………………

25. Lan started to learn French since 2000

--> Lan has been learning ………………………………………………………………

26. The last time Lan went to the zoo was two years ago

--> Lan ………………………………………………………………………………

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

-->This is the first time……………………………………………………………..

28. She has stuied japanese for three years

--> It’s three years since she sarted to study japanese

29. It’s two years since she had a holiday

--> She has ……………………………………………………………………………..

30. This is my first visit to Scotland

--> I …………………………………………………………………………………….

31. The last time he came to the cinema was three weeks ago

--> He …………………………………………………………………………………….

32. We haven’t been to the park  for 2 days

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

33. It’s five years since we last met each other

--> We………………………………………………………………………………….

34. We began working the job six months ago

--> I ……………………………………………………………………………………….

35. They started checking the machines two hours ago

-->They have ……………………………………………………………………………

36. He began fixing the bike ten munites ago

-->He has……………………………………………………………………………..

37. She commenced cooking the soup half an hour ago

-->She has……………………………………………………………………………..

38. We began doing the test an hour ago

--> We have……………………………………………………………………………

39. Jack began planting flowers three hours ago

--> Jack has……………………………………………………………………………

40. They started building the bridge two years ago

--> They have……………………………………………………………………………..

41. Nam started learning English in 1998

--> Nam has…………………………………………………………………………….

42. Bang began raising  birds in May

--> Bang has……………………………………………………………………………..

43. Van started collecting stamps on Sunday

--> Van has………………………………………………………………………………

44. Hang began listening to music at 8 o’clock

--> Hang has………………………………………………………………………………..

45. Mai commenced making a dress on Saturday

--> Mai has………………………………………………………………………………..

46. He began watering the vegetables at nine

--> He has………………………………………………………………………………….

47. Khanh started playng computer games in 2002

--> Khanh has……………………………………………………………………………..

48. Kim commenced doing the test at one o’clock

--> Kim has………………………………………………………………………………….

49. Miss Lien commenced raising the pets in 2010

--> Miss Lien ………………………………………………………………………………

50. Minh began selling lottery tickets in June

--> Minh has………………………………………………………………………………

Past simple => Present perfect

1/ The students began doing this test an hour

=>The students have

2/Lan started working in that factory two years ago

=>Lan has

3/She began studying english 3 yaers ago

=>She has

4/Tom began to collect stamps in 2004

=>Tom has

5/She began to study english 3 years ago

=>She has

6/Nam started working for that company four years ago

=>Nam has

7/ It started raining an hour ago

=>It has

8/Lan began learning chinese in 2006

=>Lan has

9/Minh started to swim fuve years ago

=>Minh

10/He began writing the report at 4 o'clock

=>He

1. They have studied English for three years now. -> They started ……………………………………………………….. -> It’s ………………………………………………………………… ->They began ………………………………………………………. 2. Tim has been collecting stamps since the first of May. -> Tim began………………………………………………………….. ->It’s ………………………………………………………………….. 3. My grandpa has worked in the music intrustry since he was a college student. ->He …………………………………………………………………… 4. They started working for this company seven months ago. ->They have ……………………………………………………………… -> It’s ……………………………………………………………………… 6. Tom and Mary have worked in that factory since 1990. -> Tom and Mary ………………………………………………………….. 7. It started raining an hour ago. -> It has……………………………………………………………………… -> It is ……………………………………………………………………….. 8. We moved to london in 2003. -> They have …………………………………………………………………. 9. I have had the motorbike for five years. -> I bought ……………………………………………………………………. 10. I have studied English for three years. ->I began …………………………………………………………………………

VIII. Rewrite.

1. Ba began collecting stamps three years ago.

Ba has collected_____________________________________________________________.

2. We started living here twenty years ago.

We have___________________________________________________________________.

3. It’s five years since I last saw Nam.

I haven’t seen_______________________________________________________________.

4. The last time she visited us was four months ago.

She hasn’t__________________________________________________________________.

5. I know Susan. I first met her in 2006.

I have_____________________________________________________________________.

6. Minh has a digital camera. He bought it in 2001.

Minh has had_______________________________________________________________.

7. Mai plays the piano. She started when she was ten years old.

Mai has____________________________________________________________________.

8. Barbara is in Ha Noi now. She arrived there five months ago.

Barbara has_________________________________________________________________.

9. They started living here last month.

They have__________________________________________________________________.

10. My shoes are different from your.

My shoes and yours are not_____________________________________________________.

a. He started working as a bank clerk 3 months ago.

=> He has.................................................................................................................

b. She began playing games at 2 o’clock.

=> She has.................................................................................................................

c. Mai has worked for this company since June.

=> Mai started.................................................................................................................

d. They have cleaned the streets for 2 hours.

=> They began.................................................................................................................

e. Mai last met him 10 years ago.

=> Mai hasn’t.................................................................................................................

f. My father last told me this story when I was 5.

=> My father hasn’t .................................................................................................................

g. It has been 5 years since we first flew to Singapore.

=> We have................................................................................................................

h. The last time we called each other was 5 months ago.

=> We haven't.............................................................................................................

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

=> We haven't.............................................................................................................

l. Minh hasn’t eaten sushi since last year.

=> Minh last.................................................................................................................

m. My friends haven’t met together for 10 years.

=> My friends last .................................................................................................................

n. My uncle started to drive to Hue 2 hours ago.

=> My uncle has .................................................................................................................

l. When did you have it?

=> How long...........................................................................................................?

BAI TAP BIEN DOI CAU QUA KHU → HIEN TAI HOAN THANH(1)

1.     Snow started to drop in this area at the beginning of October.

 Snow has...............

2.     The Pikes began to live here on July 1^st 2000.

The Pikes has...............

3.     It began raining when I got up this morning.

It ...............

4.     I started learning English three years ago.

I..................

5.     When did you start working here ?.

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

6.     It three years since I was last in Hue.

I haven’t................

7.     My father last drank champagne at my brother’s wedding.

My father hasn’t..........

8.     The last time she went out with him was three weeks ago.

She hasn’t.............

9.     It’s two years since he last saw Misa.

He...........

10.     I last read a newspaper on March 12.

I..............