PAST SIMPLE TENSE + PRESENT PERFECT TENSE (3) Exercise 1: Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences

1. There _________ a serious food in this area last year.

A. was B. has been C. were D. have been

2. She _________ me good health and success on my last birthday.

A. wished B. wishes C. has wished D. wishing

3. The last time they __________Ha Noi was in 2008.

A. visit B. visited C. visiting D. have visited

4. She __________her project yet.

A. hasn’t finished B. has finished C. finished D. didn’t finish

5. I __________English since I was a child.

A. have learn B. has learnt C. learnt D. have learnt

6. Last week, I ___________Ha Long Bay with my family.

A. visited B. visit C. am visiting D. have visited

7. She ___________five novels so far.

A. have written B wrote C. writes D. has written

8. They first __________each other in 2009.

A. meet B. met C. will meet D. have met

9. We have been good friends since we________at School.

A. are B. were C. have been D. was

10. There ________an outbreak of coronavirus in the world lately.

A. were B. was C. has been D. have been

Exercise 2: Rewrite the following sentences using past simple and present perfect tenses.

11. I began watching TV three hours ago.

A. I have watched TV for three hours.

B. I have watched TV for three hours ago.

C. I have watched TV since three hours.

12. The last time she ate fast food was in January.

A. She has eaten fast food since January.

B. She hasn’t eaten fast food since January.

C. She hasn’t eaten fast food for January.

13. He has played soccer since three o’clock.

A. He started to play soccer at three o’clock.

B. He started to play soccer three o’clock ago.

C. He started to play soccer three o’clock before.

14. I haven’t met her for a long time.

A. It’s a long time since I have met her.

B. It’s a long time since I haven’t met her.

C. It’s a long time since I last met her.

15. Tuan started to do his homework ten minutes ago.

A. Tuan has done his homework since ten minutes.

B. Tuan has done his homework for ten minutes.

C. Tuan have done his homework for ten minutes.

16. When did you study English?

A. How long have you studied English?

B. How long did you study English?

C. How long has you studied English?

17. They began building this house 2 months ago.

A. They haven’t built this house for 2 months.

B. They have built this house for 2 months ago.

C. They have built this house for 2 months.

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

A. My father has worked in this factory in last week.

B. My father has worked in this factory for last week.

C. My father has worked in this factory since last week.

19. How long has he worked in the garden?

A. When has he worked in the garden?

B. When did he start to work in the garden?

C. When did he started to work in the garden?

20. How long ago did you learn music?

A. How long have you learnt music?

B. How long have you started to learn music?

C. How long did you learn music?

1. opportunity       2. have         3. Second(ly)          4. students          5. What

6. much               7. all             8. difficult               9. not                  10. and

1.They used to..go..swimming in the morning (go)

2.He wishes he ...were...a doctor (be)

3.I wish they.would be...here tomorrow (be)

4.We wish it ..wouldn't rain..(not rain)

5. Lan and Maryan..have been..pen pals for over two years (be)

6.Jeans....are sold....all over the world (sell)

7. English ....is spoken....in many countries in the world (speak)

8.This test should....be written....in English(write)

9.We..have learnt....English since 2006 (learn)

1.They used to..go..swimming in the morning (go)

2.He wishes he ...were...a doctor (be)

3.I wish they..could be..here tomorrow (be)

4.We wish it ..didn't rain..(not rain)

5. Lan and Maryan..have been..pen pals for over two years (be)

6.Jeans....are sold....all over the world (sell)

7. English ....is spoken....in many countries in the world (speak)

8.This test should....write....in English(write)

9.We...have learned...English since 2006 (learn)

1,go

2,will be

3,will be

4,won't rain

5,are

6,is sold

7,is spoken

8,be write

9,have learnt

1. They ………………….here for over 10 years.

A. lived                           B. have lived                     C. were lived                  D. to live

2. He made too ______________ mistakes in his writing.

A. a few                        B. much                        C. many                D. a number of

3. I can speak both English and Chinese very…..………………..

A. perfect                         B. well                                C. good                          D. better

4. There wasn't ______________ snow last night.

A. many                        B. much                        C. few                        D. a large number of

5. I couldn’t help Nam with his homework…………………….

A. So is Nga                     B. Neither do Nga            C. Neither could Nga   D. Nga could, either

6. I spent ______________ my spare time gardening last year.

A. most of                        B. most                        C. many of                D. a large number of

7. Your father is a doctor,……………………...?

A. does he                        B. isn’t he                         C. doesn’t he                 D. is he

8. She put so ______________ salt in the soup that she couldn't have it. It was too salty.

A. many                        B. little                        C. much                D. a little

9. I feel sorry for her. She has ______________ friends.

A. many                        B. a few                        C. few                        D. a great deal of

10. The counryside has……………problems than a big city.

A. fewer                           B. more                                 C. less                        D. little

11. She used to……………………………………a lot when she was a little girl.

this year.

A. cried                            B. crying                            C. cry                          D. have cried

12. I ……………………..this toy some days ago.

A. make                           B. made                             C. have make          D. was made

13. This book………………………… to you tomorrow. I promise.

A. will be send                B. will send                       C. is sending            D. will be sent

15. ______________the students in my class enjoy taking part in social activities.

A. Most of                        B. Most                        C. Many                D. The number of

16. He's always busy. He has ______________ time to relax.

A. much                        B. little                        C. a little                D. plenty of

17. How ______________students are there in your class?

A. little                        B. few                                C. much                D. many

1. B. have lived

2. C. many              

3. B. well                               

4. B. much                       

5. C. Neither could Nga   

6.B. most                      

7. B. isn’t he                      

8. C. much               

9. B. a few                        

10. B. more                        

11. C. cry                       

12. B. made                             

13. B. will send                   

15. A. Most of                     

16. C. a little         

17. D. many

1. This chair is not as comfortable as that one.

2. My father used to live in a vilaage when he was a boy.

3. It is interesting to watch TV after dinner.

4. He started to work in this factory ten years ago.

5. Despite their tiredness, they want to watch TV.

1. This chair is not as comfortable as that one

2. My father used to live in a village when he was a boy

3. It is very interesting to watch TV after dinner

4. He started working in this factory 10 years ago

5. Despite of their tiredness, they want to watch TV

When Nam was ten. He could speak english on he phone.

1. at the time, we can enjoy a live programma on our TV ( turn into passive voice )

-> At the time, a live programma can be enjoyed on our TV.

2. They have just asked Mr John to tell him about Charles Dickens ( rewrite the sentences using Causative active form )

-> They have had Mr John tell him about Charles Dickens.

3. The old lady asked the boy to carry a heavy bag upstairs ( rewrite the sentences, using causative passive form )

-> The old lady had a heavy bag carried upstairs by the boy.

4. people save a lot of paper. Wood pulp is preserved ( using double comparative )

-> More paper people save, more wood pulp is preserved

5. the film is interesting enough for us to see it twice ( using " so ... that")

-> The film is so interesting that we have seen it twice.

6. He is too stupid to understand this matter ( using " so ... that")

-> He is so stupid that he can't understand this matter.

7 The girl is not clever. She can not mend this shirt ( use " too" or " enough")

-> The girl isn't clever enough to mend this shirt.

8. My brother is sorry that he was not there yesterday ( using " wishes" instead of " is sorry"

-> My brother wishes he had been there yesterday.

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