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?

didn't call her up 2 days ago.
I haven't called her uo for 2 days
Did you finish the test an hour ago?
Have you finished the test for an hour?
I started playing tennis last year.
I've played tennis since last year
I haven’t seen him for a week
It’s a week since I last saw him
When did you first see her?
How long have you first seen her?
She didn't learn hard in 2005.
She hasn't learned hard since 2005
He has used the computer since he was 19
He began using the computer when he was 19
Peter has watched that film since last month
It’s last month since Peter last watched that film
The boys began playing soccer a year ago.
The boys have played soccer for a year
Has Dad worked here since I was born?
Did Dad work here when I was born?
The last time We saw her was 2 months ago
We haven ‘t seen her for 2 months
Tom did not work here when I met him on the street
Tom has not worked here sice I met him on the street
This is the first time he forgot his bag
He has never forgotten his bag before
Haven’t you used this car for a long time ?
Did you use this car a long time ago?
Is it the first time your father drunk that wine
Did your father drink that wine before?
This car is the most mordern I’ve used
I’ve never used such the most modern car before
It’s four years since I learnt in Hoa Lien school
I have learnt in Hoa Lien School for 4 years
She last wore that dress at her sister’s wedding
she hasn’t worn that dress since her sister's wedding
When did you start working in that factory?
How long have you worked in that factory?
Nam hasn’t written to his friend since 2005
It is 2005 since Nam last wrote to his friend
It is the first time I have heard about that
I have never heard about that before
They have’t played volleyball since last year
It is last year since they last played volleyball
Mr Nam has worked in this factory for years
Mr Nam started working in this factory years ago
Hoa hasn’t met me since she went abroad
Hoa last met her when she went abroad
Mr Lam started learning French on september 2nd
Mr Lam has learned French since September 2nd
He has used this car since he bought a new house
He began using this car when he bought a new house
She didn't learn hard in 2005.
She hasn't learned hard since 2005
Peter watched this film when he came home.
Peter has watched this film since he came home
It's a week since I last saw her.
I haven't seen her for a week
The boys began playing soccer a year ago.
The boys have played soccer for a year
Did Dad start to work here when I was born?
Has Dad worked here since I was born?
When did you first see her?
How long have you first seen her?
The last time We saw her was 2 months ago
We haven ‘t seen her for 2 months
Tom did not work here when I met him on the street
Tom has worked here since I met him on the street
This is the first time he forgot his bag
He has never forgotten his bag before
Children began to play games at 9pm
Children have played games since 9 p.m
When did you first know her ?
How long have you first known her?
I have never tasted the cake before
This is the first time I've ever tasted the cake
I haven’t played tennis since 1990
The last time I've played tennis was in 1990
I haven’t been to Briton for three years
The last time I've been to Briton was three years ago
I have never met such a famous person before
It’s the first time I've vẻ met such a famous person
I’ve never eaten this before
It’s the first time I've ever reaten this

didn't call her up 2 days ago.
I haven't called her uo for 2 days

Did you finish the test an hour ago?
Have you finished the test for an hour?

Did you finish the test an hour ago?
Have you finished the test for an hour?

VI. Rewrite so that the second sentence means nearly exactly the same as the first one.
We have learnt English for 4 years.
We started to learn English 4 years ago.
My father started to give up smoking last year.
My father has given up smoking for a year.
They have worked in that factory since 2001.
They started to work in that factory in 2001.
Lan hasn’t written to Maryam for a month.
Lan didn’t write to Maryam a month ago.
Ha has lived in Hanoi since he was 12.
He started to live in Hanoi when he was 12.
I haven’t seen her for a long time.
I didn’t see her a long time ago.
How long have you learnt French?
How long ago did you learn French?
When did you start to listen to classical music?
How long have you listened to classical music?
I last saw her 10 years ago.
I haven’t seen her for 10 years.
How long have you bought this car?
When did you buy this car?

 1 .We started to learn English 4 years ago.

 2. My father has given up smoking for a year.

3. They started to work in that factory in 2001.

4. Lan didn’t write to Maryam a month ago 

5.He started to live in Hanoi when he was 

6.I didn’t see her a long time ago.

7.How long ago did you learn French?

8 How long have you listened to classical music?.

9. I haven’t seen her for 10 years.

10. When did you buy this car?

1. Mrs An didn' t drink coffee when she was young but she s it now.

-Mrs An didn' t use  to drink coffee when she was young.

2. I got up late last year, but now i get up early.

- I used  to get up late last year.

3. Two years ago, my brother often played chess very well but now he doesn't .

- My brother  used to play chess very well two years ago.

4. My father usually played soccer, but now he doesn' t any more .

- My father used  play soccer.

5. When did you begin to study English?

- How long  have you studied English?

6. How long have you studied medicine ?

- When did you begin to studied medicine?

7. When did you start to learn English?

- How long have you learnt English?

8. The last time we ate this kind of food was in January.

- We haven't  eaten this kind of food since January.

9. Hoa has written to me since she moved to London.

- Hoa started  to write to me since she moved to London.

~~Good luck~~

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Read the following passage and answer the below question.

My name is Lily and I'm 19 years old . I have lived in Toronto since I was born, There are four members in my family: my mom , my dad , my little sister, Anna and me . I love my sister so much and we often share our secrets with each other. My precious " friend" is a teddy bear called Momo that I have had for 10 years . It's a Christmas gift from my grandmother .

I love learning Spanish. I have learned it for 5 years at a language center. The teacher and the students there are very friendly. They have helped me a lot with my study. I also love playing the piano . I started playing the piano in 2010 when my father bought me a piano but I haven't played it as well as I want.

My favourite city is Paris. The last time I wnt to PAris was 2 years ago , When i went with my father on his business trip . I hope I can visit Paris again someday.

1. How long has Lily lived in Toronto?

=>She has lived there since she was born.

2 On which occasion did her grandmother give her the teddy bear?

=>Christmas

3 Who bought the piano for Lily and how long has she played the piano?

=>Her father did and she has played piano since 2010.

4 When did she start learning Spanish?

=>5 years ago.

5 How long ago did she visit Paris?

=>2 years ago.

Read the following passage and answer the below question.

My name is Lily and I'm 19 years old . I have lived in Toronto since I was born, There are four members in my family: my mom , my dad , my little sister, Anna and me . I love my sister so much and we often share our secrets with each other. My precious " friend" is a teddy bear called Momo that I have had for 10 years . It's a Christmas gift from my grandmother .

I love learning Spanish. I have learned it for 5 years at a language center. The teacher and the students there are very friendly. They have helped me a lot with my study. I also love playing the piano . I started playing the piano in 2010 when my father bought me a piano but I haven't played it as well as I want.

My favourite city is Paris. The last time I wnt to PAris was 2 years ago , When i went with my father on his business trip . I hope I can visit Paris again someday.

1. How long has Lily lived in Toronto?

Lily has lived in Toronto since she was born

2 On which occasion did her grandmother give her the teddy bear?

her grandmother gave her the teddy bear at Christmas

3 Who bought the piano for Lily and how long has she played the piano?

Her father bought her a piano and she has played the piano since 2010

4 When did she start learning Spanish?

she started learning Spanish 5 years ago

5 How long ago did she visit Paris?

She visited Paris 2 years ago

1. We have learnt Englist for 4 years

=> We started ... LEARNING ENGLISH 4 YEARS AGO.................................................................

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

=> My father has ..............GIVEN UP SMOKING SINCE LAST YEAR......................................................

3. They have worked in that factory since 2001.

=> they started ........WORKING IN THAT FACTORY IN 2001............................................................

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

=> Lan didn't ......WRITE TO MARYAM A MONTH AGO..............................................................

5. He has lives in Hanoi since he was 12.

=> He started ....LIVING IN HANOI WHEN HE WAS 12................................................................

6. I haven't seen her for s long time.

=> I didn't ...........SEE HER A LONG TIME AGO.........................................................

7. How long have you learnt French?

=>How long ago ..DID YOU LEARN FRENCH..................................................................?

8.When đi you start to listen to classical music?

=> How long .......HAVE YOU LISTENED TO CLASSICAL MUSIC.............................................................?

9. I last saw her 10 years ago.

I haven't .......SEEN HER FOR 10 YEARS .............................................................

10. How long have you bought this cat?

=>When did ......YOU BUY THIS CAT..............................................................?

1. We have learnt Englist for 4 years

=> We started ....................................................................

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

=> My father has not smoked since last year

3. They have worked in that factory since 2001.

=> they started working in that factory in 2001

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

=> Lan didn't write to Maryam a month ago

5. He has lives in Hanoi since he was 12.

=> He started living in Hanoi when he was 12

6. I haven't seen her for s long time.

=> I didn't see her a long time ago

7. How long have you learnt French?

=>How long ago did you start learning English?

8.When đi you start to listen to classical music?

=> How long have you listened to classical music?

9. I last saw her 10 years ago.

I haven't seen her for 10 years

10. How long have you bought this cat?

=>When did you buy this cat

1.

We have learnt Englist for 4 years

=> We started learning english 4 years ago.

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1. The last time I really enjoyed myself was your birthday party

~ I haven't ..enjoyed myself since your birthday party.......

2. It's nearly 20 years since my father saw his brother

~ My father hasn't  seen his brother.for 20 years........

3. When did you learn to drive?

~ How long is it ....have you learnt to drive.....

4. The last time I went swimming was when we were in Spain 

~ I haven't ..gone swimming since we were in Spain.........

5. You haven't tidied this room for weeks

~ It's weeks....since you tidied you room....

6. We started looking for a flat 2 months ago and we are still looking 

~ We have .looked for a flat 2 months ago and we are still looking ...........

7. This is the first time I've been to a night clup

~ I haven't ...been to a night clup before ........

8. They have never heard such a thing before 

~ This is the first time ....they have heard such a thing  ........

1. I haven't enjoyed myself since your birthday party

2. My father hasn't seen his brother for 20 years

3.How long is it since you learned to drive

4. I hasn't swum since we were in Spain

5.It's weeks since the last time you tidied this room

6.We have been looking for a flat for 2 months

7. I haven't been to a night club before

8.This is the first time they've heard such a thing

Change into passive

1. They will hold the meeting before May Day.

------->The meeting ......will be held before May Day......

2. Somebody has taken some of my books away

--------> Some of my books have been taken by somebody............

3. They have to repair the engine of the car.

-------> The engine of the car ....HAS TO BE REPAIRED.......

4. They may use this room for the classroom.

---------->This room .......MAY BE USED FOR THE CLASSROOM........

5. The teacher is going to tell a story.

------------A story IS GOING TO BE TOLD BY THE TEACHER...........

6. John used to visit his parents at weekends.

----------> His parents ....USED TO BE VISITED BY JOHN AT WEEKENDS.........

7. They use milk for making butter and cheese.

-------->Milk clothing. ..IS USED FOR MAKING BUTTER AND CHEESE..........

8. They have provided the victims with food and clothing

-----> The victims ......HAVE BEEN PROVIDED WITH FOOD AND CLOTHING......

9 . People speak English in most every corner of the world .

------>. English ...IS SPOKEN IN MOST EVERY CORNER OF THE WORLD.........

10. The students are writing the lesons now .

------> The lesson IS BEING WRITTEN BY THE STUDENTS NOW.

11. Her teacher taught her how to apply this theory

------>She .WAS TAUGHT HOW TO APPLY THIS THEORY BY HER TEACHER.............

12. Someone will tell him that news.

------> he ......WILL BE TOLD THAT NEWS BY SOMEONE....

EXERCISE: Complete the sentences with "for" or "since":

1. We haven't heard from them ___FOR______ ages

2. They waited for you _____FOR____ two days

3. They haven't met him ____SINCE_____ he left the room

4. We have bought the new car ___SINCE_____ 1999

5. Haven't you seen him _____SINCE_______ Christmas?

6. It was not rained ____SINCE______ May

7. I haven't written to him _______FOR_ five months.

8. She has spoken to them _____SINCE__ this morning

9. We have listened to music __SINCE______ 8a.m

10. The house been built _____SINCE_____ last year

EXERCISE: Use simple past or present perfect to complete the following sentences:

1. Her English ( improve) ______HAS IMPROVED_____ recently

2. How many pages _____HAVE YOU READ____ you (read) _________ so far?

3. We (finish)____FINISHED____ our homework two hour ago

4. __________ you(be)__________ to Rome? HAVE YOU BEEN

5. I (see)____________ him several times on TV HAVE SEEN

6. What _______you (do)__________ last night? DID YOU DO

7. This is the first time I (visit)______ the city HAVE VISITED

8. They (buy)__________ the garden some days ago. BOUGHT

9. I (learn)________ English since I (be)__________ 11 years old HAVE LEARNT/ WAS

10. Be careful! I (just clean)________ the floor HAVE JUST CLEANED

11. The meal (already be)___HAS ALREADY BEEN____ ready

12. I ( never read)________ an interesting story like this before HAVE NEVER READ

EXERCISE : Rewrite the following sentences with the words given

l. Minh last wrote to his pen al five months ago

-> Minh hasn't WRITTEN TO HIS PENPAL FOR 5 MONTHS.

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

-> I haven't VISITED KUALA LUMPUR FOR 3 YEARS.

3. When did you study English?

-> How long HAVE YOU STUDIED ENGLISH ?

4. They began building this house 2 months ago

->They have BUILT THIS HOUSE FOR 2 MONTHS.

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

-> My father has WORKED IN THIS FACTORY SINCE LAST WEEK.

6. How long has he worked in the garden?

->When DID HE BEGIN TO WORK IN THE GARDEN ?

7. How long ago did you learn music?

-> How long have YOU LEARNT MUSIC ?

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

-> He has LIVED IN HCM CITY SINCE HE WAS 8.

9. He learnt English when he was 18

-> He has..LEARNT ENGLISH SINCE HE WAS 18.

10. They have worked in that factory for five years

-> They began WORKING IN THAT FACTORY 5 YEARS AGO.

ll. My father stopped smoking two years ago

-> My father hasn't SMOKED FOR 2 YEARS.

12. We have learnt English for four years.

-> We started. LEARNING ENGLISH 4 YEARS AGO.

13 My father started to give up smoking last year

-> My father has GIVEN UP SMOKING SINCE LAST YEAR.

14. They have worked in that factory since 2001

-> They started. WORKING IN THAT FACTORY IN 2001.

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

-> Lan didn't...WRITE TO MARYAM A MONTH AGO...

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

-> He started. LIVING IN HA NOI WHEN HE WAS 12.

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

-> I didn't. MEET HER A LONG TIME AGO.

18. How long have you leamt French ?

-> How long ago DID YOU LEARN FRENCH ?

19. How long have you bought this car -> When did YOU BUY THIS CAR ?

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

->How long HAVE YOU LISTENED TO CLASSICAL MUSIC ?

21. I saw her 10 years ago.

-> I haven't SEEN HER FOR 10 YEARS.

Change into passive

1. They will hold the meeting before May Day.

------->The meeting ...will be held before May Day ..........

2. Somebody has taken some of my books away

--------> Some of my books ...have been taken away..........

3. They have to repair the engine of the car.

-------> The engine of the car .. has to be repaired ..........

4. They may use this room for the classroom.

---------->This room ...may be used for the classroom .............

5. The teacher is going to tell a story.

------------A story ....is going to be told by the teacher .......

6. John used to visit his parents at weekends.

----------> His parents ...used to be visited by John at weekends.........

7. They use milk for making butter and cheese.

-------->Milk clothing. ..is used for making butter and cheese..........

8. They have provided the victims with food and clothing

-----> The victims ...have been provided with food and clothing .........

9 . People speak English in most every corner of the world .

------>. English ..is spoken in the most every corner of the world by people..........

10. The students are writing the lesons now .

------> The lessons are being written by the students now

11. Her teacher taught her how to apply this theory

------>She ..was taught how to apply this theory by her teacher............

12. Someone will tell him that news.

------> he ....will be told that news......

EXERCISE: Complete the sentences with "for" or "since":

1. We haven't heard from them __for_______ ages

2. They waited for you ___for______ two days

3. They haven't met him ___since______ he left the room

4. We have bought the new car ___since_____ 1999

5. Haven't you seen him ____since________ Christmas?

6. It was not rained ___since_______ May

7. I haven't written to him _for_______ five months.

8. She has spoken to them ___since____ this morning

9. We have listened to music ___since_____ 8a.m

10. The house been built ____since______ last year

EXERCISE: Use simple past or present perfect to complete the following sentences:

1. Her English ( improve) __has been improved_________ recently

2. How many pages __did_______ you (read) __read_______ so far?

3. We (finish)___finished_____ our homework two hour ago

4. ____Have______ you(be)___been_______ to Rome?

5. I (see)__have seen__________ him several times on TV

6. What __did_____you (do)___do_______ last night?

7. This is the first time I (visit)__have visit____ the city

8. They (buy)____bought______ the garden some days ago.

9. I (learn)__have learnt______ English since I (be)_was_________ 11 years old

10. Be careful! I (just clean)__have just cleaned______ the floor

11. The meal (already be)__has already been_____ ready

12. I ( never read)__have never read______ an interesting story like this before

EXERCISE : Rewrite the following sentences with the words given

l. Minh last wrote to his pen al five months ago

-> Minh hasn't written to his pen pal for five months

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

-> I haven't visited Kuala Lumpur for 3 years

3. When did you study English?

-> How long have you studied English

4. They began building this house 2 months ago

->They have built this house for 2 months

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

-> My father has worked in this factory since last week

6. How long has he worked in the garden?

->When did he work in the garden?

7. How long ago did you learn music?

-> How long have you learnt music ?

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

-> He has lived in Ho Chi Minh City since he was 8

9. He learnt English when he was 18

-> He has...learnt English since he was 18

10. They have worked in that factory for five years

-> They began to smoke in that factory five years ago

ll. My father stopped smoking two years ago

-> My father hasn't smoked for two years

12. We have learnt English for four years.

-> We started. to learn English four years ago

13 My father started to give up smoking last year

-> My father has given up smoking since last year

14. They have worked in that factory since 2001

-> They started. to work in that factory in 2001

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

-> Lan didn't...write to Maryam a month ago..

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

-> He started.to live in Ha Noi when he was 12

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

-> I didn't. meet her a long time ago

18. How long have you leamt French ?

-> How long ago did you learn French?

19. How long have you bought this car -> When did you buy this car?

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

->How long have you listened to classical music?

21. I saw her 10 years ago.

-> I haven't seen her for 10 years