1. We began eating when it started to rain.

2..I started doing homework two hours ago.

3. I started working in this company when I came back from Paris.

4.  I started writing this novel 3 months ago.

5. She began to play the piano 5 years ago

6. We began eating when it started to rain.

7. She started driving 1 month ago.

8. ) I began living in Ho Chi Minh City when I was 8.

9. Samuel started keeping a diary in 1997

10. She began to teach the children in this remote village  five months ago.

11. She began doing the washing up  an hour ago.

12. She began living in Danang when she was a child.

13. I started visite my grandparents  5 years ago.

1. Tom began playing the piano 5 years ago.

 Tom has played the piano for 5 years.

2. I started cooking for the party 4 hours ago.

 I started cooking for the party 4 hours ago.

3. She started working as a secretary 2 years ago.

 She started working as a secretary 2 years ago.

4. My sister began to study English a year ago.

 My sister started learning English a year ago.

5. Scientists began to fight against AIDS in 1980.

 Scientists have fought against AIDS since 1980

6. It started raining 2 days ago.   

 It started raining 2 days ago.

7. Jack and Jill started learning to drive for 2 weeks.

 Jack and Jill started learning to drive 2 weeks ago.

8. She started to give up smoking last year.

Give up + Ving: từ bỏ làm

 She gave up smoking last year.

9. I started to live in Hue when I was an eleven-year-old girl.

 I lived in Hue when I was an eleven-year-old girl.

10. John began collecting stamps when he was 5.

 John collected stamps at the age of five.

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1.     Mr Pike began to use this dictionary ten years ago.

 Mr Pike has................

2.     My friends started doing this kind of work five months ago.

My friends..................

3.     I started writing this letter two hours ago.

I have..............

4.     They began living at 33225 Grand Avenue last September.

They have................

5.     My friend started to work at the grocery store in 2009.

My friend.....................

Rewrite each of the sentences so that the meaning stays the same
1. I started to write this letter 2 hours ago
- I have WRITTEN THIS LETTER FOR 2 HOURS
2. He started to learn English 2 years ago
- He has............................................
3. She began to work for this compay 2 months ago
- She has..........................................................................
4. They began teaching at this school 2 weeks ago
- They have...............................................
5. He stopped smoking 2 days ago
- He has........................................................
6.She stopped working here last week
- She has..........................................................
7.She started writing novels when she was 15 years old
- he has...............................................................
8. They began to build this hospital last year
- They have......................................................
9. It started to rain yesterday
- It has........................................................
10.We began living here last year
- We have...............................................

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

Rewrite the following sentences 1.Tom began playing the piano 4 years ago. 🡪Tom has…………………………………………………………….. 2. I started cooking for the party 4 hours ago. 🡪I have…………………………………………………………………….. 3. She started working as a secretary 2 years ago. 🡪She………………………………………………………………………….. 4. My father is reading a newspaper. He started 2 hours ago. 🡪My father……………………………………………... 5.My sister began to study English a year ago. 🡪My sister………………………………………….. 6.Scientists began to fight against AIDS in 1980. 🡪Scientists have…………………………………………………... 7.The Browns have lived in London for 20 years. 🡪The Browns began……………………………………………………………. 8. John has worked for this electronics firm since 1999. 🡪John started……………………………………………………….. 9. Women have fought for their rights since the middle of the 20th century. 🡪Women began………………………………………………………….. 10. Jack and Jill have learned to drive for 2 weeks. 🡪Jack and Jill started…………………………………………………………... 1.Tom has not had his hair cut for over 3 months. 🡪It’s………………………………………………………………. 2.M father hasn’t been to Hanoi for 2 years. 🡪It is……………………………………………………………………. 3.I haven’t enjoyed myself so much for years. 🡪It is………………………………………………………………….. 4. I haven’t eaten this kind of food for 2 years. 🡪It is………………………………………………………………... 5.Mary hasn’t rung for hours. 🡪It is………………………………………………………………. 6.We haven’t seen him for 4 years. 🡪It is……………………………………………………………………………. 7.It’s over a year since I last went to see them. 🡪I haven’t………………………………………………………….. 8.It’s more than ten years since I last played football. 🡪I haven’t……………………………………………………………….

Rewrite the sentences, simple pastpresent perfect 1 tom began playing the piano 4 years ago=>tom....... 2 she started working as a secretary 5 years ago=> she...... 3 I have studied English for three years=>I began......... 4 Jack last visited his hometown 8 months ago=>Jack has..... 5 The last time I met Sue was at Christmas=>I have........ 6 She has never had such a delicious cake before=>This is a first time....... 7 This is a first time the children have been taken to the zoo=> the children..... 9 I haven't taken a bath since Monday.=>It is..... 10 the boy last had his hair cut last month.=> The boy hasn's ..... 11 I have never seen such a beautiful building=> It's the.......

Rewrite these sentences in such a way that keeps the meaning unchanged.

1.We've studied mdern fine-át since 1999-> They started........................................

2.I haven't seen Linh since my birthday party.-> The last time.......................................

3.He started playing professionally in 2008.-> He has.............................

4.They began building that bridge two years ago.-> They have..................

5.Lan started working as a teacher of English in 2005.-> Lan has...................................

6.It began rainning hard two hours ago.-> It has........................................

7.She started writting novels ten years ago.-> She has....................................................

1) My brother has been doing his homework since 8 o'clock.

--> My brother ...........................

2) He started working for this factory a year ago.

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

3)Tom began playing the piano 4 years ago.

-->Tom has ................................

4)My sister began to study English a year ago.

-->My sister ....................................

5)My father is reading a newspaper . He started 2 hours ago.

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

6)She has been working as a secretary for 4 year.

-->She ..............................................

7)I started working in this hotel six months ago.

-->......................................................

8)He started working as a teacher five years ago.

-->..............................................

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