8. We got to know each other when we were at university.

→ We have ______________

9. The last time she phoned her parents was 3 weeks ago.

→ She hasn’t ______________

10. It is a long time since we last went to this restaurant.

→ We haven’t ______________

11. When did you have this laptop?

→ How long ______________?

12. This is the first time I have joined such an exciting party.

→I haven’t ______________

13. I haven’t heard from her for many years.

→ The last ______________

24. The children haven’t been taken to the park since 2012.

→ The last time ______________

IV. Finish each of the following sentences so that it means the same as the printed one. (10 pts)

86.  We haven't seen her since we left university.         à The last time................................................

87.  Walking in the rain gives my brother pleasure.      àMy brother enjoys.........................................

88.  Keeping the environment clean is very important. à It's.................................................................

89.  Minh began to collect stamps in 2000                    à Minh has.......................................................

90.  Let's meet inside the center, at the cafe' corner!    à How.............................................................?

IV. Finish each of the following sentences so that it means the same as the printed one. (10 pts)

86.  We haven't seen her since we left university.         à The last time................................................

87.  Walking in the rain gives my brother pleasure.      àMy brother enjoys.........................................

88.  Keeping the environment clean is very important. à It's.................................................................

89.  Minh began to collect stamps in 2000                    à Minh has.......................................................

90.  Let's meet inside the center, at the cafe' corner!    à How.............................................................?

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 ……………………………………………………………………………………..

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Rewrite each sentence, beginning with the words given, so that its meaning remains unchanged.

1. We haven’t seen him since we left school.

-> The last time

 2. He left the room hurriedly and we notice it.

->We noticed

.. 3. She ate dinner and then watched T.V

-> Before

4. I really want to go on a trip to Ba Na Hill. 

->I look forward.

. 5. She stayed at home because she had visited that place many times before.

-> Having 

6. We like playing football with our close friends at weekends.

-> We want 

7. Tom had a glass of hot milk and then went to bed. 

->After

8. He turned off all the lights and then went out. 

->Before ..

9. My sister expects to meet my aunt next summer in Hanoi. 

->My sister is looking forward .

10. The teacher didn’t permit us to use dictionary during the test. 

->The teacher didn’t let .

11. He jumped out of the car and I saw it. 

->I saw

. 12. He switched off the T.V and then did his homework. 

->After .

13. Please don’t make noise here. 

->Would you mind ..

14. My parents ask me to have breakfast at home. 

->My parents make ..

15. Do you enjoy drinking a cup of coffee? 

->Would you like ..

16. I haven’t visited him for two years. 

->The last time .

17. Tom went out for a walk, but first he did his homework. 

->After 

18. Someone called my name. I heard it. 

->I heard

19. The student said it was true that he didn’t revise his lesson carefully. 

->The student admitted 

20. He didn’t want to go to the movie because he had seen the film twice. 

->Having .

21. Please don’t use the shower after midnight. 

->Would you mind .

22. I don’t like it when people deceive me. 

->I hate .

23. They told me about the plan, but I forgot it. 

->I forgot .

24. “Call me Tommy. Don’t call Tom.” 

->He insisted on .

1) This is the first time he went abroad.=> He hasn’t……

2) She started driving 1 month ago.=> She has……

3) We began eating when it started to rain.=> We have……

4) I last had my hair cut when I left her.=> I haven’t….

5) The last time she kissed me was 5 months ago.=> She hasn’t….

6) It is a long time since we last met.=> We haven’t…..

7) When did you have it ?=> How long …..?

8) This is the first time I had such a delicious meal .=> I haven’t…..

9) I haven’t seen him for 8 days.=> The last …..

10) I haven’t taken a bath since Monday.=> It is …

IV. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D.

1. We ___ very busy last week.                   a. was   b. am          c. were   d. will be

2. I ______ her recently. The last time we met was at a party.

a. have seen                    b. haven’t seen               c. didn’t see                    d. saw

3. In 2012, they ______ their project for street children.

a. start                   b. are starting                  c. started               d. have started

4. We ______ very early this morning.

a. will leave                    b. leave                           c. have left            d. left

5. She ______ because she‟s late for her class.

a. runs                   b. ran                                       c. is running          d. has ran

6. I ______ that book already. It‟s really fantastic.

a. read                   b. have read                             c. am reading        d. will read

7. He ______ you as soon as he‟s on the bus.

a. will call             b. calls                  c. called                d. is calling

8. Sometimes I ______ up the streets of my neighborhood for volunteer service.

a. clean                 b. am cleaning       c. have cleaned      d. will clean

9. I live in New York, but I ______ the Statue of Liberty.

a. never visit         b. have never visited       c. never visited      d. will never visit

10. I ______ my favourite song when I turned on the radio yesterday.

a. hear                   b. heard                c. am hearing                  d. will hear

V. Choose the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following sentences.

1. Hung can run very fast, so he was chosen to take part in the school running competition next month.

A. rapid                B. quick                C. quickly             D. soonly

2. I always want to come back to my cozy house whenever I have free time. 

A. cool                 B. warm                C. hot                             D. comfortable

3. Solving that math problem was a piece of cake to me. I just needed two minutes.

A. very hard                   B. very easy          C. very delicious   D. very cheap

4. Ngoc is very interested in watching cartoon on TV.

A. fond of             B. fed up with                C. tired of             D. sick with

5. He comes from a very wealthy family, so he has a lot expensive cars.

A. rich                  B. traditional                  C. expensive         D. Normal

6. In the United State, almost everyone, at one time or another, has been a volunteer.

A. nearly               B. hardly               C. mostly              D. scarcely

VI. Give the correct form of the words in brackets. 

1. There is an …………………..………football match this afternoon.            (excite)

2. There is no ………………….….between my answer and his.              (differ)

3. Tra Giang is one of the most famous………of Viet Nam. Many people love her.   (act)

4. The………………... she gave last night was marvellous.               (perform)

5. There are many badminton………...nowadays.                              (compete)

6. Ba will be a ……………artist someday.                                         (fame)

7. Mr Pike didn’t go to work yesterday because of his… …………….…     (ill)

8. There are about 200……………. in this company.              (employ)

9. This lovely apartment has two bedrooms and it is ………….….    (furnish)

10. My father has a …..….computer. He often brings it with him when he’s away on business (port)

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 ……………………………………………………………………………………..