1.The last time she saw him was him 3 months ago
=> It's
2.I last saw them 5 years ago
=>I have
=>It's
3.They started working there 10 years ago
=>They have
=>It's
4.She last read this letter 3 months ago
=>She has
=>It's
5.It's a long time since I last skipped rope
=>I have
6.He hasn't eaten dog meat before
=>This is the first time
7.This is the most luxuruous hotel my family has ever lived
=>My family has never lived in such
=>My family has never lived in a
8.It is the most expensive car he has ever bought
=>He has never
9.That is the worst restaurant we have ever eaten in
=>We have not
1.The last time she saw him was him 3 months ago
=> It's 3 months since she last saw him
2.I last saw them 5 years ago
=>I have not seen them for 5 years
=>It's 5 years since I last saw them
3.They started working there 10 years ago
=>They have worked there for 10 years
4.She last read this letter 3 months ago
=>She has read this letter for 3 months
=>It's 3 months since she last read this letter
5.It's a long time since I last skipped rope
=>I have not skipped rope for a long time
6.He hasn't eaten dog meat before
=>This is the first time he has eaten gog meat
7.This is the most luxuruous hotel my family has ever lived
=>My family has never lived in such a luxurios hotel like this before
8.It is the most expensive car he has ever bought
=>He has never bought such an expensive car like that before
9.That is the worst restaurant we have ever eaten in
=>We have not eaten in such a bad restaurant like that before
1.I first started to play the guitar when I was 16 [since]
2.This is their first visit to the Greek island.[never]
3.This is not our first time at a rock concert.[alrealy]
4.She arrived a few minutes ago.[just]
5.He came to live here two years ago.[For]
6.We have worked in this company for 10 years.[10 years ago]
7.Tom went to Scotland last Friday and is still there. -Tom has...............
8.When did you last ride a bike? -How long is it.............
9.I haven't eaten this kind of food before -This is the first
1.I first started to play the guitar when I was 16 [since]
-> I have played the guitar since I was 16.
2.This is their first visit to the Greek island.[never]
-> I have never visited the Greek island before.
3.This is not our first time at a rock concert.[alrealy]
-> We have already been to a rock concert .
4.She arrived a few minutes ago.[just]
-> We have just arrived for a few minutes.
5.He came to live here two years ago.[For]
-> He has lived here for two years.
6.We have worked in this company for 10 years.[10 years ago]
-> We started to work in this company 10 years ago.
7.Tom went to Scotland last Friday and is still there.
-Tom has.......gone to Scotland since last Friday........
8.When did you last ride a bike?
-How long is it.......since you last rode a bike......
9.I haven't eaten this kind of food before
-This is the first time I have ever eaten this kind of food.
IV. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense or form. 1. My mother used (go) to school on foot. 2. I (learn) English in this school since 2003. 3. He (buy) this car five years ago. 4. I (not write) to her since she left school. 5. We (not see) her since last Sunday. 6. My father (work) in this factory for ten years. 7. Tuan often (play) soccer in the afternoon. 8. My brother used (go) to work by car. 9. She (write) to us yesterday. 10. This teacher usually (read) newspapers when she has free time. 11. Traditionally, the Ao dai (wear) by both men and women. 12. We (already/ finish) the course. 13. He (go) walking every day to be healthy. 14. Please don’t make any noise. The baby (sleep) in the room now. 15. My parents want to see you. They (not see) you for a long time. 16. Were you watching TV when I (phone) you last night? 17. She (not do) anything since she moved here. 18. He (go) camping with his friends last week? 19. When he came, she (listen) to music last night. 20. A new hospital (build) in my neighborhood next month.
to go - has learnt - bought - haven't written - haven't seen - has worked - plays - to go - wrote - reads - was worn - have already finished - goes - is sleeping - haven't seen - phoned - hasn't done - Did he go - was listening - is going to be built
Math sentences on the left with the ones on the right .
1 . I've been living alone for almost ten years .
2 . My father has lived in England for two years.
3 . She has started working nights.
4 . I'm in Thailand on business for a month
5 . I'm from a tropical country
6 . He seems tired
7 . I'm so nervous
8 . I miss my parents so much
9 . My eyes get tired
10 . The bird is dead
a, I'm not used to the cold here
b, I'm trying to get used to the spicy food here
c, I'm used to living on my own
d, she's still getting used to sleeping during the day
e, he's used to driving on the left
f, I'm not used to public speaking
g , maybe he's not used to walking long distances
h, I'm not used to reading for such a long time
I, It's used to the nature. It can't live in the cage
j , I'm not used to being away from home
I,Rewrite sentences
1,I haven't eaten this kend of food before.
This is the first..................................................................................
2,My brother started working in that factory five years ago.
My brother has...................................................................................
3,They haven't cleaned the streets this week.
The streets.........................................................................................
4,That's the strangest film I've ever seen.
I have never.........................................................................................
1,I haven't eaten this kind of food before.
This is the first time I have eaten this kind of food.
2,My brother started working in that factory five years ago.
My brother has worked in that factory for five years.
3,They haven't cleaned the streets this week.
The steets haven't been cleaned this week
4,That's the strangest film I've ever seen.
I’ve never seen such a strange film before.
1) I forgot my book again. This is the second time.
This is the.............
2)Suzi joined this company in 2004
Suzi has..................
3) I have never been to such a beautiful country before
This is the first...................
4)We feel exhausted to work two hours on the field
Working.....................
5)When did she start studying at this chool?
How long.............
6)We didn't use to go to the health club when we lived in LonDon two years ago
We never..................
7)I have just met Kim again after our first meeting 3 months ago
This is the...................
8)We should not stay home in this beautiful weather.I suggest we go camping
Instead.............................
9)It began to rain three hours ago, and has not stopped yet
It has................................
1) I forgot my book again. This is the second time.
This is the second time I’ve forgot my book
2)Suzi joined this company in 2004
Suzi has joined this company since 2004
3) I have never been to such a beautiful country before
This is the first time I’ve been to such a beautiful country before
4)We feel exhausted to work two hours on the field
Working two hours on the field makes us feel exhausted
5)When did she start studying at this chool?
How long has she studied at this school ?
6)We didn't use to go to the health club when we lived in LonDon two years ago
We never went to the health club when we lived in LonDon two years ago
7)I have just met Kim again after our first meeting 3 months ago
This is the first time I’ve met Kim after our first meeting 3 months ago
8)We should not stay home in this beautiful weather.I suggest we go camping
Instead of staying home in this beautiful weather, we should go camping
9)It began to rain three hours ago, and has not stopped yet
It has been raining for three hours
1) I forgot my book again. This is the second time.
This is the second time I’ve forgot my book
2)Suzi joined this company in 2004
Suzi has joined this company since 2004
3) I have never been to such a beautiful country before
This is the first time I’ve been to such a beautiful country before
4)We feel exhausted to work two hours on the field
Working two hours on the field makes us feel exhausted
5)When did she start studying at this chool?
How long has she studied at this school ?
6)We didn't use to go to the health club when we lived in LonDon two years ago
We never went to the health club when we lived in LonDon two years ago
7)I have just met Kim again after our first meeting 3 months ago
This is the first time I’ve met Kim after our first meeting 3 months ago
8)We should not stay home in this beautiful weather.I suggest we go camping
Instead of staying home in this beautiful weather, we should go camping
9)It began to rain three hours ago, and has not stopped yet
It has been raining for three hours
1.She has never eaten this food before.
=>this is the first time...
2.I haven't written to her for 5 years
=>The last time...
3.My father started working in this factory 20 years ago.
=>My father has....
4.He drives slowly
=>He is ...
5.Lan is a careless driver
=>Lan drives...
1.She has never eaten this food before.
=>this is the first time she has eaten this food.
2.I haven't written to her for 5 years
=>The last time I written to her was 5 years ago.
3.My father started working in this factory 20 years ago.
=>My father has worked in this factory for 20 years.
4.He drives slowly
=>He is a slow driver.
5.Lan is a careless driver
=>Lan drives carelessly
1.She has never eaten this food before.
=>this is the first time she has eaten this food
2.I haven't written to her for 5 years
=>The last time I written to her was 5 years ago
3.My father started working in this factory 20 years ago.
=>My father has worked in this factory for 20 years ago
4.He drives slowly
=>He is slow driver
5.Lan is a careless driver
=>Lan drives carelessly
1.She has never eaten this food before.
=>this is the first time.. she has eaten this food .
2.I haven't written to her for 5 years
=>The last time...I written to her was 5 years ago .
3.My father started working in this factory 20 years ago.
=>My father has ... worked in this factory for 20 years ago .
4.He drives slowly
=>He is ...slow driver.
5.Lan is a careless driver
=>Lan drives...carelessly .
I. Rewrite the following sentences, using the words given.
1. We last went to London two years ago.
➞We.....................................................
➞It's..............................................................
➞The last time.........................................................
2. This is the first time I have visited Hanoi
➞ I..................................................................
3. I began learning English five years ago.
➝ I have.............................................................
4. I last saw her in 2010.
➝..............................................................................
5. I haven't eaten this kind of food before
......................................................................
6. I started working for this company a years ago.
...................................................................................
7. I last read that book on November 20th
........................................................................................
8. I have never eaten with knives and folks before.
.............................................................................................
9. It is 10 years sice I last visited Dalat.
..................................................................................................
10. She hasn't phoned home for two weeks.
................................................................................................
11. Mr. Brown bought this car five years ago
................................................................................
I. Rewrite the following sentences, using the words given.
1. We last went to London two years ago.
➞We................haven't gone to London for 2 years....................................
➞It's.....2 years since we last went to London.........................................................
➞The last time.......we went to London was 2 years ago..................................................
2. This is the first time I have visited Hanoi
➞ I.....................have never visited Ha Noi before.............................................
3. I began learning English five years ago.
➝ I have........learnt English for five years.....................................................
4. I last saw her in 2010.
➝..................I haven't seen her since 2010............................................................
5. I haven't eaten this kind of food before
......................This is the first time I have eaten this kind of food................................................
6. I started working for this company a years ago.
.............I have worked for this company for a year......................................................................
7. I last read that book on November 20th
...........I haven't read that books since November 20th .............................................................................
8. I have never eaten with knives and folks before.
...............This is the first time I have eaten with knives and forks ..............................................................................
9. It is 10 years sice I last visited Dalat.
...........I last visited Dalat 10 years ago .......................................................................................
10. She hasn't phoned home for two weeks.
...............The last time she phoned home was 2 weeks ago .................................................................................
11. Mr. Brown bought this car five years ago
...........Mr. Brown has bought this car for 5 years .....................................................................
1.He last visited his hometown last year. -> He has…………………………………………………………………………………………………. 2. I have lived in Ho Chi Minh city for 3 years. -> It’s ….…………………………………………………………………………………………………. 3. This is the first time she has eaten the Chinese food. -> She has…………………………………………………………………………………………………. 4. Steve started working for this company in 2017. -> Steve has……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 5. I haven’t played the piano for 4 years. -> The last time …………………………………………………………………………………………… 6. I have never watched such an interesting film before. -> This is ………………………………………………
1.He last visited his hometown last year.
-> He has……not visited his hometown since last year………………….
2. I have lived in Ho Chi Minh city for 3 years.
-> It’s …3 years since I moved to Ho Chi Minh city……………….
3. This is the first time she has eaten the Chinese food.
-> She has……never eaten Chinese food before….
4. Steve started working for this company in 2017.
-> Steve has………worked in this company since 2017…………..
5. I haven’t played the piano for 4 years.
-> The last time ……I played the piano was 4 years ago………
6. I have never watched such an interesting film before.
-> This is the first time I have watched an interesting film………
1.He last visited his hometown last year.
-> He has………not visted since last year……………………………….
2. I have lived in Ho Chi Minh city for 3 years.
-> It’s ….……3 years since I have lived in HCM city ……………
3. This is the first time she has eaten the Chinese food.
-> She has………never eaten the Chinese food before…………….
4. Steve started working for this company in 2017.
-> Steve has……worked for this company since 2017………..
5. I haven’t played the piano for 4 years.
-> The last time ……I played the piano was 4 years ago……………………
6. I have never watched such an interesting film before.
-> This is ………the first time I have watched such an interesting film………
5. USED TO. TO BE USED TO a. S + be accustomed to + V_ing b. S + often + V <=> S + be used to + V_ing c. This is the first time + The present perfect tense <=> S + be not used to + V_ing
a. They once started these machines by hand. b. He doesn’t get up late any more. c. I don’t listen to the radio any more. d. They don’t have a dog any more. e. My brother doesn’t serve in the army any longer. f. Ben is not as keen on travel as she used to be. g. When he was young, he usually did morning exercises in the park. h. The man often spent his holiday in the mountain when he was young. i. Before he had the car, he went to work by bike. j. When I was young , I often got up early. k. Janie isn’t accustomed to working so hard. l. I often get up early. m. My English friend finds driving on the right difficult. n. This is the first timethat I have lived in a city with a high crime rate. o. She has always got up early in the morning. q. Working a large office is a new experience for me. r. My brother is accustomed to living in a cold climate. s. I don’t normaly go into town by car. t. My grandmother is not accustomed to the cold weather. u. This is the first time my daughter has eaten European food.
