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?

6. i haven't seen her for a 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 French?

8. when did you strart 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 car

->when did you buy this car?

11. this is the first time he went abroad

->he hasn't gone abroad before

12.she started driving 1 month ago

->she has driven for 1 month

13.we began eating when it started to rain

->we have eaten since it started to rain

14.it is a long time since we last met

>we haven't met for a long time

15. when did you have it

->how long have you had it?

6. i haven't seen her for a 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 EL ? .......

8. when did you strart 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 car->when did you buy this car ?

11. this is the first time he went abroad->he hasn't gone abroad before

12.she started driving 1 month ago ->she has started driving for 1 month

13.we began eating when it started to rain ->we have eaten since it started to rain

14.it is a long time since we last met>we haven't met for a long time

15. when did you have it->how long have you had it ?

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6. I didn't see her a long time ago

8. How long did you start to listen to classical music?

9. I haven't seen her for 10 years.

10. When did you buy this car

11. He hasn't gone abroad before

12. She has started driving for 1 month

13. We have begun eating since it started to rain\

14. We haven't met for a long time

15. How long did you have it

1)Samuel started keeping a diary in 1997.

->Samuel has kept a diary since 1997.

2)We started learning English five years ago.

->We have learned English for fìve years

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

->I have lived in Ho Chi Minh City since I was 8.

4)She has taught the children in this remote village for five months.

->She started teaching the children in this remote village five months ago

5)She hasn't had a swim for five years.

->She last hadn't had a swim five years ago

6)He hasn't written to me since April.

->The last time he wrote to me was 8 months ago

7)They last talked to each other two months ago.

->They haven't talked to each other for two months

8)The last time she saw her elder sister was in 1999.

-> She hasn't seen her elder sister since 1999.

9)She hasn't written to me for years.

->It's years since she didn't write to me

10)Robert and Catherine have been married for ten years.

->It's ten years since Robert and Catherine had married

11)It's two weeks since they cleaned their room.

-> They have cleaned their room for two weeks

12)It's over six months since John had his haircut.

->John has had his hair cut for over six months

13)How long is it since you rode a bicycle?

->When did you write a bike?

14)How long is it since he wrote to me?

->When did he last write to me?

15)When did he last talk to you?

->How long is it since he talked to you?

17)We have never eaten this kind of food before.

->It's the first time I have eaten that kind of food

18)This is the first time I have seen this film.

->I have never seen this film

19)John began playing the piano ten years ago.

->John has played the piano for ten years

1/Samel has kept a diary since 1997

2/we have learnt english for 5 years

3/i have lived in HCMcity since i was 8

4/she started teaching the childrenin this remote village 5 months ago

5/she last wrote 5 years ago

6/the last time he wrote wasApril ago

7/they havent talken for 2 months

8/they havent seen her elder sister since 1999

9/it is years since she last wrote to me

10/it's ten years since Robert and Catherine married

11/they have cleaned their room for 2 weeks

12/John has jised hair cutfor over 6 moths

13/when did you last ride a bycle

14/when did he last write to me

15/how long is it since he talken to you

16/how long is it since you telephoneed him

17/it is the first time i have eatten this kind of food

18/i have never seen this film before

19/John has played the piano for 10 years

20/he started giving up smoke i2 months ago

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

1. He started being her when he was 12.

2. Lan didn't write to me a month ago.

3. My father has given up smoking since last year.

4. How long have you listened to classical music ?

5. I haven't seen her for 10 years.

6. When did you buy this car?

Cách chuyển đổi câu giữa thì hiện tại hoàn thành và thì quá khứ đơn (lớp 6)

1,It is two months since we last was?

2,How long ago did you start/begin to write this book?

3,When did you start/begin learning how to drive a car?

4,When did Mr.Ba start/begin buying this flat?

5,It is the first time I have ever talked to headmaster

6,When did she start/begin writing an e-mail?

7,I've never worst film before

8,Is this me go to school late?

9,It is five months since he hasn't come back to his home village

10,The last time I have ever spoken to her

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1. We haven't been to this restaurant for two months.

=> It is two months since I last was to this restaurant.

2. When did you begin to write this book?

=> How long have you written this book?

3. How long have you learnt how to drive a car?

=> When did you start to learn how to drive a car?

4. How long is it since Mr Ba bought this flat?

=> When did Mr Ba start to buy this flat?

5. I've never talked to the headmaster before.

=> It's the first time I have ever talked to the headmaster.

6. How long is it since she wrote an e-mail?

=> When did she start to write an e-mail?

7. That's the worst film I've ever seen.

=>I've never seen such an bad film before.

8. Have you gone to school late before?

=> Is this the first time you have gone to school late?

9. He last came back to his home village five months ago.

=> It's five months since he last came back to his home village.

10. It's three years since I last spoke to her.

=>The last time I spoke to her is three years ago.

Rewrite the following sentences:

1. Thye have learnt English for ten years

=> They started learning English ten years ago.

2. She started giving up smoking last year.

=> She has gave up smoking for one year.

3. I haven't written to you for a month.

=> I last wrote to you one month ago.

4. He hasn't seen her for nine years now.

=> He last saw her nine years ago.

5. How long have you learned English?

=> When did you start leanring English?

6. When did you start listening to pop music?

=> How long have you listened to pop music?

7. We haven't been to the concert for over a year.

=> The last time we went to the concert was over a year ago.

8. We last saw our grandfather two years ago.

=> We haven't seen our grandfather for two years.

9. It's the first time they've ever bought me a present.

=> They haven't bought me a present before.

10. The last time I played football was in 1971.

=> I haven't played football since 1971.

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.He hasn't written to me for two months. -->It has been.....2 months since he last wrote to me....

2. When did people first you the telephone? --> How long is it .....since people first used the telephone..........

3. When did you start saving money? --> How long .......have you saved money.................

4. I last talked to her in 2004. --> I haven't ....talked to her since 2004..................

5. We need to ___better___________ our standards of life. ( well) *

6. George's ______fondness______ for pink clothes was well known. ( fond) *

7. Primary is free and ______compulsory_______ for aall children six and eleven in Viet Nam. ( compell) 

8. She is old enough to live ____independently_______ (depend).

9.We enjoyed the______peaceful____ atmosphere in Hue (peace)

10.The scores of those students are always ___impressively______ high. (IMPRESS)