Question 48. The last time when I saw her was three years ago.

                   A. I have often seen her for the last three years.   B. About three years ago, I used to meet her.

 C. I have not seen her for three years.            D. I saw her three years ago and will never meet her again.

Question 49. Unless we protect the environment, our life will be badly affected.

A. If we protect the environment, our life will be badly affected.

B. If we don’t protect the environment, our life will be badly affected.

C. If we don’t protect the environment, our life won’t be badly affected

D. If our life is badly affected, we will protect the environment.

Question 50. “Shall we go for a walk?” said Peter.  

     A. He suggested we shall go for a walk.                B. He suggested to go for a walk.

     C. He suggested go for a walk.                                D. He suggested going for a walk.

1.Melinda began learning to play the violin ten years ago.

 Melinda has ____________________________________________.

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

 My father has ___________________________________________.

3.I last saw her 10 years ago. 

 I haven’t _______________________________________________.

4.When did you start learning English? 

 How long ______________________________________________.

5.She last talked to him 2 weeks ago.  

 She hasn’t _____________________________________________.

6.He has lived in Hanoi since he was 12. 

 He started _____________________________________________.

7.Lan hasn’t written to Maryam for a month. 

 Lan didn’t ______________________________________________.

8.He last painted his house 5 years ago. 

 He has_________________________________________________.

9.When did you first know this bamboo forest? 

  How long ______________________________________________.

10.She first moved into that house in 1989. 

   She has _______________________________________________.

11.She began to work for this company in 1989. 

 She has_________________________________________________.

12.Nga last phoned me on my 25th birthday. 

 Nga hasn’t ______________________________________________.

13.I haven’t seen him since he was a child.

The last time _____________________________________________.

14.She started working as a secretary 4 years ago.

She has _________________________________________________.

15.Harriet and Gladys started working here two weeks ago.

Harriet and Gladys _________________________________________.

16.Is this the first time you have been to Thailand?

Have you ________________________________________________.

17. He started learning French two years ago. 

  He has _________________________________________________. 

18.They stopped meeting each other two weeks ago.

They last__________________________________________________.

19.He stopped eating 24 hours ago. 

The last time_______________________________________________.

20.You began to help my son with his English last year. 

You have _________________________________________________.

21. I last saw him when he graduated from university.

 I haven’t _________________________________________________.

22.When did they start wearing this uniform?

 How long_________________________________________________.

23.He hasn’t met her for over 15 years.

 It’s ______________________________________________________.

24.Ba can’t talk to foreigners because he doesn’t understand what they say.

 I wish ____________________________________________________.

25. We started learning English four years ago.

 We have  _________________________________________________.  

26.She began playing the piano six years ago.

  She has ____________¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬______________________________________.

27.The last time they played tennis was two years ago.

 They haven’t _______________________________________________.

28.They stopped going out with each other two years ago.

They haven’t   _______________________________________________.

III/ The last time + S + V2 .. + time

<-> S + have/has not + V3 … for/ since + time

1. The last time we visited Ha Long Bay was ten years ago.

è We have not visited Ha Long Bay for ten years.

2. The last time I saw her was many years.

è I have ____________________________

3. The last time I met Nam was in January.

è I have ______________________________

4. Peter has not written to Mary for two months.

è The last time __________________________

5. The last time they went to the movies was ten years ago. (been)

è They ____________________________________

11. I haven't seen her since 2007  -> it's..........

12.I haven't been to the dentist's for 2 years -> it's...........

13. It's last year since i last heard from her -> I have.........

14. It's 2 years since i saw her -> I haven't....

15.Na and Mi last visited their parents in 1998 -> it's......

16. She last visited her parents in 1998 -> it's........

17.The last time i saw him was ten years ago -> it's......

18. They haven't phoned us for a month -> it is............

19. They haven't seen my friend for 1 month  -> It is 1 month...........

20. John has not had his hair cut for over six months -. it is...........

21.Lan and Maryam have corresponded for 3 years -> it is 3 years .............

22. Lan hasn't written to Maryam gor 2 months -> Lan didn't.........

điền since/for/ago 

1. The phone last rang at four o’clock. ~ So you’ve had no calls …………... ..?
2. I haven’t been to the dentist for ten years. ~ You last went to the dentist…………………......?
3. I last saw Rita on Sunday. ~ Haven’t you seen her ...................?
4. We’ve had six weeks without rain. ~ Yes, it hasn’t rained..................
5. It’s three years since Lisa got married. ~ Really? Has she been married…………………………?
6. It’s eight months since my sister had any work. ~ He lost his job......?
7. Mrs. Brown was taken ill three weeks ago. ~ You mean she’s been ill……………………………, and nobody’s told me!

8. I got here an hour ago. ~ What! You mean you’ve been waiting  ………………… an hour?
9- I have not seen him……………. he was 16

10- I've known him   ……………. ages

11- Things have changed a lot…………….our previous meeting.
12- It's been raining…………….four o'clock.
13- I'm sure he's been watching us …………….we came in.
14- He'd been here…………….over an hour when we arrived.
15- I've been trying to fix this computer…………….early this morning.
16- He hasn't had anything to eat…………….nearly a week.
17- It's three years…………….he started learning German.
18- He's been collecting stamps…………….the past twenty years.

19. Nobody has seen him…………….last Friday.
20. It has been foggy…………….some days.
21. He has been fishing…………….six o'clock.
22. They've been living in France …………….eight years.
23. The pilots have been on strike…………….two months.
24. We've had terrible weather…………….Saturday.
25. I've known Tom…………….1990.
26. We have been waiting for the bus…………….half an hour.
27. She hasn't lost a match…………….April.
28. Things have changed…………….she's become headmaster.
29. The police have been looking for him…………….a month.
30. Our dog has been ill…………….two days.
31. I've been looking for this book…………….a long time.

Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the given sentences,

51. I last met him ten years ago.

A. I have recently seen him.

B. I haven't seen him for ten years.

C. The last time I saw him was last year.

D. I am going to meet him in ten years' time.

52. They use this pencil to draw thick lines.

A This pencil is used to draw thick lines.

B. This pencil is used to drawing thick lines.

C. Thick lines used to be drawn with this pencil.

D. Thick lines are used to being drawn by this pencil.

53. He said to her, “I'll help you when you need me."

A. He told her that he will help her when she needs me.

B. He said that he would help you when she needed him.

C. He promised that he would help her when she needed him.

D. He asked her whether she would help him when he needed her.

54. He wishes he could have more time to go swimming every day.

A. If he could swim, he would have more time every day.

B. If he had more time, he would go swimming every day.

C. He says that he has more time to go swimming every day.

D. He is pleased that he has more time to go swimming every day.

55. Before he left the room, he turned off all the devices to save electricity.

A. After he turned off all the devices to save electricity, he left the room.

B. He left the room without turning off all the devices to save electricity

C. He left the room although he did not turn off all the devices to save electricity.

D. Because he was in the right room, he turned off all the devices to save electricity

 Rewrite the sentence so that it means as the first one, beginning with the given words.

1. I haven’t seen my brother for a month.

ð I  didn’t_____________________________________________________________.

2. “How often do you go to the English club?” Nam asked Lan.

ð Nam asked Lan ________________________________________________________

3. I began learning in this school 20 years ago.

I’ve ____________________________________________________________

4. Reading newspapers in the morning gives him pleasure.

He enjoys  ____________________________________________________________

5. “ How long does the course take ? ” I asked her .

I asked her  ____________________________________________________________

6. I last saw her 10 years ago.

I haven't  ____________________________________________________________ ?

7. We must finish the project on time .

The project  ____________________________________________________________

8. “Mom, who should I call upon arriving at the airport?”

     Trang asked her mother ________________________________________

9. People believe that many more people will die of skin cancer over the next ten years.

It ____________________________________________________________________

10. They often went to school by bike when they were young.

They used _____________________________________________________________     

1. the last time we saw her was on Christmas day.

- we haven't ................................

2. i haven't caten this kind of food before.

- this is .................................................

3. it stared raining can hour ago.

- it has ...............................................

4. we haven't visited my grandfather for two months.

- the last time .....................................

5. i have studied english for three years.

- i began .....................................................

6. my brother has seen his best friend for nearly five years.

- it's ...........................................................