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....................................................

Guided sentence building using the form of the present perfect

1.She /be/teacher/English/1998.//

2.I/never/visit/foreign country/life.//

3.That/hardest job/we ever/do.//

4.He/learn/how/drive/car/last week.//

5.They/not arrive/party/yet.//

6.He/have/a cold/a week.//

7.They/buy/the new house/April.//

8.My family/be/here/Christmas.//

9.We/not see/each other/10 years.//

10.Mr.Clark/work/in the bank/a long time.//

11.Tom and Joanna/go/to France/last summer.//

12.My sister/start/a new job/yesterday.//

13.I/not eat/in that restanrant/ages.//

14.Mr.Robinson/teach/in this school/1978.//

15.I/write/this letter/six o'clock.//

16.Mr.Ha/give up/smoking/ five months.//

rewrite the sentences with''yet''

1.Hanh is going to wash her hair.

2.Mr and Mrs.Lee are going to see Buckingham Palace

3.Minh is going to have a shower.

4.The Gibbs are going to visit Ha Long Bay

5.Bill and I are going to move house next week.

6.My aunt is going to give me a birthday present.

7.Long is going to repair the roof of the house

Put a suitable verb from the bõ in the Past simple or Past continuous into the gap.

Form believe walk say begin have disappear blow see howl

Last night I (1)..............the strangest dream.I(2)........through the park near my house when I suddenly(3)..................a small tiger coming towards me.I was very frighten,but the tiger(4)....to talk to me.It(5)..............,''Don't be frightened,I'm not going to hurt you''.But I (6) (not)................him.The wind (7)....................and the leaves (8)...................around us.Suddenly,the leaves (9)...............a big circle around the tiger and then it(10)........................

Complete the sentences by putting the verbs into the past continuous or past simple.

1....they(thank)........you when you give them the money?

2.This time last time we (have).......a wonderful time on beaches in Hawaii while some of our friends (work)........so hard.

3.When Nam(get)...........home,his father ( do)...............the gardening while his mother ( perpare)...........dinner.

4.When I (arrive)..............at his flat,he(still,sleep)..................

5.She (water)............the flowers in the garden whlie her next door neighbour (chat).......................with her over the fence.

6.As we (cross)..............the street,we (see).............an accident.

7.Who ( be)..............the man you (talk)............to? I (see)..........him at the gate when I (come)................in.

8.We(wait).........for the bus when he (pass).............by and (offer)............us a lift.

9.When the students ( hear)............the bell,the(get)..........up and (leave).................

10.The bell(ring)...............while Tom (have).....................a bath

11.The children(play)................football when their mother (come).........back home.

Rewrite these sentences using the form:be/get used to + Ving.

1.This is the first time I've stay at home alone

2.Driving on the right in Vietnam is really new to David.

3.My friends find using knives and forks difficult

4.She always has a cup of tea in the morning

5.This is the first time Susan has travel by plane.She feels very nervous

6.Working in such a large office is new to them

7.James isn't in the habit ó staying up late

8.Some ethnic people are acccstomed to living high up in the mountains

Complete the sentences with''used to'' or ''didn't use to''.

1.He/drink/coffee/now/tea//

2.Paul/not/smoke/now packet day

3.your parents / read / stories/you/when/you/small?

4.he/study/hard/when/secondary school/now/he lazy/university.

5.We/walk/park/afternoon/now/play/badminton.

6.She/not/eat/vegetables/now/a lot.

7.Mr.Long/do/morning exercies/when/he young?

How did things use to be different?

Make sentences with '' used to'' which show how things in the past were different from now.

1.The houses in big cities are very expensive

2.The streets are so dirty

3.There are so much litter on the streets

4.The car parks are always full

5.There are a lot ò vehicles on the road

6.It's noisy at night in this area.

7.People are very dishonest

8.The air in most cities is extremely polluted

9.Andy has changed .He is so miserable.

10.And now he is very mean.

Write sentences in simple past.

this morning/Janet/miss/bus/so/she/take/taxi

she/read/science book /but/not do/homework

we/really/enjoy/game/last sunday

marco/win/golf competition/last year?

They/not play/very well/yesterday/They/lose/match

How many/goals/your team/score/final match?

Sandra/not want/go roiwng/me

they/go/swimming pool/yesterday?/No/they/go fishing/seaside

I/buy/new baseball cap/last week.

James/stop/car/front/sports shops/this morning.