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didn't call her up 2 days ago.
I haven't called her uo for 2 days
Did you finish the test an hour ago?
Have you finished the test for an hour?
I started playing tennis last year.
I've played tennis since last year
I haven’t seen him for a week
It’s a week since I last saw him
When did you first see her?
How long have you first seen her?
She didn't learn hard in 2005.
She hasn't learned hard since 2005
He has used the computer since he was 19
He began using the computer when he was 19
Peter has watched that film since last month
It’s last month since Peter last watched that film
The boys began playing soccer a year ago.
The boys have played soccer for a year
Has Dad worked here since I was born?
Did Dad work here when I was born?
The last time We saw her was 2 months ago
We haven ‘t seen her for 2 months
Tom did not work here when I met him on the street
Tom has not worked here sice I met him on the street
This is the first time he forgot his bag
He has never forgotten his bag before
Haven’t you used this car for a long time ?
Did you use this car a long time ago?
Is it the first time your father drunk that wine
Did your father drink that wine before?
This car is the most mordern I’ve used
I’ve never used such the most modern car before
It’s four years since I learnt in Hoa Lien school
I have learnt in Hoa Lien School for 4 years
She last wore that dress at her sister’s wedding
she hasn’t worn that dress since her sister's wedding
When did you start working in that factory?
How long have you worked in that factory?
Nam hasn’t written to his friend since 2005
It is 2005 since Nam last wrote to his friend
It is the first time I have heard about that
I have never heard about that before
They have’t played volleyball since last year
It is last year since they last played volleyball
Mr Nam has worked in this factory for years
Mr Nam started working in this factory years ago
Hoa hasn’t met me since she went abroad
Hoa last met her when she went abroad
Mr Lam started learning French on september 2nd
Mr Lam has learned French since September 2nd
He has used this car since he bought a new house
He began using this car when he bought a new house
She didn't learn hard in 2005.
She hasn't learned hard since 2005
Peter watched this film when he came home.
Peter has watched this film since he came home
It's a week since I last saw her.
I haven't seen her for a week
The boys began playing soccer a year ago.
The boys have played soccer for a year
Did Dad start to work here when I was born?
Has Dad worked here since I was born?
When did you first see her?
How long have you first seen her?
The last time We saw her was 2 months ago
We haven ‘t seen her for 2 months
Tom did not work here when I met him on the street
Tom has worked here since I met him on the street
This is the first time he forgot his bag
He has never forgotten his bag before
Children began to play games at 9pm
Children have played games since 9 p.m
When did you first know her ?
How long have you first known her?
I have never tasted the cake before
This is the first time I've ever tasted the cake
I haven’t played tennis since 1990
The last time I've played tennis was in 1990
I haven’t been to Briton for three years
The last time I've been to Briton was three years ago
I have never met such a famous person before
It’s the first time I've vẻ met such a famous person
I’ve never eaten this before
It’s the first time I've ever reaten this
1.The last time I played football was in 1970.
=> I haven't played football since 1970.
2. The last time it rained was a fortnight ago.
=> It hasn't rained for four night.
3. The last time Lucy wore that dress was at Barbara’s wedding.
=> Lucy hasn't worn that dress since Barbara's wedding.
4. The last time my father was to Vung Tau was 2 years ago.
=> My father hasn't been to Vung Tau for 2 years.
5.The last time Betty rode to work was a fortnight ago.
=> Betty hasn't ridden to work for fornight.
6.He hasn’t played tennis since 1990.
=> The last time he played tennes was in 1990.
7.I haven’t met her for 2 months.
=> The last time I met her was 2 months ago.
B –
S + V QKĐ – start / begin + ………………… + ago
↔ S + V HTHT / HTHTTD + ………………… + since / for (bỏ start / begin)
Rewrite the following sentences, using the words given.
Ex: - He started workingfor this factory a year ago.
(He has been working for this factory since last year / for a year.
1.Tom began playing the piano 4 years ago.
=> Tom has been playing the piano for 4 years.
2. I started cooking for the party 4 hours ago.
=> I have been cooking for the party for 4 hours.
3. She started working as a secretary 2 years ago.
=> She has been working as a secretary for 2 years.
4. My father is reading a newspaper. He started 2 hours ago.
=> My father has been reading a newspaper for 2 hours.
5.My sister began to study English a year ago.
=> My sister has been studying English for 1 year.
6.Scientists began to fight against AIDS in 1980.
=> Scientists have been fighting against AIDS since 1980.
7.The Browns have been living in London for 20 years.
=> The Browns began to living in London 20 years ago.
8. John has worked for this electronics firm since 1999.
=> John started working for this electronics firm in 1999.
9. Women have been fighting for their rights since the middle of the 20thcentury.
=> Women began to fight for their rights in the middle of the 20th century.
10. Jack and Jill have learned to drive for 2 weeks.
=> Jack and Jill started learning to drive 2 weeks ago.
11. How long have you studied English?
=> When did you started studying English?
12. When did you begin to do research on lung cancer?
=> How long have you begun to do research on lung cancer?
C-
S + V HTHT – PĐ + ………… +before
↔ It / This is the first time + S + V HTHT – KĐ +………… (bỏ before)
Rewrite the following sentences, using the words given:
Ex : I haven’t seen that film before.
(It / This is the first time I have seen that film.
1.My father hasn’t driven a car before.
=> This is the first time my father has driven a car.
2.I’ve never met such a famous singer before.
=> It’s the first time I have met such a famous singer.
3.She has never been to the ballet before.
=> It’s the first time she has been to the ballet.
4.She hasn’t drunk Coca Cola before.
=> This is the first time she has drunk Coca Cola.
5.I have never read this book before.
=> It’s the first time I have read this book.
6.I have never met such an intelligent student before.
=> It’s the first time I have met such an intelligent student.
7.This is the first time my grandfather has been to
59. The last time I really enjoyed myself was your birthday party.
I haven’t __enjoyd__myself since your birthday party___________________________________________
60. It's nearly 20 years since my father saw his brother.
My father hasn’t __seen his brother for 20 years_______________________________________
61. When did you learn to drive?
How long is it __sicne you learned to drive________________________________________
62. The last time I went swimming was when we were in Spain.
I haven’t __gone swimming since we were in __Spain__________________________________________
63. You haven't tidied this room for weeks.
It’s weeks _since the last time you tidided_this room___________________________________________
64. We started looking for a flat 2 months ago and we are still looking.
We have _looked for a flat for 2 months____________________________________________
65. This is the first time I've been to a night club
I haven’t _been to a night club before_____________________________________________
66. They have never heard such a thing before.
This is the first time _they have heard such a thing_____________________________________
67. Noone has challenged his authority before.
This is the first time __Noone has challenged his authority____________________________________
68. She left university 2 years ago
It is _2 years since she left university_________________________________________________
69. My mother was the most warm-hearted person I've ever known.
I have _not met the most warm-hearted person my mother before________________________________________________
I haven't enjoyed myself since your birthday party
My father hasn't seen his brother for 20 years
How long is it since you learned to drive
I hasn't swum since we were in Spain
It's weeks since the last time you tidied this room
We have been looking for a flat for 2 months
I haven't been to a night club before
This is the first time they've heard such a thing
This is the first time one has challenged his authority.
It is for 2 year since she left university
1. Eight years ago we started writing to each other.
A. We have rarely written to each other for eight years.
B. Eight years is a long time for us to write to each other.
C. We wrote to each other eight years ago.
D. We have been writing to each other for eight years.
2. The boy was so lazy that he couldn’t stay up late to learn his lessons.
A. The boy was lazy enough not to stay up late to learn his lessons.
B. The boy was too lazy to stay up late to learn his lessons.
C. The boy was lazy enough but he stayed up late to learn his lessons.
D. The boy was lazy enough to stay up late to learn his lessons.
3. My father is tired of seeing any violent films.
A. My father hasn’t seen a violent film.
B. My father has enjoyed all the violent films he has ever seen.
C. My father is worried about missing the next violent film.
D. My father never wants to see another violent film.
4. As soon as he waved his hand, she turned away.
A. He saw her turn away and he waved his hand.
B. No sooner had he waved his hand than she turned away.
C. She turned away because he waved his hand too early.
D. Although she turned away, he waved his hand.
5. John wishes he had remembered to send Mary a Christmas card.
A. John regrets not to send Mary a Christmas card.
B. John regrets forgetting not to send Mary a Christmas card.
C. John regrets not remembering sending Mary a Christmas card.
D. John regrets forgetting to send Mary a Christmas card.
6. My father hasn’t smoked cigarettes for a month.
A. It’s a month since my father last smoked cigarettes.
B. It’s a month ago that my father smoked cigarettes.
C. It’s a month that my father hasn’t smoked cigarettes.
D. It’s a cigarette that my father smoked a month ago.
7. Having finished their work, the workers expected to be paid.
A. The workers expected to be paid because they had finished their work.
B. Having their work finished, the workers expected to be paid.
C. Having expected to be paid, the workers finished their work.
D. Having been finished their work, the workers expected to be paid.
8. Mr. Brown bought this car five years ago.
A. Mr. Brown started to buy this car five years ago.
B. It has been five years when Mr. Brown bought this car
C. Mr. Brown has had this car for five years .
D. It is five years ago since Mr. Brown bought this car.
9. I might go camping. My friends have invited me.
A. My friends have invited me to go camping.
B. My friends have invited me go camping.
C. My friends have invited me going camping.
D. My friends have invited me that I might go camping.
10. I haven’t enjoyed myself so much for years.
A. It’s years since I enjoyed myself so much.
B. It’s years since I have enjoyed myself so much.
C. It was years since I had enjoyed myself so much.
D. It has been years since I have enjoyed myself so much.
11. Have you heard the good news?
A. Carol in March had a baby.
B. In March, Carol had a baby.
C. Carol had in March a baby.
D. In March, had Carol a baby.
12. Although the driver slammed on his brakes, __________________
A. he was able to avoid hitting the small dog.
B. the small dog was not hit by the car.
C. he could run over the small dog.
D. he couldn’t avoid hitting the small dog.
13. John used to write home once a week when he was abroad.
A. John doesn’t now write home once a week any longer.
B. John enjoyed writing home every week when he was abroad.
C. John never forgot to write a weekly letter home when he was abroad.
D. When he was abroad he remembered to write home every week.
14. This is my tenth year working in this bank.
A. By the end of this year , I will work in this bank for ten years.
B. I have worked in this bank for ten years by the end of this year.
C. By the end of this year , I will have worked in this bank for ten years.
D. I had been working in this bank for ten years by the end of this year.
15. The famous actor was last seen in 2000.
A. The famous actor has not been able to see since 2000.
B. No one has seen the famous actor since 2000.
C. The famous actor didn’t see anyone in 2000.
D. No one saw the famous actor until 2000.
16. I came to live here three months ago.
A. It was three months since I lived here.
B. I’ve been living here for three months.
C. I lived here for three months.
D. I didn’t live here for three months.
17. She is sitting in a hotel room. Through the window, she sees a fat man.
A. She looks through the window and sees the fat man.
B. She and the fat man are in a hotel room.
C. The fat man wants to open the window and come in.
D. The fat man is looking in through the window.
18. She goes to the shops every Friday.
A. She goes every day to the shop but not on Friday.
B. It’s not Friday, but she’s going to the shops.
C. She always goes to the shops on Friday.
D. She never goes to the shops on Friday.
19. Michael took a deep breath and dived into the water.
A. After Michael had taken a deep breath, he dived into the water.
B. Having taken a deep breath, he dived into the water.
C. After Michael took a deep breath, he had dived into the water.
D. A & B are correct.
20. We started working here three years ago.
A. We worked here for three years.
B. We have no longer worked here for three years.
C. We have worked here for three years.
D. We will work here in three years.
21. It’s a long time since we last went to the cinema.
A. We have been to the cinema for a long time.
B. We haven’t been to the cinema for a long time.
C. We don’t go to the cinema as we used to.
D. We wish we went to the cinema now.
22. I haven’t finished this book yet.
A. I’m still reading this book.
B. I have read this book before.
C. The book I’m reading hasn’t finished.
D. I will read this book some day.
23. He used to jog every morning.
A. He enjoys jogging every morning.
B. He never fails to jog every morning.
C. He doesn’t now jog every morning.
D. He intended to jog every morning.
24. I have never felt happier than I do now.
A. I felt happier before.
B. I feel happy now.
C. I have never felt happy.
D. I have always felt happy.
25. He last had his eyes tested ten months ago.
A. He hasn’t had his eyes tested for ten months .
B. He had not tested his eyes for ten months then.
C. He had tested his eyes ten months before.
D. He didn’t have any test on his eyes in ten months.
26. Someone knocked on the door during my lunchtime.
A. I had lunch when someone knocked on the door.
B. When I had had lunch, someone knocked on the door.
C. I was having lunch when someone was knocking on the door.
D. I was having lunch when someone knocked on the door.
27. Steve left before my arrival.
A. When I arrived, Steve had already left.
B. Steve left as soon as I arrived.
C. While Steve was leaving I arrived.
D. Steve hadn’t left until I arrived.
28. I haven’t been here before.
A. Being here is a pleasant experience.
B. This is the first time I have been here .
C. I have wished to be here for long.
D. Before long I will be here.
29. The last time I saw Rose was three years ago.
A. I hasn’t seen Rose for three years.
B. I haven’t seen Rose three years ago.
C. I haven’t seen Rose since three years.
D. I haven’t seen Rose for three years.
30. When we arrived, the children were playing “Hide and Seek”
A. The children played “Hide and Seek” and then we arrived.
B. While the children were playing “Hide and Seek”, we arrived.
C. We arrived at the same time the children played “Hide and Seek”.
D. We didn’t arrive until the children played “Hide an
1. Eight years ago we started writing to each other.
A. We have rarely written to each other for eight years.
B. Eight years is a long time for us to write to each other.
C. We wrote to each other eight years ago.
D. We have been writing to each other for eight years.
2. The boy was so lazy that he couldn’t stay up late to learn his lessons.
A. The boy was lazy enough not to stay up late to learn his lessons.
B. The boy was too lazy to stay up late to learn his lessons.
C. The boy was lazy enough but he stayed up late to learn his lessons.
D. The boy was lazy enough to stay up late to learn his lessons.
3. My father is tired of seeing any violent films.
A. My father hasn’t seen a violent film.
B. My father has enjoyed all the violent films he has ever seen.
C. My father is worried about missing the next violent film.
D. My father never wants to see another violent film.
4. As soon as he waved his hand, she turned away.
A. He saw her turn away and he waved his hand.
B. No sooner had he waved his hand than she turned away.
C. She turned away because he waved his hand too early.
D. Although she turned away, he waved his hand.
5. John wishes he had remembered to send Mary a Christmas card.
A. John regrets not to send Mary a Christmas card.
B. John regrets forgetting not to send Mary a Christmas card.
C. John regrets not remembering sending Mary a Christmas card.
D. John regrets forgetting to send Mary a Christmas card.
6. My father hasn’t smoked cigarettes for a month.
A. It’s a month since my father last smoked cigarettes.
B. It’s a month ago that my father smoked cigarettes.
C. It’s a month that my father hasn’t smoked cigarettes.
D. It’s a cigarette that my father smoked a month ago.
7. Having finished their work, the workers expected to be paid.
A. The workers expected to be paid because they had finished their work.
B. Having their work finished, the workers expected to be paid.
C. Having expected to be paid, the workers finished their work.
D. Having been finished their work, the workers expected to be paid.
8. Mr. Brown bought this car five years ago.
A. Mr. Brown started to buy this car five years ago.
B. It has been five years when Mr. Brown bought this car
C. Mr. Brown has had this car for five years .
D. It is five years ago since Mr. Brown bought this car.
9. I might go camping. My friends have invited me.
A. My friends have invited me to go camping.
B. My friends have invited me go camping.
C. My friends have invited me going camping.
D. My friends have invited me that I might go camping.
10. I haven’t enjoyed myself so much for years.
A. It’s years since I enjoyed myself so much.
B. It’s years since I have enjoyed myself so much.
C. It was years since I had enjoyed myself so much.
D. It has been years since I have enjoyed myself so much.
11. Have you heard the good news?
A. Carol in March had a baby.
B. In March, Carol had a baby.
C. Carol had in March a baby.
D. In March, had Carol a baby.
12. Although the driver slammed on his brakes, __________________
A. he was able to avoid hitting the small dog.
B. the small dog was not hit by the car.
C. he could run over the small dog.
D. he couldn’t avoid hitting the small dog.
13. John used to write home once a week when he was abroad.
A. John doesn’t now write home once a week any longer.
B. John enjoyed writing home every week when he was abroad.
C. John never forgot to write a weekly letter home when he was abroad.
D. When he was abroad he remembered to write home every week.
14. This is my tenth year working in this bank.
A. By the end of this year , I will work in this bank for ten years.
B. I have worked in this bank for ten years by the end of this year.
C. By the end of this year , I will have worked in this bank for ten years.
D. I had been working in this bank for ten years by the end of this year.
15. The famous actor was last seen in 2000.
A. The famous actor has not been able to see since 2000.
B. No one has seen the famous actor since 2000.
C. The famous actor didn’t see anyone in 2000.
D. No one saw the famous actor until 2000.
16. I came to live here three months ago.
A. It was three months since I lived here.
B. I’ve been living here for three months.
C. I lived here for three months.
D. I didn’t live here for three months.
17. She is sitting in a hotel room. Through the window, she sees a fat man.
A. She looks through the window and sees the fat man.
B. She and the fat man are in a hotel room.
C. The fat man wants to open the window and come in.
D. The fat man is looking in through the window.
18. She goes to the shops every Friday.
A. She goes every day to the shop but not on Friday.
B. It’s not Friday, but she’s going to the shops.
C. She always goes to the shops on Friday.
D. She never goes to the shops on Friday.
19. Michael took a deep breath and dived into the water.
A. After Michael had taken a deep breath, he dived into the water.
B. Having taken a deep breath, he dived into the water.
C. After Michael took a deep breath, he had dived into the water.
D. A & B are correct.
20. We started working here three years ago.
A. We worked here for three years.
B. We have no longer worked here for three years.
C. We have worked here for three years.
D. We will work here in three years.
21. It’s a long time since we last went to the cinema.
A. We have been to the cinema for a long time.
B. We haven’t been to the cinema for a long time.
C. We don’t go to the cinema as we used to.
D. We wish we went to the cinema now.
22. I haven’t finished this book yet.
A. I’m still reading this book.
B. I have read this book before.
C. The book I’m reading hasn’t finished.
D. I will read this book some day.
23. He used to jog every morning.
A. He enjoys jogging every morning.
B. He never fails to jog every morning.
C. He doesn’t now jog every morning.
D. He intended to jog every morning.
24. I have never felt happier than I do now.
A. I felt happier before.
B. I feel happy now.
C. I have never felt happy.
D. I have always felt happy.
25. He last had his eyes tested ten months ago.
A. He hasn’t had his eyes tested for ten months .
B. He had not tested his eyes for ten months then.
C. He had tested his eyes ten months before.
D. He didn’t have any test on his eyes in ten months.
26. Someone knocked on the door during my lunchtime.
A. I had lunch when someone knocked on the door.
B. When I had had lunch, someone knocked on the door.
C. I was having lunch when someone was knocking on the door.
D. I was having lunch when someone knocked on the door.
27. Steve left before my arrival.
A. When I arrived, Steve had already left.
B. Steve left as soon as I arrived.
C. While Steve was leaving I arrived.
D. Steve hadn’t left until I arrived.
28. I haven’t been here before.
A. Being here is a pleasant experience.
B. This is the first time I have been here .
C. I have wished to be here for long.
D. Before long I will be here.
29. The last time I saw Rose was three years ago.
A. I hasn’t seen Rose for three years.
B. I haven’t seen Rose three years ago.
C. I haven’t seen Rose since three years.
D. I haven’t seen Rose for three years.
30. When we arrived, the children were playing “Hide and Seek”
A. The children played “Hide and Seek” and then we arrived.
B. While the children were playing “Hide and Seek”, we arrived.
C. We arrived at the same time the children played “Hide and Seek”.
D. We didn’t arrive until the children played “Hide an
EXERCISE 1: Use the correct form of verbs in brackets.
1. In all the world, there (be) ____are______ only 14 mountains that (reach) ____reach______above 8,000 meters.
2. He sometimes (come) ____comes______ to see his parents.
3. When I (come) ____came______, she (leave) ___had left_______for Dalat ten minutes ago.
4. My grandfather___have__ never (fly) ______flown____ in an airplane, and he has no intention of ever doing so.
5. We __have___just (decide) ____decided______ that we (undertake) ______would undertake______ the job.
6. He told me that he (take) ___would take_______ a trip to California the following week.
7. I knew that this road (be) ___will be_______ too narrow.
8. Right now I (attend) ___attending_______ class. Yesterday at this time I (attend) _____was attending_____class.
9. Tomorrow I'm going to leave for home. When I (arrive) ____arrive______at the airport, Mary (wait) ___will be waiting_______ for me.
10. Margaret was born in 1950. By last year, she (live) ___has lived_______on this earth for 55 years
11. The traffic was very heavy. By the time I (get) _____got_____to Mary's party, everyone (arrive) ____had already arrived______
12. I will graduate in June. I (see) ____will see______ you in July. By the time I (see) _____see_____ you , I (graduate) ____will have graduated______.
13. I (visit) _____visited_____ my uncle's home regularly when I (be) ____was______ a child.
14. That book (be) _____has been_____ on the table for weeks. ______Haven't____ you (not read) ____read______ it yet ?
15. David (wash) ____is washing______ his hands. He______has____ just (repair) ___repaired_______ the TV set.
16. ______Have____ you (be) ____been______here before? Yes, I (spend) _____spent_____ my holidays here last year.
17. We ______have____ never (meet) ___met_______ him. We don't know what he (look) ________looks__ like.
18. The car (be) ___will have been______ ready for him by the time he (come) ___comes_______tomorrow.
19. On arriving at home I (find) ____found______that she_____has_____ just (leave) _____left_____a few minutes before.
20. When we (arrive) ______arrive____ in London tonight, it______will____ probably (rain) ____be raining_____.
21. It (rain) ___is raining_______ hard. We can't do anything until it (stop) ___stops_______
22. Last night we (watch) ____were watching______TV when the power (fail) ____failed______.
23. That evening we (stay) _____stayed_____up to talk about the town where he (live) ____has lived______for some years.
24. I (sit) _____sat_____down for a rest while the shoes (repair) ____were being repaired______.
25. Half way to the office Paul (turn) ____turned______round and (go) ____went______back home because he (forget) ___had forgotten_______to turn the gas off.
26. London (change) ____has changed______a lot since we first (come) _____came_____ to live here.
27. While we (talk) ____were talking ______on the phone the children (start) _____started_____fighting and (break) ___broke_______a window
28. He used to talk to us for hours about all the interesting things he (do) ______had done____ in his life.
29. You know she (stand) _____has been standing_____looking at that picture for the last twenty minutes.
30. I (spend) ____has spent______ a lot of time travelling since I (get) __got________this new job.
31. When we (be) ____were______ at school we all (study) _____studied_____Latin.
32. When I (meet) ______met____ him , he (work) ______had been working____as a waiter for a year.
33. After he (finish) _____had finished_____ breakfast he (sit) _____sat_____down to write some letters.
34. She (have) ____has______a hard life, but she's always smiling.
35. I think Jim (be) _____will be_____ out of town.
EXERCISE 1: Use the correct form of verbs in brackets.
1. In all the world, there (be) ______are____ only 14 mountains that (reach) _____reach____above 8,000 meters.
2. He sometimes (come) _____comes_____ to see his parents.
3. When I (come) ___came_______, she (leave) ____had left______for Dalat ten minutes ago.
4. My grandfather has never (fly) ____flown______ in an airplane, and he has no intention of ever doing so.
5. We have just (decide) ____decided______ that we (undertake) ______would undertake______ the job.
6. He told me that he (take) _______would take___ a trip to California the following week.
7. I knew that this road (be) ____was______ too narrow.
8. Right now I (attend) _____am attending_____ class. Yesterday at this time I (attend) ____was attending______class.
9. Tomorrow I'm going to leave for home. When I (arrive) _____arrive_____at the airport, Mary (wait) _____will be waiting_____ for me.
10. Margaret was born in 1950. By last year, she (live) ____had lived______on this earth for 55 years .
11. The traffic was very heavy. By the time I (get) ____got______to Mary's party, everyone had already (arrive) ___arrived_______
12. I will graduate in June. I (see) ____will see______ you in July. By the time I (see) ____see______ you , I (graduate) ____will have graduated______.
13. I (visit) _____visited_____ my uncle's home regularly when I (be) _______was___ a child.
14. That book (be) ____has been______ on the table for weeks. Haven't You (not read) _____read_____ it yet ?
15. David (wash) ______is washing____ his hands. He has just (repair) _____repaired_____ the TV set.
16. Have You (be) _____been_____here before? Yes, I (spend) _____spent____ my holidays here last year.
17. We have never (meet) ___met_______ him. We don't know what he (look) ____looks______ like.
18. The car (be) ______will have been____ ready for him by the time he (come) _____comes_____tomorrow.
19. On arriving at home I (find) _____found_____that she had just (leave) ______left____a few minutes before.
20. When we (arrive) ______arrive____ in London tonight, it will probably (rain) _____be raining_____.
21. It (rain) _____is raining_____ hard. We can't do anything until it (stop) ___stops_______
22. Last night we (watch) _____were watching_____TV when the power (fail) ____failed______.
23. That evening we (stay) ____stayed_____up to talk about the town where he (live) ______had lived____for some years.
24. I (sit) ____sat______down for a rest while the shoes (repair) ____were being repaired______.
25. Half way to the office Paul (turn) ____turned______round and (go) _____went_____back home because he (forget) ____had forgot______to turn the gas off.
26. London (change) ____has changed______a lot since we first (come) ______came____ to live here.
27. While we (talk) ___were talking_______on the phone the children (start) ____started______fighting and (break) _____broke_____a window
28. He used to talk to us for hours about all the interesting things he (do) _____had done_____ in his life.
29. You know she (stand) ____has been standing______looking at that picture for the last twenty minutes.
30. I (spend) ______have spent____ a lot of time travelling since I (get) _____got_____this new job.
31. When we (be) ______were____ at school we all (study) ______studied____Latin.
32. When I (meet) ______met____ him , he (work) ____had been working______as a waiter for a year.
33. After he (finish) ______had finished____ breakfast he (sit) _____sat_____down to write some letters.
34. She (have) ____has______a hard life, but she's always smiling.
35. I think Jim (be) _____has been_____ out of town.
EXERCISE 2: Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the given one.
1. Eight years ago we started writing to each other.
A. We have rarely written to each other for eight years.
B. Eight years is a long time for us to write to each other.
C. We wrote to each other eight years ago.
D. We have been writing to each other for eight years.
2. The boy was so lazy that he couldn't stay up late to learn his lessons.
A. The boy was lazy enough not to stay up late to learn his lessons.
B. The boy was too lazy to stay up late to learn his lessons.
C. The boy was lazy enough but he stayed up late to learn his lessons.
D. The boy was lazy enough to stay up late to learn his lessons.
3. My father is tired of seeing any violent films.
A. My father hasn't seen a violent film.
B. My father has enjoyed all the violent films he has ever seen.
C. My father is worried about missing the next violent film.
D. My father never wants to see another violent film.
4. As soon as he waved his hand, she turned away.
A. He saw her turn away and he waved his hand.
B. No sooner had he waved his hand than she turned away.
C. She turned away because he waved his hand too early.
D. Although she turned away, he waved his hand.
5. John wishes he had remembered to send Mary a Christmas card.
A. John regrets not to send Mary a Christmas card.
B. John regrets forgetting not to send Mary a Christmas card.
C. John regrets not remembering sending Mary a Christmas card.
D. John regrets forgetting to send Mary a Christmas card.
6. My father hasn't smoked cigarettes for a month.
A. It's a month since my father last smoked cigarettes.
B. It's a month ago that my father smoked cigarettes.
C. It's a month that my father hasn't smoked cigarettes.
D. It's a cigarette that my father smoked a month ago.
7. Having finished their work, the workers expected to be paid.
A. The workers expected to be paid because they had finished their work.
B. Having their work finishing, the workers expected to be paid.
C. Having expected to be paid, the workers finished their work.
D. Having been finished their work, the workers expected to be paid.
8. Mr. Brown bought this car five years ago.
A. Mr. Brown started to buy this car for five years.
B. It has been five years when Mr. Brown has bought this car.
C. Mr. Brown has had this car for five years .
D. It is five years ago since Mr. Brown has bought this car.
9. John used to write home once a week when he was abroad.
A. John doesn't write home once a week any longer.
B. John enjoyed being written home every week when he was abroad.
C. John never forgot to write a weekly letter home when he was abroad.
D. When he was abroad he remembered to write home every week.
10. I haven't enjoyed myself so much for years.
A. It's years since I enjoyed myself so much.
B. It's years since I have enjoyed myself so much.
C. It was years since I had enjoyed myself so much.
D. It has been years since I have enjoyed myself so much.
1.She last had a swim was five years ago
2.They haven’t talked to each other for two months.
3.She hasn’t seen her elder sister since 1999
4. It’s years since she wrote to me.
5.It’s ten years since Robert and Catherine were married.
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1. She hasn’t had a swim for five years.
=> She last had a swim five years ago.
2. They last talked to each other two months ago.
=> They haven’t talked to each other for two months.
3.The last time she saw her elder sister was in 1999.
=> She hasn’t seen her elder sister since 1999.
4. She hasn’t written to me for years.
=> It’s years since she didn't write to me.
5. Robert and Catherine have been married for ten years.
=> It’s ten years since Robert and Catherine married.
6. It’s two weeks since they cleaned their room.
=> They haven't cleaned their room for two weeks.
7. It’s over six months since John had his hair cut.
=> John haven't had his hair cut for over six months.
8. How long is it since you rode a bike?
=> When did you last ride a bicycle?
9. How long is it since he wrote to you?
=> When did he last write to you?
10. When did he last talk to you?
=> How long has he talked to you?
11. When did you last telephone him?
=> How long is it since you telephoned him?
12. We have never eaten this kind of food before.
=> It’s the first time I have ever eaten this kind of food.
13. This is the fist time I have seen this film.
=> I have never seen this film before.
14. This is the first time he went abroad.
=> He hasn’t gone abroad before.
15. She started 1 month ago.
=> She has driven for 1 month.
1. This is the first time he went abroad ->
He hasn't.gone.abroad before......
2.She started driving 1 month ago -> She has..driven for 1 month....
3. We began eating when it started to rain -> We have.eatten before it started to rain...
4. I last had my hair cut when i left her -> I haven't..cut my hair since the last time I left her........
5.The last time she kissed me was 5 months ago -> she hasn't..kissed me for 5 month......
6.It is a long time since we last met -> We haven't..met for a long time.....
7.When did you have it ? -> How long.is it since you had it..?....
8.This is the first time i had such a delicious meal -> i haven't.had such a delicious meal before..........
9.I haven't seen him for 8 days -> The last...time I seen him was 8 days........
10.I haven't taken a bath since Monday -> It is...Monday since I last took a bath.................
1. he hasn't gone abroad before.
2. she has driven for a month.
3. we have eaten since it started to rain.
4. i haven't my hair cut since i left her.
5. she hasn't kissed me for 5 month.
6. we haven't met each other for a long time.
7. how long have you had it?
8. i haven't had such a delicios meal before.
9. the last time i saw him was 8 days ago.
10. it is monday since i took a bath.
1. I started working for the company a year ago.
I have been working for the company for a year
2. It is one hundred years since the birth of D.H Lawrence, the famous novelist.
D.H Lawrence is the famous novelist who was born one hundred years ago
3. How long have Catherine and Henry been engaged?
When were Catherine and Henry engaged ?
4. I last saw him when I was a student.
I haven’t seen him since i was a student
5. It is ages since Alan visited his parents.
Alan hasn’t visited his parents for ages
6. We will not see each other again before I go.
This will be the last time we see each other before i go
7. The train left before he got to the station.
By the time he got to the station, the train had left
8. The school was founded ten years ago.
It is ten years since the school was found
9. She hadn’t had a relapse for six months.
It was six months since she had a relapse
10. I haven’t forgone a meal for two years.
The last time i forwent a meal was 2 years ago
11 No-one has challenged his authority before.
This is the first time his authority is challenged
12. I was surprised at how easy he was to talk to.
I hadn’t expected that he was easy to talk to
13. It’s almost nine months since I stopped subscribing to that magazine.
I cancelled subscribing to that magazines for nine months
14. My decision to get up and dance coincided with the band’s decision to stop playing.
When i decided to get up and dance, the band coincidentally decided to stop playing
15. After seeing the film for himself, my father has stopped criticising it.
Since seeing the film for himself, my father has no longer criticised it
16. John hasn’t done any revision since spring term.
The last time John did a revision was spring term