My friend’s mother has been teaching English in this school for a long time.. The last time it snowed here was six years ago.. John began playing the piano ten years ago.. It’s nearly tw
Trang 1PAST TENSE AND PRESENT PERFECT
1 It has been years since we last traveled abroad
We haven’t
2 I haven’t watched TV for a week
The last
3 We bought this house two years ago
We have
4 We have never met him before
It’s the
5 It started to rain at 2 p.m
It has
6 When did you start working here?
How long
7 Dave has written a composition for two hours
Dave started
8 How long have you been learning English?
When
9 Keith started driving a car five years ago
Keith has
10 This is the first time I have ever eaten this kind of food
I have
11 The last time I played chess was in 2000
I have not
12 I have never met such a famous person before
It is
13 My friend’s mother has been teaching English in this school for a long time
My friend’s mother started
14 She has never been so angry before
This is
15 The last time it snowed here was six years ago
It hasn’t
16 He hasn’t visited his parents for a year
It is
17 John and Mary moved to Edinburgh twenty years ago
It is now
18 John began playing the piano ten years ago
John has
19 I have never read such a romantic story
This is
20 They last visited me five years ago
They haven’t
21 He hasn’t been back to his homework for 20 years now
It is
22 It’s nearly twenty years since my father saw his brother
My father `
23 When did you last ride a bike?
How long
24 We haven’t been to London since 1998
The last
25 My wait in the queue has lasted forty minutes so far
I
26 I’ve never seen such a bad film as that one
That’s
27 The last time Nancy came here was in 1986
Nancy hasn’t
28 How long have they lived in this city?
How long ago
29 When did you first know him?
How
30 Philips went on a trip around the world three years ago
It is
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This is
32 After that she never got in touch with him
That was the
33 We haven’t had a party since last Christmas
The last time
34 She began playing the piano six years ago
She has
35 When did you last meet him?
How long
COMPARISON
1 Helen is young and Lily is young, too
Lily is
2 Nam is twenty and Minh is twenty-two
Minh is
3 This film is not as interesting as the film last night
The film last night
4 No one in this class is as beautiful as Susan
Susan
5 This house is higher than all of the houses in this town
This house is the
6 Minh studies better than his brother used to
Minh’s brother never used to
7 He visits his family more frequently than she does
She doesn’t
8 My mother doesn’t cook as well as my father
My mother cooks
9 John drives more carefully than his brother
John’s brother doesn’t
10 Mary sings the most beautifully in her school
No one in Mary’s school
11 My house isn’t as large as yours
Your house is
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That road
Your bicycle
14 Peter plays the guitar better than Jack
Jack doesn’t
15 This white armchair isn’t as comfortable the yellow one
The yellow armchair
16 David is a better runner than Paul
Paul is not
17 Nobody in the class is taller than Carol
Carol is the
18 I haven’t written as much as you
You’ve written
19 We expected the play to be better
The play wasn’t
20 Jane’s hair isn’t as long as Helen’s
Helen’s hair is
21 No student in the school is noisier than I am
I am the
22 This exhibition is much more interesting than the last one
The last exhibition was not
23 This is as fast as the car can go
The car can’t
24 This bike is not as expensive as the green one
The green bike is
25 Kate ate less than George did
Kate didn’t
26 Sarah can swim further than I can
I can’t
27 I thought that learning to drive would be difficult, but it isn’t
Learning to drive is
28 I am not as good a tennis player as John
I don’t
29 Computers used to be more expensive than they are now
Computers are
30 No one in the class plays chess as well as Betty
Betty is
31 Tom is a more careful driver than Peter
Peter doesn’t
32 The road I told you isn’t as far as this road
This road
33 Mary’s sister doesn’t cook as well as her mother
Mary’s mother is better
34 Lan is the best student in our class
Nobody
35 This is the faster way to get into the center of the city
There is
36 Clemens is the best guitarist in the world
No one
37 I have never read such an excellent story
This is
38 Mr Smith is the wisest m ember of the family
No member
39 Catherine is the most intelligent student in our class
Nobody