CHUYỂN-ĐỔI-THÌ-QÚA-KHỨ-ĐƠN-SANG-THÌ-HIỆN-TẠI-HOÀN-THÀNH

CHUYỂN ĐỔI THÌ QÚA KHỨ ĐƠN SANG THÌ HIỆN TẠI HOÀN THÀNH

CHUYỂN ĐỔI THÌ QÚA KHỨ ĐƠN SANG THÌ HIỆN TẠI HOÀN THÀNH S + began/ started + V-ing / To V … in + time (May, 1990,…) time (years, month, ) + ago  S + have/has + Ved/3…………… since/ for + time have/has + been + V-ing…… Ex: I started learning English five years ago  I have been studying English for five years S + have/ has + not + Ved/3………for/ since + time  a It’s + time + since + S + (last) + Ved/2  b The last time + S + Ved/2… …was + time(years,month, ) + ago in + time(May, 1990,…)  c S + last + Ved/2 …… time + ago in + time Ex: She has lived here for many years It’s many years since she lived here I haven’t seen him for two months  It’s two months since I last saw him I haven’t seen him for two months  The last time I saw him was two months ago  I last saw him two months ago S + have/ has + (not) + Ved/3 ….+ since + S + Ved/2  S + (last) Ved/2 + when + S + Ved/2 Ex: John hasn’t seen her since she left for Japan  John last saw her when she left for Japan S + have/ has + not + Ved/3………before  It/this/that is the first time + S + have/ has + Ved/3 Ex: I haven’t seen that man here before It is the first time I have seen that man here How long is it since + S + Ved/2… ? have/ has + S + Ved/3… ?  When did + S + V0…….? Ex: How long is it since you sold this car?  When did you sell this car? S + have/ has + never + Ved/3 + such (a/ an) + Adj + N  It/this/that is the + Adj (superlative) + S + have/ has + ever + Ved/3 Ex: I’ve never met such an intelligent boy  This is the most intelligent boy I’ve ever met Before + S + Ved/2………….S + had + Ved/3 After + S + had + Ved/3……….S + Ved/2 Ex: He played football but first he did all his homework  Before he played football, he had done his homework  After he had done his homework, he played football S + had + hardly + Ved/3 + when + S + Ved/2 = Hardly + had + S + Ved/3 + when + S + Ved/2  S + had + no sooner + Ved/3 + than + S + Ved/2 = No sooner + had + S + Ved/3 + than + S + Ved/2 Ex: He had hardly seen me when he ran away  He had no sooner seen me than he ran away EXERCISES Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meaning My aunt has been teaching English for 40 years  My aunt began………………………………………………………………………………… We started looking for a flat months ago and we are still looking  We've ………………………………………………………………………………………… I have played football for ages  It’s ages ………………………………………………………………………………………… The last time I went to Hanoi was over fours years ago I ………………………………………………………………………………………………… It’s ………………………………………………………………………………………………… I haven’t heard from him since July I last …………………………………………………………………………………………… The last time I ………………………………………………………………………………… I last saw her when she returned to her home town  I haven’t seen her ………………………………………………………………………………… I haven’t gone swimming since we were in Spain  I last …………………………………………………………………………………………… She hasn’t seen her mother since she left for Pairs  She ……………………………………………………………………………………………… She hasn’t spoken Japanese before  It’s the first time ………………………………………………………………………………… 10 This is the first time she has driven a car  She ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 11 How long have you sold your old house?  When did you sell………………………………………………………………………………… 12 I have never met such a nice person  It's …………………………………………………………………………………………… 13 I has never seen such a beautiful building  It's ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 14 I went over my lesson and then went to school  Before I ……………………………………………………………………………………… 15 The children went to bed We watched TV  After the children ……………………………………………………………………………… 16 He had hardly begun the trip when he fell ill  Hardly ………………………………………………………………………………………… 17 As soon as they arrived on the beach, it started to rain → They had no sooner ………………………………………………………… ………………