Tân Thoi Secondary School School year: 2010-2011 Week: 13 Unit 7: My neighborhood Exercise 1: Put the verbs in brackets in the Present Perfect Tense. 1. Peter and his brother (learn) ______ English for three years. 2. Mr. Green (play) ______ chess since eight o'clock. 3. It (not rain) ______ since last week. 4. We (not see) ______ our new teacher yet. 5. I (study) ______ very hard for this examination. 6. My uncle (work) ______ in this factory for ten years. 7. She (see) ______ this film before. 8. The weather (be) ______ quite good since Christmas. 9. I (have) ______ this bike since I was a teenager, and I still use it. 10.He (play) ______ for the football club for several years, but it's time to leave it now. Exercise 2: Fill in each blank with the correct prepositions "for" or "since". 1. They have only been there ______ a few minutes. 2. I have known them ______ many years. 3. My elder sister has been a college student ______two years. 4. They have lived here ______ 2000. 5. She has been away ______ three days. 6. It hasn't rained in the region ______ several months. 7. She has been here ______ many years and she loves it. 8. My brother has worked in this motor company ______ he left university. 9. She hasn't seen her ______ closest friend ______ several years. 10.Jill has stayed in Ha Noi ______ six months. Exercise 3: Put the verbs in brackets in the correct verb tense. 1. Be careful! The teacher (look) ______ at you. 2. The boy (learn) ______ for three years, but he can't understand this letter. 3. How long (you / know) ______ Paul? I (know) ______ him for five years. 4. (she / feed) ______ the cat yet? 5. We (not see) ______ Lan since we (be) ______ on holiday last summer. 6. (she / finish) ______ her homework yet? 7. (your dog / ever bite) ______ anyone? Yes, he (bite) ______ the postman last month. 8. Would you like some coffee? I (just / make) ______ some. 9. (you / ever be) ______ to Ha Noi? 10.Our school performance (start) ______ late last Sunday because of the heavy rain. Exercise 4: Complete the following short exchanges with the correct verb tense. 11.A: Have you ever (try) ______ spaghetti yet? B: No, I ______, but I'd love to. 12.A: Have you ever (eat) ______ at a Japanese restaurant? B: Yes, I ______. The food was delicious. 13.A: Have you ever (see) ______ a real tiger? Lesson plan: English 8 (optional) Teacher: Nguyen Thien Hanh 27 Tân Thoi Secondary School School year: 2010-2011 B: Yes, I ______. I (see) ______ one at the zoo last month. 14.A: Have you ever (be) ______ to a picnic at the beach? B: Yes, I ______. It was fun. 15.A: You (have) ______ breakfast this morning? B: Yes, I ______. I (eat) ______ bread and eggs. Exercise 5: Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence. 1. The man ______ in the factory since he left school. A. works B. worked C. has worked D. is working 2. When ______ the house? Two years ago. A. he bought B. did he buy C. has he bought D. he has bought 3. What have you done ______ we last met? A. since B. for C. when D. before 4. My father hasn't met his younger brother ______ ten years. A. since B. for C. in D. during 5. Mr. Trung ______ newspapers for ten years. A. is selling B. sells C. sold D. has sold 6. ______ Jim since he sent us this letter?. A. Have you seen B. Did you see C. Do you see D. Are you seeing Lesson plan: English 8 (optional) Teacher: Nguyen Thien Hanh 28 . The food was delicious. 13. A: Have you ever (see) ______ a real tiger? Lesson plan: English 8 (optional) Teacher: Nguyen Thien Hanh 27 Tân Thoi Secondary. see C. Do you see D. Are you seeing Lesson plan: English 8 (optional) Teacher: Nguyen Thien Hanh 28