# I have never been to the ballet before--> It is the first time I have been to the ballet # John and Mary moved to Edinburgh twenty years ago ---> It is 20 years since John and M[r]
(1)1, I has never seen such a beautiful building
> It's the most beautiful building that I have ever seen 2, I have never read such a romantic story
-> It's the most romantic story that I have ever read 3, They had never had such a cold winter
-> It's the coldest winter that they had ever had
4, You will never meet anyone more dangerous than Mrs Jones
-> Mrs Jones is the most dangerous person that you will ever meet 5, Man has never had such efficient servants as computer
-> Computer are the most efficient servants that man has ever had This is the first time I've been to a night club > I haven't been to a night club
# They have never heard such a thing before > this is the first time they have ever heard such a thing
# None has challenged his authority before > This is the first time anyone has challenged his authority
# She left university years ago > It is years since she left university
# My mother was the most warm-hearted person I've ever known > I have never known anyone more warm-hearted than my mother
# I haven't been able to see them for over a year > It is over a year since I saw them # It stared to rain at o'clock > It has rained since o'clock
# I have never been to the ballet before > It is the first time I have been to the ballet # John and Mary moved to Edinburgh twenty years ago -> It is 20 years since John and Mary moved to Edinburgh
# The police started looking for him two months ago > For two months now the police have looked for him
# I have never seen a looking dog >This is the first time I have seen a dirtier-looking dog (cau thieu "before")
# Mary rang hours and hours ago >It is hours since Mary rang
# It is ages since Alan visited his parents >Alan hasn't visited his parents for ages
# John has not had his hair cut for over six months > It is over six months since John had his hair cut
# He has had it for weeks > He bought it since months 1/ It's years since I had a punture
> I have had a punture for years
2/ It's months since he earned any money > He has earned any money for months 3/ He last shaved the day before yesterday > He hasn't shaved the day since yesterday 4/ I last drank champagne at my brother's wedding
> I haven't drunk champagne since my brother's wedding 5/ It's years since I was last in Rome
> I haven't been in Rome for years 6/ I saw Tom last on his wedding day
(2)8/ It's years since Mary last spoke French
> Mary hasn't spoken for years (???? Vầy chị?) 9/ It's ten weeks since since I last had a good night sleep >I haven't had a good sleep for 10 weeks
10/ He last paid taxes in 1970 > He hasn't paid taxes since 1970 11/ I last ate meat years ago > I haven't eaten meat for years
12/ It's months since the windows were cleaned > The windows hasn't been clearned for months 13/ It's years since I took photographs
> I haven't taken photographs for years(????) 14/ I last watched TV on new years's day > I haven't watched TV since new year's day 15/ It's months since he wrote to me
> He hasn't written to me for months 16/ I was last paid six months ago > I haven't paid for months