Negative present perfect + since + Time …… > The last time +simple past + time.. I have not smoked since June2[r]
(1)1 Rewrite the sentences below
Example:
I haven’t seen that man here before It is the first time I have been that man I have never read this book before It’s the first time I have read this book My father hasn’t driven a car before
(This is the first time……… ) I’ve never met such a famous singer
before (It’s the first time……… )
3 She has never been to the ballet before (It’s the first time………) She hasn’t drunk Coca Cola before
( This is the first time ……… )
5 My father hasn’t been in hospital before (This is the first time ……….) I have not eaten this kind of food
before (It is ……… ) He has never met her before ( Is it
……….)
8 I have never dunk whisky before ( It is ……….)
9 She has not eaten curry before ( It is ……… )
10 Anh Dung has never loved a girl before ( it is ……….)
11 Yen Phi has never been to HCM city before ( It is ……….) 12 Danh has never visited Vung Tau before
( This is ……….) 13 I have never read such an interesting
book before (It’s……….) 14 I have never drunk whisky before 15 She has not eaten curry before 16 Anh Dung has never loved a girl before 17 Yen Phi has never been to HVM city
before
18 Danh has never visited Vung Tau before
2 Finish the second sentences so that they will have the same meaning as the preceding.
Negative present perfect + since + Time …… > The last time +simple past + time
I have not smoked since June The last time I smoked was in June She has not seen him since Monday The last time she saw him was on Monday They have not used the telephone since
May
2 I have not seen the cat since eight o’clock
3 Thao has not taken the medicine since Sunday
4 The doctor has not treated a patient since autumn
5 He has not come back to the village since 1990
6 I haven’t heard him since August I haven’t seen him since I was a
student
8 I haven’t played football since 1970 We haven’t seen Tom since he moved
to Bristol
10 It hasn’t rained for a fornight 11 Lucy hasn’t worn that dress since
Barbara’s wedding
12 My father hasn’t been to Vung tau for year
3.Finish the second sentences so that they will have the same meaning as the
preceding.
1 Minh last wrote to his pen pal five months ago ( Minh
hasn’t………)
2 The last time we visited Kuala Lumpur was two years ago (It’s……….) She last wore that dress at her
sister’s wedding (She hasn’t……… )
4 We haven’t been to the concert for over a year (The last
time……… )
5 We last saw our grandfather two years ago (We
(2)6 The last time we went to the cimema was two years ago (We haven’t……….)
7 It’s nearly ten ten years since we saw our uncle
(WE……….) The last time I saw David was in
1989 ( I ………) The last time Thuy met her old
friends was when they left school (Thuy haven’t………… )
10 The last time she went out with him was two years ago (She hasn’t ………)
11 The last time she went out with him was months ago ( It is……… )
12 They haven’t seen her for five years (They last……… ) 13 I haven’t met them for a years (I
last……… )
14 The last time we visited Ha Noi was two years ago ( It’s
………)
15 The editor hasn’t written to mai for a Mai (The editor last
……….) 16 He’s hasn’t seen me for three
years (it’s )
17 Mary has studied in Paris for two months (It is
18 He ahs not drunk wine for five years
19 He has learned English for ten years
20 They have not eaten anything for two days
21 Tuong Ling has stayed in Da lat for four days
22 Mr Hai has not smoked for a week
4.Change each of the following sentences so that it begin s with a present tense, past tense , orr future tense form of it takes as required by the meaning.
1 She walked to work in ten minutes I finished my work in an hour
3 She learned to speak English well in only one year
4 I wrote my paper in thirty minutes The train went around the mountain in
three hours
6 They finished the bridge in one year The cable reached him in two days We walk to school every morning in about
fifteen minutes
9 You’ll get there in about an hour 10 We’ll paint the bathrrom in hour hours 11 You’ll paint the kitchen in only 1.5 hours 12 I wash and dress each morning in less than
fifteen minutes
13 The clown puts on his makeup in half an hour
14 He learned to swim in just a few days 15 He recorered from her illness in two
months
16 I’ll run to the corner store and get what you need in just two or three minutes
17 The flight to Ha Noi lasted hours 18 They built a new house in five years 19 He had breakfast in 10 minutes 20 She found the bill in several seconds 21 The doctor examined the patient in 20
minutes
22 She did the test in two hours
23 Nguyet will cook the soup in one hour 24 The match lasts ninety minutes
25 Diem talked on the phone in ten minutes 26 To Quyen travels from Phu Loc to Bac Lieu in
thrty-five minutes
27 Khai will fly to Paris in ten hours 28 Yen Vi eats her lunch in thirty minutes 29 Dao will watch the film in three hours 30 Thuan An feeds the poultry in five minutes 31 Tu loi makes the cakes in forty minutes
5/ Write sentences
beginning I wish………
(3)wish I knew many people in the town It would be nice to be able to fly a plane It’s a shame I
don’t have a key
4 Ann isn’t here and I need to see her
5 I don’t like being so short Unfortuantel
y, I have to work tomorrow Don’t shout
all the time It’s so annoying I’m sorry I
can’t go to the party I’d like to get
access to the Internet, but I don’t have a computer 10 It’s a pity the
weather isn’t better today 11 I don’t know Paul’s phone number ( and I regret it)
12 I don’t have a computer ) ( and I need one)
13 It’s cold ( and I hate cold weather) 14 I live in a big
city ( and I don’t like it) 15 Mary isn’t
here ( and I need to see her) 16 I can’t go to
the party ( and I I’d like to)
17 There are many people here ( and it’s very crowded) 18 I have to
work tomorrow (but I’d like to stay at home) 19 I’m not lying
on the beautiful sunny beach ( and that’s a pity)
20 I don’t have anything to eat ( I’m very hungry) 21 I’m sorry, I
can’t cook very well 22 It’s a pity I
can’t come to your house t the weekend 23 I am so tired
of listening
to your complaints 24 It’s a shame
we don’t know Japanese 25 I can’t
understand what he is taking about 26 Ho Chi
Minh’s Mausoleum doesn’t open today 27 I’m sorry to
tell you that I am not interested in that film at all
28 I don’t know the way to Ben Thanh market 29 I haven’t got
a washing machine 30 I hate having
to go to school on Saturdays 31 Why don’t
we go away more often? 32 I’d love to be
a film star 33 I’d like to
have bigger house 34 I’d like you to
keep quiet 35 I woulf like
evry coub=ntry to
stop killing whales 36 I would like it
to stop raining 37 My baby
sister eats little food 38 What a pity
she doesn’t understand her lessons clearly 39 What apity
his neighbors aren’t friendly 40 I’m sorry my
sister doesn’t invite my cousins to her birthday party 41 They have to
work in a noisy office 42 It rains
heavily so we can’t go out
Choose the best answer:
(4)2 They are encourage d to participate ( at/ in / with ) sporting activities. 3 You
( didn’t / did / can’t ) forget to post the letter, did you? 4 I like to go
( for/ to/ in ) a picnic. 5 Is there an
interesting film ( at/ to / on ) the cinema today. 6 I don’t
have ( some/ any/ a ) money with me. 7 What is
the matter with you? I ( am/ was / had / am having ) sore eyes. 8 I am happy
( passing / pass / to
pass / passed) all the exams. 9 The man
( talk / to talk / talked/ talking ) to the
principle is my English teacher. 10 It’s ( hard /
hardly / difficulty / difficultly ) to believe that Nam passed the exam. 11 Do you
mind if I ( used / use / using / to use ) your phone? 12 Sticky rice
cakes are ( sell/ sold / selling ) in many shops. 13 Would you
mind ( worked/ work / to work / working ) over time this morning?
14 I think you are
( making / doing / do / make ) a silly mistake. 15 My family
enjoys ( watches / watching / watched / to watch ) the News on
Television. 16 Television is bringing( not/ and / not only/ so)
informatio n ( but / or/ and/ but also) entertain ment. 17 In the rural
areas, life is always a struggle ( at/ with/ to / for ) nature. 18 They have
( taught / teached/ teaches/ to teach) English in this school for ten years.
19 We are glad to tell you that we ( are going/ will go/ go) to have interesting activities. 20 Let Lan
( do/ does/ did) what she wants. 21 Mrs Binh
looked very ( happy/ happily/ unhappily) this morning. 22 After a
month, Nam got used to ( study/stu dying/stud ies) in his new school. 23 I can meet
her ( and/ between/a t) 7.15 and 8.00 24 His
parents are always proud ( about/ of / on ) him. 25 “ I’m sorry
(5)sister is out Would you like to leave a ( phone/ distance / message)? 26 When I
was a child I ( like / usually/ used to ) follow my mom to the market. 27 Would
you mind if I ( open/ opening/ opened/ opens ) the window? 28 Color TV
( was inventing / invented/ has invented/ was invented ) by John Logic Baird in 1928. 29 Could you
help me ( of / on / to / with ) you luggage? 30 Every one
fell ( over/
in/ into/ out) the deep and dangerous river. 31 It’s hard
( believe/ to believe/ believed? That mankind might live paper ones. 32 Instead of
( use/ using/ uses/ used) plastic bags , we can use paper ones. 33 I am
( please/ pleased/ pleasant/ pleasing) that you did well at school. 34 My father
told me how ( to go/ go / went / going ) to the bank. 35 It’s easy
for him ( fix/ to fix/ fixing/
fixes) machines. 36 We are