o For + ( a period of time ) For 10 years For 23 seconds o Since + ( a point of time )
Since Monday
Since 1989
I have studied English for 10 years.
She has not seen Lan since 1989.
Comparison with “like, (not) as ….as, (not) the same as, different from”
o Like (prep) : giống như
He looks like his father.
o The same as : giống như
Her eyes are the same color as yours
The bag on the left is the same as the bag on the right.
o (Not) as ….as (như…..)
The magazine is not as large as the newspaper.
He is as tall as me.
o Different from (khác với)
What makes him different from the rest of the students?
This table is different from that one.
I. Complete the sentences. Put for or since into each gap.
1. It has been raining _____ lunch time.
2. My boss will go away ______ the next ten days.
3. I’m staying in England ______ a year.
4. She has lived in London ______ 1985.
5. Please hurry up! We have been waiting _____ an hour.
6. I have known her _______ January.
7. Nam’s father has worked in this company _____ 20 years.
8. Have you learned English _____ a long time?
9. I haven’t seen Tom _____ Monday.
10. The house is very dirty. We haven’t cleaned it _____ ages.
11. She has been sick _____ Wednesday.
12. John has worked in that firm _____ six years.
13. He has been in the hospital _____ almost a month.
14. They haven’t sent him any money ____ last summer.
15. She has not eaten anything ____ two days.
16. They have been friends ______ high school.
17. They have lived with her parents _____ they were married.
18. We’ve lived here _____ 1999.
19. I haven’t seen Linh _____ my birthday party.
20. That building has been there _____ the 19th century.
21. My brother works for a company called FPT. He has worked for them _____
he graduated from university.
22. My sister has been a student _____ two years.
23. She’s been away _____ five days.
24. We’ve already waited _____ a year.
25. I haven’t seen him _____ he left home.
II. Write sentences with the cues words. Use the present perfect tense of the verbs.
1. He/ have/ a cold/ a week.
……….
2. They/ buy/ the new house/ April.
……….
3. My family/ be/ here/ Christmas.
……….
4. We/ not see/ each other/ 10 years.
……….
5. Mr. Clark/ work/ in the bank/ a long time.
……….
6. Tom and Joanna/ go/ to France/ last summer.
……….
7. My sister/ start/ a new job/ yesterday.
……….
8. I/ not eat/ in that restaurant/ ages.
……….
9. Mr. Robinson/ teach/ in this school/ 1978.
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10. I/ write/ this letter/ six o’clock.
……….
11. Mr. Ha/ give up/ smoking/ five months.
……….
III. Supply the correct tense, simple past or present perfect tense of the verbs in parentheses.
1. We are now living on 72nd street where we (live) _____ for two year.
2. They (live) _____ in Washington from 1950 to 1955.
3. Before John came to the United States, he (work) _____ as a clerk.
4. Since coming here, however, he (work) _____ as a worker.
5. Smith (leave) _____ New York last month and (work) _____ in Chicago since then.
6. When I last saw him, John (feel) _____ very well.
7. I myself (study) ______ French since 1980.
8. We (buy) ______ this car two years ago and (drive) _____ it 5000 miles since then.
9. My former teacher was Miss. Smith. I (study) _____ with him for six months.
10. My present teacher is Mr. Jones. I (study) ______ with her for one month.
11. I (work) ______ him since 1970.
12. How long _____ you (learn) ______ English?
13. _______ you (meet) _______ him since we (say) ______ good-bye?
IV. Read the situations and complete the sentences, using the words in brackets.
1. Hoa and Tim are both 13 years old. (the same age…as). Tim is _______ age ________.
2. She speaks English very well, and her sister speaks well, too. (as…as). She speaks ______________________ her sister.
3. They like spaghetti; but I like hamburger. (different form). Their tastes are _______________________________________.
4. They’ve lived here for a long time but we’ve lived here longer. (as…as). They haven’t ______________________________.
5. He is wearing a red cap, and she is wearing a red cap too. (like). He is ______________________________________________ hers.
6. My birthday is 12 August. Tom’s birthday is 12 August. (the same as). My birthday is _________________________ Tom’s.
7. Sandra spent 1000 dollars; but Susan spent 120 dollars. (as…as). Sandra ____________ much money ____________.
8. I thought she was intelligent girl; but she is so stupid. (different from). She is ___________ what ____________.
9. Nam drives carefully, but his sister drives more carefully. (as…as). Nam doesn’t ___________________________________.
10. We left the meeting at 10 pm; they left the meeting at 10 pm too. (the same…as). We left ______________ time ___________.
IV. Choose the best answer.
1. His garden isn’t as large (as/ than) mine.
2. My dictionary is different (than/ from) Lien’s.
3. Her mother is the (same/ similar) age as yours.
4. We haven’t talked to your sister (for/ since) a long time.
5. Trung (hasn’t collected/ didn’t collect) stamps since Christmas.
6. It’s nine months since I (drank/ have drunk) Lipton tea.
7. There are (much/ more) than eighty stores in the mall.
8. The students were worried (about/ for) the results of the final exam.
9. We should organize the meeting in (so/ order) to discuss the new pay offer.
10.She is (enough/ too) tired to cook the meal tonight.