SIMPLE PAST <=> PRESENT PERFECT

I) Sentence Transformation:

1) This is the first time he went abroad.

=> He hasn't____________________________________________________

2) She started driving 1 month ago.

=> She has_____________________________________________________

3) We began eating when it started to rain.

=> We have_____________________________________________________

4) I last had my hair cut when I left her.

=> I haven't____________________________________________________

5) The last time she kissed me was 5 months ago.

=> She hasn't___________________________________________________

6) It is a long time since we last met.

=> We haven't___________________________________________________

7) When did you have it ?

=> How long __________________________________________________?

8) This is the first time I had such a delicious meal .

=> I haven't____________________________________________________
9) I haven't seen him for 8 days.

=> The last_____________________________________________________

10) I haven't taken a bath since Monday.

=> It is________________________________________________________

11. We last went to London two years ago.

=> We_________________________________________________________

=> It’s_________________________________________________________

=> The last time_________________________________________________

12. This is the first time I have visited Hanoi.

=> I ___________________________________________________________

13. I began learning English five years ago.

I have________________________________________________________

14. I last saw her in 2010.

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15. I haven’t eaten this kind of food before.

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16. I started working for this company a year ago.

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17. I last read that book on November 20th. 

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18. I have never eaten with knives and folks before.

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19. It is 10 years since I last visited Dalat.

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20. She hasn’t phoned home for two weeks.

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21. Mr. Brown bought this car five years ago.

A. Mr. Brown started to buy this car five years ago.

B. It has been five years when Mr. Brown bought this car

C. Mr. Brown has had this car for five years.

D. It is five years ago since Mr. Brown bought this car.

22. I haven’t enjoyed myself so much for years.

A. It’s years since I enjoyed myself so much.

B. It’s years since I have enjoyed myself so much.

C. It was years since I had enjoyed myself so much.

D. It has been years since I have enjoyed myself so much.

23. We started working here three years ago.

A. We worked here for three years.

B. We have no longer worked here for three years.

C. We have worked here for three years.

D. We will work here in three years.

24. It’s a long time since we last went to the cinema.

A. We have been to the cinema for a long time.

B. We haven’t been to the cinema for a long time.

C. We don’t go to the cinema as we used to.

D. We wish we went to the cinema now.

25. I haven’t finished this book yet.

A. I’m still reading this book.

B. I have read this book before.

C. The book I’m reading hasn’t finished.

D. I will read this book some day.

26. He last had his eyes tested ten months ago.

A. He hasn’t had his eyes tested for ten months.

B. He had not tested his eyes for ten months then.

C. He had tested his eyes ten months before.

D. He didn’t have any test on his eyes in ten months.

II) Rewrite the following sentences with the words given: 

1.Minh last wrote to his pen pal five months ago.

Minh hasn’t___________________________________________________

2.The last time we visited Kuala Lumpur was 3 years ago.

 I haven’t____________________________________________________

3. When did you study English? 

How long____________________________________________________?

4. They began building this house 2 months ago

They have___________________________________________________ 

5. My father started to work in this factory last week

My father has_________________________________________________

6. How long has he worked in the garden? 

 When_______________________________________________________?

7. How long ago did you learn music? 

 How long have_________________________________________________

8. He started living in Ho Chi Minh city when he was 8

 He has______________________________________________________

9. He learnt English when he was 18

 He has______________________________________________________

10. They have worked in that factory for five years.

 They began___________________________________________________

11. My father stopped smoking two years ago.

 My father hasn’t_______________________________________________

12. We have learnt English for four years.

We started__________________________________________________

13.My father started to give up smoking last year.

My father has________________________________________________

14.They have worked in that factory since 2001.

They started__________________________________________________

15. Lan hasn’t written to Maryam for a month.

-->Lan didn’t___________________________________________________

III) Rewrite these sentences, so that the meaning staying the same :

1. She hasn’t gone out with him for 5 months.

 The last time.................................................................................................................................................................................................................

2. We haven’t seen such a cruel mother before.

 This is the first......................................................................................................................

3. It’s two years since we last saw Mr. Jones.

 We haven’t...............................................................................................................................

4. This is the first time I have visited the USA.

 I haven’t....................................................................................................................................

5. I have learnt English for 10 years now.

 I began.......................................................................................................................................

6. She moved to London 20 years ago.

 She has......................................................................................................................................

7. The Pikes haven’t visited Paris for 2 years.

 The last time............................................................................................................................

8. I didn’t see her again for 3 years.

 Three years has......................................................................................................................

9. The last time I saw John was when he was leaving for Edinburgh.

 John hasn’t...............................................................................................................................

10. They haven’t liked ice-cream since they ate too much and was sick.

 They didn’t.................................................................................................................................

11. John’s career as a television presenter began five years ago.

 John has....................................................................................................................................

12. How long have your family read Tuoi Tre Newspaper ?

 When did your.........................................................................................................................

13. My old friend started working on that farm in 2005.

 Since 2005,..............................................................................................................................

14. When did he start teaching Physical Education in this school ?

 How long....................................................................................................................................

15. My mother has had this washing machine for a long time.

 My mother................................................................................................................................

16. My father stopped drinking champagne ten years ago.

 My father hasn’t.....................................................................................................................
17. Jane’s grandma hasn’t planted trees in the garden for 5 months.

 Jane’s grandma stopped........................................................................................................

18. I have never met a more warm-hearted person than my mother is.

 My mother is............................................................................................................................

19. I have never seen such a bad film as that one in the cinema.

 That is the................................................................................................................................

20. We haven’t seen Mary since we left the university.

 We last......................................................................................................................................