1.     Mr Pike began to use this dictionary ten years ago.

 Mr Pike has................

2.     My friends started doing this kind of work five months ago.

My friends..................

3.     I started writing this letter two hours ago.

I have..............

4.     They began living at 33225 Grand Avenue last September.

They have................

5.     My friend started to work at the grocery store in 2009.

My friend.....................

Rewrite each of the sentences so that the meaning stays the same
1. I started to write this letter 2 hours ago
- I have WRITTEN THIS LETTER FOR 2 HOURS
2. He started to learn English 2 years ago
- He has............................................
3. She began to work for this compay 2 months ago
- She has..........................................................................
4. They began teaching at this school 2 weeks ago
- They have...............................................
5. He stopped smoking 2 days ago
- He has........................................................
6.She stopped working here last week
- She has..........................................................
7.She started writing novels when she was 15 years old
- he has...............................................................
8. They began to build this hospital last year
- They have......................................................
9. It started to rain yesterday
- It has........................................................
10.We began living here last year
- We have...............................................

1 I started doing homework two hours ago. -> I have

2 I started working in this company five years ago. -> I have

3 She started writing this novel 3 months ago. -> She has

4 Lan began playing the piano ten years ago. -> Lan has

5 They started learning English 2 weeks ago. -> They have

6 My sister began teaching English 20 years ago. -> My sister has

7 .It began raining half an hour ago. -> It has

8 They began building this house one month ago. -> They have

9 He started having his breakfast 1 hour ago. -> He has

10 Mr. Ba began talking to our teacher an hour ago. -> Mr. Ba has

III. Rewrite the sentences.

1.    I started living here two years ago.

I have ……………………………………………………

  2.   People speak English as the first language in Australia.

         English  …………………………………………………..

3.  Mary got the job, but she didn’t have the qualification.

 Although …………………………………………………..

4.  The weather was not good. The boys played football.

Although ………………………………………………….…………………………..
5. Ms Huong has written a lot of articles for the Viet Nam News.

A lot of………………………………………………………….

6. She enjoys going swimming.

She is …………………………………………………

7. Does he spend most of his free time playing video games?

Does it take……………………………………………………..

8. Does it take you 3 hours to do this task?

Do you spend………………………………………………….?

9. Books were usually written by hand.

Books used to………………………………………………………………………………

10. Practice speaking English everyday or you can’t improve your English.

If…………………………………………………………………………………..

The sentence transformation

1. They started checking the machines two hours ago.
 They have………………………………………….
2. She commenced cooking the soup half an hour ago.
 She has……………………………………………
3. Jack began planting flowers three hours ago.
 Jack has …………………………………………………
4. They started building the bridge two years ago.
 They have ……………………………………………
5. Mai commenced writing the lesson twenty minutes ago.
 Mai has ………………………………………
6. My Vi began counting her lucky money five minutes ago.
 My Vi has …………………………………
7. You started flirting with me forty minutes ago.
 You have ……………………………………………….
8. Tu Linh and My Vi commenced doing the test at one o'clock.
 Tu Linh and My Vi have ……………
9. Thien Son began watering the vegetables at nine o'clock.
 Thien. Son has ………………
10. Khanh started playing coputer games in 2002.
 Khanh has ……………………………
11. Bich Tran commenced raising pets in 2000.
Bich Tran has …………………..……………

12. Binh began selling lottey tickets in June.
 Binh has ………………………...……….…………………
13. I have never drunk whisky before.
 It is the first time ………………………………………………………………….…
14. She has not eaten curry before.
 It is the first time ………………………………………………………………………
15. Danh has never visited Vung Tau before.
 It is the first time …………………………………………………….

1. Ngoc last ate fish five months ago.

=> Ngoc hasn’t _______________________________________________

2. Long last wore jeans in 2004.

=> Long hasn’t _______________________________________________

3. I started writing this book two weeks ago.

=> I have ____________________________________________________

4. We started learning to ride 10 years ago.

=> We have __________________________________________________

5. Minh began to collect stamps in 2000.

=> Minh has __________________________________________________

6. She started to give up smoking last year.                                

=> She has ___________________________________________________

7. They started learning English ten years ago.

=> They have _________________________________________________

8. Tom and Mary started working in that factory in 1990.

=> Tom and Mary have _________________________________________

1.     My father started repainting the house two days ago.

My father has …………………………………………………………..

2.     They began to make the desks last week .

They have………………………………………………….

Rewrite the sentences using PAST SIMPLE or PRESENT PERFECT TENSE.

1. I moved to Ho Chi Minh city in 2000.

=> I have ..................................................

2. She began to learn English four years ago.

=> She has .................................................

3. They started practicing tennis when they were in high school.

=> They have ...............................................................................

4. They started to French in 2004.

=> They have ...............................

5. We began learning English six months ago.

=> We have .....................................................

6. When did she begin to work for this company?

=> How long ......................................................?

7. The last time they visited London was two years ago.

=> They haven't .............................................................

8. He hasn't gone out with her for two years.

=> It's ...........................................................

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

àMinh hasn’t …………………………………………..

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

à I haven’t ………………………………………………………

3. When did you study English?

àHow long …………………………………………? …

4. They began building this house 2 months ago

àThey have ………………………………………

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

àMyfather has…………………………………………

6. How long has he worked in the garden?

à When …………………………………………………?

7. How long ago did you learn music?

à How long have ……………………………………………………………………………

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

à He has …………………………………………………………………………

9. He learnt English when he was 18

à He has ………………………………………………………………………………

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

à They began ……………………………………………………………..

11. My father stopped smoking two years ago.

à 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..........................................................................................................

16. He has lived in Ha Noi since he was 12.

-->He started..........................................................................................................

17. I haven't met her for a long time.

-->I didn't...............................................................................................................

18. How long have you learnt French ?

-->How long ago...................................................................................................?

19. How long have you bought this car ?

-->When did...........................................................................................................?

20. When did you start to listen to classical music ?

-->How long ..........................................................................................................?

21. I saw her 10 years ago.

23. He started working in this company 5 years ago

--> He has……………………………………………………………………………

24. They began living here ten years ago

--> They have……………………………………………………………………………

25. Lan started to learn French since 2000

--> Lan has been learning ………………………………………………………………

26. The last time Lan went to the zoo was two years ago

--> Lan ………………………………………………………………………………

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

-->This is the first time……………………………………………………………..

28. She has stuied japanese for three years

--> It’s three years since she sarted to study japanese

29. It’s two years since she had a holiday

--> She has ……………………………………………………………………………..

30. This is my first visit to Scotland

--> I …………………………………………………………………………………….

31. The last time he came to the cinema was three weeks ago

--> He …………………………………………………………………………………….

32. We haven’t been to the park  for 2 days

--> The last time ………………………………………………………………………..

33. It’s five years since we last met each other

--> We………………………………………………………………………………….

34. We began working the job six months ago

--> I ……………………………………………………………………………………….

35. They started checking the machines two hours ago

-->They have ……………………………………………………………………………

36. He began fixing the bike ten munites ago

-->He has……………………………………………………………………………..

37. She commenced cooking the soup half an hour ago

-->She has……………………………………………………………………………..

38. We began doing the test an hour ago

--> We have……………………………………………………………………………

39. Jack began planting flowers three hours ago

--> Jack has……………………………………………………………………………

40. They started building the bridge two years ago

--> They have……………………………………………………………………………..

41. Nam started learning English in 1998

--> Nam has…………………………………………………………………………….

42. Bang began raising  birds in May

--> Bang has……………………………………………………………………………..

43. Van started collecting stamps on Sunday

--> Van has………………………………………………………………………………

44. Hang began listening to music at 8 o’clock

--> Hang has………………………………………………………………………………..

45. Mai commenced making a dress on Saturday

--> Mai has………………………………………………………………………………..

46. He began watering the vegetables at nine

--> He has………………………………………………………………………………….

47. Khanh started playng computer games in 2002

--> Khanh has……………………………………………………………………………..

48. Kim commenced doing the test at one o’clock

--> Kim has………………………………………………………………………………….

49. Miss Lien commenced raising the pets in 2010

--> Miss Lien ………………………………………………………………………………

50. Minh began selling lottery tickets in June

--> Minh has………………………………………………………………………………