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

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………………………………………………………………………………