Câu 1 . Rewrite the following sentences beginning with the words provided

1. All the students choose him the monitor

=> He ....is chosen to be the monitor by all the students .....

2. They will give her a prize if she studies well

=> She ......will be given if she studies well.....

3. We had thought carefully before we gave our decision

=> Before our decision ......we had thought carefully ....

4. How do you spend this amount of money ?

=> How is ....this amount of money spent?........

5. They have scored more than ten goals in the season

=> More than .......ten goalshave been scored in the season .............

6. They have given many talks on history and development of May Day

=> Many talks .........on history and development of May Day have been given.......

7. The clowns made the audience laugh a lot

=> The audience ...was made to laugh a lot by the clowns..

8. They say thay he buit this house for sale

=> This house .......is said to have been built for sale.

9. He had someone repair his roof yesterday

=> He had his roof .....repaired yesterday ....

10. I need to polish my shoes

=> My shoes need ......polishing..........

1. He is chosen the monitor by all the students.
2. She will be given a prize if she studies well.
3. Before our decision was given, we had thought carefully.
4. How is this amount of money spent?
5. More than ten goals have been scored in the season.
6. Many talks have been given on history and development of May Day.
7. The audience was made laugh a lot by the clowns.
8.
9. He had his roof is repaired yesterday.
10. My shoes need to be polish.

1. He said to me, "i can't do this test"

-> he said to me..he couldn't do that test.

2. They said to him," we are learning English now"

-> they said to him..they were learning English then.

3. She said to me,"i will go to China next week "

-> she said to me..she would go to China the following week.

4. They asked him,"do you like to play this game?"_

-> they asked him...if he liked to play that game...

1. He said to me, "i can't do this test"

-> he said to me...that he couldn't do this test.....

2. They said to him," we are learning English now"

-> they told him...that they were learning English then....

3. She said to me,"i will go to China next week "

-> she said to me...that she would go to China the next week.....

4. They asked him,"do you like to play this game?"_

-> they asked him....if he liked to play this game......

Turn into passive:

1. He finished his exercise on time.

-> ...........................His exercise was finished on time........................

2. People plant rice in those fields.

-> ..........................Rice is planted in those fields.........................

3.They use cars and trucks to carry food to market.

-> .........................Cars and trucks are used to carry food to the market........................

4.This boy broke my window yesterday.

-> ..........................My window was broken by this boy yesterday.......................

5. They have known him well.

-> ..........................He has been known well........................

6. We will meet him at the station.

->..........................He will be met at the station.........................

7.Did you do your test perfectly?

->.........................Was your test done perfectly?........................

8. Why didn't you learn this lesson?

->........................Why wasn't this lesson learned?.......................

9.How long have they done their work?

->.........................How long has their work been done?.......................

10.No one could help him.

->.....................He couldn't be helped.....................

Turn into active:

1. The gate is painted once year.

->........................We paint the gate once a year.........................

2. Food can't be sold on the sidewalk.

->..........................People can't sell food on the sidewalk.........................

3. She will be taken to Ha Long Bay next month.

->...........................They will take her to Ha Long Bay next month.........................

4. The flowers shouldn't be cut in this garden.

->........................People shouldn't cut the flowers in this garden.......................

5. Rice isn't planted in that country.

->..........................People don't plant rice in that country...........................

6. Some chairs are put by the windows.

->..........................They put some chairs by the windows......................

7.Are the lessons learnt carefully?

->.........................Do you learn the lessons carefully?.........................

8. When was this car bought?

->........................When did you buy this car?.....................

9. Why isn't she taken to the cinema with them?

->.........................Why didn't they take her to the cinema with them?.......................

10. Whom was she invited to the party by?

->..........................Who invited her to the party?......................

Turn into passive:

1. He finished his exercise on time.

-> ...............his exercise was finished on time....................................

2. People plant rice in those fields.

-> .....................rice is planted in these fields..............................

3.They use cars and trucks to carry food to market.

-> ..............cars and truckss are used to carry food to the market...................................

4.This boy broke my window yesterday.

-> .......................my window was broken by this boy yesterday..........................

5. They have known him well.

-> ...............He has been known well...................................

6. We will meet him at the station.

->.................he will be met at the station..................................

7.Did you do your test perfectly?

->......................Was your test done perfectly ?...........................

8. Why didn't you learn this lesson?

->...................Why wasn't this lesson learnt ?............................

9.How long have they done their work?

->........................How long has their work been done ?........................

10.No one could help him.

->...........He couldn't be helped...............................

Turn into active:

1. The gate is painted once year.

->.................they paint the gate once year................................

2. Food can't be sold on the sidewalk.

->........................people can't sell food on the sidewalk...........................

3. She will be taken to Ha Long Bay next month.

->..............they will take her to ha long bay next month......................................

4. The flowers shouldn't be cut in this garden.

->.....................they shouldn't cut the flowers in this garden..........................

5. Rice isn't planted in that country.

->.......................people don't plant rice in that country..............................

6. Some chairs are put by the windows.

->.....................they put some chairs by the window............................

7.Are the lessons learnt carefully?

->......................do they learn the lesson care fully ?............................

8. When was this car bought?

->........................When did they buy this car ?.....................

9. Why isn't she taken to the cinema with them?

->.....................why don't they take her to the cinema with ?...........................

10. Who was she invited to the party?

->........................Who did she invite to the party ?........................

Change into passive

1. They will hold the meeting before May Day.

------->The meeting ......will be held before May Day......

2. Somebody has taken some of my books away

--------> Some of my books have been taken by somebody............

3. They have to repair the engine of the car.

-------> The engine of the car ....HAS TO BE REPAIRED.......

4. They may use this room for the classroom.

---------->This room .......MAY BE USED FOR THE CLASSROOM........

5. The teacher is going to tell a story.

------------A story IS GOING TO BE TOLD BY THE TEACHER...........

6. John used to visit his parents at weekends.

----------> His parents ....USED TO BE VISITED BY JOHN AT WEEKENDS.........

7. They use milk for making butter and cheese.

-------->Milk clothing. ..IS USED FOR MAKING BUTTER AND CHEESE..........

8. They have provided the victims with food and clothing

-----> The victims ......HAVE BEEN PROVIDED WITH FOOD AND CLOTHING......

9 . People speak English in most every corner of the world .

------>. English ...IS SPOKEN IN MOST EVERY CORNER OF THE WORLD.........

10. The students are writing the lesons now .

------> The lesson IS BEING WRITTEN BY THE STUDENTS NOW.

11. Her teacher taught her how to apply this theory

------>She .WAS TAUGHT HOW TO APPLY THIS THEORY BY HER TEACHER.............

12. Someone will tell him that news.

------> he ......WILL BE TOLD THAT NEWS BY SOMEONE....

EXERCISE: Complete the sentences with "for" or "since":

1. We haven't heard from them ___FOR______ ages

2. They waited for you _____FOR____ two days

3. They haven't met him ____SINCE_____ he left the room

4. We have bought the new car ___SINCE_____ 1999

5. Haven't you seen him _____SINCE_______ Christmas?

6. It was not rained ____SINCE______ May

7. I haven't written to him _______FOR_ five months.

8. She has spoken to them _____SINCE__ this morning

9. We have listened to music __SINCE______ 8a.m

10. The house been built _____SINCE_____ last year

EXERCISE: Use simple past or present perfect to complete the following sentences:

1. Her English ( improve) ______HAS IMPROVED_____ recently

2. How many pages _____HAVE YOU READ____ you (read) _________ so far?

3. We (finish)____FINISHED____ our homework two hour ago

4. __________ you(be)__________ to Rome? HAVE YOU BEEN

5. I (see)____________ him several times on TV HAVE SEEN

6. What _______you (do)__________ last night? DID YOU DO

7. This is the first time I (visit)______ the city HAVE VISITED

8. They (buy)__________ the garden some days ago. BOUGHT

9. I (learn)________ English since I (be)__________ 11 years old HAVE LEARNT/ WAS

10. Be careful! I (just clean)________ the floor HAVE JUST CLEANED

11. The meal (already be)___HAS ALREADY BEEN____ ready

12. I ( never read)________ an interesting story like this before HAVE NEVER READ

EXERCISE : Rewrite the following sentences with the words given

l. Minh last wrote to his pen al five months ago

-> Minh hasn't WRITTEN TO HIS PENPAL FOR 5 MONTHS.

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

-> I haven't VISITED KUALA LUMPUR FOR 3 YEARS.

3. When did you study English?

-> How long HAVE YOU STUDIED ENGLISH ?

4. They began building this house 2 months ago

->They have BUILT THIS HOUSE FOR 2 MONTHS.

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

-> My father has WORKED IN THIS FACTORY SINCE LAST WEEK.

6. How long has he worked in the garden?

->When DID HE BEGIN TO WORK IN THE GARDEN ?

7. How long ago did you learn music?

-> How long have YOU LEARNT MUSIC ?

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

-> He has LIVED IN HCM CITY SINCE HE WAS 8.

9. He learnt English when he was 18

-> He has..LEARNT ENGLISH SINCE HE WAS 18.

10. They have worked in that factory for five years

-> They began WORKING IN THAT FACTORY 5 YEARS AGO.

ll. My father stopped smoking two years ago

-> My father hasn't SMOKED FOR 2 YEARS.

12. We have learnt English for four years.

-> We started. LEARNING ENGLISH 4 YEARS AGO.

13 My father started to give up smoking last year

-> My father has GIVEN UP SMOKING SINCE LAST YEAR.

14. They have worked in that factory since 2001

-> They started. WORKING IN THAT FACTORY IN 2001.

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

-> Lan didn't...WRITE TO MARYAM A MONTH AGO...

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

-> He started. LIVING IN HA NOI WHEN HE WAS 12.

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

-> I didn't. MEET HER A LONG TIME AGO.

18. How long have you leamt French ?

-> How long ago DID YOU LEARN FRENCH ?

19. How long have you bought this car -> When did YOU BUY THIS CAR ?

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

->How long HAVE YOU LISTENED TO CLASSICAL MUSIC ?

21. I saw her 10 years ago.

-> I haven't SEEN HER FOR 10 YEARS.

EXERCISE : Rewrite the following sentences with the words given

l. Minh last wrote to his pen al five months ago

-> Minh hasn't written to his pen pal for five months

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

-> I haven't visited Kuala Lumpur for 3 years

3. When did you study English?

-> How long have you studied English

4. They began building this house 2 months ago

->They have built this house for 2 months

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

-> My father has worked in this factory since last week

6. How long has he worked in the garden?

->When did he work in the garden?

7. How long ago did you learn music?

-> How long have you learnt music ?

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

-> He has lived in Ho Chi Minh City since he was 8

9. He learnt English when he was 18

-> He has...learnt English since he was 18

10. They have worked in that factory for five years

-> They began to smoke in that factory five years ago

ll. My father stopped smoking two years ago

-> My father hasn't smoked for two years

12. We have learnt English for four years.

-> We started. to learn English four years ago

13 My father started to give up smoking last year

-> My father has given up smoking since last year

14. They have worked in that factory since 2001

-> They started. to work in that factory in 2001

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

-> Lan didn't...write to Maryam a month ago..

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

-> He started.to live in Ha Noi when he was 12

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

-> I didn't. meet her a long time ago

18. How long have you leamt French ?

-> How long ago did you learn French?

19. How long have you bought this car -> When did you buy this car?

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

->How long have you listened to classical music?

21. I saw her 10 years ago.

-> I haven't seen her for 10 years

III/ rewrite these sentences, using present perfect tense

1. She began to learn English 3 years ago

->she has learned English for 3 years

2. He started playing tennis when he was 6

-> he has played tennis since he was 6

3. He began to work for this company in 2002

-> my brother has worked for this company since 2002

4. He started collecting stamps 4 months ago

-> he has collected stamps for 4 months

5. The last time i saw him was 2 weeks ago

-> i haven't seen him for 2 weeks

6. The last time they visited Hue was in 1999

-> they haven't visited Hue since 1999

7. We last ate in that restaurant in January

-> we haven't eaten in that restaurant since January

8. She last came here 3 months ago

-> she hasn't come here for 3 months

9. It's a long time since i last wrote to her

-> i haven't written to her for a long time

10. It's many years since we last our aunt

-> we haven't met our aunt for many years

III/ rewrite these sentences, using present perfect tense

1. She began to learn English 3 years ago

->she has..learned English for 3 years.

2. He started playing tennis when he was 6

-> he has.played tennis since he was 6.

3. He began to work for this company in 2002

-> my brother has..worked for this company since 2002..

4. He started collecting stamps 4 months ago

-> he has.collected stamps for 4 months..

5. The last time i saw him was 2 weeks ago

-> i haven't.seen him for 2 weeks..

6. The last time they visited Hue was in 1999

-> they haven't.visited Hue since 1999..

7. We last ate in that restaurant in January

-> we haven't .eaten in that restaurant since January..

8. She last came here 3 months ago

-> she hasn't come here for 3 months

9. It's a long time since i last wrote to her

-> i haven't written to her for a long time

10. It's many years since we last our aunt

-> we haven't met our aunt for many years

PAST SIMPLE TENSE + PRESENT PERFECT TENSE (3) Exercise 1: Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences

1. There _________ a serious food in this area last year.

A. was B. has been C. were D. have been

2. She _________ me good health and success on my last birthday.

A. wished B. wishes C. has wished D. wishing

3. The last time they __________Ha Noi was in 2008.

A. visit B. visited C. visiting D. have visited

4. She __________her project yet.

A. hasn’t finished B. has finished C. finished D. didn’t finish

5. I __________English since I was a child.

A. have learn B. has learnt C. learnt D. have learnt

6. Last week, I ___________Ha Long Bay with my family.

A. visited B. visit C. am visiting D. have visited

7. She ___________five novels so far.

A. have written B wrote C. writes D. has written

8. They first __________each other in 2009.

A. meet B. met C. will meet D. have met

9. We have been good friends since we________at School.

A. are B. were C. have been D. was

10. There ________an outbreak of coronavirus in the world lately.

A. were B. was C. has been D. have been

Exercise 2: Rewrite the following sentences using past simple and present perfect tenses.

11. I began watching TV three hours ago.

A. I have watched TV for three hours.

B. I have watched TV for three hours ago.

C. I have watched TV since three hours.

12. The last time she ate fast food was in January.

A. She has eaten fast food since January.

B. She hasn’t eaten fast food since January.

C. She hasn’t eaten fast food for January.

13. He has played soccer since three o’clock.

A. He started to play soccer at three o’clock.

B. He started to play soccer three o’clock ago.

C. He started to play soccer three o’clock before.

14. I haven’t met her for a long time.

A. It’s a long time since I have met her.

B. It’s a long time since I haven’t met her.

C. It’s a long time since I last met her.

15. Tuan started to do his homework ten minutes ago.

A. Tuan has done his homework since ten minutes.

B. Tuan has done his homework for ten minutes.

C. Tuan have done his homework for ten minutes.

16. When did you study English?

A. How long have you studied English?

B. How long did you study English?

C. How long has you studied English?

17. They began building this house 2 months ago.

A. They haven’t built this house for 2 months.

B. They have built this house for 2 months ago.

C. They have built this house for 2 months.

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

A. My father has worked in this factory in last week.

B. My father has worked in this factory for last week.

C. My father has worked in this factory since last week.

19. How long has he worked in the garden?

A. When has he worked in the garden?

B. When did he start to work in the garden?

C. When did he started to work in the garden?

20. How long ago did you learn music?

A. How long have you learnt music?

B. How long have you started to learn music?

C. How long did you learn music?

EXERCISES
Exercise 1 – Put the verbs in brackets in the correct verb tense form.
1. Please don’t make so much noise. I (study) ...am studying...
2. My father usually (have) ..has.... tea for breakfast.
3. What ....was.. you (do) ..doing.... at this time yesterday ?
4. I (watch) ..watched.... that film with my sister last week.
5. We (study) ..have studied.... almost every lesson in this book so far.
6. He (win) ..won.... the gold medal in 2009.
7. We (not see) ...haven't seen.. your father for ages.
8. He (type) ...had typed... ten letters by lunchtime yesterday.
9. All of you (take) .are going to take..... the graduation examination in two months’ time.
10. By the end of this year, I (work) ..have been working.... here for 18 years.
11. He (see) ....saw.. her while he (walk) ...walked... down the street.
12. I thought they (wait) ...... for us for half an hour.
13. After he (do) ..had done.... his homework, he went to the cinema.
14. We (not see) ..haven't seen.... her since she (leave) ..left.... school.
15. When I (be) .was..... a boy, I often (go) ...went... fishing with my teacher.
16. When I (leave) .left..... my office last night, it (still..

Exercise 2 – Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it has a similar meaning to the original one.
1. I have never read this kind of book before.
- It is the first time ...I have read this kind of book...
2. I have never read such an interesting novel.
- This is the most .interesting novel I have ever read.....
3. She began to work as a secretary in 2005.
- She has ..worked as a secretary since 2005....
4. He hasn’t seen his sister since she left for Japan.

⇒ He last saw his sister when she left for Japan.

1,she always does the house work

=>The housework is always done

2,he are talking an entrance exam now

=>An entrance exam is being taken now

3,he bought this dictation in this store in 2008

=>this dictation was bought in this store in 2008

4,people are devesting aproject now

=>Aproject is being devested now

5,she will take exam next week

=>Exam will be taken next week

6,he is going to have his father make toys

=>He is going to have toys made by his father

7,he built this house 3 years ago

=>This house was built 3 years ago

8,she was doing the home work at 8 oclock lats night

=>the home work was being done at 8 oclock lats night

10,I have bought a house for 6 week

=>A house has been bought for 6 week

9,my sister reuds books everyday

=>Books are read by my sister every day

11,he can speak english fluently

=>E can be spoken fluently

12,some one will help ú with lessons

=>We will be helped with lessons

13,she will have her sister take these tables aways

=>she will have these tables taken aways by her sister

14,my your gest brother can speak english well

=>E can be spoken well by my younger brother

15,they are go my to rebuilt the speal temple next week

=>The speal temple is going to be rebuilt next week

III / finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it

1. He can do these exercises easily

-> these exercises can be done easily

2. Thry should build a bridge across the river

-> the bridge should be built across the river

3. What do they sell near your school?

-> what is sold near your school?

4. Newspapers are delivered to my house every day

-> they deliver newspaper to my house every day

5. This work must be done right away

-> they must do this work right away

6. Mr. Green often took his children to the circus last year

-> Mr. Green used to take his children to the circus last year

7.he usually stayed at home alone

-> he was used to staying at home alone

8. I often went to the cinema at weekends

-> i used to go to the cinema at weekends

1.Are easily.

2.Should build across the river.

3.There near your school?

4.Delivered newspaper to my house everyday.

5.Must done this work right away.

6.To took his children to the circus last year.

7.To stayed at home alone.

8.To went to the cinema last weekend.