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?

31. How long is it since you last wrote to your parents?

→ When ______did you last write to your parents?_______________________________________________________

32. I started writing this letter two hours ago.

→ I have ______written this letter for 2 hours_______________________________________________________

33. This is Sally’s first visit to this museum.

→ This is the first time _____Sally has visited this museum______________________________________________

34. The last time I went to England was seven months ago.

→ I have _______not been to England for 7 months______________________________________________________

35. How long is it since you left school?

→ When did ____you leave school?______________________________________________________

36. She has visited her hometown for almost twenty years

→ It’s ____been 20 years since she last visited her hometown____________________________________________________________

37. He hasn’t had a good time with his friends for a long time.

→ The last time ______he had a good time with his friends was a long time ago__________________________________________________

38. They last went out for dinner together many years ago.

→ They have _______not gone out for dinner for many years___________________________________________________

39. My mother started teaching in this school when she left university.

→ My mother has _______taught in this school since she left university_______________________________________________

40. I went to class late again this morning and this is the third time of this month.

→ This is _______the third time of this month that went to class late______________________________________________________

41. Lan is the best student in her class.

→ Nobody ________in Lan's class is better than she is__________________________________________________________

42. Henry doesn’t play tennis as well as he used to.

® Henry used ______to play tennis better than he does now_________________________________________________________

43. It’s time for the students of grade 9 to study hard.

→ It’s time the ___students of grade 9 studied hard.______________________________________________________

44. Nam’s parents expect him to pass the entrance exam to the gifted school of the city.

→ Nam’s parents would rather ___he passed the entrance exam to the gifted school of the city._________________________________________

45. Mountains and rivers often inspire musicians.

→ Musicians often take ______inspiration from mountains and rivers____________________________________________

VI. Rewrite so that the second sentence means nearly exactly the same as the first one.
We have learnt English for 4 years.
We started to learn English 4 years ago.
My father started to give up smoking last year.
My father has given up smoking for a year.
They have worked in that factory since 2001.
They started to work in that factory in 2001.
Lan hasn’t written to Maryam for a month.
Lan didn’t write to Maryam a month ago.
Ha has lived in Hanoi since he was 12.
He started to live in Hanoi when he was 12.
I haven’t seen her for a long time.
I didn’t see her a long time ago.
How long have you learnt French?
How long ago did you learn French?
When did you start to listen to classical music?
How long have you listened to classical music?
I last saw her 10 years ago.
I haven’t seen her for 10 years.
How long have you bought this car?
When did you buy this car?

 1 .We started to learn English 4 years ago.

 2. My father has given up smoking for a year.

3. They started to work in that factory in 2001.

4. Lan didn’t write to Maryam a month ago 

5.He started to live in Hanoi when he was 

6.I didn’t see her a long time ago.

7.How long ago did you learn French?

8 How long have you listened to classical music?.

9. I haven’t seen her for 10 years.

10. When did you buy this car?

1. He hasn't won abroad before

2. She has driven for a month

3. We have eaten since it start to rain

4. I haven't cut my hair since I left her

5.She hasn't kissed me for 5 month

6.We haven't met for a long time

7.How long have you had it ?

8. I haven't had such a delicous meal

9.The last day I've seen him was 8 days ago

10.It's Monday since I took a bath

11. I have played guitar since I was 16

12. They have never visited to the Greek island before

13. We have already been to a rock concert

14. She has just arrived

15. He has lived here for two years

16. She still has notphoned her mother

17.I have written this letter for a week

18. It has snowed since this morning

19. Tourist has visited libiza for the 60s

1.keeping the environment clean is very important.-It's

=> It's very important to keep the environment clean.

2.It's three years since I last spoke to her-I haven't

=> I haven't spoken to her for three years.

3.How long is it since you used the car-When

=> When did you use the car?

4.We started living here 15 years ago-We have

=> We have lived here for 15 years.

5.We can't drink the water because it's too hot-The water isn't

=> The water isn't cool enough for is to drink.

6.It has been raining for five hours-It started

=> It started raining five years ago.

7.To help mom at home is a good activity-It is

=> It is a good activity to help mom at home.

8.I started learning English three years ago-I have

=> I have learned English for three years.

11.Sue is the most intelligent in her class.-No one

=> No one in her class is more intelligent than Sue.

13.No one has used this room for years-This room

=> This room has not been used for years .

14.This question is difficult to understand-It's

=> It's difficult to understand this question

15.Many people in the world speak English-English

=> English is spoken by many people in the world.

1. It's very important to keep the environment clean.

2. I haven't spoken to her for three years.

3.When have you used the car ?

4.We have live here for 15 years.

5.The water isn't cool enough to drink.

6.It started raining five-hours ago.

7.It is good for helping mom at home.

8.I have learnt English for 3 years.

11.No one is as intelligent as Sue.

13.This room hasn't been used for years.

14.It's difficult to understand.

15.English is spoken in the world by may people.

1. We have learnt Englist for 4 years

=> We started ... LEARNING ENGLISH 4 YEARS AGO.................................................................

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

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

3. They have worked in that factory since 2001.

=> they started ........WORKING IN THAT FACTORY IN 2001............................................................

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

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

5. He has lives in Hanoi since he was 12.

=> He started ....LIVING IN HANOI WHEN HE WAS 12................................................................

6. I haven't seen her for s long time.

=> I didn't ...........SEE HER A LONG TIME AGO.........................................................

7. How long have you learnt French?

=>How long ago ..DID YOU LEARN FRENCH..................................................................?

8.When đi you start to listen to classical music?

=> How long .......HAVE YOU LISTENED TO CLASSICAL MUSIC.............................................................?

9. I last saw her 10 years ago.

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

10. How long have you bought this cat?

=>When did ......YOU BUY THIS CAT..............................................................?

1. We have learnt Englist for 4 years

=> We started ....................................................................

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

=> My father has not smoked since last year

3. They have worked in that factory since 2001.

=> they started working in that factory in 2001

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

=> Lan didn't write to Maryam a month ago

5. He has lives in Hanoi since he was 12.

=> He started living in Hanoi when he was 12

6. I haven't seen her for s long time.

=> I didn't see her a long time ago

7. How long have you learnt French?

=>How long ago did you start learning English?

8.When đi you start to listen to classical music?

=> How long have you listened to classical music?

9. I last saw her 10 years ago.

I haven't seen her for 10 years

10. How long have you bought this cat?

=>When did you buy this cat

What have you learned since you came here? How many new friends have you made already? I hope you have met already a lot of interesting people.

Since classes began I have not had much free time. I have had several big tests to study for.

Last night my roommate and I have had some free time, so we went to a show.

I admit that I got older since I last have seen you, but with any luck at all, I also got wiser.

Since the beginning of the twentieth century, medical scientists have made many important discoveries.

Libraries today are diffrent from those in 1800s. For example, the contents of libraries have changed greatly through the year. In the 1800s, libraries were simply collections of books. However, today most libraries have become multimedia centera that contain tapes.

6- She hasn't phoned her mother yet. (still)

She ...still hasn't phoned...........................................her mother.

7- I started this letter a week ago. ( writing) I...have .written................................ this letter for a week.

8- The snow started this morning and it is still snow. (Been) It...has been .snowed............................... since this morning.

9- Tourist first started to visit Iibiza in the 60s. (coming) Tourist .hasn't come......................... Ibiza since the 1960s.

Bài 1: Choose the correct word to complete the sentences

1. I haven't you spoken to her.......(for/since/ago) she went to London

2. He left school three years.......(for/since/ago), then he worked in France......(for/since/ago) a few months before coming back to England

3. She has got a headache.........(for/since/ago) she got up this morning

4. I have been here....(for/since/ago) an hour. Where have you been?

Bài 1: Choose the correct word to complete the sentences

1. I haven't you spoken to her.......(for/since/ago) she went to London

2. He left school three years.......(for/since/ago), then he worked in France......(for/since/ago) a few months before coming back to England

3. She has got a headache.........(for/since/ago) she got up this morning

4. I have been here....(for/since/ago) an hour. Where have you been?