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1. the last time played chess was in 2000
- i have not played chess since 2000.
2. i have never met such a famous person before
- it is the first time i have ever met such a famous person.
3. my friend's mother has been teaching english in this school for a long time
- my friend's mother started teaching english in this school a long time ago
4.she has never been so angry before
- this is the first time she has been so angry.
5. the last time it snowed here was six years ago
- it hasn't snowed here for six years.
6. he hasn't visited his parents for a year
- it's year since he last visited his parents.
7. john and mary moved to edinburgh twenty years ago
- it's now twenty years since John and Mary moved to Edinburgh.
8. john began playing the piano ten years ago
- john has played the piano for ten years.
9. i have never read such a romantic story
- this is the most romantic story I have ever read.
10. they last visited me five years ago
- they haven't visited me for five years.
11. he hasn't been back to his homework for 20 years now
- it's now 20 years since he last go back to his homework.
12. it's nearly twenty years since my father saw his brother
- my father hasn't seen his brother for nearly twenty years.
13. when did you last ride a bike ?
- how long have you not ridden a bike?
14. we haven't been to london since 1998
- the last time we went to London was in 1998.
15. my wait in the queue has lasted forty minutes so far
- i have been waiting in the queue for forty minutes.
16. i've never seen such a bad film as that one .
- that's the worst film I have ever seen.
17. the last time nancy came here was in 1968
- nancy hasn't come here since 1968.
18. how long have they lived in this city ?
- how long ago did they start to live in this city?
19. when did you first know him ?
- how long have you known him?
20. philips went on a trip around the world three years ago
- it's 3 years since philips went on a trip around the world.
1 she has the most beautiful voice.
2 you had better stay home during this pandemic.
3 you must not travel to this country.
urban area is not sa peaceful as countryside.
5 i have ever read such an interesting book.
6 nobody is as clever as him .
1. The last time she had swim was ten years ago
→She hasn't....swum for ten years.......
2. I have never met such a famous person before
→It is........the first time I have ever met such a famous person........
3. I last saw him when I was a student
→I haven't......seen him since I was a student.....
4. I haven't come there for two years
→I last........came here two years ago.....................
5. I have studied EL for 7 years
→I started.........studying EL 7 years ago..................
6. I haven't read this kind of book before
→This is.....the first time I have read this kind of book....
7. My family moved to HCM city 10 years ago
→It is.....1o years since my family moved to HCM city......
8. The last time I went to meet Helen was over a year ago
→It...over a year ago sice I last went to meet Helen...
- I haven't..met Helen for a year .......
9. My father is the most generous person I've ever meet
→I've nver.........met a more generous person than my father.........
10. I last saw hm when I was a students→I haven't.....seen him since I was a students...........
11. No one has played this kind of music before
→This is....the first time I have ever played this kind of music........
12. John has not has his hair cut for over 6 months
→The last time.......John cut his hair was over 6 months ago......
13. It is 2 weeks since it last rained
→The last time......it rained was 2 weaks ago.........
It has....been 2 weeks since it last rained....
14. How long have they been married?
→How long is it...since they have been married?....................
When........did they get married...............
15. How long is it since they bought this car?→When.....did they buy this car?..............
16. Samuel started working for this company 5 years ago
→Samuel has.......worked for this company for 5 years.......
17. I haven't been to Bristol for 3 years
→It is..........3 years since I last went to Bristol ......
The last time....I went to Bristol was 3 years...
18. He hasn't seen his sister since she left for japan
→He last......saw his sister when she left for japan...........
19. She began to work as a secretary 5 years ago→She has.....worked as a secretary for 5 years..........
20. We worked very hard for the exam. Then we passed it→Before........we passed the exam, we had worked very hard............
21. First my sister considered what to say. Then she decided to talk to her headmaster
→After...my sister had considered what say, she had considered what to say.......
22. I learned my lessons. Then I went out for a walk→Before....I went out for a walk, I had learned my lessons...
23. Her brother bought a new washing machine. First he checked the prices→After.....her brother had checked the prices, he bought a new washing machine........
24. My mother took an aspirin. Then she felt a little better→Before.....my mother felt a little better, she had taken an aspirin.............
25. The boys argued. Then they fought→After.......the boys had argued, they fought.............
Put the verbs in brackets in the past simple or the past continuous tense
1. The last time she had swim was ten years ago→→....she hasn't swum for 10 years ..............................................
2. I have never met such a famous person before→→It is...................... the first time I have ever met such a famous person.....................................
3. I last saw him when I was a student→→I haven't.................SEEN him since I was a student.....................................................
4. I haven't come there for two years→→I last..............came there 2 years ago...............................................................
5. I have studied EL for 7 years→→I started........studying EL 7 years ago......................................................................
6. I haven't read this kind of book before→→This is..............the first time I have read this kind of book....................................................
7. My family moved to HCM city 10 years ago→→It is..........10 years since hcm city.......................................................
8. The last time I went to meet Helen was over a year ago→→It...........is a year since I last went to meet helen............................................
- I haven't.............gone to meet helen for over a year..................................
9. My father is the most generous person I've ever meet→→I've nver...........meet any person is more generous than my father........................................
10. I last saw hm when I was a students→→I haven't............seen him since i was a student.................................................................
11. No one has played this kind of music before→→This is..................the first time people have played this kind of music..................................................
12. John has not has his hair cut for over 6 months→→The last time..............John had his hair cut was over 6 months ago..........................................
13. It is 2 weeks since it last rained→→The last time...............it last rained was 2 weeks ago......................................................
It has..............rained for 2 weeks...................................................
14. How long have they been married?→→How long is it.......since they have been married ?................................................................
When.............was they married ?..............................................................
15. How long is it since they bought this car?→→When.........did they buy this car ?...........................................................
16. Samuel started working for this company 5 years ago→→Samuel has.......worked for this company for 5 years.......................................
17. I haven't been to Bristol for 3 years→→It is............3 years since I last went to Bristol........................................................
The last time............i went to bristol was 3 years ago.......................................
18. He hasn't seen his sister since she left for japan→→He last................saw his sister when she left for japan...........................................................
19. She began to work as a secretary 5 years ago→→She has.............worked as a secrectary for 5 years..................................................................
20. We worked very hard for the exam. Then we passed it→→Before.........we passed it , we had worked very hard for the exam................................................................
21. First my sister considered what to say. Then she decided to talk to her headmaster→→After.....my sister had considered what to say , she decided to talk to her headmaster...................................
22. I learned my lessons. Then I went out for a walk→→Before......I learnt my lessons , i had gone out for a walk.......................................................
23. Her brother bought a new washing machine. First he checked the prices→→After....he had checked the prices , Her brother bought a new washing machine.....................................................
24. My mother took an aspirin. Then she felt a little better→→Before.......my mother felt a little better , she had taken an aspirin..........................................................................
25. The boys argued. Then they fought→→After......the boys had argued , they fought ..........................................................................................
It's ages since I last went to an Indian restaurant
2. This is the first time I have visited Japan
3. We haven't talked for a long time
The last time we talked was a long time ago
4. I haven't had such a delicious meal before
5. He has not earned any money for two months
6. I haven't eaten raw fish since I left Japan
1.She left university 2 years ago
⇨ It is 2 years since she left university
2. My mother was the most warm-hearted person I've ever known.
⇨ I have never known a more warm-hearted person than his mother
3. I haven't been able to see them for over a year.
⇨ It is over a year since I was last able to see them ( I last saw them )
4. It stared to rain at 2 o'clock.
⇨ It has been raining since 2 o'clock
5. I have never been to the ballet before.
⇨ It is the first time I have ever been to the ballet.
6. John and Mary moved to Edinburgh twenty years ago.
⇨ It is twenty years since John nd Mary moved to Ediburrgh
7. The police started looking for him two months ago.
⇨ For two months now the police has been looking for him/ has looked for him.
8. I have never seen a dirtier-looking dog.
⇨ This is the first time I have ever seen such a dirtier- looking dog
9. Mary rang hours and hours ago.
⇨ It it hours since Mary sang
10. It is ages since Alan visited his parents.
⇨ Alan hasn't visited his parents for ages
I complete each of the sentences in such a way that it has the same meaning as the first one
1 it would be a good idea if you did it again
->you had better do it again
2 they advised repainting the house
->they advised me to repaint the house
3 I can't afford to go on holiday this year
->I haven't got enough money to go on holiday this year
5 Fred tried hard to start the car, but without success
->no matter how hard Fred tried, he couldn't start the car.
II use the words given to make complete sentences
1 I/like/find/more/film/before/I/see/it
-> I like to find more films before i see it
2 He/apologise/be/late/and/disappoint/her
-> He apologizes for being late and being disappointed her
3 I/expect/help/by him
-> I expect to be helped by him
4 It/be his first visit/USA/next year
-> It will be his first visit the USA next year
III finish the second sentence so that it means exactly the same as the first one
1 Philip's inability to make decisions dates from his accident
-> Ever since his accident, Phillip has been unable to make decisions
2 you could be arrested for not giving a breath sample to the police
->refusal to give a breath sample to the police could lead to your arrest.
3 we were very impressed by the new cinema but found it rather expensive
->Impressed as we were by the new cinema, we found it rather expensive.
4 mr wilson says he's sorry he didn't attend the meeting yesterday morning
->mr wilson sends her apologies for not having attended the meeting yesterday.
6 all the witnesses said that the accident was my fault
->all the witnesses said that I was to blame for the accident.
7 I'd prefer you not to phone me at work
->I'd rather you didn't phone me at work
8 the interview panel thought that Sarah had a very good manner
->Sarah made a good behavior to the interview panel.
10 he didn't forget and neither did she
->he remembered and so did she
12he wrote that book during his holiday in Wales
->it was while he was on holiday that he wrote that book.
13 italy is the country I'd like to visit most
->I'd like to visit Italy which is the country I like most
14 if Mary had worked hard enough, she wouldn't have failed her exams
->Mary didn't work hard enough, she failed in her exams
15 My father said if I had to go out, I should finish my homework first
->my father said to me if I had to go out, I should finish homework my first
16 although we were very tired, we agreed to have a game of tennis
->tired as we were, he agreed to have a game of tennis
17 the robbers made the customers lie on the floor
->the customers were made to lie on the floor
18 the computer she bought was very cheap
-> she had to pay a little money for the computer
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EXERCISE 2: Rewrite the following sentences with the given information.
11. They have studied at this school for seven years.
- They began studying at this school seven years ago.
12. This is the first time I have watched this film.
I haven't watched this film before.
13. I have never attended such an enjoyable wedding party before.
→ This is the first time I have attended such an enjoyable wedding party.
14. I haven't met him for ten years.
- The last time I met him was ten years ago.
15. They last visited me five years ago.
They haven't visited me for five years.
1. when alice ___ into the fridge, all the food had gone
a. is looking b. looks c. looked d. was looked
2. i ___ tom and ann at the airport a few weeks ago
a. have meet b. had met c. met c. was met
3. before Jennifer won the lottery, she __ any kind of the contest
a. hasn;t entered b. doesn't enter c. wasn't entering d. hadn't entered
4. My father __ me to the zoo when i was a child
a. has taken b. is taking c. took d. takes
5. by the time we arrived at the hall, the lecturer ___ halff of his speech
a. made b. had made c. is making d. will make
6. yesterday, i came back home late, and then i ___ a shower
a. took. b. was taking c. had taken d. would take
7. the police ___ them a lot of questions before they released them
a. has asked b.ask c. had asked d. would ask
8. my brother ___ in the army from 1980 to 1983
a. is serving b. serves c. served d. has served
9. after the thieves ___ into this big building they went into the dining room and took some valuable things away
a. entered b. had entered c. were entering d. had been entering
10. we ____ Dorothy since last saturday
a. don't see b. haven't seen c. didn't see d. hadn't seen
11. the train ___ half an hour ago
a. has been leaving b. left c. has left d. had left
12. christopher Columbus ___ american more than 500 year ago
a. discovered b. has discovered c. had discovered d. had been discovering
13. the man got out of the car, ___ round to the back and opened the book
a. walking b. walked c. walks d. walk
14. i have never played badminton before. this is the first time i ___ to play
a. try b. tried c. have tried d. am trying
15. since____, i have heard nothing from him
a. he had left b. he left c. he has left d. he was left
Help me
11. John has not had his hair cut for over six months.
⇨ It is over six months since John last had his hair cut
12. I has never seen such a beautiful building.
⇨ It's the most beautiful building I have ever seen
13. I have never read such a romantic story.
⇨ This is the most romantic story I have ever read
14. They had never had such a cold winter.
⇨ It was the first time thay have ever had such a cold winter
15. You will never meet anyone more dangerous than Mrs Jones.
⇨ Mr. Jones is the most dangerous person you have ever meet
16. Man has never had such efficient servants as computer.
⇨ Computer is the most efficient servant that man has ever had
17. I haven't played football since 2000.
⇨ The last time I played football was in 2000.
18. I haven't been to HCM city for 2 years.
⇨ The last time I went to HCM City was 2 years ago.
19. I 've never met such a famous person before.
⇨ It is the first time I have ever met such a famous person
20. She hasn't seen that boy here before.
⇨ It is the first she has seen that boy here
21. She hasn't written to us since last year.
⇨ The last time she wrote to us was last year
22. She started to learn E 8 years ago.
⇨ It’s 8 years since she started to learn English
23. He hasn't laughed so much for ages.
⇨ It’s ages since he laughed so much
24. I haven't enjoyed myself so much for years.
⇨ It’s years since I enjoyed myself so much
25. The telephone rang for hours.
⇨ It’s hours since the telephone rang
26. I haven't seen him for ages.
⇨ It’s ages since I last saw him
27. I have learned English for four years.
⇨ We started to learn English four years ago
28. Ly’s father started to stop smoking last year.
⇨ Ly’s father has stopped smoking since last year
29. The editor hasn’t written to Mai for a month.
⇨ The editor last wrote to Mai a month ago
30. How long have you learned spanish?
⇨ How long ago did you start to learn Spanish
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