VIII. Present perfect Tense:
1. She hasn’t gone out with him for 5 months. à The last time …………………………………..
2. We haven’t seen such a cruel mother before. à This is the first ……………………………….
3. It’s two years since we last saw Mr. Jones. à We haven’t ……………………………………..
4. This is the first time I have visited the USA. à I haven’t ………………………………………
5. I have learnt English for 10 years now. à I began ……………………………………………..
6. She moved to London 20 years ago. à She has ………………………………………………..
7. The Pikes haven’t visited Paris for 2 years. à The last time …………………………………..
8. I stopped writing to him a week ago. à I haven’t ……………………………………………..
9. Mary has leant French for 6 years. à It’s ………………………………………………………
10. When did your father buy that car ? à How long ………………………………………………
11. I didn’t see her again for 3 years. à Three years has …………………………………………..
12. The last time I saw John was when he was leaving for Edinburgh.
à John hasn’t …………………………………………………………………………………..
13. They haven’t liked ice-cream since they ate too much and was sick.
à They didn’t ………………………………………………………………………………….
14. John’s career as a television presenter began five years ago.
à John has ………………………………………………………………………………………
15. My uncle has been a worker in that factory for 10 years.
à My uncle started ……………………………………………………………………………..
16. How long have your family read Tuoi Tre Newspaper ?
à When did your ………………………………………………………………………………
17. My old friend started working on that farm in 2005.
à Since 2005, …………………………………………………………………………………..
18. When did he start teaching Physical Education in this school ?
à How long ……………………………………………………………………………………..
19. My mother has had this washing machine for a long time.
à My mother ……………………………………………………………………………………
20. My father stopped drinking champagne ten years ago.
à My father hasn’t ………………………………………………………………………………
21. Jane’s grandma hasn’t planted trees in the garden for 5 months.
à Jane’s grandma stopped ……………………………………………………………………...
22. I have never met a more warm-hearted person than my mother is.
à My mother is …………………………………………………………………………………
23. I have never seen such a bad film as that one in the cinema.
à That is the …………………………………………………………………………………..
24. We haven’t seen Mary since we left the university.
à We last ……………………………………………………………………………………….
25. The last time I went swimming was when I was in Spain.
à I haven’t ……………………………………………………………………………………..
42. I haven’t been to Bristol for 3 years à
The last time I went to Bristol was 3 years ago
43. This little boy hasn’t eaten anything for a week
à The last time the little boy ate anything was a week ago
44. Alan hasn’t visited his parents for years
à The last time Alan visited his parents was years ago
45.I haven’t been to England since 1977à
The last time I went to England was 1977 ago
46. She has left university for 6 months
It’s 6 months since she left university
47. I haven’t enjoyed myself so much for years
It’s years since I last enjoyed myself so much
48. We haven’t heard from her for many years
It has been many years since I last heard from her
49. She hasn’t gone out for 3 years.
It has 3 years since she last went out