* Dạng 1: S + HTHT (phủ định) + for + thời gian It’s + thời gian ….+ since …+ last + QKĐ (khẳng định)
Ex: I haven’t seen my father for one month.
– It is one month since I last saw my father.
Tom hasn’t had his hair cut for over three months.
– It is three months since Tom last had his hair cut.
* Dạng 2: S + HTHT (phủ định) + before It’s + the first time + S + HTHT (khẳng định)
Ex: I haven’t seen that man here before.
– It is the first time I have met that man here.
It is the first time I have read this book.
– I haven’t read this book before.
* Dạng 3: –S + HTHT (phủ định) + since / for + ….. – S + last + QKĐ (khẳng định) …+ when + mệnh đề – The last time + S + QKĐ (khẳng định) + was + thời gian
Ex: I haven’t heard him since August.
– The last time I heard him was in August.
I haven’t seen him since I left school.
– I last saw him when I left school.
* Dạng 4: S + HTHT (khẳng định) + for + thời gian – S + began / started + V-ing + thời gian + ago
S + HTHT (phủ định) + for + thời gian
It’s + thời gian ….+ since …+ last + QKĐ (khẳng định)
S + HTHT (phủ định) + before
It’s + the first time + S + HTHT (khẳng định)
– S + HTHT (phủ định) + since / for + …..
– S + last + QKĐ (khẳng định) …+ when + mệnh đề
– The last time + S + QKĐ (khẳng định) + was + thời gian
S + HTHT (khẳng định) + for + thời gian
– S + began / started + V-ing + thời gian + ago