1 We started learning English five years ago.
->We have ….………………………………………………………………………
2. I began living in Ho Chi Minh city when I was 8.
->I have ……..………………………………………………………………
3. She has taught the children in this remote village for five months.
->She started ………………………………………
4. He hasn’t written to me since April.
->The last time ………………………………………………………………………………
5. She hasn’t had a swim for five years.
->She last ……………………………………………………………………………………
6. They last talked to each other two months ago.
->They haven’t …………………………………………………………………………
7. The last time she saw her elder sister was in 1999.
->She hasn’t …..……………………………………………………………………
8. She hasn’t written to me for years.
->It’s years ……………………………………………………………………………………
9. Robert and Catherine have been married for ten years.
->It’s ten years ………………………………………………………
10. It’s two weeks since they cleaned their room.
-> They ………………………………………………………………………
11. It’s over six months since John had his hair cut.
-> John ………………………………………………………………………
12. How long is it since he wrote to me?
-> When …………………………………………………………………?
13. When did he last talk to you?
-> How long …………………………………………………………………?
14. We have never eaten this kind of food before.
– It’s the ………………………………………………………………….
15. This is the first time I have seen this film.
– I have never ………………………………………………………………
16. John began playing the piano ten years ago.
– John has ………………………………………….………………………..
17. He has given up smoking for 2 months.
– He started ………………………………………………………………….
→ We have learnt English for 5 years.
CT: S + have/has + PII + since/for + một mốc thời gian/một khoảng thời gian
→ I have lived in HCMC when I was 8.
CT: S + have/has + PII+ since/for + một mốc thời gian/một khoảng thời gian
→ She started teaching the children in this remote village 5 months ago.
CT: S + started/ began + V(ing) + …
→ The last time he wrote to me was April.
The last time S + V(ed/d) + …
→ She last had a swim five years ago.
S + last + V(ed/d) + …
→ They haven’t talked to each other for two months.
→ She hasn’t seen her elder sister since 1999.
CT: S + have/has + PII + since/for + một mốc thời gian/một khoảng thời gian
→ It’s years since she didn’t wrote to me.
CT: It’s time + since + S + V(ed/d) + …
→ It’s ten years since Robert and Catherine were married.
CT: It’s time + since + S + V(ed/d) + …
→ They have cleaned their room for 2 weeks.
CT: S + have/has + V3/ed + since/for + một mốc thời gian/một khoảng thời gian
→ John has had his hair cut for 2 months.
CT: S + have/has + V3/ed + since/for + một mốc thời gian/một khoảng thời gian
→ When did he last write to me?
CT: When + did + S + last V(inf) + …?
→ How long is it since he talked to you?
How long is it since S + V(ed/d) + …?
→ It’s the first time we have eaten this kind of food.
CT: It’s the first time S + PII + …
→ I have never seen this film before.
CT: S + have/has + PII + …
→ John has played the piano for 10 years.
CT: S + have/has + PII+ since/for + một mốc thời gian/một khoảng thời gian
→ He started giving up smoking 2 months ago.
CT: S + started/ began + V(ing) + O + …