1.Melinda began learning to play the violin ten years ago.
Melinda has ____________________________________________.
2.My father started to give up smoking last year.
My father has ___________________________________________.
3.I last saw her 10 years ago.
I haven’t _______________________________________________.
4.When did you start learning English?
How long ______________________________________________.
5.She last talked to him 2 weeks ago.
She hasn’t _____________________________________________.
6.He has lived in Hanoi since he was 12.
He started _____________________________________________.
7.Lan hasn’t written to Maryam for a month.
Lan didn’t ______________________________________________.
8.He last painted his house 5 years ago.
He has_________________________________________________.
9.When did you first know this bamboo forest?
How long ______________________________________________.
10.She first moved into that house in 1989.
She has _______________________________________________.
11.She began to work for this company in 1989.
She has_________________________________________________.
12.Nga last phoned me on my 25th birthday.
Nga hasn’t ______________________________________________.
13.I haven’t seen him since he was a child.
The last time _____________________________________________.
14.She started working as a secretary 4 years ago.
She has _________________________________________________.
15.Harriet and Gladys started working here two weeks ago.
Harriet and Gladys _________________________________________.
16.Is this the first time you have been to Thailand?
Have you ________________________________________________.
17. He started learning French two years ago.
He has _________________________________________________.
18.They stopped meeting each other two weeks ago.
They last__________________________________________________.
19.He stopped eating 24 hours ago.
The last time_______________________________________________.
20.You began to help my son with his English last year.
You have _________________________________________________.
21. I last saw him when he graduated from university.
I haven’t _________________________________________________.
22.When did they start wearing this uniform?
How long_________________________________________________.
23.He hasn’t met her for over 15 years.
It’s ______________________________________________________.
24.Ba can’t talk to foreigners because he doesn’t understand what they say.
I wish ____________________________________________________.
25. We started learning English four years ago.
We have _________________________________________________.
26.She began playing the piano six years ago.
She has ____________¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬______________________________________.
27.The last time they played tennis was two years ago.
They haven’t _______________________________________________.
28.They stopped going out with each other two years ago.
They haven’t _______________________________________________.
1. We started learning English 4 years ago. → We have…………learnt English fpr 4 years……………………………………………………
2. I last saw her three years ago.
→ It has……3 years since I last saw her..…………………………………………………
3. He began to give up smoking last year.
→ He has……given up smoking since last year……………………………
4. Loan hasn’t written to you for a month.
→ Loan last……wrote to you a month ago………………………………………
5. Mai has learnt to sing since she was eleven.
→Mai began………learning singing when she was eleven.……………………………
6. They haven’t produced this kind of toy for a long time.
→ They stopped……producing this kind of toy a long time ago ………………………………………..
7. The last time we watched TV was 2 hours ago.
→ It is……2 hours since we last watched TV…………………………………………………..
8. I haven’t heard him since August.
→ The last time……I heard him was in August………………………………………
9. Mr. Brown stopped teaching English at this school on January 10th .
→ The last time……Mr Brown taught English at this school was on January 10th .……………………………………………
10.How long have they done their work?
→ How long is……it since they did their work…………………………………………………
11. This is the first time I ate this kind of food.
→ I haven’t …………eaten this kind of food before…………………………………………
12. When did you buy your car?
→ How long have ……you owned that car…………
1. We started learning English 4 years ago.
→ We have learned English for 4 years.
2. I last saw her three years ago.
→ It has been three years since I last saw her.
3. He began to give up smoking last year.
→ He has not smoked since last year.
4. Loan hasn’t written to you for a month.
→ Loan last wrote to you a month ago.
5. Mai has learnt to sing since she was eleven.
→Mai began to learn to sing when she was 11.
6. They haven’t produced this kind of toy for a long time.
→ They stopped producing this kind of toy a long time ago.
7. The last time we watched TV was 2 hours ago.
→ It is 2 hours since we last watched TV.
8. I haven’t heard him since August.
→ The last time I heard him was in August.
9. Mr. Brown stopped teaching English at this school on January 10th .
→ The last time Mr Brown taught English at this school was on January 10th.
10.How long have they done their work?
→ How long is it since they did their work
11. This is the first time I ate this kind of food.
→ I haven’t never eaten this kind of food before.
12. When did you buy your car?
→ How long have you owned your car?