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1/ She bought that house in 1973
- She has lived in that house since 1973
2/ We started cooking for the party 4 hours ago
- We have cooked for the party for 4 hours
3/ He hasn't been back to his hometown for 20 years now
- It is the first time he has been been back to his hometown for 20 years now
- The last time he has been back to his hometown was 20 years ago
- He last been back to his hometown 20 years ago
4/ The last time I played football was in 1971
- I haven't played football since 1971
- I last played football in 1971
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1/ She bought that house in 1973
- She has lived....that house since 1973.........
2/ We started cooking for the party 4 hours ago
- We have ....been cooking for the party for 4 hours..................
3/ He hasn't been back to his hometown for 20 years now
- It is..........20 years since he last was back to his hometown......................
- The last time.... he was back to his hometown was 4 hours ago..........
- He last.....was back to his hometown 20 years ago....................
4/ The last time I played football was in 1971
- I haven't.....played football since 1971.................
- I last ....played football when 1971........................
5/ I haven't been to a cricket match for years
- It's ...years since I was to a cricket match.......
- The last time......I was to a cricket match was years ago.........
- I last.....was to a criket match years ago.........................
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.
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
I Combine sentences using the gerund ( phrase ):
1 Alice planned to go to the concert last night . She forgot it.
=> Alice forgot to go to the concert last night.
2 He wrote for newspapers .It used to be his passion.
=> He used to be passionate about writing for newspapers.
3 I can't drive on the left . I'm not used to it.
=> I'm not used to driving on the left.
4 John jogs every morning . It makes him healthy.
=> John jogs every morning to be healthy.
5 Mary takes regular exercise. It enables her to keep fit.
=> Mary takes regular exercise to keep fit.
6 Mr. Pike taught john several years ago . He doesn't remember it.
=> Mr. Pike doesn't remember teaching John several years ago .
7 She has guests on sundays . She likes it very much.
=> She likes to have guests on sundays.
8 The children play football every saturday . They are fond of it.
=> The children are fond of playing football every saturday.
9 Tom collects antique coins . He gets interested in it.
=> Tom gets interested in collecting antique coins.
10 We have nothing to do. We are terrified of it.
=> We are terrified of having nothing to do.
II Rewrite the following sentences , using gerund phrase.
1 It takes long time to learn a foreign language.
=> Learning a foreign language takes a long time.
2 I don't remember that I met him in London.
=> I don't remember meeting him in London.
3 Tom finds it difficult to meet people.
=> Tom has difficulty in meeting people.
4 You are not allowed to smoke here.
=> Smoking is not allowed here.
5 She bowed her head but she did not speak.
=> She bowed her head without speaking.
6 It was wonderful to see our old friend again.
=> Seeing our old friend again was wonderful.
7 It is cheaper to go by rail than by air.
=> Going by rail is cheaper than going by air.
8 A good way of keeping fit is to swim every day.
=> Swimming every day is a good way of keeping fit.
9 The young man hesitated before he answered.
=> The young man hesitated before answering.
10 It's more difficult to speak foreign language than to read it.
=> Speaking foreign language is more difficult than reading read it.
1. We haven’t met Tom since he got married
- We last met Tom when he got married
2. This is the first time I ate this kind of food
- I haven’t eaten this kind of food before
3. It’s 4 years since i got married
- I have got married for 4 years
4. He has been working for this factory for 3 years
- He worked for this factory 3 years ago
5. This is the first time I have read this book
- I have never read this book before
6. The last time I heard him was in June
- I have not heard him since June
7. We last saw Tom when he went to London
- We haven’t Tom since he went to London
8. I’ve never met such a famous singer before
- It’s the first I have met a famous singer
9. It’s 2 years since I was last in rome
- I haven't in Rome for 2 years
20. My father started to write 5 years ago. Now he’s still writing
- My father has writen for 5 years
II. Complete the sentences with"used to" or "be used to"
1. Jane(work)............USED TO WORK........ for the telephone company, but now she has a job at the post office
2. Did work doesn't brother me. I(work).....................AM USED TO WORKING........... hard. I've worked hard all my life
3. Dick(have)...................USED TO HAVE.......... mustache. but he doesn't any more. He shaved it off because his wife didn't like it. I (see, not)........AM NOT USED TO SEEING............... him without his mustache. He still looks strange to me
4. When I was a child, I (think)...............USED TO THINK....................anyone over 40 was old. Of course, now that I'm middle- aged, I agree with those who say"Life begins at 40"
5. It(take)............................USED TO TAKE................ weeks or months to cross the Atlantic Ocean from Europe to American , but now it takes only a matter of hours
6. Even though Jason is only 12, he(fly)......................USED TO FLY........... on airplane. His father is pilot and has taken Johnson with him in a plane many times
7. Michale(take)................IS USED TO TAKING....................... care of himself. He left home when he was 15 and has been on his own ever since
8. When I was growing up, my mother often sent me to the neighborhood store to get something for her. And each time I went there, Mr. Ditmar, the owner,(give).............USED TO GIVE......... me a piece of candy
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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
1.students are doing a lot of work
-A lot of work are being done by students
2.i last saw my uncle when i was a school boy
-I haven't seen my uncle since i was a school boy
3.peter spent three hours repainting his house
- It took peter three hours to repaint his house
4.his wardrobe was so heavy that we couldn't move it
-It was such a heavy wardrobe that we couldn't move it
5.they spend haif an hour watching the news on tv everyday
-It takes them half an hour to watch the news on tv everyday
6.i am sorry to have kept you waiting
-I must apologize for having kept you waiting
7.it is more dangerous to ride a motobike than to drive a car -riding
it is safer to drive a car -riding than to ride a motobike
8.he stood on a chair in orther to reach the top shelf
-He stood on a chair so that he could reach the top shelf
9.talking part in the beauty contest is no interest to her at all
- She is not keen on taking part in the beauty contest
11.she's not in the habit of living on her own
-She's not used to living on her own
12.the bridge was so low that the lorry couldn't go under it
-It was such a low bridge that the lorry couldn't go under
13.mr. Phan drives more carefully than he used to
-Mr phan doesn't drive as carelessly as he used to
14.a spaceship from another planet took them away
-They were taken away by a spaceship from another planet
15.driving on the left feels strange to him
-He isn't used to driving on the left
16.she took no notice of what i was doing for her
-She didn't pay attention to what i was doing for her
17.she worked Hard because She wanted everything would be ready by 6'clock
- She worked hard so that everything would be ready by 6'clock
18.i feel strange when i live in a big city
-I'm not used to living in a big city
19.the house was so expensive that i couldn't buy ít
-The house was too expensive for me to buy
20.people believe that heroin is very danger for our health
-Heroin is believed to be very danger for our health
21.nam sorry now that he didn't accept the job
-Nam now wishes that he had accepted the job
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9. who lives next door is very friendly
10. repeat what I said
Hãy hòan tất câu thư hai để có nghĩa tương đương như câu thứ nhất
1. Remember to send me a postcard
-> Don't...........forget to send me a postcard.............
2. That room is so small that we can't live in it
-> That room isn't.......big enough to live in................
3. May I borrow your bicycle?
-> Would you mind....................if i borrowed your bicycle..........................?
4. He doesn't like football so he doesn't go to see the football match
-> If.................he liked football, he would go to see the football match...............
5. I am going to cash a check in order to buy the textbooks
-> I am going to...............buy the textbooks by cashing a check.....................
6. I didn't meet her again until last year
-> It was not.........until last year that i met her again.............
7. He didn't study his lessons until his father came home
-> It was not.............until his father came home that he studied his lessons...............
8. Mr. Brown is driving a van to the city
-> A van................is being driven to the city......................
9. The lady is very friendly. She lives next door
-> The lady.............whom she lives next door is very friendly.................
10. The teacher told him to repeat what he said
-> The teacher told him, "Please..............repeat what he says..............................."
Viết lại câu giữ nguyên ý
1, He used to play football.
-> He doesn't play football any more.
2, It usually takes me 15 minutes to go to school.
-> I usually spend 15 minutes going to school.
3, The last time I met him was 2 years ago.
-> It's 2 years since I last met him.
-> I haven't seen him for 2 years.
4, He is a careful driver. (carefully)
-> He drives carefully.