1.       They have not gone on a picnic for many months.

à They last       went on a picnic many months ago

2.       She started working as a secretary five years ago.

à She has worked as a secretary for five years

3.       I started working for the company a year ago.

à I ‘ve been      working  for the company for a year 

4.       I haven’t eaten this kind of food before.

à This is the first        time I have eaten this kind of food

5.       They haven’t cleaned the streets this week.

à It’s       a week since they last cleaned the streets

6.       He lived in Hanoi for ten years. Then he moved to Ho Chi Minh City.

à  After   living in Hanoi for ten years, he moved to Ho Chi Minh City.

7.       I haven’t enjoyed myself so much for years. (SINCE)

 I haven't enjoyed myself so much since many years ago

8.       The telephone rang for hours. (SINCE)

 The telephone has rung since hours ago

9.       John has not had his hair cut for over 6 months. (SINCE)

        John hasn't had his hair cut since 6 months ago

10.  They haven’t stayed in a hotel for years. (SINCE)

         They haven't stayed in a hotel since years ago

11.  I last saw her five years ago. (SINCE)

 I haven't seen her since 5 years ago

12.  I have never read this book before. (it is the first time)

         It is the first time i have read this book

13.  My father hasn’t driven a car before. (it is the first time)

         It is the first time my father has driven a car

14.  I haven’t seen him since August. (The last time)

         The last time I saw him was in Auguse

15.  I haven’t played football since 1970. (The last time)        

 The last time I played football was in 1970

16.  Tom began playing the piano 4 years ago. (Tom has)       

Tom has been playing the piano for 4 years

1. A
2. C
3. C
4. A
5. A
6. C
7. A

By the end of the month I in this town for ten years. 

A. will have been living B. have been living

C. will live D. am living 

2. By the end of this week we on the project for a month. 

A. have been working B. have worked 

C. will have been working D. will work

3. By July the fifth they are studying 

A. are studying B. will study

C. will have studied D. will have been studying

4. By 10 o'clock she (watch)   TV for 4 hours. 

A. will have been watching B. has been watching 

C. is watching D. will watch 

5. She for 10 hours by 11 o'clock. 

A. will have been sleeping B. has sleeping 

C. is sleeping D. will sleep 

6. We him for 40 days by next Saturday. 

A. will look for B. are looking for

C. will have been looking for D. will have been looking 

7. They (wait)   for the president for 5 hours. 

A. will have been waiting B. are waiting 

C. will wait D. have waited 

By the end of the month I in this town for ten years. =>A

A. will have been living B. have been living

C. will live D. am living 

2. By the end of this week we on the project for a month. =>C

A. have been working B. have worked 

C. will have been working D. will work

3. By July the fifth they are studying =>C

A. are studying B. will study

C. will have studied D. will have been studying

4. By 10 o'clock she (watch)   TV for 4 hours. =>A

A. will have been watching B. has been watching 

C. is watching D. will watch 

5. She for 10 hours by 11 o'clock. =>A

A. will have been sleeping B. has sleeping 

C. is sleeping D. will sleep 

6. We him for 40 days by next Saturday. =>C

A. will look for B. are looking for

C. will have been looking for D. will have been looking 

7. They (wait)   for the president for 5 hours. =>D

A. will have been waiting B. are waiting 

C. will wait D. have waited 

1. He began working for his construction company in 2004.

2. It is producing a plan for a new motorway at the moment.

3. He usually works in the road department.

4. No, he isn't.

Hello! My name is David. I work for a construction company. I started working for this company in 2004. We build roads, dams, bridges and things like that. At the moment my company is producing a plan for a new motorway. I usually work in the road department, but this month I am working in the department that builds bridges. So my whole working day is different just now. I normally spend a lot of time outdoors because I have to go to the construction sites. But with this new project I spend a lot of time in the workshop. Now I am testing a model of one of the new bridges. I enjoy it a lot because I have learned a lot of new things.

1. When did David begin working for his construction company?
....=> David began working for his construction company in 2004.

2. What is his company doing at the moment?
=> His company is producing a plan for a new motorway at the moment

3. Where does he usually work?
=> He usually works in the road department

4. Is he working in the road department this month?
=> No , he isn't

I have got maried for 4 years

He started to working for this factory 3 years ago.

I have never read this book before

I have maried for four years.

He started working for this factory for three years.

I have never read this book because this is fisrt time

Ko chac nua 

31. I've been looking for this book for a long time.

32. I've been working since I got up.

33. The kettle has been boiling for ten minutes

34. They have been living in Madrid since 1972.

35. He has been in prison for four years.

36. He has known about the fact for a long time.

37. Conditions have changed a lot since we were children.

38. Our teacher has been very ill since the last month.

39. I haven't eaten anything for twenty-four hours.

40. In fact he is always very rude. We have been waiting for him for half an hour.

41. I haven't seen him for three years. It is because I haven't been there since I left school.

42. I have been trying to mend this old fashioned car for hours.

43. One of my friends has been teaching in Tokyo for three years. I haven't met him since last year.

44. I haven't enjoyed myself for two weeks since I heard that my final exam grades were low.

45. I know that you have never seen a lion since you were born. Then now I say that we can go to the zoo and see one.

37 have to be paid before the fifth of the month.

-Bị động với V khuyết thiếu: S+ V khuyết thiếu + be +PII+(by O)+.......

38 working for this company six years ago.

-S+has/have+PII/been Ving + for + khoảng thời gian

= S+started/began + Ving/to V+ khoảng thời gian + ago

-S+has/have+PII/been Ving + since + mốc thời gian

= S+started/began + Ving/ to V+ when+ mốc thời gian

39 used to getting up early in the morning.

-Get/"Be"+used to + Ving: Quen với việc làm gì

40 my car serviced tomorrow.

Chủ động: have + N(người)+V(nguyên thể): Nhờ ai làm gì

Bị động: have+ N(vật)+ PII: Có cái gì được làm gì.

Fill in " yet, already, just, ago, yesterday, since, for, always, ever, how long "

1________how long_ have you known Peter and Charlie ?

2 Anna woke up at 9o'clock ___yesterday___

3 She hasn't telephoned me __yet___

4 I have ___already____ wanted to travel abroad

5 Have you ______ever_____ been to Disnayland?

6 Is it really a year _____since____ we last went on holiday?

7 I have ____just___ finshed my homework . I finishedit two minutes ago

8 Shakespeare was born over fourn hundred years ___ago______

9 We have _____never__ been to Canada so we are going to USA this summer

10 John has worked at this company ____for____ seven years

1how long

2 yesterday

3 yet

4 already

5.ever

6.since

7just

8ago

9always

10for

1.how long 7.just

2. always 8.ago

2.yesterday 9.already

3.yet 10. since

4.just

5.ever

6.for

Fill in " yet, already, just, ago, yesterday, since, for, always, ever, how long "

1. How long have you known Peter and Charlie ?

2. Anna woke up at 9o'clock yesterday.

3. She hasn't telephoned me yet.

4. I have already wanted to travel abroad.

5. Have you ever been to Disnayland?

6. Is it really a year since we last went on holiday?

7. I have just finshed my homework . I finished two minutes ago.

8. Shakespeare was born over fourn hundred years ago.

9. We have always been to Canada so we are going to USA this summer.

10. John has worked at this company for seven years.