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1 The last time she taught English me we was 5 months ago

=>She hasn't.........

2 It is a long time since welast met.

=>We haven't........

3 When did you have it ?

=> How long.......

4 This is the first time. I had such a delicious meal.

=> I haven't..........

5 I haven't taken a bath since Monday 

=> It is ........

6 It's 2 years since I had a punture

=> I haven't .....

7 It's 2 month since he earned any money

=> He has ....

8 He last shaved the day before yesterday

=> He hasn't........

9 I last drank champagne at my brother's wedding

=> I haven't .........

10 It's  2 years since I was last in Rome 

=> I haven't ..........

11 I saw Tom last on his weddind day 

=> I haven't .......

12 I last ate raw fish when was in Japan 

=> I haven't.....

I. Cirlce the correct answer.

Question 1: When I last ________ him, he was living in London.

    A. see    B. have seen    C. saw    D. seen

Question 2: Who .......... food in your family when your Mom is away?

    A. cooks    B. is cooking    C. has been cooking    D. cooked

Question 3: The train ...............half an hour ago.

    A. has been leaving    B. left    C. has left    D. was leaving

Question 4: Jack ................... the door. It looks wet.

    A. has just painted    B. paint    C. will have painted    D. painting

Question 5: My sister ............... for you since yesterday.

    A. is looking    B. was looking    C. has been looking    D. looked

Question 6: I ................ Texas State University now.

    A. am attending    B. attend    C. was attending    D. attended

Question 7: He has worked in this factory..............................

    A. ten years ago    B. Since ten years    C. for ten years ago    D. for ten years

Question 8: Where is John? – He .............. his car in the garage.

    A. repairs    B. is repairing    C. has repaired    D. repaired

Question 9: I love this film. I .................... it four or five times already.

    A. see    B. have seen    C. had seen    D. will see

Question 10: Have you visited any European countries? 

Yes. I .............. Spain and Italy two years ago.

    A. visited    B. have visited    C. had visited    D. will visit

Question 11: I ............to him when he comes back home.

    A. will give    B. give    C. gave    D. am giving

Question 12: My father .................for Mr. Smith for six years.

    A. has worked    B. will work

    C. have been working        D. is working

Question 13: Where is he? I ............... for him since three o'clock!

    A. am waiting    B. have been waiting    C. was waiting    D. had been waiting

Question 14: I can't leave now. I ................... for an important telephone call.

    A. wait    B. am waiting    C. had been waiting    D. was waiting

Question 15: I have waited for you ..................

    A. since early morning B. since 9a.m    C. for two hours    D. All are correct

II. Fill  in each blank with since or for.

1. She's lived here ___ 1975.
2. He's been in London ___ five days.
3. They haven't been used ___ many years.
4. She's been working ___ nine this morning.
5. I haven't eaten ___ hours.
6. It has been raining ___ ages.
7. India has been independant ___ 1947.
8. They have been married ___ October.
9. How many years is it ___ you graduated from junior high school?
10. We have been waiting ___ twenty minutes.

III. Fill in each blank with   since/for/ yet/ already

1 Things have changed a lot…………….our previous meeting.
2. It's been raining…………….four o'clock.
3. Have you done your homework ........................?
4. We've ....................... had dinner
5. I've been trying to fix this computer…………….early this morning.
6. He hasn't had anything to eat…………….nearly a week.
7. It's three years…………….he started learning German.
8. He's been collecting stamps…………….the past twenty years.

9. Nobody has seen him…………….last Friday.
10. It has been foggy…………….some days.
11. He hasn't finished his work .........................
12. They've been living in France …………….eight years.
13. The pilots have been on strike…………….two months.
14. We've had terrible weather…………….Saturday.

15. I've known Tom…………….1990.
16. We have been waiting for the bus…………….half an hour.
17. She hasn't lost a match…………….April.
18. Things have changed…………….she's become headmaster.
19. The police have been looking for him…………….a month.
20. Our dog has been ill…………….two days.

IV. Put the verbs into the present perfect tense.

1. The bill isn’t right. They (make)………….. a mistake.

2. Don’t you want to see this programme? It …………. (start).

3. I (turn)……….. the heating on. It’ll soon get warm in here.

4. ……..they (pay)…….. money for your mother yet?

5. Someone (take)………………. my bicycle.

6. Wait for few minutes, please! I (finish)……………. my dinner.

7. ………you ever (eat)………….. Sushi?

8. She (not/come)…………… here for a long time.

9. I (work)…………... here for three years.

10. ………… you ever …………..(be) in New York?

11. You (not/do) ………….yor project yet, I suppose.

12. I (just/ see)………. Andrew and he says he ……..already (do)………. about half of the plan.

13. I ………..just (decide)……… to start working next week.

14. He (be)…………. at his computer for seven hours.

15. She (not/have) ……………any fun a long time.

16. My father (not/ play)……….. any sport since last year.

17. I’d better have a shower. I (not/have)………. one since Thursday.

18. I don’t live with my family now and we (not/see)…………. each other for five years.

19. I…… just (realize)…………... that there are only four weeks to the end of term.

20. The train drivers (go)……… on strike and they stopped working at twelve o’clock.

V. The past simple or the present perfect?

1) The police....................two people early this morning. (arrest)

2) She …………….in this school since she ………………from university. (teach/ graduate)

3) Dan..................two tablets this year. (already/ buy)

4) How many games.................so far this season? (your team/ win)

5)................the CN Tower when you................in Toronto? (you/ visit - stay)

6)....................your homework yet? – Yes, I.................it an hour ago. (you/ do - finish)

7) There............an accident in High Street, so we have to use King Street to get to your school. (to be)

8) I...............Peter since I...............last Tuesday. (not/ see - arrive)

9) Frank..................his bike in May. So he...................it for 4 months. (get - have)

10) I'm sorry, I..................earlier, but I..................a lot lately. (not/ write - work)

11) Peter............... football yesterday (play)

12) They................. the car. It looks new again. (clean)

13) Last year we.................. to Italy. (be)

14) John and Peggy...................... the book. Now they can watch the film. (read)

15) I................. my friend two days ago. (meet)

16) We never…………….... another country before. (visit)

17) She......................... a new car in 2011. (buy)

18) I'm sorry, but I........................... my homework. (forget)

19)............you.................. the game of chess? (win)

20) The girls........................ their lunch yet. (eat)

VI. Rewrite the following sentences.

1.She has never drunk whisky before.

This is ....................................................................................

2.He has never seen this film before.

This is ....................................................................................

3.This is the first time we’ve visited Ha Long Bay.

We have .....................................................................................

4.The last time she visited me was 5 months ago.

She  hasn't.....................................................................................

5. I last had my hair cut when I left her.

I haven't .....................................................................................

6.It is a long time since we last met.

 We haven't.....................................................................................

                TEST YOURSELF

I.  Which underlined sound is pronounced differently in each group.

1. A. tired             B. favorite        C. exciting        D. bicycle 
2. A. opened            B. closed         C. washed        D. loved
3. A. toilets             B. attics        C. lamps         D. computers
4. A. theater             B. thief        C. although        D. through
5. A. father            B. earth        C. both        D. marathon
6. A. fear            B. repeat        C. idea        D. really
7. A. post            B. close        C. spoken        D. done
8. A. waited            B. chatted        C. gathered        D. succeeded
9. A. clothing        B. brother         C. thick        D. there    
10. A. pollutes        B. prepares        C. plays        D. waters

  II.  Give the right form of the following verbs :

1. ……………you ever ( come ) …………… home late?
2. He ……………………. ( live ) in Da nang for three years .
3. Tom …………………… ( visit ) Hoi An many times .
4. The children ……………… ( play ) football now.
5. Look ! The birds ……………… ( fly ).
6. How many times ………………………Lan ( watch ) ……………. this game show.
7. They ………. ( get ) up late this morning so they …………. ( be ) late for school.
8. Yesterday, I ……………… ( stay) at home and …………. ( watch ) TV.
9. Last night they …………….. ( not/ eat ) at home .
10. This is the first time Peter …………………. (do) Karate.

 III. Choose the best answer.

1. My brother plays volleyball very ........................

A. skillful        B. skill        C. skillfully            D. skillfuly

2. Mai's sister speaks English ...................... than her.

A. fluently        B. more fluent    C. more fluently        D. fluent

3. He is a ...................... driver. He has never had an accident.

A. careful        B. carefully        C. careless            D. carelessly

4. Manchester is famous...............its football team.

A. in            B. for            C. at                D. to

5. ................. do you live in? - Asia

A. Where        B. What country    C. What continent        D. What city

6. ......................go to Tan Ky house? - Good idea.

A. What about    B. Let's        C. Why don't we        D. How can we

7. Would you mind......................a hand?

A. give        B. giving        C. to give            D. to giving

8. My sister works ......................... in my family.

A. hardest        B. the most hardly    C. hardly            D. the hardest

9. The film was very .......................... I felt asleep in the middle.

A. scary        B. boring        C. exciting            D. entertaining

10. Lan ..................some coffee for her father.

A. did            B. made        C. had                D. gave

IV. Read and answer the questions.

              John Logie Baird was born in Scotland in 1888. He became an inventor at the age of 26. His first inventions were electrically-heated socks and air-filled shoes, but these were not very successful. However, in 1923, he became interested in the idea of pictures by radio. He worked for several months and the following  year he succeeded in transmitting the first “ television ” picture a few meters across the room.

               Baird’s television was not very clear, but people were very interested in it and he tried to make it better. In 1926, he showed it to the public at the Royal Society. …         

Questions: 

1- Where was John Logie Baird born?    ______________________________________

2- How old was he when he became an inventor?    ______________________________________

3- Were his first inventions successful?    ______________________________________

4- When did he show his invention to the public?    ______________________________________

V. Make questions for the underlined part:

1. There are 40 students in my classroom.

2. My brother is studying in his bedroom.

3. My family usually goes to Da Lat on summer vacation.

4. Her children have watched TV for half an hour.

5. My favorite singer is David Archuleta.

6. The show lasts two hours and a half.

VI. Rewrite the sentences:

1. My father hasn’t gone fishing for a week

->The last time my father__________________________.

2. No place in the city is as historic as this one.

→ This place_________________________________________

3. I enjoy watching TV. (interested)

→ I am____________________________________________

4. My mom cooks better than my dad.

→ My dad_______________________________________

5. No one in my class dances as beautifully as Hoa.

-> Hoa _________________________________________

6. Her mother started cooking at four o’clock.

-> Her mother has __________________________________

7.  Let's make some cakes.

-> How ________________________________

VII. Complete the following sentences. 

1- He/ not/ clean/ bedroom/ yet.

2- How long/ they/ live here?

3- My father/ not/ be/ home yesterday/

4- Nam/ brother/ go/ fishing/ last weekend/.

5- You/ ever/ do judo/ before/?

6- I/ sometimes/ have/ Music/ Monday/.

7- This university/ famous/ than that/

11.Did Monica find the carTwo hours ago?

..........................................................................

12.When did they build this house?

..........................................................................

13.They lawyer was giving the decision when i came.

...........................................................................

14.Was he reading a book when you arrived?

...........................................................................

15.What plays did Shakespeare write?

...........................................................................

I. Supply the most suitable modal verb to form the modal perfective of the verbs in brackets:

1.            The students (finish) ...............................the exam. They are absolutely leaving the building.

2.            He (obtain).................................. his degree if he had wanted to, but he was too lazy to try.

3.            My boss is angry with me. I didn’t do all the work that I (do)........................... last week.

4.            “Why is the ground so wet?”  - “It (rain)............................... last night.

5.            If the workmen had gone on strike, they (not enjoy) ..........................better working condition.

6.            As he was dying, the old man said “I (make)........................... a lot of mistakes in my life, but I don’t regret any of them.”

7.            How stupid of me to leave the map behind. I (take)........................ it with me, and we (not get) ................................lost.

8.            It’s a good thing you didn’t lend him the money. You (never get).................................. it back.

9.            Henri was deported for having an expired visa. He (have) ..........................his visa renewed.

10.       Julia was absent for the first time yesterday. She (be).......................... sick.

11.       The photos are black. The X-rays at the airport (damage)............................... them.

12.       Blanca got a parking ticket. She (not park).............................................. in a reserved spot, since she had no permit.

13.       Carmencita did very well on the exam. She (study) .....................................very hard.

14.       Jeanette did very badly on the exam. She (study)........................... harder.

15.       John called us as soon as his wife had he baby. He (be) ..............................very proud.

16.       Eve had to pay $5.00 because she wrote a bad check. She (deposit) ...............................her money before she wrote a check.

17.       John isn’t here yet. He (forget) .......................................our meeting.

18.       George (go)................................................ on a trip to Chicago if he had had time.

19.       John didn’t do his homework, so the teacher became very angry. He (do).................................... his homework.

Circle the best answer to fill in each blank

1. People around the world love plays (write / to write / wrote / written) by Shakespeare.

2. The procedure of making paper is almost (like / alike / same / the same) as it was 100 years ago.

3. They organized a meeting (in order to / so that to / so that / so) discuss the new project.

4. The woman (talk / talked / to talk / talking) to the principal over there is Mrs. Mai.

5. She said that she (would come / will come / comes / came) back soon.

6. Alice (should / must / may / can) have told him how mad she was at him, but I’m not sure what she told him.

7. He’ll never pass his driving test (unless / if only / provided / if) he takes some lessons.

III. Circle the best answer to complete each sentence: (3)    

1. I didn’t stay at home last Sunday and ________ did my younger brother.

2. Do you like comics? - ________.

3. We can learn more about the undersea world ________ Jacques Cousteau’s invention.

4. I ________ finish my homework so I decide ________ table tennis this afternoon.

5. Hoa gets used to ________ in the busy roads in Hanoi.

6. Would you like to go __________a sightseeing?

7. Can we get something to eat ________ train?

8. Our teachers asked John to do homework _______.

9. Did he tell you how much _______?

10. When I was young I never smoked and _________ my brother.

11. He worked very ______ so he got good grades last semester.

12. Next week when there _______ a full moon, the ocean tides will be higher.

13. When getting on the bed, we had better take ______________.your shoes.

     A. on                           B. off                                  C. out                                 D. of

14. Living in the country is not expensive. And it isn’t complex___________

     A. either                      B. too                                C. neither                         D. so

15. I still feel like a cigarette although I ___________smoking twenty years ago.

     A. give in                     B. gave over                     C. gave up                       D. gave away

II. Choose the correct item A, B, C or D

1.    I expect we ...............there in half an hour.

A.    Are being                    B. will be                     C. are                          D. will have been

2.    I ..........see the Picasso exhibition at the National Gallery tomorrow.

A.    Am going to                B. will have gone to   C. will be going to      D. will go to

3.    Andrew ........thirteen years old on September 3^rd.

A.    Is being                       B. is going to be         C. will be                     D. will have been

4.    He ............to Frankfurt by the time I arrive in London.

A.    Will have flown           B. will be flying           C. is going to fly         D. will have been flying

5.    This time next week, I ............to Jamaica.

A.    Fly                               B. will be flying           C. will fly                     D. am going to fly

6.    It’s really cold today. I think it ..........

A.    Will be snowing          B. is going to snow    C. will snow                D. will have been snowing

7.    John .........in London for three years by the end of the month.

A.    Will be working           B. will have been working     C. will work     D. is going to work

8.    I’m sure we ........the match tomorrow.

A. Will be winning             B. are going to win     C. are winning            D. will win

9. How long ____________here?

A. you live                      B. do you live            C. have you lived     D. are you living

10. The guard wouldn’t let anyone __________the building

A. leave                          B. to leave                 C. leaving                  D. to leaving

11. I felt __________when I was watching  TV.

A. asleep                        B. sleepy                   C. sleeping                D. sleep

12. Some people think that learning vocabulary ____________is the best way.

a. with heart                   B. in mind                  C. by heart                D. in heart

13. When I was a child, I _______________running every day.

A. have gone                 B. used to go            C. was going             D. had gone

14. He hasn’t left the office ____________.

A. yet                               B. before                    C. just                         D. already

15. “Have you ever been to China?” “Yes, I ______________there in 1990.”

A. have gone                 B. went                      C. have been going D. have been

16. “How long have you worked here?” “_________6 months.”

A. for                               B. from                       C. since                     D. Ago

II. Fill in with the correct preposition or adverb

1. The detective came __________an important clue quite by chance

2. There was so much noise that I couldn’t concentrate _______my work.

3. Although I’m bad _________crossword, I love doing them.

4. I was not aware _______the problem.

5. She blamed him ________the money.

6. I must apologise _______Mary _______the delay.

7. He was accused _______being a thief.

8. He believes _________God.

9. They were ashamed ______ their children’s behavior.

10. The man complained __________ the police ___________his noisy neighbors.

11. I don’t like people who are cruel ________animals.

12. This drink consists ________orange and soda.

13. While he was driving, he crashed _______a lamp post.

14. I really get _________  ____________my sister. We never argue.

15. They are very proud ____________their new house.

I. Put the verbs in brackets in the appropriate future tenses

1. By next winter, they (build)................................four houses.

2. I (cook).......................................dinner by the time you get home.

3. By this time next year, I (save)............................................$250.

4. If I continue this diet I (lose)................................10 kilos by the end of the month.

5. We (drink)............................. all that wine by the end of the year.

6. You (fall) .......................rapidly till the parachute opens.

7. When we reach Valparaiso we (sail)....................................all round the world.

8. I (give)..................................the children their dinner before he comes home.

9. On the fourth of next month, he (be)..................................in prison for ten years.

10. At the rate he is going he (spend).........................................all his money by the time he is twenty one.

11. When we reach Crewe we (do)..................................half of the journey.

12. When we reach England it very likely (rain)..............................

13. Don’t ring her up at 6.00, she (put)........................................the children to bed. Ring later.

14. - I’m going to Hyde Park to hear the people making speeches.

      - You’ll be too late. By the time you get there they (finish)....................................their speeches and everybody (go)..................................home.

15. By midnight, he (be)...................................unconscious for forty-eight hours.

16. By the end of the month, 5,000 people (see)..............................................this exhibition.

17. I suppose that when I come back in ten years’ time, all these old houses (be)..........................pull down.

18. On 21^st October they (be)............................................. married for twenty-five years.

19. After this performance I (see)..................................... Hamlet for twenty-two times.

20. The treasurer said ‘By the end of the year all our debts (be)........................................paid off’