TRANSFORMATION OF TENSES
BÀI TẬP CHUYỂN ĐỔI CÂU
¬ Ghi chú Công thức:
1. S +
started/began + V-ing/to Vo
2. S + has/have
+ V3/ed + Since + S + QKD
3. S + has/have
+ V3/ed + since + MTGQK
4. S + has/have
+ V3/ed + for + KTG
5. S +
last + V2/ed
6. The
last time + simple past (time + ago, in + time)
7. It + be
+ time + since + simple past
8. It is
the first/ second/ third …… time + present perfect
9. While +
S + was/ were + V-ing ( during/ in the middle of )
Exercise: Rewrite these sentences:
1. The last
time Lan went to the zoo was ten years ago.
à Lan hasn’t
…………………………………………
2. I have
never met such a famous person before.
à It is
……………………………………………………
3. I last saw
him when I was a student.
à I haven’t ………………………………………………….
4. I haven’t
come there for two years. à
à I last
……………………………………………………
5. I have
studied English for seven years.
à I started
…………………………………………………
6. Steve started working for this company five
years ago.
à Steve has …………………………
7.1 I
haven’t seen a Hollywood film for a long time
à It’s is
ages ............................
7.2 John
began playing the piano 10 years ago.
à John has ................................................................
8. Nancy
hasn't come here since 1999
à The last time………………………………………….
9. During my dinner, the phone rang.
à While……………………………………………………….
10. David had left the party before we arrived there.
à When………………………………………..
11.
Sarah hasn't seen her friends since she left for the United States.
à Sarah last…………………………
12. I have never stayed in such an expensive hotel before.
à This is…………………………………
13.I have never read such a romantic story.
à This
is……………………………………..
15.I have not played
football for ages.
®
It’s…………………………………………………………………..
16.I haven’t been to Ha long for three years
® The last
time………………………………………………………..
17.She hasn’t seen her mother since she left for Pairs.
®She
last………………………………………………………………
18.The last time I went to Hanoi was over fours years
ago.
®I
haven’t…………………………………………………………….
19.I last saw her when she returned to her home town
.®I haven’t………………………………………
20. She hasn’t spoken Japanese before.
®It’s…………………………………………………
21.This is the first time she has driven a car.
®She…………………………………………
22.I haven’t heard from him since July.
®I
last…………………………………………………………………….
®The last
time……………………………………………………………
23. We haven’t been to a
concert for over a year.
-The last time…………………………………
24.Your birthday party was
the last time I really enjoyed myself.
à I……………………………………………………………….
25.It’s nearly 20 years
since my father saw his brother.
àMy father………………………………………………
27.The last time I went
swimming was when I was in France.
-I
haven’t……………………………………………………..
28.You haven’t tided up this
room for weeks.
-It’s………………………………………….
29.He was last in touch
with me three weeks ago.
- He
hasn’t………………………………………..
30.Mr John hasn’t visited
France since 1990.
-Mr John
last………………………………………..
31.I haven’t eaten this
kind of food before.
This is the first………………………………..
32. I went over my lesson and then went to school
® Before
……………………………………………………………….
33. Before he watched TV, he had done all his exercises
® After
…………………………………………………………………
34 We haven’t done up the kitchen for five
years. àThe last time
...........................................................................
35. John
began playing the piano ten years ago.
àJohn has
……………………………………………………
36. The last time I played football was in 1971.
àI haven’t ...............................................................
37. I’ve been working as a nurse for two
years.
àI started ………………………………………..
38. She hasn’t written to him for ages. àIt’s
...........................................................................................................
39. The
plane had hardly left the airport when the accident happened.
--> No
sooner.....................................................................................................
40. I last
saw Bob when I was in Ho Chi Minh City.
à I ..........................................................
41. He began working in this factory five years ago
→ He ……………………………………………
42. They have lived there for two years.
→ They last……………………………………..
43. Jason hasn’t met that man here before.
→ ………………………………………………..
44. I have never read this book (before).
→ …………………………………………………
45. Emma didn’t begin to read until she was ten
à…………………………………………………
46. The carpenter didn’t finish his work until Monday
à………………………………………
47. The flight to Paris lasts 12 hours.
à…………………………………………………
48. They spent two hours solving this problem.
à…………………………………………………