II. Complete the following sentences using: for, since, ago

1.      It's two years __________ I last saw Quoc Anh.

2.      Lan and Minh have lived in Ho Chi Minh City __________ 1999.

3.      The book has sold over a million copies __________ its publication.

4.      The house is very dirty. We haven’t cleaned it __________ ages.

5.      There has been a drought __________ the last two summers.

6.      They arrived home ten minutes __________.

7.      They first met a long time __________.

8.      They have known each other __________ a long time.

9.      Things have changed a lot _______ our previous meeting.

10.  We haven't had a good meal __________ three weeks.

11.  We’ve just bought a new washing machine __________ a couple of days.

II. Complete the following sentences using: for, since, ago

1.      It's two years __________ I last saw Quoc Anh.

2.      Lan and Minh have lived in Ho Chi Minh City __________ 1999.

3.      The book has sold over a million copies __________ its publication.

4.      The house is very dirty. We haven’t cleaned it __________ ages.

5.      There has been a drought __________ the last two summers.

6.      They arrived home ten minutes __________.

7.      They first met a long time __________.

8.      They have known each other __________ a long time.

9.      Things have changed a lot _______ our previous meeting.

10.  We haven't had a good meal __________ three weeks.

11.  We’ve just bought a new washing machine __________ a couple of days.

II. Complete the following sentences using: for, since, ago

1.      I have not seen him _______ he was 16.

2.      I haven't seen her __________ her illness.

3.      I’ve been waiting __________ 20 minutes.

4.      It has been foggy _______ some days.

5.      It has been raining _______ lunchtime.

6.      It hasn’t rained __________ the end of July.

7.      It’s over twenty years __________ we last met.

8.      It's been raining _______ four o'clock.

II. Complete the following sentences using: for, since, ago

1.      __________ Christmas, the weather has been quite good.

2.      He's been collecting stamps _______ the past twenty years.

3.      Hoa and Quan quarrelled with each other some time __________.

4.      How long __________ did this happen?

5.      How long is it __________ you last saw Linda?

6.      I came here a year __________.

7.      I don’t know where he is, but he was here a minute __________.

8.      I got here an hour _______. – What! You mean you’ve been waiting _______ an hour?

1)When was the last time you watched an action movie? 

   When____________________________________________________________ 

2)They keep a large collection of books in the school library. 

  A large collection of books ____________________________________________ 

3)They’ll take you to the English Lake District. 

  You’ll ____________________________________________________________ 

4) His friend found the most fashionable shops in Bond Street. 

   The most fashionable shops __________________________________________

5) The working people have considered May Day a great holiday. 

   May Day _________________________________________________________ 

6) They could see smoke rising up from cottages. 

   Smoke____________________________________________________________7) The farmer was feeding the ducks and hens when we came. 

   The ducks and hens_________________________________________________ 

8) Now my sister is reading picture books 

   Picture books______________________________________________________

9) They don’t use cars and trucks to carry food to market. 

   Cars and trucks_____________________________________________________ 10) It's impossible to solve this problem.  

  This problem______________________________________________________

IV. Give the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets.

      Write your answers in the spaces given. (10 points)

1. The accident (report) (cause) by a reckless motorist.

2.  My children enjoy (allow) (stay) up late when there is something special on TV.

3. Jane, together with her parents, (just go) to London (see) her grandmother.

4. He (drive) for three hours but he (cover) only half of the way so far.

5. Last night we (have) a party when the fire (break) out.           

6. We've lost the camera. If we (lock) the car window, we (not get) into trouble now.

7. You must (speed) at that time; otherwise, the policeman (not stop) you.

8. It’s necessary that the government (raise) funds (start) at once.

9. Hardly he (get) downstairs when the phone stopped (ring).

10. It is time the government (help) the unemployed (find) some jobs.