VIII. Present perfect Tense:
1. She hasn’t gone out with him for 5 months. à The last time …………………………………..
2. We haven’t seen such a cruel mother before. à This is the first ……………………………….
3. It’s two years since we last saw Mr. Jones. à We haven’t ……………………………………..
4. This is the first time I have visited the USA. à I haven’t ………………………………………
5. I have learnt English for 10 years now. à I began ……………………………………………..
6. She moved to London 20 years ago. à She has ………………………………………………..
7. The Pikes haven’t visited Paris for 2 years. à The last time …………………………………..
8. I stopped writing to him a week ago. à I haven’t ……………………………………………..
9. Mary has leant French for 6 years. à It’s ………………………………………………………
10. When did your father buy that car ? à How long ………………………………………………
11. I didn’t see her again for 3 years. à Three years has …………………………………………..
12. The last time I saw John was when he was leaving for Edinburgh.
à John hasn’t …………………………………………………………………………………..
13. They haven’t liked ice-cream since they ate too much and was sick.
à They didn’t ………………………………………………………………………………….
14. John’s career as a television presenter began five years ago.
à John has ………………………………………………………………………………………
15. My uncle has been a worker in that factory for 10 years.
à My uncle started ……………………………………………………………………………..
16. How long have your family read Tuoi Tre Newspaper ?
à When did your ………………………………………………………………………………
17. My old friend started working on that farm in 2005.
à Since 2005, …………………………………………………………………………………..
18. When did he start teaching Physical Education in this school ?
à How long ……………………………………………………………………………………..
19. My mother has had this washing machine for a long time.
à My mother ……………………………………………………………………………………
20. My father stopped drinking champagne ten years ago.
à My father hasn’t ………………………………………………………………………………
21. Jane’s grandma hasn’t planted trees in the garden for 5 months.
à Jane’s grandma stopped ……………………………………………………………………...
22. I have never met a more warm-hearted person than my mother is.
à My mother is …………………………………………………………………………………
23. I have never seen such a bad film as that one in the cinema.
à That is the …………………………………………………………………………………..
24. We haven’t seen Mary since we left the university.
à We last ……………………………………………………………………………………….
25. The last time I went swimming was when I was in Spain.
à I haven’t ……………………………………………………………………………………..
2. have worked
3. has studied
4. haven't seen
5. have lived
6. Have ........ met
7. have ......... been
8. have......... learnt
haven't got
have worked
is studing
haven't seen
have lived
have met
have-been
have-learnt
haven't got