1. Rewrite the sentences below
Example:
I haven’t seen that man here before.
It is the first time I have been that man
I have never read this book before.
It’s the first time I have read this book.
1. My father hasn’t driven a car before.
(This is the first time…………………………..)
2. I’ve never met such a famous singer
before. (It’s the first
time………………………..)
3. She has never been to the ballet before.
(It’s the first time…………………………………)
4. She hasn’t drunk Coca Cola before. ( This
is the first time ………………………………..)
5. My father hasn’t been in hospital
before. (This is the first time ……….)
6. I have not eaten this kind of food
before. (It is ……………………………..)
7. He has never met her before. ( Is it
………………………………….)
8. I have never dunk whisky before. ( It is
………………………….)
9. She has not eaten curry before. ( It is
………………………………..)
10. Anh Dung has never loved a girl before. (
it is ………………………………….)
11. Yen Phi has never been to HCM city
before. ( It is …………………………….)
12. Danh has never visited Vung Tau before.
( This is ……………………………….)

9. We haven’t seen Tom since he moved to
Bristol.
10. It hasn’t rained for a fornight.
11. Lucy hasn’t worn that dress since
Barbara’s wedding.
12. My father hasn’t been to Vung tau for 2
year.
3.Finish the second sentences so that they
will have the same meaning as the
preceding.
1. Minh last wrote to his pen pal five
months ago ( Minh
hasn’t……………………)
2. The last time we visited Kuala
Lumpur was two years ago.
(It’s……………………………….)
3. She last wore that dress at her
sister’s wedding. (She
hasn’t…………………………..)
4. We haven’t been to the concert for
over a year. (The last
time…………………………..)
5. We last saw our grandfather two
years ago. (We
haven’t……………………………)
6. The last time we went to the
cimema was two years ago. (We
haven’t………………….)
7. It’s nearly ten ten years since we
saw our uncle.

20. They have not eaten anything for
two days.
21. Tuong Ling has stayed in Da lat for
four days.
22. Mr. Hai has not smoked for a week.
4.Change each of the following sentences
so that it begin s with a present tense, past
tense , orr future tense form of it takes as
required by the meaning.
1. She walked to work in ten minutes.
2. I finished my work in an hour.
3. She learned to speak English well in only one
year.
4. I wrote my paper in thirty minutes.
5. The train went around the mountain in three
hours.
6. They finished the bridge in one year.
7. The cable reached him in two days.
8. We walk to school every morning in about
fifteen minutes.
9. You’ll get there in about an hour.
10. We’ll paint the bathrrom in hour hours.
11. You’ll paint the kitchen in only 1.5 hours.
12. I wash and dress each morning in less than
fifteen minutes.
13. The clown puts on his makeup in half an
hour.
14. He learned to swim in just a few days.
15. He recorered from her illness in two months.
16. I’ll run to the corner store and get what you

don’t have a computer.
10. It’s a pity the weather isn’t better today.
11. I don’t know Paul’s phone number ( and I
regret it).
12. I don’t have a computer )( and I need one).
13. It’s cold ( and I hate cold weather).
14. I live in a big city ( and I don’t like it).
15. Mary isn’t here ( and I need to see her)
16. I can’t go to the party ( and I I’d like to)
17. There are many people here ( and it’s very
crowded).
18. I have to work tomorrow (but I’d like to stay
at home)
19. I’m not lying on the beautiful sunny beach
( and that’s a pity)
20. I don’t have anything to eat. ( I’m very
hungry).
21. I’m sorry, I can’t cook very well.
22. It’s a pity I can’t come to your house t the
weekend.
23. I am so tired of listening to your complaints.
24. It’s a shame we don’t know Japanese.
25. I can’t understand what he is taking about.
26. Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum doesn’t open
today.
27. I’m sorry to tell you that I am not interested
in that film at all.
28. I don’t know the way to Ben Thanh market.
29. I haven’t got a washing machine.
30. I hate having to go to school on Saturdays.

8. I am happy ( passing / pass / to pass /
passed) all the exams.
9. The man ( talk / to talk / talked/
talking ) to the principle is my English
teacher.
10. It’s ( hard / hardly / difficulty /
difficultly ) to believe that Nam
passed the exam.
11. Do you mind if I ( used / use / using /
to use ) your phone?
12. Sticky rice cakes are ( sell/ sold /
selling ) in many shops.
13. Would you mind ( worked/ work / to
work / working ) over time this
morning?
14. I think you are ( making / doing / do /
make ) a silly mistake.
15. My family enjoys ( watches /
watching / watched / to watch ) the
News on Television.
16. Television is bringing( not/ and / not
only/ so) information ( but / or/ and/
but also) entertainment.
17. In the rural areas, life is always a
struggle ( at/ with/ to / for ) nature.
18. They have ( taught / teached/
teaches/ to teach) English in this
school for ten years.
19. We are glad to tell you that we ( are
going/ will go/ go) to have interesting

paper ones.
32. Instead of ( use/ using/ uses/ used)
plastic bags , we can use paper ones.
33. I am ( please/ pleased/ pleasant/
pleasing) that you did well at school.
34. My father told me how ( to go/ go /
went / going ) to the bank.
35. It’s easy for him ( fix/ to fix/ fixing/
fixes) machines.
36. We are good friends. We ( know/
have known/ knew ) each other for a
long time.