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I.


* She began working in this company ten years ago.
( She has worked in this company for ten years.
** They commenced living in Nha Trang ten months ago.
( They have lived in Nha Trang for ten months.

They started checking the machines two hours ago. ( They have…………………………………………...
He began fixing the bicycle ten minutes ago. ( He has………………………………………………………
She commenced cooking the soup half an hour ago. ( She has………………………………………………
We began doing the test an hour ago. ( We have…………………………………………………………….
Jack began planting flowers three hours ago. ( Jack has …………………………………………………….
They started building the bridge two years ago. ( They have ………………………………………………..
Mai commenced writing the lesson twenty minutes ago. ( Mai has …………………………………………..
My Vi began counting her lucky money five minutes ago. ( My Vi has ……………………………………
You started flirting with me forty minutes ago. ( You have ………………………………………………..
She began listening to the music fifteen minutes ago. ( She has ……………………………………………

II.

* They started playing football at three 0` clock.
( They have been played football since three 0` clock.
** She began learning French in April.
( She has learned French since April

Nam Anh started learning English in 1998. ( Nam Anh has ……………………………………….………
Bang began raising birds in January. ( Bang has …………………………………………………………….
3. Tu Linh and My Vi commenced doing the test at one o`clock. ( Tu Linh and My Vi have …………………
4. My Van started collecting stamps on Sunday. ( My Van has …………………………………………………
Hang began listening to music at eight o`clock. ( Hang has …………………………..………………………
6. Mai commenced making a dress on Saturday. ( Mai has ………………………..……………………………
7. Thien Son began watering the vegetables at nine o`clock. ( Thien. Son has …………………………………
Khanh started playing computer games in 2002. ( Khanh has ………………………………………………
9. Bich Tran commenced raising pets in 2000. (Bich Tran has …………………..……………………………
Binh began selling lottery tickets in June. ( Binh has ………………………...……….……………………

III.
* He has not seen me for three years.
( It is three years since he last saw me.
** Mary has studied in Paris for two months.
( It is two months since Mary began to study in Paris.

He has not drunk wine for five years. ( It is …………………………………………………………………..
He has learned English for ten years. ( It is …………………………………………………………………..
3. They have not eaten anything for two days. ( It is ……………………………………………………………
4. Tuong Linh has stayed in Dalat for four days. ( It is ………………………………………………………….
Mr Hai has not smoked for a week. ( It is ……………………………………………………………………..
IV.


* I have not eaten this kind of food before.
( It is the first time that I have eaten this kind of food.
** He has never met her before.
( It is the first time that he has met her.

1. I have never drunk whisky before. ( It is the first time …………………………………………………………………….…
She has not eaten curry before. ( It is the first time ……………………………………………………………………………
Anh Dung has never loved a girl before. ( It is the first time ……………………………………………………………
Yen Phi has never been to HCM before ( It is the first time …………………………………………………………….
Danh has never visited Vung Tau before. ( It is the first time ………………………………………………………….

V.


Notes:
- At + hour.
- On + day
- In + month/season/year
* I have not smoked since June.
( The last time I smoked was in June.
** She has not seen him since Monday.
( The last time she saw him was on Monday

1. They have not used the telephone since May. (The last time …………………………………………………
I have not seen the cat since eight o`clock. (The last time …………………………………………………….
3. Thao has not taken the medicine since Sunday. (The last time ………………………………………………
4. The doctor has not treated a patient since autumn. (The last time ……………………………………………
5. He has not come back to the village since 1990. (The last time ………………………………………………

MIXED EXERCISES

They started doing their homework two hours ago.
( They have…………………………………………...
Nam Anh started learning drawing in 2008.
( Nam Anh has ……………………………………….………
He has not watched TV for five months.
( It is …………………………………………………………………..
I have never met her before.
( It is the first time …………………………………………………………………….…
They have not played games online since May.
(The last time …………………………………………………