Bien doi cau ve Past tense, present perfect, Comparison

PAST TENSE AND PRESENT PERFECT
1. It has been years since we last traveled abroad.
We haven’t..............................................................................................................................................................
2. I haven’t watched TV for a week.
The last....................................................................................................................................................................
3. We bought this house two years ago.
We have..................................................................................................................................................................
4. We have never met him before.
It’s the.....................................................................................................................................................................
5. It started to rain at 2 p.m.
It has........................................................................................................................................................................
6. When did you start working here?
How long.................................................................................................................................................................
7. Dave has written a composition for two hours.
Dave started.............................................................................................................................................................
8. How long have you been learning English?
When.......................................................................................................................................................................
9. Keith started driving a car five years ago.
Keith has.................................................................................................................................................................
10. This is the first time I have ever eaten this kind of food.
I have.......................................................................................................................................................................
11. The last time I played chess was in 2000.
I have not.................................................................................................................................................................
12. I have never met such a famous person before.
It is..........................................................................................................................................................................
13. My friend’s mother has been teaching English in this school for a long time.
My friend’s mother started......................................................................................................................................
14. She has never been so angry before.
This is......................................................................................................................................................................
15. The last time it snowed here was six years ago.
It hasn’t...................................................................................................................................................................

16. He hasn’t visited his parents for a year.
It is..........................................................................................................................................................................
17. John and Mary moved to Edinburgh twenty years ago.
It is now...................................................................................................................................................................
18. John began playing the piano ten years ago.
John has...................................................................................................................................................................
19. I have never read such a romantic story.
This is......................................................................................................................................................................
20. They last visited me five years ago.
They haven’t...........................................................................................................................................................
21. He hasn’t been back to his homework for 20 years now.
It is..........................................................................................................................................................................
22. It’s nearly twenty years since my father saw his brother.
My father............................................................................................................................................................... `
23. When did you last ride a bike?
How long.................................................................................................................................................................
24. We haven’t been to London since 1998.
The last....................................................................................................................................................................
25. My wait in the queue has lasted forty minutes so far.
I...............................................................................................................................................................................
26. I’ve never seen such a bad film as that one.
That’s......................................................................................................................................................................
27. The last time Nancy came here was in 1986.
Nancy hasn’t...........................................................................................................................................................
28. How long have they lived in this city?
How long ago..........................................................................................................................................................
29. When did you first know him?
How.........................................................................................................................................................................
30. Philips went on a trip around the world three years ago.
It is..........................................................................................................................................................................

31. I’m asking you this question for the third time.
This is......................................................................................................................................................................
32. After that she never got in touch with him.
That was the............................................................................................................................................................
33. We haven’t had a party since last Christmas.
The last time............................................................................................................................................................
34. She began playing the piano six years ago.
She has....................................................................................................................................................................
35. When did you last meet him?
How long.................................................................................................................................................................

COMPARISON
1. Helen is young and Lily is young, too.
Lily is.............................................................................................................................................................................
2. Nam is twenty and Minh is twenty-two.
Minh is...........................................................................................................................................................................
3. This film is not as interesting as the film last night.
The film last night..........................................................................................................................................................
4. No one in this class is as beautiful as Susan.
Susan.............................................................................................................................................................................
5. This house is higher than all of the houses in this town.
This house is the............................................................................................................................................................
6. Minh studies better than his brother used to
Minh’s brother never used to.........................................................................................................................................
7. He visits his family more frequently than she does.
She doesn’t....................................................................................................................................................................
8. My mother doesn’t cook as well as my father.
My mother cooks...........................................................................................................................................................

9. John drives more carefully than his brother.
John’s brother doesn’t....................................................................................................................................................
10. Mary sings the most beautifully in her school.
No one in Mary’s school................................................................................................................................................
11. My house isn’t as large as yours.
Your house is.................................................................................................................................................................


12. This road isn’t as narrow as that one.
That road........................................................................................................................................................................
13.

My bicycle is cheaper than yours.

Your bicycle..................................................................................................................................................................
14. Peter plays the guitar better than Jack.
Jack doesn’t...................................................................................................................................................................
15. This white armchair isn’t as comfortable the yellow one.
The yellow armchair......................................................................................................................................................
16. David is a better runner than Paul.
Paul is not......................................................................................................................................................................
17. Nobody in the class is taller than Carol.
Carol is the.....................................................................................................................................................................
18. I haven’t written as much as you.
You’ve written...............................................................................................................................................................
19. We expected the play to be better.
The play wasn’t.............................................................................................................................................................
20. Jane’s hair isn’t as long as Helen’s.
Helen’s hair is................................................................................................................................................................
21. No student in the school is noisier than I am.

I am the..........................................................................................................................................................................
22. This exhibition is much more interesting than the last one.
The last exhibition was not............................................................................................................................................
23. This is as fast as the car can go.
The car can’t..................................................................................................................................................................
24. This bike is not as expensive as the green one.
The green bike is............................................................................................................................................................
25. Kate ate less than George did.
Kate didn’t.....................................................................................................................................................................
26. Sarah can swim further than I can.
I can’t.............................................................................................................................................................................
27. I thought that learning to drive would be difficult, but it isn’t.
Learning to drive is........................................................................................................................................................
28. I am not as good a tennis player as John.
I don’t............................................................................................................................................................................
29. Computers used to be more expensive than they are now.
Computers are................................................................................................................................................................
30. No one in the class plays chess as well as Betty.
Betty is...........................................................................................................................................................................
31. Tom is a more careful driver than Peter.
Peter doesn’t..................................................................................................................................................................
32. The road I told you isn’t as far as this road.
This road........................................................................................................................................................................
33. Mary’s sister doesn’t cook as well as her mother.
Mary’s mother is better..................................................................................................................................................
34. Lan is the best student in our class.
Nobody..........................................................................................................................................................................
35. This is the faster way to get into the center of the city.
There is..........................................................................................................................................................................
36. Clemens is the best guitarist in the world.

No one...........................................................................................................................................................................
37. I have never read such an excellent story.
This is............................................................................................................................................................................
38. Mr. Smith is the wisest m ember of the family.
No member....................................................................................................................................................................
39. Catherine is the most intelligent student in our class.
Nobody..........................................................................................................................................................................