TChon 15 PRESENT PERFECT AND PAST SIMPLE TENSE.doc

Topic4: MY NEIGHBORHOOD
PERIOD 15. PRESENT PERFECT AND PAST SIMPLE TENSE
A. Revision:
Past simple
Present perfect
S + V
2
/ V– ed
S + didn’t + V
1
Did + S + V
1
?
S +have /has + V
3
S +haven’t /hasn’t + V
3
Have /Has + S + V
3
?
Yesterday, ago, last… Yesterday/ In 1979
For: Khoảng thời gian hoàn toàn ở QK
Since: 8 o'clock/1977/Monday/Christmas/12 May
For: Khoảng thời từ QK đến hiện tại
Hành động đã xảy ra đã xảy ra và đã kết thúc,
rõ thời gian
Hành động đã xảy ra và còn lưu lại ở hiện tại, dùng
kèm với since, for, since when, how long:
B Practice:
1. Put the verb into the correct form, present perfect (I have done) or simple past (I did).
1. I (see) her before.

2. I (see) her last year.
3. Tom (never be) in Hanoi.
4. I (read) the novel written by Jack London several times before.
5. What you (do) yesterday?
6. You (watch) TV last night?
7. She (be) born in 1980.
8. He (write) a book since last year.
9. Mr. Green (teach) English in this school since he (graduate) from the university in 1986.
10. How long you (learn) English?
1 Jill .......................... (buy) a new car two weeks ago.
2 His hair is very short. He .......................... (have) a haircut.
3 Last night I .......................... (arrive) home at half past twelve. I .......................... (have) a bath and then
I .......................... (go) to bed.
4 .......................... (you/visit) many museums when you were in Paris?
5 My bicycle isn’t here anymore. Somebody .......................... (take) it?
6 When .......................... (you/give) up smoking?
7 I .......................... (not/eat) anything yesterday because I ......................... (not/feel) hungry.
8 Why ............................... (Jim/not/want) to play tennis last Friday.
9 The car looks very clean. .................................... (you/wash) it?
10 Brian: hello, Susan. Is Alan here?
Susan: No, I’m afraid he .......................... (go) out.
Brian: What a pity! When exactly .................................. (he/go) out?
Susan: About ten minutes ago.
2 Make sentences using the words given.
1 (I/be/ill twice so far this year) I ........................................................................................
2 (How many times/be/you/ill last year?) ...........................................................................
3 (I/not/drink/any coffe so far today) ..................................................................................
4 (He/be/late three times this week) ....................................................................................
5 (How many games/the team/win/last season?) ................................................................
6 (How many games/the team/win/so far this season?) ......................................................

3 Put the verb into the correct form, present perfect (I have done) or simple past (I did).
1 Mr Clark .......................... (work) in a bank for 15 years. Then he gave it up.
2 Molly lives in Dublin. She .......................... (live) there all her life.
3 Bob and Alice are married. They .......................... (be) married for 20 years.
4 When we were on holiday, the weather .......................... (be) awful.
5 The weather .......................... (be) very nice recently, don’t you think?
6 My grandfather died 30 years ago. I .......................... (never/meet) him.
4. Fill in the blanks with modals: must - have to - ought to - used to
1. You....................................... wash your hands before meals.
2. It’s too late. I....................................... go now.
3. She gets bad marks at chemistry. She .......................................study harder.
4. The traffic lights are red. You .......................................stop.
5. He....................................... smoke 20 cigarettes a day, but now he doesn’t.
6. Children....................................... drink a lot of milk.
7. He has two modern cars. He....................................... be rich.
8. My eyes are weak. I....................................... wear glasses.
5. Give the correct tenses of the verbs in brackets:
1. I’m sorry you’re leaving. I hope you ….……..…………………………… (come) back and (see) ….……..…………………………… us soon
2. I think she (buy) ….……..……………………………a new dress for her next birthday.
3. The ambulance is coming. I (wave) ….……..…………………………… to the driver.
4. Where ….……..…………we (spend) ….……..………… the night tonight? – I think we (come) ….…….………………… to the festival.
5. My friends (get) ….……..……………………………married in August this year.
6. ….……..……………………………You (invite) ….……..……………………………the newcomers of our class to the party?
7. There are many clouds in the sky. It (rain) ….……..……………………………
6. Read the passage and answer the following questions:
My aunt Nhan is an actress. She must be at least thirty-five. However, she often appears on the stage as
a young girl. Nhan will have to take part in a new play soon. This time she will be a girl of seventeen. In the
play, she must appear in a bright red dress and long black stockings. Last year in another play, she had to
wear short socks and a bright, orange-colored dress. If anyone asks her how old she is, she always answers,
“My dear, it must be terrible to grow up”.

1. What does your Tan do?
.............................................................................................................................................................
2. How old is she?
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3. When will Nhan have to take part in a new play?
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4. What did she have to wear in another play last year?
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5. Does she like to talk about her age?
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