ENGLISH 9
SIMPLE PAST TENSE AND PRESENT PERFECT TENSE


FORMATION
USED WITH

PAST SIMPLE
(Quá khứ đơn)
Regular : V + ED
Irregular : V .2
yesterday, last ___, in ___, ___ ago, this morning, as a child, when I was young

PRESENT
PERFECT
(HT hoàn thành)

I / We / You / They : have + PP
He / She / It : has + PP
already, recently, lately, just, ever, never, since, for, yet, before, so far, up to now, several times (many times), once, twice, in the past / last + time, during the past / last + time, these days


1/ S + began / started + V-ing / to inf. + time + ago => S + have/has + PP + FOR + time


She began working in this company ten years ago.
She has worked in this company for ten years.
They began to live in Nha Trang ten months ago.
They have lived in Nha Trang for ten months.

PRACTICE
They began to learn French two years ago.
=> They have
Her son started collecting stamps two months ago.
=> Her son has
Thuy began to work as a weatherman five months ago.
=> Thuy has
She started to learn Japanese four years ago.
=> She has
We bought this computer six months ago.
=> We have
We started playing volleyball three weeks ago.
=> We have
Did you know her 2 years ago?
=> Have you
My father started to give up smoking many years ago.
=> My father has
He started working in the company ten years ago.
=> He has
Did Tom start studying abroad two weeks ago?
=> Has Tom

2/ S + began / started + V-ing / to inf. + in / on / at + time
=> S + have/has + P.P. + SINCE + time


They started playing football at three o’clock.
They have played football since three o’clock.
She began to learn French in April.
She has learned French since April.

1. Nam Anh started learning English in 1998.
=> Nam Anh has

2. He began raising birds in January.
=> He has
3. She began doing the test at one o’clock.
=> She has
4. His brother began to collect stamps on Sunday.
=> His brother has
5. Hang began listening to music at eight o’clock.
=> Hang has
6. Lan began making a dress on Saturday.
=> Lan has
7. Nam began watering the vegetables at nine o’clock.
=> Nam has
8. Peter started to play computer games in 2002.
=> Peter has
9. Mary began writing poems in 2000.
=> Mary has
10. Binh began selling lottery tickets in June.
=> Binh has

3/ It is + time + SINCE + S + past simple => S + have / has + P.P. + FOR + time


It is two months since Mary began to study in Paris.
Mary has studied in Paris for two months.

1. It is three years since he learned English
=> He has
2. It is four days since Linh stayed in Dalat.
=> Linh has
3. It is two weeks since Maryam grew roses in her garden.
=> Maryam has
4. It is one year since we went to the cinema.
=> We have
5. It is five months since he wrote the book.
=> He has

4/ It is + time + SINCE + S + last + past simple => S + have / has + not + P.P. + FOR + time


It is three years since he last saw me.
He has not seen me for three years.

1. It is two years since I last ate this kind of food.
=> I have
2. It is five years since he last drank wine.
=> He has
3. It is two months since they last watched that film.
=> They have
4. It is a week since Mr. Hai last smoked.
=> Mr. Hai has
5. It is many years since she last met her friend.
=> She has

5.1/ The last time + S + past simple + was + time + ago.
=> S + have not / has not + P.P. + FOR + time


(The last time my father lived in Vung Tau was 10 years ago.
My