10. How long is it since you late saw Mary? -> How long has it been since you last saw Mary? 11. My father stopped smoking last year. -> My father quit smoking last year. 12. How long have you been teaching at this school? -> Since when have you been teaching at this school? 13. We have learnt English for 4 years. -> We started learning English 4 years ago. 14. My father started to give up smoking last year. -> My father has been trying to quit smoking since last year. 15. They have worked in that factory since 2001. -> They started working in that factory in 2001. 16. Lan hasn't written to Maria for a month. -> Lan didn't write to Maria for a month. 17. I haven't seen her for a long time. -> I didn't see her for a long time. 18. How long has he worked in this company? -> When did he start working in this company? 19. When did you start to listen to classical music? -> How long ago did you start listening to classical music? 20. How long have you had this car? -> When did you get this car? 21. It's months since I saw Jane (for) -> I haven't seen Jane for months. 22. Wen did she come black? (since) -> Since when did she come back? 23. I haven't spoken to him for a week (last) -> I didn't speak to him last week. 24. How long is it since he found a new job? (when) -> When did he find a new job? 25. It's a month since I saw Christ. (seen) -> I haven't seen Christ for a month. VIII. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form, past simple or present perfect. 1. We didn't have a holiday last year. (not/have) 2. My friend is a writer. He has written many books. (write) 3. I played tennis yesterday afternoon. (play) 4. What time did you go to bed last night? (you/go) 5. Kathy travels a lot. She has visited many countries. (visit) 6. Have you ever met a famous person? (meet) 7. The weather wasn't very good yesterday. (not/be) 8. My hair is wet. I just washed it. (wash) 9. The town is very different now. It has changed a lot. (change) 10. I did German at school, but I have forgotten most of it now. (forget) 11. The police arrested three people, but later they let them go. (arrest) 12. What do you think of my English? Do you think it has improved? (improve) 13. I applied for a job as a tourist guide, but I wasn't successful. (apply) 14. Where's my bike? It was outside the house, but it's not there now. (be) 15. "Is Sona here?" - "No, she hasn't come yet." (not/come) 16. I have seen her before. (see) 17. I saw her last year. (see) 18. Tom has never been in Hanoi. (never be) 19. I have read the novel written by Jack London several times before. (read) 20. What did you do yesterday? (do) 21. Did you watch TV last night? (watch) 22. She was born in 1980. (be) 23. He has been writing a book since last year. (write) 24. Mr. Green has been teaching English in this school since he graduated from the university in 1986. (teach/graduate) 25. How long have you been learning English? (learn) 26. I have had this shirt for nearly 4 years. (have)