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1. Until yesterday I (never/hear)______________it.
2. Since she (work)______________at the company she (not/have)_______________a day off through illness.
3. It was the first time I (talk)______________to Ella outside the office.
4. My boss (come)______________into the office just as I (show)______________everyone my holiday photos.
5. Chopin (compose)______________some of his music in Majorca.
6. The pollution problem (get)______________worse over the last decade.
7. At the time of the robbery, they (stay)_______________with my parents.
8. I (not/see)_______________Jane for ages. When I last (see)______________her, she (try) to find a new job.
9. I (buy)_______________a new alarm clock the other day in a shop, when I actually (see)………somebody shoplifting.
10. (work)_______________you in the garden all day? You look exhausted.
11. In a surprise move, the Prime Minister (resign)______________last night.
12. When Allen (open)______________the book, some pages (fall)______________out.
13. She just (step)______________into her office when the phone (ring)______________
14. The apartment was s hot when I (get)______________home, so I (turn)______________on the air conditioner.
15. When I was introduced to Carol, I’m sure that I (met)_______________her before.
16. Today is Thursday, and you (be)______________ late twice this week.
17. They (study)______________ English in that class since last September.
18. Four people (come)______________ to the office since two o’clock.
19. Mr. Shaw, the director, (work)______________ with his cast in the studio at the moment.
20. At present, the author (write)______________ a historical novel.
21. Up to now nothing (be) ______________heard from the search party.
22. My family (live)______________ in this city for almost six years.
23. I (go)______________ to the cinema twice a month.
24. We (have)______________ a good time at Jane’s party last night.
25. The writer is a still a young man. He (write)______________ his last book in 1991, but he (not/ write)_________ anything since then.
26. She (not/ take)______ her little boy to a theatre yet, but she (take) him to a cinema for the first time a few days ago.
27. It (rain)______________ very heavily last Monday, but it (not/ rain) much since then.
PRACTICE: Rewrite the following sentences with the given information:
1. It’s three years since I last talked to John.
I haven’t
I last
2. She has never made such a silly mistake before.
This is
3. They started searching for MH370 8 weeks ago.
They
It’s
4. She has run the company since her husband died.
She started
6. I last had my eyes tested 3 months ago.
I haven’t
7. He took a course on business management and then he played a role of a CEO in his father’s company.
Before
8. I haven’t met John since his father passed away.
The last time
I last
9. This is the first time Mary has come to a party on time.
Mary
11. They have been writing to each other for 9 years.
It’s
12. I came across my old teacher when going shopping the other day.
When I
14. Kathy has never got bad marks before.
This is
15. I last was at this unversity on my graduation ceremony.
I haven’t
21. I have never tried on this food before.
This is the
22. She began composing music when she was 12.
She has
23. She hasn’t visited me since we were in Ha Noi.
She last
The last time
24. We last went to the cinema 2 weeks ago.
We haven’t
25. Alan hasn’t written to his parents for 3 weeks.
It is
2. Since she (work)______________at the company she (not/have)_______________a day off through illness.
3. It was the first time I (talk)______________to Ella outside the office.
4. My boss (come)______________into the office just as I (show)______________everyone my holiday photos.
5. Chopin (compose)______________some of his music in Majorca.
6. The pollution problem (get)______________worse over the last decade.
7. At the time of the robbery, they (stay)_______________with my parents.
8. I (not/see)_______________Jane for ages. When I last (see)______________her, she (try) to find a new job.
9. I (buy)_______________a new alarm clock the other day in a shop, when I actually (see)………somebody shoplifting.
10. (work)_______________you in the garden all day? You look exhausted.
11. In a surprise move, the Prime Minister (resign)______________last night.
12. When Allen (open)______________the book, some pages (fall)______________out.
13. She just (step)______________into her office when the phone (ring)______________
14. The apartment was s hot when I (get)______________home, so I (turn)______________on the air conditioner.
15. When I was introduced to Carol, I’m sure that I (met)_______________her before.
16. Today is Thursday, and you (be)______________ late twice this week.
17. They (study)______________ English in that class since last September.
18. Four people (come)______________ to the office since two o’clock.
19. Mr. Shaw, the director, (work)______________ with his cast in the studio at the moment.
20. At present, the author (write)______________ a historical novel.
21. Up to now nothing (be) ______________heard from the search party.
22. My family (live)______________ in this city for almost six years.
23. I (go)______________ to the cinema twice a month.
24. We (have)______________ a good time at Jane’s party last night.
25. The writer is a still a young man. He (write)______________ his last book in 1991, but he (not/ write)_________ anything since then.
26. She (not/ take)______ her little boy to a theatre yet, but she (take) him to a cinema for the first time a few days ago.
27. It (rain)______________ very heavily last Monday, but it (not/ rain) much since then.
PRACTICE: Rewrite the following sentences with the given information:
1. It’s three years since I last talked to John.
I haven’t
I last
2. She has never made such a silly mistake before.
This is
3. They started searching for MH370 8 weeks ago.
They
It’s
4. She has run the company since her husband died.
She started
6. I last had my eyes tested 3 months ago.
I haven’t
7. He took a course on business management and then he played a role of a CEO in his father’s company.
Before
8. I haven’t met John since his father passed away.
The last time
I last
9. This is the first time Mary has come to a party on time.
Mary
11. They have been writing to each other for 9 years.
It’s
12. I came across my old teacher when going shopping the other day.
When I
14. Kathy has never got bad marks before.
This is
15. I last was at this unversity on my graduation ceremony.
I haven’t
21. I have never tried on this food before.
This is the
22. She began composing music when she was 12.
She has
23. She hasn’t visited me since we were in Ha Noi.
She last
The last time
24. We last went to the cinema 2 weeks ago.
We haven’t
25. Alan hasn’t written to his parents for 3 weeks.
It is
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