CHUYỂN ĐỔI TỪ THÌ HTHT SANG THÌ QKD (VÀ NGƯỢC LẠI)

S + HTHT + Since + S +QKD ( hay gặp)

* Dạng 1:

S + HTHT (phủ định) + for + thời gian

It’s + thời gian ….+ since …+ last + QKĐ (khẳng định)

Ex : I haven’t seen my father for one month.

– >It is one month since I last saw my father.

Tom hasn’t had his hair cut for over three months.

–> It is three months since Tom last had his hair cut.

* Dạng 2:

S + HTHT (phủ định) + before

It’s + the first time + S + HTHT (khẳng định)

Ex: I haven’t seen that man here before.

-> It is the first time I have met that man here.

It is the first time I have read this book.

-> I haven’t read this book before.

* Dạng 3:

S + HTHT (phủ định) + since / for + …..

S + last + QKĐ (khẳng định) …+ when + mệnh đề

The last time + S + QKĐ (khẳng định) + was + thời gian

Ex:

I haven’t heard him since August.

->The last time I heard him was in August.

I haven’t seen him since I left school.

->I last saw him when I left school.

* Dạng 4:

S + HTHT (khẳng định) + for + thời gian

S + began / started + V-ing + thời gian + ago

Ex:

I have worked here for ten years.

I began working here ten years ago.

It started raining two days ago.

It has rained for two days.