Dạng 1

Quá khứ đơn: S + V2 + thời gian + ago

Hiện tại hoàn thành: S + have/has + V3 + for + thời gian
Ex: I started learning English 10 years ago.
 I have learnt English for 10 years. 
Dạng 2
Quá khứ đơn: It’s + thời gian ….+ since …+ last + V2
S + last + V2 + time + ago
The last time + S + V-ed + was + time + ago
Hiện tại hoàn thành: S + haven’t/hasn’t + V3 + for + thời gian
Ex.: It’s 3 years since the last time I went back to my hometown.
I last went back to my hometown 3 years ago.
The last time I went back to my hometown was 3 years ago.
⇒ I have not gone back to my hometown for 3 years. 

2) She started driving 1 month ago.

=>She .........................................................................................

3) We began eating when it started to rain.

=>We...................................................................................................
4) I last had my hair cut when I left her.
=> I ...................................................................................................
5) The last time she kissed me was 5 months ago.
=> She .................................................................................................
6) It is a long time since we last met.
=> We ...............................................................................................
8) This is the first time I had such a delicious meal .
=> I .................................................................................................
9) I haven't seen him for 8 days.
=> The last ..................................................................................................
11) Samuel started keeping a diary in 1997
Samuel ___________________________________
12)We started learning English fìve years ago.
We ___________________________________
13) I began living in Ho Chi Minh City when I was 8.
I ___________________________________
14) She has taught the children in this remote village for five months
She _____________________
16) She hasn’t had a swim for five years
She __________________________________
17) They last talked to each other two months ago
They__________________________________
18) The last time she saw her elder sister was in 1999
She __________________________________
19) She hasn’t written to me for years
It’s years __________________________________
20) Robert and Catherine have been married for ten years.
It’s ten years __________________________________

1. S + V + in order/so as + (not) + to + V ….
 I worked hard. I wanted to pass the test ->  I worked hard so as to pass the test
2.S + V + in order + for O + (not) + to + V ….
 She works hard in order for her kids to have a better life
->She works hard so that her kids will have a better life
1. I ‘ve collected money. I will buy a new house
➨
2. He studied really hard. He wanted to get a high score
➨
3. I opened the window. I wanted to let fresh air in
➨
4. He left his hometown. He wanted to find a new job
➨
5. I took my phone. I want to call home
->
11. You must take your umbrella so that you won’t get wet.
...................................................................................................................
12. He waited at the counter. He wanted to see her.
...............................................................................................................
13. We all put on our coats. We were feeling cold.
.......................................................................................................................
14. She’s studying because she wants to become a very important  person in life.
................................................................................................................
15. I didn’t want to see them, so I didn’t open the door.
...................................................................................................

17. I would like to take tomorrow off, as I want to accompany my husband to the doctor