 * 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 seen 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.