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* Dng 1:

S + HTHT (ph nh) + for + thi gian =>Its + thi gian .+ since + last + QK
(khng nh)
Ex: I havent seen my father for one month.
It is one month since I last saw my father.
Tom hasnt had his hair cut for over three months.
It is three months since Tom last had his hair cut.
Dng 2:
S + HTHT (ph nh) + before => Its + the first time + S + HTHT (khng nh)
Ex: I havent 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 havent read this book before.
* Dng 3:
- S + HTHT (ph nh) + since / for + ..
- S + last + QK (khng nh) + when + mnh
- The last time + S + QK (khng nh) + was + thi gian
Ex: I havent heard him since August. => The last time I heard him was in August.
I havent seen him since I left school. => I last saw him when I left
school.
* Dng 4:
S + HTHT (khng nh) + for + thi gian => S + began / started + V-ing + thi 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.

3. Cc t i vi th hin ti hon thnh
- Since + thi im trong qu kh: since 1982, since Junuary.: k t khi
For + khong thi gian: for three days, for ten minutes, .: trong vng
I havent heard from her for 2 months.
(Ti khng nghe tin tc g t c y trong 2 thng ri
He hasnt met her since she was a little girl.
(Anh y khng gp c y k t khi c y cn l 1 c b.)
- Already:
Dng trong cu khng nh hay cu hi, ALREADY c th ng ngay sau have v cng c th ng
cui cu.
I have already had the answer = I have had the answer already.
Have you typed my letter already?
- Yet: cha
Dng trong cu ph nh hoc nghi vn. YET thng ng cui cu.
John hasnt written his report yet = John hasnt written his report.
I hasnt decided what to do yet = I hasnt decided what to do.
Have you read this article yet? = Have you read this article?
- Just: va mi
Dng ch mt hnh ng va mi xy ra.
I have just met him.
I have just tidied up the kitchen.
I have just had lunch.
- Recently, Lately: gn y
He has recently arrived from New York.
- So far: cho n by gi
We havent finished the English tenses so far.
- Up to now, up to the present, up to this moment, until now, until this time: n tn by gi.
She hasnt come up to now.
- Ever: tng bao gi cha
EVER ch dng trong cu nghi vn
Have you ever gone abroad?
- Never before: cha bao gi
I have never eaten a mango before. Have you eaten a mango?
- In/Over/During/For + the + past/last + time: trong thi gian qua
It has rained in the past week.
She hasnt talked to me over the last 4 days.

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