I.Put the verbs in brackets in the present perfect or the simple past tense. 1. We (never watch)______ that TV programme. 2. We (watch)_______ a good programme on TV last night. 3. He (read) _____that novel many times before. 4. He (read) _______that novel again during my last vacation. 5. I (have) _________a little trouble with my car last week. 6. However, I (have)_______ no trouble with my car since then. 7. I (not see)_______ John for a long time. I (see)_____ him 3 weeks ago. 8. The school bell (ring) ________. We must go now. 9. I (meet)_________ Mary last night. She (become)_________ a very big girl. 10. He is very thirsty. He (not drink) ______________-since this morning. IV.Fill in the blank with “for” or “since”. 1. It has been raining ...................... lunchtime. 2. My boss will go away ...................... the next ten days. 3. I’m staying in England ...................... a year. 4. She has lived in London ...................... 1985. 5. Please hurry up! We have been waiting ...................... an hour. 6. I have known her ...................... January. 7. Nam’s father has worked in this company ...................... 20 years. 8. Have you learned English ...................... a long time? 9. I haven’t seen Tom ...................... we left school. 10. The house is very dirty. We haven’t cleaned it ...................... years. 11. My sister has been a student ...................... two years. 12. We’ve lived here ...................... 1990. 13. I haven’t seen Linh ...................... my birthday party. 14. She has been away ...................... a year. 15. We’ve already waited ...................... five days. 16. They haven’t had any rain ...................... very long time. 17. That building has been there ...................... the 19th century. 18. I have known them ...................... many years. 19. They have only been there ...................... a few minutes. 20. My brother works for a company called FPT. He has worked for them ...................... he graduated from university. V.Put the verbs in brackets in the present perfect or the simple past tense. 1. I ...................... (do) all the housework. The flat is really clean now. 2. He ...................... (write) a novel for two years, but he ................................. (not finish) it yet. 3. My brother ...................... (leave) home 10 years ago. I ................................. (never/ meet) him again since then. 4. I like your car. How long ...................... you ...................... (have) it? 5. What ...................... you ...................... (do) last weekend? ...................... (play) golf? 6. Mai ...................... (buy) a new dress last week, but she ...................... (not wear) it yet. 7. Mr. Quang ...................... (teach) Math in this school since he ...................... (graduate) from the university in 1989. 8. ...................... you ...................... (hear) of Agatha Christie? She ...................... ( be) a novels writer. You ...................... (read) any of them 9. When I ..................... (get) home last night, I ..................... (be) very tired and I ...................... (go) straight to bed. 10. Daniel ...................... (earn) some money last week. But I’m afraid he .....................................