1. My family began living in this house in 1998
- My family has lived in this house since 1998
2. They started making the cake at 4.00
- They have made the cake since 4.00
3. They stopped watching TV at 2.00
- They have not watched Tv since 2.00
4. Mrs Lam started to use reusable bags for shopping 2 years ago
- Mrs Lam has use reusable bags for shopping for 2 years
5. This is the first time Minh ate the kind of food 
- Minh has never eaten the kind of food before

1.. My family began living in this house in 1998
- My family has lived in this house since 1998
2. They started making the cake at 4.00
- They have made the cake since 4.00
3. They stopped watching TV at 2.00
- They have not watched TV since 2.00
4. Mrs Lam started to use reusable bags for shopping 2 years ago
- Mrs Lam has used reusable bags for shopping for 2 years
5. This is the first time Minh ate the kind of food 
- Minh hasn't eaten the kind of food before
 

1.. My family began living in this house in 1998
- My family has begun living in this house since 1998
2. They started making the cake at 4.00
- They have started to making the cake at 4.00
3. They stopped watching TV at 2.00
- They have stopped to watching tv at 2.00