1/ Mrs Reed (turn) _________ on the radio in her car while she (drive) _________ home yesterday. She (listen) ___________ to some music when she suddenly (hear) ___________ a siren. She (look) ____________ in her mirror and (see) _________ an ambulance behind her. She immediately (pull) ________ her car to the side of the road and (wait) _________ for the ambulance (pass) _________.

2/ My mother (call) ___________ me around 5 o’clock. My husband (come) _________ home a little after that. When he (come) __________ home, I (talk) ___________ to my mother on the phone.

3/ Next month I (have) _________ a week’s vacation. I (plan) _________ to take a trip. First I (go) _________ to Madison, Wisconsin to visit my brother. After I (leave) ________ Madion, I (go) _________ Chicago to see a friend who (study) _________ at a university there. She (live) _________ in Chicago for three years, so she (know) _________ her way around the city. She (promise) _________ to take me to many interesting places. I (never, be) _________ in Chicago, so I (look) _________ forward to going there.

4/ Yesterday John (eat) _____________ breakfast at 8:00. He (already, eat) _________ breakfast when he (leave) ____________ for class at 8:45. He (always, eat) _________ breakfast before he (go) _____________ to class. I (usually, not eat) _________ breakfast before I (go) _________ to class. But I (usually, get) _________ hungry about midmorning. Tomorrow before I (go) _____________ to class, I (eat) _________ breakfast.

5/ Last year, I (go) __________ mountain climbing for the first time. It was exciting and terrifying at the same time. We (move) ___________slowly and carefully, and it (take) ___________ three days to get to the top. When we climbed onto the summit, we (find) ___________ another group of climbers. They (arrive) ___________ several hours ahead of us. They (have) ___________ dinner and listening to Beethoven. We (laugh) __________ and they (invite) ___________ us to join them. The climb (be) ___________, to say the least, an unforgettable experience.

6/ The weather (be) ___________ terrible lately. It (rain) ___________ off and on for two days, and the temperature (drop) ___________ at least twenty degrees. It (be) ___________ in the low 40s right now. Just three days ago, the sun (shine) ___________ and the weather was pleasant. The weather certainly (change) ___________ quickly here. I never know what to expect. Who knows ? When I (wake) ___________ up tomorrow morning, maybe it (snow) ___________.

7/ A taxi driver (drive) ____________ along a street when he suddenly (black out) ___________ and lost control of his vehicle. The taxi (plunge) _________ into a nearby river. A hawker, who (see) ______________ the accident, rushed from his coffee stall and (dive) ___________ into the water. He (have) ___________ to swim twenty five metres before he could get to the taxi. The taxi driver (try) ______________ to wind down the window. The hawker reached into the taxi for the safety-belt. After he (release) __________ the safety-belt, he pulled the driver out through the partially open window. At the hospital, the driver (say) ____________ that the black out might (cause) ______________ by his high blood pressure condition.

8/ Marie Curie, the Polish-born chemist, was a courageous and determined woman. She (leave) ___________ her home for Paris to pursue her interest in science. Living in poverty, she still (manage) ___________ to graduate at the top of her class. She (meet) ___________ Pierre Curie shortly after graduation and (marry) ___________ him a year later.
Together, Pierre and Marie (form) ___________ the most famous husband-and-wife partnership in science history. They (discover) ___________ the radioactive elements, Polonium and Radium. They (award) ___________ the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1903.

Ex1. Put the verb in brackets in the present perfect or the simple past tense

1, we (never watch)........................ that TV programme

2, we (watch ).............. a good progamme on TV last night

3, he (read)................. that novel many timer 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 nigh . She (become)................ a very big girl

10, he is very thirsty .he ( not drink)............ since this morning

11, it is very hot . Summer (come)...........

12,they (study)............... at this school for 7 years now

13, they (begin)................ to study at this school 7 years ago

14, since when ( you know)..................her?

15, how long ago (he start)................... to learn french?

16, she (lose) ............. her handbag on the train yesteday mỏning

17, my morther (be)................ in hospital for a long time and she cannot go home yet

18, his dog (just run)................ out of the garden

19, mr brown (travel)................... by air several times in the past

20, he (travel)....................... to mexico by air last summer

1 mai (not cook ) ..................... last sunday , she (go ) .................out for dinner with some of her friends 2 when i was a boy , i often (make ) ............ toys myself 3 minh and his brother( not be ) ........................at home when we ( come ) ...................yesterday 4 miss jackson (type) .................... a letter in the office while professor smith (talk )....................to laura 5 my father (have ) .................... a meeting this afternoon . he is having his suit ironed now 6 the last time she (go ) .......................to hcm city was in november 2000 7 if i find a comfortable house , i (buy ) ........................it 8 she (play ) .....................the piano when the guests ( arrive)...................... last night 9 up to present , i ( never see) .......................such a fat man 10 i think he (leave) .......................as soon as he (know ) ...........................him

1.Trang [not go]............in her room at the moment. She [cook]............in the kitchen.

2.Lien [not go].................to the movie theater tomorrow. She [stay]..............at home and watch TV

3.Minh [not visit]...............the museum with his class Sunday because he [catch]..............a cold

4.Ba and Phong [know]..................each other quite well for years

5.We used [write]...............to each other every when we were at secondary school

6.Minh [know]..............a little English, so she wishes she [can speak]..............it fluently

When the train reached the sixth station, Tom (get) off, feeling relieved that his journey (be) so easy. But he (be) alarmed to see that he (get) off at a station that he had never heard of. He (not know) what to do. He (explain) his difficulty to a man who (stand) on the platform. With a look of amusement on his face the man (tell) Tom that he (travel) on a train going in the wrong direction.
2. Maria is Spanish. She (live) in Madrid where she (work) for an export company. She (be) with this company for 2 years now. At the moment she (study) English on a one-month intensive course in London. She (arrive) in London last Saturday. This is not Maria's first time in Britain. She (be) there twice before.
3. Albert Malta was a progressive American write. He (be) born in 1908. He (write) his first play "Peace on Earth" in 1943. It was against wars, so the American police (arrest) him and (put) him in prison 1950.
4. Ha (come) back a moment ago and (turn) the television on very loudly. My son (sleep) then, so i (tell) her turn it off.
5. Mary and John are neighbours. They (know) each other for several years. Mary (move) into her house in 1985 and John (live) next door since he (come) to the area in 1980.
6. While I (walk) to class yesterday morning. I (see) Tom. We (say) helan (walk) the rest of the way to school together.
7. Yesterday afternoon I (go) to visit the Greens. When I (get) there about 2 o'clock Mrs Green (be) in the yard. She (plant) flowers in her garden. Mr Green (block) the garage. He (work) on their car. The children (play) in the front yard.

Fill in the blanks by using 3 tenses: present simple, present continuous and simple future

1. Peter and Lana (go) ... to the theatre to see Black Swan play at 8pm. They bought the tickets this morning.

2. Hurry up! The train (leave) ... at 6 am

3. Sally has booked a table in the New Home restaurant. She (meet) .. Kate and her colleagues in celebrate the grand opening at 8 o'clock.

4. I think that he (come) ... home soon.

5. (Mary's flight/ take) ... off at 7 am tomorrow morning?

6. Chi: "Your computer is on."

Hoa: "Oh, I (switch) ... it off "

7. John has bought the airplane ticket. He (visit) ... his parents in New Zealand next week.

8. Jimmy's music class (start) ... at 4 o'clock.

9. I guess that she (win) ... the dancing competition.

10. "We have run out of milk." - I (go) ... to the supermarket to buy some

1. We recognized her at once, _______ we had not seen her for years ( although, in case)
2. He kept reading_______he fell asleep (for, until)
3. The moon will rise______the sun sets (as soon as, than)
4. It looks_____the train will be late (while, as though)
5. ________she got her degree, she became a teacher (after, than)
6. We will not go skiing_______the weather is good ( as if, unless)
7.______he left , he made sure he had his keys with him. (before, for)

1 we (go )...............to the cinema last night , but i (not enjoy) ..................the film much 2 we ( have ) .................. four tests so far this semester 3 the room ( clean ) ....................when i arrived 4 i (visit) .........................halong three times since i ( start ) ...................working in quang ninh 5 last week , we (have ) ...................... a picnic to my uncle is farm 6 she is my ( old ) sister 7 it is 10 oclock now . my mother (do )................. the gardening , my brother (study )............................. he (study ) ...................... for three hours 8 unles he (study ) .......................hard , he (not fail) ...........................the final exam 9 if we ( not protect ) .................the animals , they ( kill)............................. 10 yesterday , she (burn )....................... her hand while she (cook) .......................dinner 11 she teaches english (good )...................................................... 12 which is (difficult ) ............................english or maths ? 13 she usually (go ) ...................... to school by bus but today she (cycle )............................. 14 i hope we have (sun ) ..............................weather for our holidays

I . make up sentences with '' conditional type 1 ''

1. She comes late again . she loses her job

2. I win this competition . I give the award to the unlucky people

3. We go by train . It is cheaper

4. We go by plane . It is quicker

5. You need more bags . I give you some

6. We throw these bottles over the hedge . That pollutes the wood

7. I don't see you tomorrow . I call you up

8. The weather is good tomorrow . We go swimming

9. The streets are full of trash . We heap it and burn it down

10 . It rains . She stays at home and watches TV