1. They (call) ………………… us when they (arrive) ………………… in Monaco last week, but we (not hear) ………………… from them ever since.

2. Jackie (be) ………………… late several times in the past month and that’s why his boss (warn) ………………… him a few minutes ago. 

3. - Why Mrs. Pitt (look) ………………… so angry?                       -  Mr. Pitt (smoke) ………………… a cigarette and (drop) ………………… the ash on the carpet.

4. The Lord Mayor is standing up. He (make) ………………… a speech.

5. Her parents (hold) ………………… a party for her next month. They (invite) ………………… 60 guests. 6. I am sorry that the children (see) ………………… the accident.  - I don’t think it (matter) ………………… He soon (forget) ………………… all about it.

7. You (hear) ………………… the wind? It (blow) ………………… very strongly tonight.

8. In my opinion, in the future people (not/ play)...................................individual games.

9. When I (buy) …………………my new house I (ask) …………………for a telephone. The Post Office (tell) …………………me to wait, but I (wait) …………………a year now and my phone still (not come) ………………….

10. I think the waiter (forget) ………………… us. We have been waiting here for over half an hour and nobody (take) ………………… our order yet. 

XI. Supply the correct verb forms.

1. I (see) a car accident while I (wait) for you on this corner yesterday.

2. Mr. john (be) principal of our school since last year.

3. Mr. Smith (teach) at this school since he (graduate) in 1980.

4. My father (not watch) TV every night.

5. I (meet) Authur three weeks ago.

6. Yesterday the police (report) that they (capture) the thief.

7. My friend (thank) me for what I had done for him.

8. Someone (steal) my handbag on the bus.

9. The Browns (live) in Paris for 7 years when the second World War (break) down.

10. Last month I (be) in the hospital for ten days.

11. Don't call me in the afternoon. I usually (be) away in the afternoon.

12. Mr. Clark (be) in New York 2 months ago. Mr. Rossi (be) in New York until 2 months ago.

13. John (drive) that car ever since I (know) him.

14. People (speak) English in most of Canada.

15. The dog (wag) his tail whenever he (see) me.

16. What you (do) when I (ring) you last night?

17. Up to then I never (see) such a fat man.

18. I (not see) him last Monday.

19. They had sold all the books when we (get) there.

20. I think he (leave) as soon as he (know) the news.

21. She (play) the piano when our guests (arrive) last night.

22. He (come) and (see) you soon.

23. I (come) as soon as I have finished my work. You (be) ready?

24. My mother (come) to stay with us next weekend.

25. Where you (spend) your holidays next summer?

26. Violets (bloom) in spring.

27. We (not live) in England for two years now.

28. I (never forget) what you (just tell) me.

29. They (prepare) the Christmas dinner at the moment.

30. When I last (stay) in Cairo, I (ride) to the Pyramids on a camel that my friend (borrow) the day before.

31. Our teacher (tell) us yesterday that he (visit) England in 1970.

32. George (work) at a university so far.

33. When he lived in Manchester, he (work) in a bank.

34. Birds (build) their nests in summer and (fly) to the South in winter.

35. I (lose) my key. (Can) you help me look for it?

36. My father (not smoke) for 5 years.

37. My teacher wasn't at home when I (arrive). He (just go) out.

38. How long Bob and Mary (be) married?

39. You (receive) any letter from your parents yet?

40. My brother (join) the army when he (be) young.

41. You (remember) my name or you (forget) it someday?

42. Tom (study) chemistry for three years and then he gave it up.

43. Miss Lee often (write) when she was on holiday.

44. He (leave) home two weeks ago and we (not hear) from him since then.

45. You (speak) to Mrs. Baker yesterday? No, I (not see) her for a long time. I (not can) remember when I last (see) her.

46. When the teacher came in, the pupils (play) game.

47. Columbus (discover) America more than 400 years ago. 7

48. By next month, I (finish) my first novel.

49. By May 5, we (live) in this city for ten years.

50. When your father (die)? I (not kow) when he (die).

51. Bill said he (forget) to buy a dictionary.

52. He felt asleep while he (do) his homework.

53. We (not see) them for a long time.

54. It (rain) when we arrived.

55. Kite and I (wait) right here until you get back.

56. He'll leave as soon as he (hear) the news.

57. Dick (start) school before he seven.

58. How long you (study) in this school?

59. We (not receive) any letter from him since he (leave) four months ago.

60. Where are you? I'm upstairs. I (have) a bath.

61. I (speak) to you about that matter after the meeting tonight.

62. At this time next week, we (live) in USA.

63. Hurry up! The train (come).

64. Be quiet! The teacher (be) angry.

65. Why didn't you listen while I (speak) to you?

66. Some animals (not eat) during winter.

67. I (finish) the book before my next birthday.

68. John (watch) TV at 8 last evening.

69. Mr. Pike (live) here since last October.

70. Someone (cut) down all the trees in the garden. 8

71. The house (build) two years ago.

72. Listen! The bird (sing).

73. Trees (plant) since it (stop) raining.

74. Tom Baker (not come) here tomorrow.

75. By the end of last March, I (study) English for 5 years.

76. He often (say) O.K when he (talk) with the guests.

77. What you (do) after you (go) home yesterday?

78. How long you (wait) for me? Just a few minutes.

79. He (do) his homework before he went to the cinema.

80. By noon, I (wait) for her for two hours.

81. By the time you come there, she (make) a big cake.

82. Yesterday thieves (break) into the house and (steal) a lot of fur coats while the guests (dance).

83. When I came in, they all (sit) round a fire. Mr. Pike (do) a crossword puzzle, Mrs. Pike (knit), and the others (read).

84. Mr. Jackson (paint) his house since last month.

85. She (ask) me to tell about him several times.

86. The audience (listen) to everything he said last night.

87. At 4 p.m yesterday? Well, I (work) in my office at that time.

88. A: I (play) football when I was 5 years old.

B: You (play) since you (come) to England?

A: Oh, yes. I (play) quite a lot. I (join) a club the day after I (arrive).

89. I'm preparing to support anything he (say) tomorrow.

90. Sometimes I (get) up before the Sun (rise).

91. He said he (be) mistaken.

9 92. Don't speak until someone (ask) you.

93. Mary (come) from London.

94. Please be quiet! I (work).

95. When I (be) a child, I (want) to be a doctor.

96. David (be) born after his father (die).

97. Long ago, my younger brother often (cry).

98. I (not send) the parcel until I hear from you.

99. The last train (leave) the station at 5 p.m.

100. Up to now, the teacher (give) our class five tests

1.( the newspaper / come )..........................................? Yes, Ann ( read) ....................... it attentively. It seems very interesting.2. When he ( be ) ................ in London, he ( write ) ..................... to mke every week.3. ( you / know ) .................................... what the writer's name (be) ..........................? Oh, I ( forget) ........................... I ( read) ................. it a long time ago.4. No one (know) ......................... how long the meeting tomorrow ( last).......................5. They ( not stop) ......................... to eat since they ( arrive) ...........................6. The boys ( not enjoy ) .....................(do)................. lessons. They'd like ( play ) .......... games.7. ( you / ever be ) ......................... to Cambridge? Yes, I ( be) ......................... there last month. How ( you / get ) .......................... there? My brother ( take )...................... me in his car.8. How long ago ( you / buy ) .................................. this motorbike?9. When I ( get ) ........... up this morning, everything ( be ) .......... lovely. The sun ( shine) ............................, the birds ( sing ) ................................10. I used to ride a bicycle a lot but I ( not have ) ........................ a chance ( do ).............. any since I ( come ) ....................... here.11. There ( be ) ............................ no rain here for the last month.12. ( Know ) .................. that he was poor, I ( offer ) ................. (pay) ........... his bill.

Put the brackets into the correct tense: Present Perfect or Past Simple

1. I (buy).......a new house last year, but I (not sell)......my old house yet, so at the moment, I have two houses.

2. When Ann (be).........on her way to the station it (begin)...........to rain. Ann (run)....back to her flat for her umbrella but this (make)..............her late for her train.

3. She (catch).........the next train but it (not get)............in till 9.00, so she (arrive).....at her office ten minutes late.

4. Her boss (look).........up as she (come) in. You (be).........late every morning this week, he (growl).........

5. Ann (go)...........to Canada six month ago. She (work).........in Canada for a while and then (go)...........to the United States.

6. Mary (find)............a five- pound note while she (walk).....to school yesterday.

7. When I (get)...........home last night, I (be).............very tired and I (go)...........straight to bed.

8. It (snow).....hard when I (leav)...............home.

PUT THE VERB INTO THE CORRECT FORM

1. We (live) in this house since 1970 that is to say ever since my father (die). He (come) to this country twelve years ago. He (be) born in South America and (live) there until he (get) married.

2. You (see) Mrs. Chi lately? - yes. I (see) her at the school gate three day ago.

3. As soon as I have enough money. I'll buy a new car.

4. I (not use) the car this evening, so you can have it.

5. I (walk) along the street when I suddenly (feel) something hit me in the back. I (not know) what it was.

6. My brother is an architect. He loves (design) new buildings.

7. They decided (not go) to the cinema.

8. There is no point in (arrive) half an hour early.

9. I found a tree (lie) across the road. I wasted hours (look) for this book.

10. Pardon me for (be) late. It is very kind of you (wait) for me.

11. I still remember for (hear) her (sing) this song.

12. I distinctly remember (pay) him. I gave him 2 dollars.

13. If only he (know) then that the disease was curable.

14. The teller was made (lie) down on the floor.

15. You risk (lose) your money when you put it into that business.

16. It is difficult to get used to (eat) with chopsticks I prefer (drive) to (be driven).

17. I'll never forget (meet) her years ago.

18. She was made (pay) back the money.

19. He described the accident as if he (see) it himself.

20. Has he learnt the poem, he (tell) her about it.

21. Can you see that I'm busy (write)?

22. Hardly I (arrive) when a quarrel broke out.

23. How you (get) on at school?

24. Hardly he (take) up the book when the phone ring.

25. Coming into the room he (see) Mary where he (leave) her.

26. It's time we (leave) for the airport.

27. Is there anything here worth (buy)?

28. Provided you leave now, you (catch) the train.

29. As long as you (use) my car carefully, you can lend you some days.

30. The committee recommends that the annual subscription (be) increased to $3.

31. God save the Queen.

32. My sister (talk) to his pen pal on the phone at the moment. They (not contact) each other for a long time.

33. Jeans (make) about 2 hundred years ago, and now they (sell) in every corner of the world.

34. I wish I (have) a good English-Vietnamese dictionary.

35. If there (be) too much exhaust fume in the air, more and more people (cope) with respiratory problems.

36. I suggest (burn) coal to heat the house.

37. I think we should (speak) English in the class.

38. These students (learn) English since they (be) five.

39. Who (invent) telephone?

40. Lan (write) to her pen pal for three years, and they (meet) each other last week.

The simple past and the past continuous

25. I just ( write ) a cheque when i (remember) that i (have) nothing in the bank

26. I (find) this ring as i (dig) in the garden. It looks very old. I Wonder who it (belong) to?

27. When i last (see) her she (hurry) along the road to the station. I (ask) her where she (go) and she (say), london but i don't think she ( speak) the truth because there(not be) any train for london at that time

28. The tailor said you suit will be ready on monday. But when i(call) on monday he still(work) on it.

29. Thr Teacher (come) into the classroom unusually early and one of the boys, who(smoke) a cigarette, (have) no time to put it out. So he (throw) it into the desk and ( hope) for the best

30. A little later teacher (notice) that smoke (rise) from this desk. You (smoke) when i (come) in hin he(ask)

31. While i ( swim) someone (steal) my clothes and i (have to) walk home in min my swimsuit

32. The men (say) that they (work) on the road outside my house and that they (want) some water to make tea

33. He (say) that he(build) himself a house and that he (think) it would be ready in two years

34. At 3a.m. Mrs pitt (wake) her husband and (say) that she (think) that someone (try) to get into the house

35. Why you (lend) him that book? I still (read) it

I'm sorry. I (not know) that you still (read) it

36. I (come) in very late last night and unfortunately the dog (wake) up and( start) to bank. This (wake) my mother who (come) to the top of the stairs and(say), who is there ?

I (say). It is me. But she (not hear) me because the dog (bank) so loudly , so she ( go) back to her room and ( telephone) the police.

Past simple tense
1. Bill .... ( be ) born in 1980
2. They .... ( build ) this house 2 years ago
3. Lan and Hoa .... ( not/ go ) to school yesterday
4. Mai .... ( leave ) school last years
5. .... ( you/ visit ) your grandmother last night ?
6. What .... ( he/ buy ) last week ?
ll. Present perfect tense
1. They (not speak) … to each other since they quarelled.
2. I wonder where he (live) … since then.
3. You already (drink)… three cups of tea since I sat here.
4. I (wait) … here for her since 7 o’clock and she (not come) … yet.
5. John (do) … his homework already.
6. We (go) … on a picnic in the countryside several time before.
7. I (not see) … him today.
8. How much you (pay) … for it?
9. She (feed) … the cat yet?
10. They (do) … their homework?
11. You (find) … your book?
12. You (be) … here before?
13. She (use) … this car for 5 years.
14. Someone (take) … my bike.
15. He isn’t here. He (go) … to Canada.
16. He (lose) … his key.
17. I (not work) … since last week.
18. We (buy) … a new lamp.
19. We ( not/ plan ) … our holiday yet/
20. Where (be/ you) …?
lll. Past simple or present prefect tense
1. We (study) … a very hard lesson the day before yesterday.
2. We (study) … almost every lesson in this book so far
3. We (watch, never) … that television program.
4. We (watch) … an interesting program on TV last night.
5. My wife and I (travel) … by air many times.
6. My wife and I (travel) … to Mexico by air last summer vacation.
7. I (read) … that novel by Hemingway several times before.
8. I (not see) … him for three weeks. I wonder where he is.

9. The concert (begin) … at 2.30 and (last) … for two hours. Everyone (enjoy) … it very
much.
10. The play (just, begin) … . You’re a little late
11. Mr. Count (work) … as a cashier for 25 years. Then he (retire) … and (go) … to live in the
countryside.
12. We (miss) … the bus. Now we have to walk.
13. I (not, see) … him since last Monday.
14. I (never, read) … such an interesting story in my life.
15. How many films you (see) … this month?
16. His health (improve) … since he (leave) … India.

Past tenses:

1. His uncle(teach) ................ English in our school 5 years ago.

2. The old man (fall) ............. as he (get) ................. into the bus.

3. They (not go) .............. to the movies last Sunday.

4. When I saw him, he (sit) ............... asleep in a chair.

5. ............... You (find) ............. my oen yesterday?

6. The light (go) ........... out when we (study) .............. our lesson

7. There (be) ............... a lot of noise at the fair yesterday.

8. They (give) .............. me the letter a few minutes ago.

9. What she (do) .................... when you (arrive) ....... there? She (write) ................ a letter.

10. She (have) ........... her bath while her sister (get) ........... the breakfast ready.

11. The storm (begin) ......... at half past ten while the class (study) .............. history.

12. When the students (hear) .............. the bell, they (get) ............ up and (leave).

13. Mr. Harvey (ask) ............. me about my plans the next time he (see) .................. me.

14. As I (cross) ............... the street, two cars (race) .......... by me at full speed.

15. Just as I (leave) ............ for home, a student (stop) .............. me in the hall.

16. Dorothy and I (just leave) .............. the house when the telephone (ring) ...............

17. The minute I (hear) ............... the news , I (send) ................ him a telegram.

18. I (go) ............ to ask you to help me, but you (sleep) ........... so peacefully when I (look) .......... into your room that I (decide) to do it alone.

19. When I (arrive) ............ at his house, he still (sleep) ............

20. The light (go) .............. out while we (have) ............ dinner.

21. Bill (have) ............. breakfast when I (stop) ............. at his house this morning.

22. As we (cross) ............ the street, we (see) .............. an accident.

23. Tom(see) ............. a serious accident while he (stand) ............... at the bus stop.

24. While my father (read) ....... a newspaper, I (learn) ............. my lesson and my sister (do) ........... her homework.

25. The children (play) ........... football when their mother (come) ......... back home.

26. The bell (ring) ........... while Tom (take) ................. a bath.

27. I (be) ................. very tired because I (work) .............. all day yesterday.

28. He (sit) ............. in a cafe when I (see) ............ him.

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form

1. They (have)...............dinner when his friend called

2. Joan (travel)......................around the world recenty

3.  We (not begin)..................... to study for the test tonight

4. Don't get on a bus while it (move)...............................

5. I (not invite)...................them to my birthday party yesterday, however, they (not come)................they

6. Look! They (clean)...........................the room

7. My brother (begin).........................looking for a job since January

8. Timson (have)......................13 films and I think her latest is the best

9. She (skip).......................at the moment. That's why she can't answer the phone

10. She doesn't want (go).........................outin the evening

11. I (see) .............................. him since we (leave)..........................school

12. Football (be).................................my favourite sport. I like (not play)........................it in my free time

13. Jane (not leave)............................just a few minutes ago

14. They (be)............................extremely quiet since her husband died