Put the verb in the past simpletense or the past continous:

51. He(finish)__has finished___ his work since yesterday.

52. Peter and Daisy(be)___were___ born in 1978.

53. Please be quite! You(make)___are making__ so much noise so I can't concentrate.

54. Look. A man(run)__is running___ after the train. He(want)___wants__ to catch it.

55. It(be)__is___ very cold now.

56. We(go)___went___ to the theatre last night.

57. He usually(write)___writes__ in green ink.

58. She(play)__was playing___ the piano when our guests(arrive)____arrived___ last night.

59. We(do)___are doing__ English exercise at the moment.

60. She(just come) __has just come___ in and(see)___will see__ you in 5 minutes.

61. I(come)___will come___ as soon as my study in finished. (You be) ___Are you___ ready?

62. Where (you go)____did you go___ for your holiday last year?

63. I(not leave) ___haven't left___ Paris since we(go) ___went___ to Dieppe three years ago.

64. My mother(come)___will come__ to stay with us next weekend.

65. We(meet)___met__ only yesterday and (already decide)___have already decided____ to get married.

66. I (never see)___have never seen__ snow.

67. Violets (bloom)__bloom___ in spring.

68. We (not live)___hasn't lived___ in England for the last two months.

69. I (lose)__have lost___ my keys, I cannot remember when I last (see)__saw__ them.

70. He (not arrive)__hadn't arrived____ when I (write)___wrote__ my last leeter to you.

71. Whenever you (go)__go___ to town nowadays, you (send)__send___ a lot of money.

72. I (never forget)____will never forget___ what you (just tell)__has jsut told____ me.

73. They (prepare)___prepare___ the Christmas dinner today.

74. I (not see)haven't seen John for a long time. I (see)__saw___ him 2 weeks ago.

75. He is very thirsty. He (not drink) __hasn't drunk___ since this morning.

76. Look at those black clouds. It(rain)___is going to rain___

77. We (not see)__haven't seen___ her since we (be)__were___ on holiday in Ha Long bay.

78. Phuong (not finish)___hasn't finished__ her homework yet.

79. Wuold you like some coffee? I just (make)__has jusr made___ some.

80. No one (use)__has used___ this car for several years.

81. Last night when we (visit)___visited__ him, he (do)__was doing___ an experiment on the upstairs.

82. The sewing machine which you (use)___are using__ at present (invent)___was invented___ in 1830 by French.

83. I (not see)___haven't seen__ you uncle recently. -No. He (not go)__hasn't gone____ out since he (buy)__bought___ a new color television.

84. My uncle has just (open)__opened___ a new internet house on Trang Thi street.

85. Her grandfather (die)__died___ 20 years ago. She (never meet)__never met___ him

51. He(finish)has finished his work since yesterday.

52. Peter and Daisy(be)were born in 1978.

53. Please be quite! You(make)are making so much noise so I can't concentrate.

54. Look. A man(run)is running after the train. He(want)wants to catch it.

55. It(be)is very cold now.

56. We(go)went to the theatre last night.

57. He usually(write)writes in green ink.

58. She(play)played the piano when our guests(arrive)were arriving last night.

59. We(do)are doing English exercise at the moment.

60. She(just come) has just came in and(see)seen you in 5 minutes.

61. I(come)will come as soon as my study in finished. (You be)Will you be ready?

62. Where (you go)did you go for your holiday last year?

63. I(not leave) haven't left Paris since we(go) went to Dieppe three years ago.

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

65. We(meet)met only yesterday and (already decide)have already decided to get married.

66. I (never see)have never seen snow.

67. Violets (bloom)blooms in spring.

68. We (not live)haven't lived in England for the last two months.

69. I (lose)lost my keys, I cannot remember when I last (see)saw them.

70. He (not arrive)didn't arrived when I (write)wrote my last leeter to you.

71. Whenever you (go)go to town nowadays, you (send)will send a lot of money.

72. I (never forget)will never forget what you (just tell)have just told me.

73. They (prepare)will prepare the Christmas dinner today.

74. I (not see) John for a long time. I (see)saw him 2 weeks ago.

75. He is very thirsty. He (not drink) hasn't drunk since this morning.

76. Look at those black clouds. It(rain)is going to rain

77. We (not see)haven't seen her since we (be)were on holiday in Ha Long bay.

78. Phuong (not finish)hasn't finished her homework yet.

79. Wuold you like some coffee? I just (make)made some.

80. No one (use)has used this car for several years.

81. Last night when we (visit)visited him, he (do)was doing an experiment on the upstairs.

82. The sewing machine which you (use)are using at present (invent)is invented in 1830 by French.

83. I (not see)haven't seen you uncle recently. -No. He (not go)hasn't gone out since he (buy)bought a new color television.

84. My uncle has just (open)opened a new internet house on Trang Thi street.

85. Her grandfather (die)died 20 years ago. She (never meet)will never meethim

20/ He (travel) ____travelled_______ to Mexico by air last summer.

I (try) ____have been trying______ to learn French for years, but I (not succeed) ___have not succeeded_____ yet.
2/ She (read) ___has read______ all the works of Dickens.How many (you read) ___have you read______?
3/ I (wait) _____have been waiting_____ here nearly half an hour for my girlfriend; do you think she (forget)
____has forgotten______ to come ?
4/ Mary (rest) ____has been resting______ in the garden all day because she (be) ___has been_______ ill.
5/ Although John (study) ____has studied______ at the University for 5 years, he (not get) ____hasn't got______
his degree yet.
6/ Jack (go) ____has been going______ to Switzerland for a holiday. He (never, be) ___had never been__ there.
7/ We (live) ___have been lying_______ here for the last six months, and (just, decide) ___have just decided_______ to move.
8/ That book ( lie) ____has been lying______ on the table for weeks. have You (not read) __read__ it yet ?
9/ He (not be) _____hasn't been______ here since Christmas; I wonder where he (live) _____has been living_____ since
then.
10/ He (lose) _____has lost______ his books. He (look) _______has been looking_____ for them all afternoon, but
they (not turn up) _____haven't turned up______ yet.
11/ She (work) ______has been working_____ so hard this week that she (not have) ____hasn't had_______ time to go to
the cinema.
12/ Your hair is wet. (You swim) ____have you been swimming______ for a long time ?
13/ Bill is still a bad driver although he (drive)____has driven______ cars for six years.
14/ You look very tired. (You work) ____have you been working______very hard ?
15/ The phone (ring) ____has been ringing______ for 2 minutes, but I (not answer) ___haven't answered_____ it yet

1. Mary (be) _______has been _____________ seriously ill since last night.
2. They sometimes (go) ________go____________ school by bus.
3. How long ___have_______ you (study) ____studied ______ English? - I (study) ______hhave studied ______________ it for 7 years.
4. We last (see) _____saw________ them last Sunday.
5. I (not meet) _______haven't met_____________ him since he moved to Hanoi.
6. Now they (play) _____are playing _______________ happily in the school yard.
7. We (not finish) _______haven't finished _____________ our exercises yet.
8. My friend said he (be) ___was_______ working in Hanoi then.
9. Mr. David (just buy) _______has just bought _____________ a new house.
10. They (build) _______will build_____________ a new hospital in my neighborhood next month.
11. It (not rain) _______hasn't rained _____________ since the beginning of this month.
12. Lan asked me if I (like) ___liked _______ pop music.
13. We (begin) ____began________ to learn English three years ago. Now we (learn) _____have learnt _____________ for 3 years.
14. ____Have______ you ever (be) ___been _______ to Ho Chi Minh City?
15. The telephone (ring) ___rang_______ when we (watch) ____were watching ________________ television last night.
16. Mrs Hoa (teach) _______has taught _____________ English in this school since she (leave) ____left______ the university.
17. Look! That car (run) _______is running __________ very fast.
18. The Browns (have) ________are having ____________ dinner at the moment.
19. He (live) _______has lii_____________ in Hanoi for 20 years.
20. Alexander Graham Bell (invent) _____was invented ________ the telephone many years ago.
21. She (be) ____is______ very ill now. She (not go) _____hasn't gone______________ to school since Monday.
22. + ____Have______ you (be) ____been ______ to Phong Nha before?
+ Yes. I (spend) ____spent _________ my holiday there last summer.
23. I must go now. I (phone) _____will phone___________ you when I (arrive) _____arrive _________ there.
24. When I last (see) ____saw______ them, they ( work) _______were working _____________ in a factory in Hanoi.

1. Mary (be) has been seriously ill since last night.
2. They sometimes (go) go school by bus.
3. How long have you (study) studied English? - I (study) have studied it for 7 years.
4. We last (see) saw them last Sunday.
5. I (not meet) haven't met him since he moved to Hanoi.
6. Now they (play) are playing happily in the school yard.
7. We (not finish) haven't finished our exercises yet.
8. My friend said he (be) was working in Hanoi then.
9. Mr. David (just buy) has just bought a new house.
10. They (build) will build a new hospital in my neighborhood next month.
11. It (not rain) hasn't rained since the beginning of this month.
12. Lan asked me if I (like) liked pop music.
13. We (begin) began to learn English three years ago. Now we (learn) have learned for 3 years.
14. Have you ever (be) been to Ho Chi Minh City?
15. The telephone (ring) rang when we (watch) were watching television last night.
16. Mrs Hoa (teach) has taught English in this school since she (leave) left the university.
17. Look! That car (run) is runningvery fast.
18. The Browns (have) is having dinner at the moment.
19. He (live) has lived in Hanoi for 20 years.
20. Alexander Graham Bell (invent) invented the telephone many years ago.
21. She (be) is very ill now. She (not go) hasn't goon to school since Monday.
22. + Have you (be) been to Phong Nha before?
+ Yes. I (spend) spent my holiday there last summer.
23. I must go now. I (phone) will phone you when I (arrive) arrive there.
24. When I last (see) saw them, they ( work) were working in a factory in Hanoi.

ĐOẠN NÀY KHÔNG ĐỌC NỔI

37. They said they (go) would go to Hanoi the following day.
38. Yesterday (be) was a beautiful day. The Sun (shine) shined brightly when we
(leave) left home.
39. The teacher asked me if I (know) knew where the Statue of Liberty was.
40. Listen! Mai (play) is playing the piano in her room.
41. + What kind of music do you (like) like?
+ I like pop music.
42. In summer, the Sun usually (shine) shines brightly.
43. I (not finish) haven't finished reading the novel you lent me yet.
44. Julia (write) is writing an email to her boy friend now.
45. Jack (not meet) hasn't met Tom the last time he came to America.

II. Cho dạng đúng của động từ trong ngoặc. ( Give the correct verb forms )
1. Would you mind (open) opening the windows. It`s so dark inside.
2. Do you mind (wait ) waiting a moment?
3. Do you mind if I (smoke) smoke here?
4. Would you mind if I (use) used your handphone?
5. The boy (read) reading a book is Ba.
6. The old lamp (make) made in China is five dollars.
7. The window (break) broken last night has been repaired.
8. Do you know the man (talk) talking to Tom?
9. The man (sit) sitting next to me was very nervous.
10. He suggested (travel) travelling around the

last night when we [visit].....visited.....him,he [learn]......was learning.....his lessons for the test upstairs.

the ewing machine which you [use].....are using.....at present [invent].......was invented......in 1830 by a frenchman

do you know what is this pudding [made].........made........from

I[not see]....haven't seen.....my uncle since last month

she [just send]........has just sent.........me a letter

he [live].....has lived....here since 1990

I [watch]......was watching......TV while my mother [read] ......was reading.....last night

Nam [go]........went..........out with his friends two hours ago

Lan didn't know what [buy].....to buy......for her mother's birthday

he was the first [arrive] to arrive and the last[leave] to leave ...

There students are keen on[learn]........learning......E

they were very glad [meet]........to meet......their old friends again

they practice their E pronunciation by [listen].....listening.....to the tapes

she asked me [lend]......to lend......her my dictionary

can you tell me where [get].....to get....off

last night when we [visit] visited him,he [learn] was learning his lessons for the test upstairs.

the ewing machine which you [use] are using at present [invent] was invented in 1830 by a frenchman

do you know what this pudding [made] is made from

I[not see] haven't seen my uncle since last month

she [just send] has just sent me a letter

he [live] has lived here since 1990

I [watch] watched TV while my mother [read] was reading last night

Nam [go] went out with his friends two hours ago

Lan didn't know what [buy] to buy for her mother's birthday

he was the first [arrive] arrived and the last[leave] left

There students are keen on[learn] learning E

they were very glad [meet] to meet their old friends again

they practice their E pronunciation by [listen] listening to the tapes

she asked me [lend] if I lent her my dictionary

can you tell me where [get] to get off

Put the verbs in brackets into the Simple Past Tense:
24 said
25 told
26 walked
27 saw
28 stopped
29 was
30 did not go
31 did - get
32 did - do - did
33 loved
34 got - had
35 did not shave - did not have
36 did - go
37 was - bought
38 did not invite
39 were - at
40 left
41 was - were
42 did  -do
43 sold
44 taught
45 spent
46 stopped
47 spoke
48 realized
49 ate
50 drove
51 died
52 went
53 broke
54 saw
55 did - do
56 did - watch
57 was
58 studied
59 never watched
60 watched
61 traveled
62 read
63 had
64 have had
65 worked

EXERCISE 4: Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Perfect & Simple Past Tenses.
1. have waited
2. has written
3. have - been learning
4. has already finished
5. have read
6. has never been
7. has studied
8. have - seen
9. have been
10. have forgotten
11. has lost
12. have waited
13. have - ever seen
14. have worked
15. have lived
16. have - been
17. are looking
18. has happend
19. has cooked
20. has been learning
21. has taught
22. has been studying
23. has done
24. has worked

I. Open the brackets with the correct tensen of the verbs and put: "since, for, ago" in the space.

1. I (not see) .....haven't seen............. him .......since........... Christmas.

2. We (be) .......have been............. here ....for............... 2 hours.

3. They (live) ......have lived.............in this street ......since......... 1960.

4. My brother (leave) ........left....... for Moscow a week .......ago.........

5. He (not send) ........hasn't sent.......... me any money.....since........... last month.

6. He ( be ) ......has been....... here ..........since...... last January.

7. We ( be ) ...........were....... there 2 hours .......ago............

8. I (not see) ..........haven't seen....... her ..........since........ I (leave) .....left.......... Hai Phong.

II. Find out the mistakes in these sentences, underline and then correct them.

1. Where have you gone =>did you go last night ?

2. I am => have been ill for 2 days.

3. The rain has ceased=>ceased yesterday.

4. I have finished=>finished my letter last night.

5. They went=>have gone there once .

6. Do you read " Pick wick papers ?" I began the book last week and just finished=>have just finished it.

7. Lend me your rubber. I made=>make a mistake and wished to rub it out.

8. He learns=>has learnt English for 3 years, but he can't even read a newspaper yet.

I. Open the brackets with the correct tensen of the verbs and put: "since, for, ago" in the space.

1. I (not see) have not seen him since Christmas.

2. We (be) have been here for 2 hours.

3. They (live) have lived in this street since 1960.

4. My brother (leave) left for Moscow a week ago.

5. He (not send) has not sent me any money since last month.

6. He ( be ) has been here since last January.

7. We ( be ) were there 2 hours ago.

8. I (not see) have mot seen her since I (leave) left Hai Phong.

II. Find out the mistakes in these sentences, underline and then correct them.

1. Where have you gone => did you go last night ?

2. I am => have been ill for 2 days.

3. The rain has ceased => ceased yesterday.

4. I have finished => finished my letter last night.

5. They went => have gone there once .

6. Do you read " Pick wick papers ?" I began the book last week and just finished => have just finished it.

7. Lend me your rubber. I made a mistake and wished => wish to rub it out.

8. He learns => has learned English for 3 years, but he can't even read a newspaper yet.

1) I.....DID....my Maths homework yesterday. (to do)

2).....DID....Susan....GO.....to England by plane? (to go)

3) They.....VISITED....a farm two weeks ago. (to visit)

4) Jenny and Peggy.....DIDN'T HELP....their brother. (not/to help)

5) The children....WEREN'T.....at home last weekend. (not/to be)

6) When.....DID....you....DESIGN.....this wonderful skirt? (to design)

7) My mother....DIDN'T CRASH.....into the van. (not/to crash)

8) The boys....TOOK OFF.....the mudguards of their bicycles. (to take off)

9).....DID....you....PHONE.....your aunt last week? (to phone)

10) He.....DIDN'T DRINK....milk at school. (not/to drink)

11) The police.....ARRESTED....two people early this morning. (to arrest)

12) She....WENT.....to Japan but now she.....HAS COME....back. (to go - to come)

13) Dan....HAS ALREADY BOUGHT.....two tablets this year. (already/to buy)

14) How many games....HAS YOUR TEAM WON.....so far this season? (your team/to win)

15).....DID YOU VISIT....the CN Tower when you.....STAYED....in Toronto? (you/to visit - to stay)

16).....HAVE YOU DONE....your homework yet? – Yes, I.....FINISHED....it an hour ago. (you/to do - to finish)

17) There.....HAS BEEN....an accident in High Street, so we have to use King Street to get to your school. (to be)

18) I.....HAVEN'T SEEN....Peter since I....ARRIVED.....last Tuesday. (not/to see - to arrive)

19) Frank.....GOT....his bike last May. So he....HAS HAD.....it for 4 months. (to get - to have)

20) I'm sorry, I.....HAVEN'T WRITTEN....earlier, but I.....HAVE WORKED....a lot lately. (not/to write - to work)

21) Peter.....PLAYED.... football yesterday.

22) They.....HAVE CLEANED.... the car. It looks new again.

23) Last year we.....WENT.... to Italy.

24) John and Peggy......HAVE READ... the book. Now they can watch the film.

25) I.....MET.... my friend two days ago.

26) We.....HAVE VISIT.... another country before.

27) She.....BOUGHT.... a new car in 2011.

28) I'm sorry, but I....HAVEN'T DONE..... my homework.

29)....DID YOU WIN..... the game of chess?

30) The girls.....HAVEN'T EATEN.... their lunch yet.

31) I.....HAVE LOST....my keys, so I can't open that door. (to lose)

32) Columbus.....ARRIVED....in the New World in 1492. (to arrive)

33) Nina.....HAS BROKEN....her leg. She is still in hospital. (to break)

34) He......HAS LIVED...here all his life. (to live)

35) Colin....LEFT.....for Brazil this morning. (to leave)

36) Last winter Robin.....STAYED....with his father in the Alps for three days. (to stay)

37) Ellen....HAS ALWAYS WRITTEN.....with her left hand. (always/to write)

38) She.....DID....a language course in Paris last summer. (to do)

39).....HAS....anyone.....PHONED....yet? (to phone)

40) I.....HAVEN'T SEEN....Paul today, but I....SAW.....him last Sunday.

Supply the correct verb forms.

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

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

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

4. My father (not watch)doesn't watch TV every night.

5. I (meet) met Authur three weeks ago.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

16. Whatwere you (do)doing when I (ring)rang you last night?

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

18. I (not see)haven't seen him since last Monday.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

26. Violets (bloom)bloom in spring.

27. We (not live)haven't lived in England for two years now.

Supply the correct verb forms.

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

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

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

4. My father (not watch)doesn't watch TV every night.

5. I (meet) met Authur three weeks ago.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

16. Whatwere you (do)doing when I (ring)rang you last night?

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

18. I (not see)haven't seen him since last Monday.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

26. Violets (bloom)bloom in spring.

27. We (not live)haven't lived in England for two years now.