1) my father (not smoke)........for 5 years

2) my leacher wasn't at home when i (arrive)......He(just go)......out

3)how long Bob and mary (be).....married?

4)you(receive).......any letter from your parents yet?

5)my brother(join)....the army when he (be) young

6)you(remember)..... my name or you (forget)......it someday

7)tom(study).....chemistry for three years and then he gave it up

8)miss lee often(write)..... when she was on holiday

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

10)you(speak)....to Mrs Baker yesterday?

no,i(not see)...her for a long time

i(not can)...remember when i last(see)....her

11)when the teacher came in, the pupils(play)...games

I.Give the correct form of the verbs in the blankets:

1.Let night I......... read in bed when studdenly I heard a scream.

II.Give the correct form of the verbs in the blankets:

1.My brother (join).......thể army when he(be)......young.

2.Miss Lee often (write)......when she was ơn holiday.

3.He (leave)...........home two weeks ago.

4. When the teacher came in,the pupils(play)........games 5.Columbus (discover).......America more then 400 years ago.

6. I last(see) ......him since last Sunday.

7. She playing the piano when our guest (arrive)....last night.

8. The light went out when we (have)......dinner.

Cho dạng đúng của từ trong ngoặc

When francis lee was a boy he(want)...to be an astronaut.He(watch)...tv one day in1969 when he(see)...neil armstrong walk on the moon.Since then he(stare)...up at it for hours and(imagine)...himself walking around on it.At the moment,however,he(work)...as a night watchman at a meat factory.He(do)...the same job since he left school fifteen years ago,but he still hopes that one day his dream(come)...true.He(hear)...that in the 21st century they(sell)...tickets to fly the moon.For this reason he(save) half of his wages every month for the past two years

Supply the correct verb forms.

1. After (leave) school when she was 18, Laura (go) to Bristol university for three years. While she (be) at university, Laura (join) a university folk group and started singing. It was at this time that she (write) her famous song "The Price of Peace".
2. One of the first novels in history of literature (be) written in England in 1719. It (be) Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Dofoe. He (bear) in London in a rich family. When Daniel (be) a schoolboy, he (begin) to write sstories. After (leave) school he (work) in his father's shop and (write) articles for newspapers. Dofoe (visit) many countries and (meet) many people. That helped him much in his writings.
3. A friend of mine, Judith Nelson, (presently, work) in theinternational sales division at an electronics firm. She (just, return) from a trip to Japan. She (be) asked to go there because she can speak Japanese. For four years, she (never have) the opportunity to use her Japanese until she (go) to Tokyo last month. While she (be) there, she (speak) Japanese everyday and (enjoy) very much of it.
4. Ever since the day i (decided) to move to London, I (worry) whether the decisior. I (take) was the right one. As I (already sell) my house and (arrange) a new job, it is too late to change my mind. However, since then I (hear) a lot of negative things about living in the Capital and lately some of them (begin) to bother me. I (grow) up in a small town and have spent all my life there.
5. Mary (have) to go to New York last week, but she almost (miss) the plane. She (stand) in the queue at the check-in desk when she suddenly (realize) that she (leave) her passport at home. Fortunately, she (not live) very far from the airport so she (have) time to go back home to get the passport. She (get) back to the airport just in time for her flight.
6. Rob Fellow (come) from England. He (come) to Paris six months ago to learn French. He (start) learning French at school in England when she was eleven so he (learn) it for nearly 10 years. He just (take) an exam. If he passes, he ( move) into the next class. He (be) excited today because his parents (come) tommorow to stay with him for a few days.
7. (Bear) in Scotland in 1847, Alexander Bell (become) interested very early in the methods of human communication. He (influence) by his father and grandfather, who (spend) years working with deaf people and those with faulty speech. Bell's father even (go) so far as to develop as system of so-called"visible speech" for the deaf. He (use) sketches of the different positions of the lips and tongue. This science of visible speech (form) the foundation of young Bell's knowledge of the mechanics of human speech. But the young boy's knowledge of other subjects (not/advance) quite as rapidly.

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

The present perfect and the simple past

Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect or the simple past tense.

1 This is my house. ~How long you (live) here? ~ I (live) here since 1970.

2 He (live) in London for two years and then (go) to Edinburgh.

5 Shakespeare (write) a lot of plays.

6 My brother (write) several plays. He just (finish) his second tragedy.

7 I (fly) over Loch Ness last week. ~You (see) the Loch Ness monster?

8 I (not see) him for three years. I wonder where he is.

9 He (not smoke) for two weeks. He is trying to give it up.

10 Chopin (compose) some of his music in Majorca.

11 When he (arrive)? ~ He (arrive) at 2.00.

12 You (lock) the door before you left the house?

13 I (read) his books when I was at school. I (enjoy) them very much.

14 I can't go out because I (not finish) my work.

15 I never (drink) whisky. ~Well, have some now.

16 I (write) the letter but I can't find a stamp.

17 The clock is slow. ~It isn't slow, it (stop).

18 Here are your shoes; I just (clean) them.

19 I (leave) home at 8.00 and (get) here at 12.00.

20 I (do) this sort of work when I (be) an apprentice.

21 He just (go) out.

22 He (go) out ten minutes ago.

23 You (have) breakfast yet? ~ Yes, I (have) it at 7.00.

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.

1.It doesn't stop raining. It (rain)......the whole day

2.How long.....you(be).......a nurse,Mss Lan? For 5 years

3.While Peter(drive).........home late last night he(run)........out off the petrol

4.she always(get).........up early to study her lessons

5.Margaret was born in 1950.By last year,she(live).......on this earth for 55 years

6.The traffic was very heavy.By the time I (get)......to Mary's party, everyone already(arrive).......

7.Iwill graduate in June. I(see).......you in July . By the time I (see)........ you ,I (graduate)......

8.I(visit)......my uncle's home regularly when I(be) ....a child

9.That book(be).....on the table for weeks .You (not read).....it yet?

10.David (wash).......his hands . He just (repair)........The TVset

11.You (be) .......here before? Yes, I (spend)........ my holidays here last year

12.We never (meet ).......him. We don't know what he (look)......like

13.The car (he).... ready for him by the time be (come).... tomrrow

14.On arriving at home I (find)...... that she just (leave).....a few minutes before

15.When we (arrive).......in London toninght, it prbaly (rain)........