Rewrite the pairs of sentences as one sentence. Use the prepositions in brackets.

1. We sat in the garden chatting. Then we phoned our friends. ( Before ).

Before........................................

2. We phoned a lots of people. We didn't make a guest list first. ( Without ).

We.................................……….

3. We checked our phone messages. Then we made a list of who was coming (After)

After…………............………….

4. Dad helped us. He did the barbecue. (By)

Dad………………………………

5. He cooked the meat. The he realised we hadn't bought any rolls (After)

After.....………............…………

Help me!!!!!!!!

Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meanings

1. They provided food then cleared up the debris.

-> After …………………………………………………

2. They had repaired their house before the typhoon came.

-> Their house  ……………………………………………………

3. We must conserve water. Otherwise we will face serious water shortages.

-> IF  ………………………………………………………….

4. The weather was awful. We didn’t enjoy our camping holiday.

-> BECAUSE OF……………………………………………

5. Plastic bags are non-biodegradable. They will remain in the environment for many years.

26. We..............(make) to work hard last week by the teacher.

29. Nothing (do).......... ........since I moved here.

34. He doesn't mind..................(help) his mom with the housework.

42. Hung keeps..................( watch) TV all day.

43. She spends a lot of her free time..................... (play) computer games.

44. Minh................ (do) the housework before he.................... (go) out with his friends.

45. He had a friend..................... (do) a difficult exercise yesterday.

46. Hai got his house.....................(repaint) last week.

48. After he...................... (read) books, he............... (play) sports.

49. The tables...................... (make) by him ten days ago.

50. The housework used to............. (do) by women.

51. They had me.................... (make) a cake.

52. She learned hard in order to avoid................... (get) bad marks.

54. They.............. (live) in Hue before 2005.

56. The rulers.......................( make) in China is beautiful.

57. She doesn't like songs.......................(compose) by him.

58.The play..................... (perform) yesterday was very good.

59. We like food.................. (make) by my mother.

60. His house needs ....................(clean), it is very dirty.

61. Chung used to have his homework................... (do) when he was a child.

62. Van sometimes gets her mother................... (make) a skirt.

64. Huong is used to .....................(do) the housework by hands.

65. Minh always does his homework before..................... (go) to school.

66. If it..................(be) today, I would go out with my friends.

1. The farmers _____ in the field now.
A. were working B. have worked C. worked D. are working
2. The war _____ out three years ago.
A. broke B. had broken C. has broken D. was breaking
3. This morning while I ______ for the bus, the rain stopped.
A. waited B. have waited C. had waited D. was waiting
4. He ______ a cup of coffee every morning.
A. drinks B. drank C. is drinking D. has drunk
5. Up to the present, Nam_____ good work in his class.
A. does B. has done C. had done D. did
6. Phong ______ at the university so far.
A. had worked B. was working C. worked D. has worked
7. She _____ English before she came to England.
A. studied B. had studied C. would study D. studies
8. Mr. Harry ______ in the army from 1980 to 1985
A. had served B. has served C. is serving D. served
9. How____ since we____ school?
A. are you/ left B. will you be / left C. have you been/ left D. have you
been/ had left
10. Who ______ when I came ?
A. were you talking to B. are you talking to C. you are talking to D. you were
talking to
11. I _____ in the waiting room when I heard someone_____ me.
A. am sitting/ to call B. was sitting/ call C. am sitting/ called D. have sat / called
12. My son was sleeping when I ______ home.
A. went B. has gone C. had gone D. would go
13. Yesterday when I _____ at the station, the train _______ for 15 minutes.
A. arrived/ had left B. arrives/ has left C. arrived/ left D. had arrived/ left
14. When we _____ there, people ______ calmly.
A. got/ are waiting B. got/ were waiting C. got/ waited D. get/ wait
15. While I __________ in the street, I saw my old friend.
A. was walking B. am walking C. walk D. walked
16. “When did you come here?” “I ____ here since last Sunday.”
A. have been B. had been C. was D. am
17. People ____ English and French in Canada.
A. speak B. have spoken C. had spoken D. are speaking
18. While I was going to school yesterday, I ____ him.
A. meet B. met C. will meet D. am meeting
19. They were in a hurry because they thought that the class _____.
A. had already begun B. have already begun C. was begun D. will begin

20. We _____ in this house for ten years.
A. are living B. were living C. had lived D. have lived
13. ___________________ to rain before you woke up this morning?
A. Did it begin B. Had it begun C. Has it begun D. Began
21. Pasteur ___________________ in the 19 th century.
A. was living B. lived C. had lived D. has lived
22. While she ___________________ the room, she broke the vase.
A. was cleaning B. has cleaned C. had cleaned D. cleaned
23. By the time we got to the market, all the shops ___________________ .
A. have closed B. were closing C. had closed D. closed
24. John ___________________ his first piece of music when he was ten years old.
A. wrote B. was writing C. writes D. written
25. My daughter saw an elephant this morning, but she ___________________ one before.
A. had never seen B. has never seen C. never sees D. never had seen
26. While Mai ___________________ the meal, her brother ___________________ the
house.
A. cooked / clean B. cooked/was cleaning C. was cooking/cleaned D. was
cooking / was cleaning
27. The manager ___________________ a letter when I interrupted him.
A. has read B. reads C. was reading D. read
28. The film ___________________ when we arrived at the cinema.
A. has begun B. begun C. had begun D. begins
29. When I ___________________ home, my parents ___________________ to work.
A. got / went B. was getting / went C. got / had gone D. was getting / had
gone
30. Ann ___________________ very hard at the moment.
A. has studied B. studied C. is studying D. studies
31.The accident ___________________ when we were on the way to HN.
A. had occurred B. occurring C. occurred D. occur
32. They ________________ small cups of coffee after they __________________ dinner.
A. had drunk / finished B. drank / finished C. drank / had finished D. were drinking /
finished
33. The sun _______________ before I _________________ ready to go.
A. set / had been B. had set / was C. was setting / was D. was setting / had
been
34. In Hamlet, the opening scene ___________________ place at night.
A. was taking B. takes C. is taking D. has taken
35. You ____________ your new hat when I _______________ you yesterday.
A. wore / had met B. wore / was meeting C. were wearing / met D. were wearing / had
met
36. Andrew _______________ the test before so he _____________ it very easy.
A. did / had found B. was doing / found C. had done / found D. did / was finding

37. When he ____________ at the station, his train already _____________ .
A. arrived / left B. arrived / had left C. had arrived / left D. arrives /
leaves
38. The phone ___________________ suddenly while Jane was doing the housework.
A. rang B. was ringing C. had rung D. is ringing
39. Sarah has got an exam soon, so she ___________________ very hard at the moment.
A. works B. was working C. worked D. is working
40. Rosemary ___________________ to agree with us now.
A. is appearing B. appear C. appeared D. appears
41. Look! That man ___________________ your bike!
A. is stealing B. stealing C. steals D. stolen
42. Bettie usually ___________________ television in the evening.
A. has watched B. watching C. watches D. watch
43. It ______________ quite often in Britain during the winter.
A. is snowing B. snows C. snowed D. was snowing
44. I ___________________ Mai for five years. I wonder where she is now.
A. don’t see B. hadn’t seen C. haven’t seen D. didn’t see
45. Water ___________________ at 100 degrees Celsius.
A. is boiling B. boiling C. boils D. boil
46. Eric ___________________ a flat yet, so he’s still living with his parents.
A. didn’t find B. is finding C. hasn’t found D. found
47. We ___________________ any interesting films lately.
A. didn’t see B. haven’t seen C. saw D. have seen
48. She looked into her bag but the money ___________________ !
A. was going B. has gone C. had gone D. went
49. It was midnight. Outside it ________________ very hard.
A. rains B. is raining C. rained D. was raining
50. Up to now, the pollution problems ________________ yet.
A. haven’t solved B. are not solving C. hadn’t solved D. will not have solved

1. The farmers _____ in the field now.
A. were working B. have worked C. worked D. are working
2. The war _____ out three years ago.
A. broke B. had broken C. has broken D. was breaking
3. This morning while I ______ for the bus, the rain stopped.
A. waited B. have waited C. had waited D. was waiting
4. He ______ a cup of coffee every morning.
A. drinks B. drank C. is drinking D. has drunk
5. Up to the present, Nam_____ good work in his class.
A. does B. has done C. had done D. did
6. Phong ______ at the university so far.
A. had worked B. was working C. worked D. has worked
7. She _____ English before she came to England.
A. studied B. had studied C. would study D. studies
8. Mr. Harry ______ in the army from 1980 to 1985
A. had served B. has served C. is serving D. served
9. How____ since we____ school?
A. are you/ left B. will you be / left C. have you been/ left D. have you
been/ had left
10. Who ______ when I came ?
A. were you talking to B. are you talking to C. you are talking to D. you were
talking to
11. I _____ in the waiting room when I heard someone_____ me.
A. am sitting/ to call B. was sitting/ call C. am sitting/ called D. have sat / called
12. My son was sleeping when I ______ home.
A. went B. has gone C. had gone D. would go
13. Yesterday when I _____ at the station, the train _______ for 15 minutes.
A. arrived/ had left B. arrives/ has left C. arrived/ left D. had arrived/ left
14. When we _____ there, people ______ calmly.
A. got/ are waiting B. got/ were waiting C. got/ waited D. get/ wait
15. While I __________ in the street, I saw my old friend.
A. was walking B. am walking C. walk D. walked
16. “When did you come here?” “I ____ here since last Sunday.”
A. have been B. had been C. was D. am
17. People ____ English and French in Canada.
A. speak B. have spoken C. had spoken D. are speaking
18. While I was going to school yesterday, I ____ him.
A. meet B. met C. will meet D. am meeting
19. They were in a hurry because they thought that the class _____.
A. had already begun B. have already begun C. was begun D. will begin

20. We _____ in this house for ten years.
A. are living B. were living C. had lived D. have lived
13. ___________________ to rain before you woke up this morning?
A. Did it begin B. Had it begun C. Has it begun D. Began
21. Pasteur ___________________ in the 19 th century.
A. was living B. lived C. had lived D. has lived
22. While she ___________________ the room, she broke the vase.
A. was cleaning B. has cleaned C. had cleaned D. cleaned
23. By the time we got to the market, all the shops ___________________ .
A. have closed B. were closing C. had closed D. closed
24. John ___________________ his first piece of music when he was ten years old.
A. wrote B. was writing C. writes D. written
25. My daughter saw an elephant this morning, but she ___________________ one before.
A. had never seen B. has never seen C. never sees D. never had seen
26. While Mai ___________________ the meal, her brother ___________________ the
house.
A. cooked / clean B. cooked/was cleaning C. was cooking/cleaned D. was
cooking / was cleaning
27. The manager ___________________ a letter when I interrupted him.
A. has read B. reads C. was reading D. read
28. The film ___________________ when we arrived at the cinema.
A. has begun B. begun C. had begun D. begins
29. When I ___________________ home, my parents ___________________ to work.
A. got / went B. was getting / went C. got / had gone D. was getting / had
gone
30. Ann ___________________ very hard at the moment.
A. has studied B. studied C. is studying D. studies
31.The accident ___________________ when we were on the way to HN.
A. had occurred B. occurring C. occurred D. occur
32. They ________________ small cups of coffee after they __________________ dinner.
A. had drunk / finished B. drank / finished C. drank / had finished D. were drinking /
finished
33. The sun _______________ before I _________________ ready to go.
A. set / had been B. had set / was C. was setting / was D. was setting / had
been
34. In Hamlet, the opening scene ___________________ place at night.
A. was taking B. takes C. is taking D. has taken
35. You ____________ your new hat when I _______________ you yesterday.
A. wore / had met B. wore / was meeting C. were wearing / met D. were wearing / had
met
36. Andrew _______________ the test before so he _____________ it very easy.
A. did / had found B. was doing / found C. had done / found D. did / was finding

37. When he ____________ at the station, his train already _____________ .
A. arrived / left B. arrived / had left C. had arrived / left D. arrives /
leaves
38. The phone ___________________ suddenly while Jane was doing the housework.
A. rang B. was ringing C. had rung D. is ringing
39. Sarah has got an exam soon, so she ___________________ very hard at the moment.
A. works B. was working C. worked D. is working
40. Rosemary ___________________ to agree with us now.
A. is appearing B. appear C. appeared D. appears
41. Look! That man ___________________ your bike!
A. is stealing B. stealing C. steals D. stolen
42. Bettie usually ___________________ television in the evening.
A. has watched B. watching C. watches D. watch
43. It ______________ quite often in Britain during the winter.
A. is snowing B. snows C. snowed D. was snowing
44. I ___________________ Mai for five years. I wonder where she is now.
A. don’t see B. hadn’t seen C. haven’t seen D. didn’t see
45. Water ___________________ at 100 degrees Celsius.
A. is boiling B. boiling C. boils D. boil
46. Eric ___________________ a flat yet, so he’s still living with his parents.
A. didn’t find B. is finding C. hasn’t found D. found
47. We ___________________ any interesting films lately.
A. didn’t see B. haven’t seen C. saw D. have seen
48. She looked into her bag but the money ___________________ !
A. was going B. has gone C. had gone D. went
49. It was midnight. Outside it ________________ very hard.
A. rains B. is raining C. rained D. was raining
50. Up to now, the pollution problems ________________ yet.
A. haven’t solved B. are not solving C. hadn’t solved D. will not have solved

1.They are building a new zoo near my village.

A. a new zoo is being built near my village B. a new zoo will be built near my village

C. a new zoo is built near my village D. a new zoo is being building near my village

2.People spend a lot of money on advertising every year.

A.a lot of money is spent on advertising every year. B.a lot of money on advertising is spent every year.

C..a lot of money are spent on advertising every year. D.a lot of money is spending on advertising every year.

3. No one has cleaned the window.

A.The window has been cleaned. B.The window hasn't been cleaned

C.The window haven't been cleaned D.The window has cleaned

4.People say that he was born in London.

A.that is said he was born in London B.it was said that he was born in London

C.he was said he was born in London D.he is said to have been born in London

5.He has never spoken to a foreigner before.

A.this is the first time he spoke to a foreigner B.this is the first time he had spoken to foreigner

C.this is the first time he has spoken to a foreigner D.this is the first time he speaks to a foreigner

6.No sooner had we arrived than the performance began.

A.When we arrived the performance had already started B.the performance had started before we arrived

C.the performance started sooner than we arrived D.hardly had we arrived when the performance began.

Past Simple / Past Continuous / Past Perfect Simple

A Choose the correct answer.

1. I heard a knock at the front door so I (went / was going) to answer it.

2. At this time yesterday, I (wrote / was writing) an essay.

3. The football season (began / was beginning) a month ago.

4. She (had graduated / graduated) from school in 2001.

5. We entered the house quietly because everyone (was sleeping / had slept).

6. By the time we (got / had got) to the cinema, the film had already started.

7. The children (were playing / played) in the garden while their parents were watching them.

8. They (had left / left) many hours before we arrived.

B Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple, Past Continuous or Past Perfect Simple.

1. They .................................... (get) to the airport as the plane was landing.

2. She wore the shoes she ..................................... (buy) the previous day.

3. I fell as I .................................... (run) for the bus.

4. What .................................... she .................................... (say) when he asked her to marry him?

5. When I was a student, I .................................... (not have) much money.

6. Why .................................... she still .................................... (work) at one o’clock in the morning?

7. I was happy to see her, because we .................................... (not see) each other for years.

8. By the time we got to the shop, a long queue .................................... already .................................... (form) outside.

C Choose the sentence which is closer in meaning to the original.

1. I had already seen the film but I decided to watch it again last night.

   1. I watched the film last night for the first time.

   2. Last night wasn’t the first time that I had seen the film.

2. The boys were playing football while it was raining.

   1. The boys were playing football until it started to rain.

   2. The boys played football in the rain.

3. I was writing an e-mail when our computer broke down.

   1. Our computer broke down before I wrote an e-mail.

   2. I had started writing an e-mail and then our computer broke down.

4. My aunt bought me a lovely gift after she had spent the summer holiday with us.

   1. When the summer holiday was over, my aunt bought me a lovely gift.

   2. While my aunt was spending the summer holiday with us, she bought us a lovely gift.

D Complete the passage with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

Until a few years ago, no one 1.. .................................... (hear) of Harry Potter, the young wizard and hero of the children’s book Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. The writer, J K Rowling, 2. .................................... (already / write) several stories and books, but this was the first book that was published. She
3. .................................... (get) the idea for the story of a wizard at magic school while she

4. .................................... (travel) on a train to London. By the time the train 5. .................................... (reach) King’s Cross station, she 6..................................... (invent) most of the characters. When the book was published in 1997, no one 7. .................................... (imagine) it would be such a tremendous success, but it quickly
8. .................................... (become) a bestseller. While millions of young readers in many countries
9. .................................... (enjoy) her first Harry Potter book, J K Rowling 10. .................................... (think) of ideas for the next book in this incredibly popular series.

1.she (hear).........a noise and (get)...........out of the bed when the door (open) .........

2.the children (play) ............football when their mother (come) ...........back

3.who (be)............that man that you (talk) .............to? I (see) .........him at the gate when I (come)..........in

4.we (wait)...............for the bus when he (pass) ...............in his car and (offer)............. us a lift

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

6.when the students (hear)........... the bell ,they (get).............up and (leave)..............

7.he (forget)..............what I (tell) him. I (remind).............him many times but he still (not bring).............what i want

8.he (ask).........me whether i ( see )........his pen on the table. I (tell).......him that I (not see)...it around.

9.If I (wait)......only a little while longer , I would have met her

10. they (go)......home after they (finish)........their homework

11. when we came to the stadium , the match ( already begin ) ...their homework

12.they told me they ( not eat )..........that kind of food before

13.after they had gone , I (sit).............down and (rest)..................

14.after taking a bath , he ( go)................to bed

15.what he (be)............when he ( be).......young?

16.It was the first time I ( ever see ) ...........such a beautiful girl