1. I never get up from the table before others [ finish ] ......

2 . it is already 9 : 30 pm and I [ wait ] ........ here for over an hour . if john does not get here in the next five minutes , I am going to leave

3. did you hear that ben was fired last month ? he [ work ] ........ for that import company for more than ten years and he [work] ......... in almost department

4. I [ see] ........ many pictures of the pyramids before I went to egypt last summer . pictures of the monuments are very misleading . the pyramids are actually quite small

5. sarah [ climb ] ...... mount everest [ sail ] ......... around the world and [ go ] ...... on safari in kenya . she is such an adventurous person

6. susan [ climb] ....... mount everest, [sail] ....... around the world and [go ] ..... on safari in kenya by the time she was twenty - five . she ........[ experience] more by that age than most people do in their entire lives

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IV.Put in the present perfect or past simple of the verbs in brackets

1.I ____________(have) there shoes since my eighteen birthday.

2.We ________ (live) in Newcastle for three years mow and like it a lot

3.The last time I ______(go) to Brighton was in August.

4.When my parents were on holiday, I______(stay) with my grandparents for two weeks

5.I _______(not see) Rachel for ages. She _______(not visit)us sice July

6.Martin ________(be) to Greek five time . He loves the place

7.I_____(work)for a computer company for a year .That was after college.

8.We ________(move) here in 1993 . We _______(be) here for a long time now

9. It is a very good party. Most people _______(already/go) home

10.It was so hot today that I.................(wear)short and a T-shirt at work

11.My wife and I..........(move)there times since we .............(get)married

12.:So far this week there ...........(be) there burglaries in our street

13:When I was youngerI...................(play)badminton for my local team

14.In the past few years,it.............(become)more and more difficult to get into university

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.

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.

EXERCISES
Exercise 1 – Put the verbs in brackets in the correct verb tense form.
1. Please don’t make so much noise. I (study) ......
2. My father usually (have) ...... tea for breakfast.
3. What ...... you (do) ...... at this time yesterday ?
4. I (watch) ...... that film with my sister last week.
5. We (study) ...... almost every lesson in this book so far.
6. He (win) ...... the gold medal in 2009.
7. We (not see) ...... your father for ages.
8. He (type) ...... ten letters by lunchtime yesterday.
9. All of you (take) ...... the graduation examination in two months’ time.
10. By the end of this year, I (work) ...... here for 18 years.
11. He (see) ...... her while he (walk) ...... down the street.
12. I thought they (wait) ...... for us for half an hour.
13. After he (do) ...... his homework, he went to the cinema.
14. We (not see) ...... her since she (leave) ...... school.
15. When I (be) ...... a boy, I often (go) ...... fishing with my teacher.
16. When I (leave) ...... my office last night, it (still
Exercise 2 – Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it has a similar meaning
to the original one.
1. I have never read this kind of book before.
- It is the first time ......
2. I have never read such an interesting novel.
- This is the most ......
3. She began to work as a secretary in 2005.
- She has ......
4. He hasn’t seen his sister since she left for Japan.

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.

Put in the present perfect or past simple of the verbs in brackets

1:Martin.............(be) to Greek five times .He loves the place

2:I .................(work) for a computer company for a year .That was after college.

3:We..............(move) here in 1993 ,We .............(be) here a long time now .

4:It isn't a verry good party .Most people.......................(already/go)home

5:It was so hot today that I.................(wear)short and a T-shirt at work

6:My wife and I..........(move)there times since we .............(get)married

8:When I was youngerI...................(play)badminton for my local team

7:So far this week there ...........(be) there burglaries in our street

9:In the past few years,it.............(become)more and more difficult to get into university

10:I..........(enjoy) skiing ever since I....(live) in Switzerland

11:I.......................... (have) these shoes since my eighteen brithday

12:We.......................(live) in Newcastle fo three years now and like it a lot

13:The last time I....................(go) to Brighton was in August

14:When my parents were on holiday,I...........(stay) with my grandparents for two weeks.

15:I.............(not see) Rachel for ages .She.......(not visit) us since July

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Exercise 1: Use the correct form of verbs in brackets.
1. In all the world, there (be) __________ only 14 mountains that (reach) __________above 8,000 meters.
2. He sometimes (come) __________ to see his parents.
3. When I (come) __________, she (leave) __________for Dalat ten minutes ago.
4. My grandfather never (fly) __________ in an airplane, and he has no intention of ever doing so.
5. We just (decide) __________ that we (undertake) ____________ the job.
6. He told me that he (take) __________ a trip to California the following week.
7. I knew that this road (be) __________ too narrow.
8. Right now I (attend) __________ class. Yesterday at this time I (attend) __________class.
9. Tomorrow I’m going to leave for home. When I (arrive) __________at the airport, Mary (wait) __________ for me.
10. Margaret was born in 1950. By last year, she (live) __________on this earth for 55 years .
11. The traffic was very heavy. By the time I (get) __________to Mary’s party, everyone already (arrive) __________
12. I will graduate in June. I (see) __________ you in July. By the time I (see) __________ you , I (graduate) __________.
13. I (visit) __________ my uncle’s home regularly when I (be) __________ a child.
14. That book (be) __________ on the table for weeks. You (not read) __________ it yet ?
15. David (wash) __________ his hands. He just (repair) __________ the TV set.
16. You (be) __________here before? Yes, I (spend) __________ my holidays here last year.
17. We never (meet) __________ him. We don’t know what he (look) __________ like.
18. The car (be) __________ ready for him by the time he (come) __________tomorrow.
19. On arriving at home I (find) __________that she just (leave) __________a few minutes before.
20. When we (arrive) __________ in London tonight, it probably (rain) __________.
21. It (rain) __________ hard. We can’t do anything until it (stop) __________
22. Last night we (watch) __________TV when the power (fail) __________.
23. That evening we (stay) __________up to talk about the town where he (live) __________for some years.
24. I (sit) __________down for a rest while the shoes (repair) __________.
25. Half way to the office Paul (turn) __________round and (go) __________back home because he (forget) __________to turn the gas off.
26. London (change) __________a lot since we first (come) __________ to live here.
27. While we (talk) __________on the phone the children (start) __________fighting and (break) __________a window
28. He used to talk to us for hours about all the interesting things he (do) __________ in his life.
29. You know she (stand) __________looking at that picture for the last twenty minutes.
30. I (spend) __________ a lot of time travelling since I (get) __________this new job.
31. When we (be) __________ at school we all (study) __________Latin.
32. When I (meet) __________ him , he (work) __________as a waiter for a year.

33. After he (finish) __________ breakfast he (sit) __________down to write some letters.
34. She (have) __________a hard life, but she’s always smiling.
35. I think Jim (be) __________ out of town.

Exercise 2: Choose the best answer among A, B, C, or D.
1. When I last saw him, he _____ in London.
A. has lived B. is living C. was living D. has been living
2. We _______ Dorothy since last Saturday.
A. don’t see B. haven’t seen C. didn’t see D. hadn’t seen
3. The train ______ half an hour ago.
A. has been leaving B. left C. has left D. had left
4. Jack ______ the door.
A. has just painted B. paint
C. will have painted D. painting
5. My sister ________ for you since yesterday.
A. is looking B. was looking C. has been looking D. looked
6. I ______ Texas State University now.
A. am attending B. attend C. was attending D. attended
7. He has been selling motorbikes ________.
A. ten years ago B. since ten years C. for ten years ago D. for ten years
8. Christopher Columbus _______ American more than 500 years ago.
A. discovered B. has discovered
C. had discovered D. had been discovering
9. He fell down when he ______ towards the church.
A. run B. runs C. was running D. had run
10. We _______ there when our father died.
A. still lived B. lived still C. was still lived D. was still living
11. They ______ table tennis when their father comes back home.
A. will play B. will be playing C. play D. would play
12. By Christmas, I _______ for Mr. Smith for six years.
A. will have been working B. will work
C. have been working D. will be working
13. I _______ in the room right now.
A. am being B. was being C. have been being D. am
14. I ______ to New York three times this year.
A. have been B. was C. were D. had been
15. I’ll come and see you before I _______ for the States.
A. leave B. will leave C. have left D. shall leave
16. The little girl asked what _______ to her friend.
A. has happened B. happened
C. had happened D. would have been happened
17. John ______ a book when I saw him.
A. is reading B. read C. was reading D. reading
18. He said he _______ return later.
A. will B. would C. can D. would be
19. Jack ________ the door.
A. has just opened B. open C. have opened D. opening
20. I have been waiting for you ______ .
A. since early morning B. since 9 a.m
C. for two hours D. All are correct
21. Almost everyone _______ for home by the time we arrived.

A. leave B. left C. leaves D. had left
22. By the age of 25, he ______ two famous novels.
A. wrote B. writes C. has written D. had written
23. When her husband was in the army, Mary ______ to him twice a week.
A. was reading B. wrote C. was written D. had written
24. I couldn’t cut the grass because the lawn mower ______ a few days previously.
A. broke down B. has been broken C. had broken down D. breaks down
25. I have never played badminton before. This is the first time I _____ to play.
A. try B. tried C. have tried D. am trying
26. Since _______, I have heard nothing from him.
A. he had left B. he left C. he has left D. he was left
27. After I _______ lunch, I looked for my bag.
A. had B. had had C. have has D. have had
28. By the end of next year, George _______ English for two years.
A. will have learned B. will learn C. has learned D. would learn
29. The man got out of the car, ________ round to the back and opened the book.
A. walking B. walked C. walks D. walk
30. Henry _______ into the restaurant when the writer was having dinner.
A. was going B. went C. has gone D. did go
31. He will take the dog out for a walk as soon as he ______ dinner.
A. finish B. finishes C. will finish D. finishing
32. I will be glad if he _______ with us.
A. had gone B. did go C. went D. goes
33 Ask her to come and see me when she _______ her work.
A. finish B. has finished C. finished D. finishing
34. Turn off the gas. Don’t you see that the kettle ________ ?
A. boil B. boils C. is boiling D. boiled
35. Tom and Mary ______ for Vietnam tomorrow.
A. leave B. are leaving C. leaving D. are left
36. He always ________ for a walk in the evening.
A. go B. is going C. goes D. going
37. Her brother ______ in Canada at present.
A. working B. works C. is working D. work
38. I ______ to the same barber since last year.
A. am going B. have been going C. go D. had gone
39. Her father ______ when she was a small girl.
A. dies B. died C. has died D. had died
40. Last week, my professor promised that he ________ today.
A. would come B. will come C. comes D. coming

Exercise 3: Choose the underlined part in each sentence (A, B, C, or D ) that needs correcting.
1. After Mrs. Wang had returned to her house from work, she was cooking dinner. A B C
D
2. Jimmy threw the ball high in the air, and Betty catching it when it came down.A B C D
3. Linda has worn her new yellow dress only once since she buys it.
A B C D
4. Last week Mark told me that he got very bored with his present job
A B
and is looking for a new one.
C D
5. Having fed the dog, he was sat down to his own meal.
A B C D
6. When I turned on my computer, I was shocked to find some junk mail,
A B
and I delete it all.
C D
7. They are going to have to leave soon and so do we.
A B C D
8. The boss laughed when the secretary has told him that she really
A B
needed a pay rise.
C D
9. The telephone rang several times and then stop before I could answer it.
A B C D
10. Debbie, whose father is an excellent tennis player, has been playing
A B C
tennis since ten years.
D
11. I have seen lots of interesting places when I went on holiday last summer.
A B C D
12. When my cat heard a noise in the bushes, she stopped moving and listen intently.
A B C D
13. I think it’s time you change your way of living.
A B C D
14. Roger felt the outside of his pocket to make sure his wallet is still there.
A B C D
15. When I’m shopping in the supermarket, I ran into an old friend who I
A B
hadn’t met for five years.
C D
16. The police arrested the man while he is having dinner in a restaurant.
A B C D
17. Peter and Wendy first met in 2006, and they are married for three years now.
A B C D
18. Some people are believing there is life on other planets.
A B C D

19. Recently, the island of Hawaii had been the subject of
A B
intensive research on the occurrence of earthquakes.
C D
20. Every morning, the sun shines in my bedroom window and waking
A B C
me up.
D
21. The man died as a result of falling asleep while he drives.
A B C D
22. I haven’t finished the report yet, but by the time you return I
A B C
will certainly complete it.
D
23. Caroline has worn her new yellow dress only once since she buys it.
A B C D
24. We’ll be cycled to Hoa’s village at this time next Sunday.
A B C D
25. What will you do when your friends won’t come ?
A B C D
26. Someone was knocking at the door when I was doing the washing up.
A B C D
27. My friend didn’t drink any beer since we came to live here.
A B C D
28. We have written to each other when we were in primary school.
A B C D
29. After breakfast, I‘m gone to walk to school with my friends.
A B C D
30. Did he go to the pop concert next weekend for a change?
A B C D

Exercise 4: Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the given one.
1. Eight years ago we started writing to each other.
A. We have rarely written to each other for eight years.
B. Eight years is a long time for us to write to each other.
C. We wrote to each other eight years ago.
D. We have been writing to each other for eight years.
2. The boy was so lazy that he couldn’t stay up late to learn his lessons.
A. The boy was lazy enough not to stay up late to learn his lessons.
B. The boy was too lazy to stay up late to learn his lessons.
C. The boy was lazy enough but he stayed up late to learn his lessons.
D. The boy was lazy enough to stay up late to learn his lessons.
3. My father is tired of seeing any violent films.
A. My father hasn’t seen a violent film.

B. My father has enjoyed all the violent films he has ever seen.
C. My father is worried about missing the next violent film.
D. My father never wants to see another violent film.
4. As soon as he waved his hand, she turned away.
A. He saw her turn away and he waved his hand.
B. No sooner had he waved his hand than she turned away.
C. She turned away because he waved his hand too early.
D. Although she turned away, he waved his hand.
5. John wishes he had remembered to send Mary a Christmas card.
A. John regrets not to send Mary a Christmas card.
B. John regrets forgetting not to send Mary a Christmas card.
C. John regrets not remembering sending Mary a Christmas card.
D. John regrets forgetting to send Mary a Christmas card.
6. My father hasn’t smoked cigarettes for a month.
A. It’s a month since my father last smoked cigarettes.
B. It’s a month ago that my father smoked cigarettes.
C. It’s a month that my father hasn’t smoked cigarettes.
D. It’s a cigarette that my father smoked a month ago.
7. Having finished their work, the workers expected to be paid.
A. The workers expected to be paid because they had finished their work.
B. Having their work finishing, the workers expected to be paid.
C. Having expected to be paid, the workers finished their work.
D. Having been finished their work, the workers expected to be paid.
8. Mr. Brown bought this car five years ago.
A. Mr. Brown started to buy this car for five years.
B. It has been five years when Mr. Brown has bought this car.
C. Mr. Brown has had this car for five years .
D. It is five years ago since Mr. Brown has bought this car.
9. John used to write home once a week when he was abroad.
A. John doesn’t write home once a week any longer.
B. John enjoyed being written home every week when he was abroad.
C. John never forgot to write a weekly letter home when he was abroad.
D. When he was abroad he remembered to write home every week.
10. I haven’t enjoyed myself so much for years.
A. It’s years since I enjoyed myself so much.
B. It’s years since I have enjoyed myself so much.
C. It was years since I had enjoyed myself so much.
D. It has been years since I have enjoyed myself so much.

Exercise 5: Rewrite these sentences:
1. This is the first time he has gone abroad.
=> He hasn’t………………………………………………………………
2. She started driving 1 month ago.
=> She has…………………………………………………………………
3. We began eating when it started to rain.
=> We have………………………………………………………………..
4. I last had my hair cut when I left her.
=> I haven’t……………………………………………………………….
5. The last time she met me was 5 months ago.
=> She hasn’t……………………………………………………………..
6. It is a long time since we last met.
=> We haven’t…………………………………………………………….

103. He................................. (traffic) in drug across the border when the police ..............(catch) him last Friday

104. In a few minutes’ time, when the clock. ......................(strike) six, I.....................(wait) here for three hours.

105. When we(see) them last night, they. (sing); they ...............................(say) they . (sing) since 6 o’clock.

106. I hope it.............(not rain) when the bride........... ............ (leave) the church tomorrow.

107. When they......................(get) to the theatre, the play ......................(begin) . They................................ (be) twenty minutes late.

108. I............ ............ (return) the book as soon as I finish ..........................(read) it. 109. Yes, I. (try) several times last year, but I … ... (fail).

110. When I.............(meet) him 6 years ago, he. ......................(work) as a director for three years already.

111. While I..............(go) out of the office, I.............(see) a familiar face.

112. I............ (make) a cake when the light went out. I had to finish it in the dark.

113. Oh dear! Look out of the window. It.............(rain).

114. I don’t think we.................................(meet) before.

115. By the time we stop we...........(drive) six hundred miles.

116. You...........(walk) too fast. That’s why you are tired.

117. My uncle...........................(make) a speech on Friday.

118. The girl........... ............ (sit) next me is very clever and hard working.

119. I only...........(use) this open once since the day I had it mended.

120. When I got to the bus stop, the bus...............................(just leave).

121. He........... ............ (live) in London for 2 years and then(go) to Paris.

122. Shakespeare................................. (write) a lot of plays.

123. My brother. ............ (write) several plays. He. (just finish) his fifth tragedy.

124. I…(not see) him for 3 years. I wonder where he is.

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

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

127. Mr. Jones(be) principal of our school since last year.

128. Mr. Smith..... (teach) in this school since he ............ (graduate) in 1990.

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

130. I......................(meet) Arthur three weeks ago.

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

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

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

134. The Browns…(live) in Paris for seven years when the second world war(break) out.

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

136. Don’t call me in the afternoon. I usually………..(be) away in the afternoon.

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

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

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

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

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

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

1. They(just decide).....................that they (undertake)....................the job.
2. We (go)......................to the theatre last night.
3. He ussally(write).........................in green ink.
4. She(play).................the piano when our guets (arrive)....................last night.
5. We (do)..............an English exercise at the moment.
6. She (just come).................in and (see)................you in 5 minutes.
7. I (come)...........................as soon as my work is finished. (You/be)......................ready?
8. Where(you go)...................for your holiday last years?
9.I (not leave)...................Paris since we (go).................to Dieppe three years go.
10. My mother (come) __________ to stay with us next weekend.
11 We (meet) __________ only yesterday and (already decide) __________ to get married.
12 I (never see) __________ snow.
13. Violets (bloom) __________ in spring.
14. We (not live) ___________ in England for the last two months.
15. I (lose) ________ my keys; I cannot remember where I last (see) ______ them.
16. He (not arrive).................... when I (Write)...................my last letter to you
17 Whenever you (go) _________ to town nowadays, you (spend) _________ a lot of money.
18. I(never forget).....................what you (just tell)....................me.
20./ When I last (stay) ___________ in Cairo, I (ride) __________ to the Pyramids on a camel that my friend (borrow) ____________ the day before.
21./ I (finish) ___________ the book before my next birthday.
23/ He (walk) __________ very quickly when I (meet) __________ him yesterday.
24/ We (meet) _________ you tomorrow after you (finish) __________ your work.
25. A: I'm going to ask you some questions so that we can pract. Aice so that we can practice verb tense. What you(do).............everyday before you come to class? Name on thing.
B: I (eat)......................breakfast.
26.A: What you (do).......................last night?Name three separate activities.
B:Last night I (eat)............................dinner. Then I(visit)......................some friends, and latter I(write)......................... a couple of letters.
27. A: What you (do)..........................rights now? What activity is in progess right now, at this exact moment?
B: Right now I (talk)................to you. I(answer).........................your question.
28. A: Where were you at this exact time yesterday? And what activity was in progress then?
B: Let me think. At this time yesterday, I was at the bookstore. I (look)..................................for the books I needed to buy for this class.
29. A: How many questions I(ask)............................since we began this exercise?
B:​I think you (ask).........................me five or six questions since we began this exercise.
30. A: What you(do).........................for the past five minutes? In other words,what activity began five minutes ago and has been in progess from then until now?
B:I (talk)................................to you for the past five minutes. I started talking to you five minutes ago, and I dtill talking to you.
31.A:Where you(be)....................tomorrow morning?
B; I(be)........................in class tomorrow morning.
32. A: What you (do).....................................at this exact time tomorrow? In other works, what activity will be in progress at this exact same time tomorrow?
B: Right now I am siting in the classroom. And at this exact time tomorrow,I(sit)..................in the classroom.
33.A: What you(do)...................................by the time you got to class today?In other words,what is one activity that you had completed before you arrived in class today?
B: Well,for one thing, I(eat)..................breakfast by the time I got to class today.
34. A: What you(do)........................by the time before you go to bed tonight? Name one activity that you will have completed before you go to bed tonight.
B: I (eat)...................................dinner by the time I go to bed tonight.