1.Mr. Thanh always ( go ).....goes........... to work by bus.
2. Come on ! If we hutry, we may ........catch........ the bus. ( catch )
3. We ( start ).........started.......our new school year last month.
4. Would you like me ( go ).......to go......... with you ?
5. She ( visit )......will visit.......... Da Lat next summer, won't she ?
6. ( you/ever/watch )......have you ever watch.......... horror movies ?
7. She ( receive ).....received ........... her pen pal's letter this morning.
8. My brother is good at......sloving.......... ( solve ) math problems.
9. It ( not/rain )..........doesn't rain...... in the dry season.
10. Lan ( take ).......TOOK......... her younger brother to the zoo last Sunday.
11. Children are interested in ( watch ).........WATCHING....... cartoons.
12. He told me.......TO TRY......... ( try )......TO COME......... ( come ) to the meeting early.
13. Teenagers are fond of ......WEARING.......... ( wear ) jeans.
14. They ( give ).........GAVE....... the letter a few minutes ago.
15. You ( do ) ......WILL DO.......... the housework, won't you ?
16. We ( learn )......HAVE LEARNT.......... English for 7 years.
17. ( you/have )......HAVE YOU HAD.......... breakfast yet ?
18. My little sister ( drink )......DRINKS.......... milk every day.
20. They ( not/do ) ......HAVEN'T DONE.......... homework yet .
21. ( you/finish ).......HAVE YOU FINISHED......... your writing yet ?
22. He things that it ( rain )......WOULD RAIN.......... tonight.
23. I am excited about ( travel )........TRAVELING........ to Nha Trang next week.
24. They keep ( talk )........TALKING........ about an old friend they met yesterday.
25. It is usually easier.......TO LEARN......... ( learn ) a subject by............READING.... ( read ) books than by........LISTENING ........ ( listen ) to lectures.
26. Nam ( cook ).....WILL COOK........... dinner tonight, won't he ?
27. They've finished ( do )........DOING........ their homework.
28. Would you mind ( help )......HELPING.......... me with this work ?
29. We decided ( rent ) TO RENT a house with a swimming fool.
30. Let me ( pay ).......PAY......... for the meal. You paid last time.
31. He promises that he ( pass )....WILL PASS............ the exam.
32. Jimmy wishes he ( be )....WERE............ old enough to drive a car.
33. They decided ( go )..........TO GO...... our for dinner.
34. ( you/ever/be )......HAVE YOU EVER BEEN.......... to Tokyo ?
35. They asked me ( move ).......TO MOVE......... the table.
36. Could you show me how ( get )...TO GET............ to the station ?
37. You ( go ).....WILL GO........... to the party tonight, will you ?
38. His uncle ( teach )..........TAUGHT...... English in our school five years ago.
39. They ( not go ).......DIDN'T GO ........ to the movies last Sunday.
40. They ( build ) .......WILL BUILD......... a new school in this area next years.
41.Who is responsible for ( tidy )........TIDING........ the room ?
42. My brother ( work )........HAS WORKED ........ in this factory for many years.
43. They won't come to the party,......WILL.......... they ?
44.It ( be ) ...IS............. often hot in the summer.
45. I haven't seen him since he (arrive)........ARRIVED........
46. I ( be )......HAVE BEEN.......... busy since we last met.
47. We promise we ( come )........WILL COME........ soon.
48. The video film is so interesting that I ( see ).....HAVE SEEN........... it twice.
49.He is ashamed of ( steal ).......STEALING......... that money.
50. It is a first time I ( meet ).....HAVE MET........... him here.

51. I ( lose )......HAVE LOST..........my key. Can you help me look for it ?
52. We got tired of........WAITING........( wait ) for the weather......TO CLEAN..........( clean ) and finally decided........TO SET........( set ) out in the rain.
53. Bold and Mary ( be ) .....HAVE BEEN........... married for 10 years.
54. My father ( watch )..........WATCHES...... TV every night.
55. They ( already/clean ).......HAVE ALREADY CLEANED......... the house.
56. The students ( pass ) ..........WILL PASS...... the test, won't they ?
57. We ( already/see ).......HAVE ALREADY SEEN........cowboy movies.
58. Mary ( be ).....HAS BEEN........... in Vietnam for six months.
59. It was late, so we decided ( take )........TO TAKE........ a taxi.
60. The teacher ..........WON'T BE...... disappointed if I ........ISN'T........ lazy like this. ( not be / not be )
61. She always puts off ........DOING........ ( do ) the laundry.
62.Can you touch your toes without........BENDING........ ( bend ) your knees ?
63. Do you have any difficutly in ......SPEAKING..........( speak ) English ?
64. She suggested ........HAVING........ ( have ) dinner in a Chinese restaurant.
65. If you broke the traffic law like him, you ( get ).......WOULDN'T GET......... a fine
66. We're thinking of .........TRAVELING.......( travel ) by train.
67. Nga ( visit ).......WILL VISIT .........us this weekend, won't she ?
68. Thank you for ...........HELPING..... ( help ) me carry the goods.

69. I'm very sorry for ......BEING..........(be ) late; it was good of you.........TO WAIT.......( wait ) for me.
70. It takes me ten minutes ( drive )......TO DRIVE......... to work.
71. It sonetimes may be difficult ( get ).....TO GET........... a taxi during rush hour.
72. My mother asked me ( not drive ).......NOT TO DRIVE......... so fast.
73. People ( go )......WILL GO.......... on holidays to the moon, won't they ?
74. She was afraid of ( tell ) .......TELLING......... her parents the truth.
75. Nothing could prevent him from ( go ).......GOING......... there.
76. In 2030, more people ( have ).....WILL HAVE........... cars.
77. She used ( visit ) ......TO VISIT..........many interesting places when she ( be ) ......WAS.......... in the England.
78. Marry : I have some problems with my homework.
Peter : Don't worry. I ( help ).......WILL HELP..... you to slove them.
79. They ( visit ).....VISITED........... their grandparents last Sunday.
80. It is very difficult ( study )........TO STUDY........ English.
81. The Pikes ( live )...........HAVE LIVED..... in Liverpool since 1990.
82. I suggest ( go ).......GOING......... to scholl or to work by bikes to save energy.
83. We ( go ).........GO......swimming twice a week.
84. They ( already/ finish )......HAVE ALREADY FINISHED.......... their work.
85. I promise I ( learn ) ....WILL LEARN............harder.
86. I an used to ( get ).....GETTING........... up early every morning.
87. Tam is not good at ( repair )........REPAIRING........ things.
88. They advised us ( not go ).......NOT TO GO......... out alone at night.
89. I am used to ( stay )........STAYING........ up late.
90. ( learn ).....LEARNING.......... English is important.
91. We ( have )...........WILL HAVE..... dinner out, won't he ?
92. Tbe students are fond of ( read ) ......READING.......... books
93. She often ( wash ) .......WASHES.........the clothes in the morning.
94. She ( see ) .....HAS SEEN...........that film before.
95. My mother ( buy )............BOUGHT.... this shirt yesterday.
96. Mr. Nam is always busy ( work ).......WORKING......... on the farm.
97. I sometimes make my parents ( feel ).......FEEL.........sad.
98. Ba is keen on ( paint ).......PAINTING.........
99. We are happy ( get ).........TO GET....... good marks.
100. I suggest ( take ) ....TAKING........... a shower instead of a bath to save water.

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.

1.They suggested banning advertisements on TV.
- They suggested that advertisements on TV should be banned.
2. People say that they bought this shop last year.
- It is_____said that they bought this shop last year._______________________________________________
3. ''How much do you think it will cost?'' he said to me.
- He asked me ____how much i though i would cost________________________________________
4. Mr.Brown's team has lost the game. He looks very sad.
- Mr.Brown whose___team has lost the game, looks very sad.______________________________________
5. Do you know the man who sat next to me at Nam's birthday party last night?
- You know the man who sat next to me at Nam's birthday party last night don't you?_______________________________________________
6. It takes Minh 2 hours to do his homework every day.
- Minh spends 2 hours doing his homework every day.____________________________________________
7. We were late for school because of the heavy rain.
- Because it ______rained heavily We were late for school ________________________________________
8. My mother used to make us clean the house.
- We used____to be made to clean the house by my mother____________________________________________
9. ''I'm working in a restaurant, and don't care much for it. ''she said
- She said___she was working in a restaurant, and didn't care much for it_____________________________________________
10. It's two years since I last spoke to her.
- I haven't_____spoken to her for two years___________________________________________
11. Going swimming in the river in the summer is interesting.
- It_____is interesting to Go swimming in the river in the summer_____________________________________

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

⇒ He last saw his sister when she left for Japan.

Where's underline???

Choose the underlined words or phrase that are not correct in standard written English.
1. John used to going -> go to school by bus. Now he goes by bicycle.
2. Do you ever wish you live -> lived in a castle.
3. She asked me how long does it take -> it took me to go to school
4. Your friends went to your native village last weekend, weren't -> didn't they ?
5. Sally said she will -> would be be a echer someday.
6. Your brother practices to play -> playing the guitar every day, doesn't he ?
7. He must finish his homework before going to class, does -> needn't he ?
8. She wanted to know how long did it take -> it took to get there.
9. It rained heavily while I slept -> was sleeping soundly last night
10. Lan wishes that she go -> went to Singapore to visit her pen pal

1. Why are you looking at me like that?

2. won't go

3. goes

4. didn't remember

5. prefers

6. doesn't like

7. get up

8. live/is living

9. goes

hoàn thành câu thứ hai để nó có nghĩa tương tự câu thứ nhất
1. they suggested banning advertisements on TV
=> They suggested that advertisements on TV should be banned
2. people say that they bought this shop last year
=> It is....said that they bought this ship last year ......
=> They are...said to have bought this ship last year...
3. " How much do you think it will cost ?" he said to me
=> he asked me...how much I thought it would cost...
4. Mr.Brown's team has lost the game.He looks very sad
=> Mr.Brown's whose...team has lost the game looks very sad.....
5. Do you know the man who sat next to me at Nam's birthday party last night?
=> You konow....???......
6. It takes Minh 2 hours to do his homework everyday
=> Minh spends......2 hours doing his homework everyday......
7. We were late for school because of the heavy rain
=> Because it ......rained heavily, we were late for school........
8. My mother used to make us clean the house
=> We used....to be made to clean the house by my mother.....
9. "I'm working in a restaurant, and don't care much for it." she said
=> She said.....she was working in a restaurant and didn't care much for it.....
10. Is;s two years since I last spoke to her
=> I haven't ...spoken to her for two years ......
11. Going swimming in the river in the summer is interesting
=> It.....is interesting to go swimming in the river in the summer.....

#It’s much easier than you thought, Dinh-unnie :''>

5. Do you know the man who sat next to me at Nam's birthday party last night?
=> You know...the man who sat next to me at Nam’s birthday party last night, don’t you?..

Ex:Finish each of following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same

1, " don't make any noise, please" my mother said to me

》my mother asked...........me not to make any nosie.........

2, it's two years since I last wrote to her

》 I haven't.........written to her for two years.......... .

3, do people speak English all over the word?

》 Is......English spoken all over the world.....

4, You had better not smoke any more

》 If I were....you, I wouldn't smoke any more.....

5, Can you carry the bag for me?

》would you mind.......carrying the bag for me.....

6,"where are you going?" He asked me

》 he asked me.....where I was going .....

7, work hard or your parents will be unhappy

》 if you....work hard, your parents will be happy......

8, they grow rice in tropical countries

》 rice is.......risen in tropical countries.....

9, mrs Ha has a plumber check the pipes

》 mrs Ha has.....the pipes checked by a plumber....

10, It's a pity I can't play the guitar well

》 i wish.....I could play the guitar well....

I)Write correct sentences with the words provided

1.now/beautifully/does/she/than/she/dance/more/used to.

=> NOW SHE DOES MORE BEAUTIFULLY THAN SHE USED TO DANCE

2.turning/would/mind/lamp/off/the/you/?

=> WOULD YOU MIND TURNING OFF THE LAMP?

3.He/English/two years.

=> HE HAS LEARNED ENGLISH FOR TWO YEARS.

4.to have/come/a/here/cup/of/coffee!

=> COME HERE TO HAVE A CUP OF COFFEE!

5.football/ten/has/he/was/since/years old/played/he

=> HE HAS PLAYED FOOTBALL SINCE HE WAS TEN YEARS OLD

6.The young man/to/her/cuold/come/he/to/wanted/if/see/her office

=>IF THE YOUNG MAN WANTED TO SEE HER , HE COULD COME TO HER OFFICE

7.I/would/take/me/out/wish/that/to/this evening/you/dinner

=> I WISH THAT YOU WOULD TAKE ME OUT TO HAVE DINNER THIS EVENING

8.This book/as/one/expensive/as/is/that

=> THIS BOOK IS AS EXPENSIVE AS THAT ONE

9.read/difficult/your/it/writing/to/is

=> IT IS DIFFICULT TO READ YOUR WRTITING

10.he/morning/the/in/breakfast/has/at/6:30

=> HE HAS BREAFAST AT 6:30 IN THE MORNING

II)Finish the second sentences wth the word provided and keep meaning as the root one

1)The red shirt is more expensive than the blue one.

The blue ........ SHIRT IS CHEAPER THAN THE RED ONE.......

2)Secondary schools are much bigger than primary school

Primary.........SCHOOL IS MUCH SMALLER THAN SECONDARY ONES ..........

3)Ann always gets good marks,but Mary always gets excellent marks

Mary studies ........HARDER THAN ANN DOES...........

4)Tom got 3 accidents last year but Smith didn't

Smith drove......MORE CAREFULLY THAN TOM DID.....

5)He doesn't learn english as well as her

She .....LEARNS ENGLISH BETTER THAN HE DOES.....

6)He didn't take anything as he left the factory

He left the factory.....WITHOUT TAKING ANYTHING.....

7)This house is less conmfortable than the one we saw last month

This house is not......AS COMFORTABLE AS THE ONE WE SAW LAST MONTH.......

8)Learning English is interesting

It's....INTERESTING TO LEARN ENGLISH...

III)Rewrite(keep meaning as the root ones)

1.When she walked along the riverside,she met her old friend

Walking .....ALONG THE RIVERSIDE, SHE MET HER OLD FRIEND....

2)You are advised to speak only English during the course

We want... TO ADVISE YOU TO SPEAK ONLY ENGLISH DURING THE COURSE......

3)Apples are usualy cheaper than oranges

Oranges.......ARE USUALLY MORE EXPENSIVE THAN APLLES.........

4."Why don't I get a computer?"thought the office manager

The office manager wondered........WHY HE DIDN'T GET A COMPUTER.....

5.Could you turn the radio down,please?

Would you mind...TURNING THE RADIO DOWN.....

6.How long is it since they bought the house?

When......DID THEY BUY THE HOUSE?.....

7.Sitting in a same place so long is uncomfortable

It......IS UNCOMFORTABLE TO SIT IN A SAME PLACE SO LONG........

8.Mr.Brown is very happy to speak English to his students everyday

It.....IS VERY HAPPY FOR MR.BROWN TO SPEAK ENGLISH TO HIS STUDENTS EVERYDAY.....

9.Thousands of people have to build that castle for him for years

That castle ...HAS BEEN BUILT FOR HIM BY THOUSAND OF PEOPLE FOR YEARS...

10.It is possible for Robert to learn English in four years to be able to go abroad

Robert finds........IT POSSIBLE TO LEARN ENGLISH IN FOUR YEARS TO BE ABLE TO GO ABROAD...........

IV)Rewrite(keep meaning)

1.Unless you water these plants everyday,they will die

If...YOU DON'T WATER THESE PLANTS EVERYDAY, THEY WILL DIE.....

2.He will die if nobody brings him to the hospital

Unless SOMEBODY BRINGS HIM TO THE HOSPITAL, HE WILL DIE

3.Unless you water those flowers regularly,they will wither

If you.......DON'T WATER THOSE FLOWERS REGULARLY , THEY WILL WINTHER.......

4.Without a passport,she couldn't have left the country

If........SHE HADN'T HAD A PASSPORT, SHE COULDN'T HAVE LEFT THE COUNTRY..........

5.The garage is going to repair the car for us next week

We are going to........HAVE THE CAR REPAIRED BY THE GARAGE NEXT WEEK........

6.Although his leg was broken,he managed to get out of the car

In spite ........OF HIS BROKEN LEG , HE MANAGED TO GET OUT OF THE CAR........

7.I can't cook as well as my mother does

My mother........CAN COOK BETTER THAN I CAN.......

8.The fire has destroyed many houses

Many houses.....HAVE BEEN DESTROYED BY THE FIRE.....

9.She won't visit me again

I wish.......SHE WOULD VISIT ME AGAIN........

10.He wrote the letter in two hours

It took........HIM TWO HOURS TO WRITE THE LETTER........

11.It was such hot tea that I couldn't drink it

The tea........WAS SO HOT THAT I COULDN'T DRINK IT........

1. Study hard or you will fail the exam.

a. If you didn't study hard, you wouldn't fail the exam

b. If you study harder, you won't pass the exam.

c. If you don't study hard, you will fail the exan.

d. If you studied hard, you will pass the exam.

2.'I'm going on the Internet now' Minh said.

a. Minh said he is going on the Internet now.

b. Minh said I am going on the Internet now.

c. Minh said us he was going in the Internet ther.

d. Minh told us he was going on the Internet then.

3. My daughter is looking forward to seeing her friends again.

a. My daughter is expecting to see her friends again.

b. My daughter feels bored because she is going to see hei friends.

c. My daughter doesn't want to see her friends again.

d. My daughter always like seeing her friends.

4. Why don't you use a password to protect your files? An said to me.

a. An advised me to usc a password to protect your files

b. An suggested me using a password to protect my files

c. An encouraged me to use a password to protect my files

d. An asked me why I didn't use a password to protect my files.

5. You haven't seen Mary today, have you?

a. You haven't seen Mary so far

b. Have you ever met Mary before?

c. Have you seen Mary today by any chance?

d. Are you going to see Mary today?

4.c