Past simple tense
1. Bill ...was. ( be ) born in 1980
2. They ..built.. ( build ) this house 2 years ago
3. Lan and Hoa ..didn't go.. ( not/ go ) to school yesterday
4. Mai ..left.. ( leave ) school last years
5. ..Did you visit.. ( you/ visit ) your grandmother last night ?
6. What .did he buy... ( he/ buy ) last week ?

ll. Present perfect tense
1. They (not speak) haven't spoken… to each other since they quarelled.
2. I wonder where he (live) has lived… since then.
3. You have already (drink)drunk… three cups of tea since I sat here.
4. I (wait) …have waited here for her since 7 o’clock and she (not come) hasn't come… yet.
5. John (do) has done… his homework already.
6. We (go) have gone… on a picnic in the countryside several time before.
7. I (not see) …haven't seen him today.
8. How much have you (pay) …paid for it?
9. Has She (feed) …fed the cat yet?
10. have They (do) done… their homework?
11. have You (find) found… your book?
12. have You (be) …been here before?
13. She (use) …has used this car for 5 years.
14. Someone (take) has taken… my bike.
15. He isn’t here. He (go) has gone… to Canada.
16. He (lose) has lost… his key.
17. I (not work) haven't worked… since last week.
18. We (buy) …have bought a new lamp.
19. We ( not/ plan ) haven't planned… our holiday yet/
20. Where (be/ you) have you been…?

Exercise 1: Find and correct the mistakes.

1. He paints his pictures at the moment. → is painting

2. We plant the herbs in the garden at present. → are planing

3. They makes the artificial flowers of silk now. → are making

4. Your father are repairing youVr motorbike at the moment. → is

5. Look! The man takes the children to the cinema. → is taking

6. Listen! The teacher are explaining a new lesson to us. → is

7. Be careful! You brings ten glass bottles. → are bringing

8. Ba studies Math very hard now. → is styding

9. We is have dinner in a restaurant right now. → are

10. I watching TV with my parents in the living room now. → am watching

Exercise 2: Rewrite each sentence as a positive, negative, or question.

Example: She (be) has been here for several days.

She has not been here for several days. Has she been here for several days?

1. Tom (see) ....has seen....this film before.

2. I (finish) ....have finished....my exercise already.

3. They (live) ....have lived....here since 1990.

4. My father (just wash)....has just washed....his car.

5. The students (discuss) ....have discussed....the question recently.

6. Mary (never be) ....have never been....to Ha Noi.

7. We (know) ....have known....each other for 5 years.

8. So far we (learn)....have learnt....five lessons.

9. We (be) ....have been....pen pals for a long time.

10. They (stay) ....have stayed....here since last week.

Exercise 3: Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense.

1. Bob (see) ....has seen....this movie before.

2. Sandra (lend) ....has lent....her brother $ 200 so far.

3. Rashid (just pass) ....has just passed....his driving test.

4. Karen (study) ....has studied....Italian for three years now and is still studying.

5. The teacher (already tell) ....has already told....to be quite.

6. Tim (not take) ....hasn't taken....many photos yet.

7. Jorge (read) ....has read....the newspaper already.

8. We (not begin) ....haven't began....to study for the test yet.

9. John and I (be) ....have been....pen pals for nearly 3 years.

10. He (wear) ....has worn....the same coat since he moved here.

10, howevier, i (have) haven't had no trouble with my car since then

11, i (have) have had his toy since my birthday

12, we(live) have lived in hn for ten years now and like it a lot

13. the last time i (go) went.to hn was in may

14. when my parent were on holiday i (stay) stayed with my aunt for a week

15. i (not see) haven't seen my son for ages. he (not visit) haven't visitedme since may

16. tom (be) has been to hn twice.he loves it very much

17. my sister (work) has worked for an enterprise for two years.that was after college

18. i (move) moved to hn in 2001. i (be) have been there a long time now

19. it was so cold today that i (wear) have worn a sweater at school

20. so far this month there (be) has been three robberies in this street

21. when i was young i (meet) met him three times

22. in the past few years , it (become) became more and more difficuilt to get into univercity

23. i (fell) have felt better since i (live) lived here

24. since i (be) was in this city i (not see) haven't seen him

10, howevier, i (have).....have had.......no trouble with my car since then

11, i (have)....have had......this toy since my birthday

12, we(live).......have lived.......in hn for ten years now and like it a lot

13. the last time i (go)......have gone.....to hn was in may

14. when my parent were on holiday i (stay)....have stayed.......with my aunt for a week

15. i (not see) haven't seen my son for ages. he (not visit)......hasn't visited ........me since may

16. tom (be).....have been.........to hn twice.he loves it very much

17. my sister (work)..has worked....for an enterprise for two years.that was after college

18. i (move)...have moved....to hn in 2001. i (be).....have been........there a long time now

19. it was so cold today that i (wear)......wear......a sweater at school

20. so far this month there (be)......have been......three robberies in this street

21. when i was young i (meet)....have met........him three times

22. in the past few years , it (become)......has became.....more and more difficuilt to get into univercity

23. i (fell).....felt.......better since i (live).....have lived......here

24. since i (be).....have been.......in this city i (not see).......haven't seen....him

1) Jorge (read) has read the newspaper already.

2) Maria (have)is having a cold now.

3) He (swim)is swimming right now.

4) Mr. Johnson (work)has worked in the same place for 35 years.

5) We (not begin)haven't begun to study for the test yet.

6) John (hate)hates smoke.

7) Jill always (get up)gets up at 6.00 a.m.

8) Joan (travel)travels around the world.

9) We (not see)haven't seen this movie yet.

10) Terry (mow)haven't mowed the lawn yet.

11) John and I (be)have been pen pals for nearly 3 years.

12) Maryam (stay)is staying with us at the moment.

13) He (wear)has worn the same coat since he (move)moved here.

14) I (not see)haven't seen your brother recently.

15) Listen to those people! What language are they (speak)speaking ?

16) It (not rain)doesn't rain much in our country in winter.

17) I never (talk)talk to such an interesting person.

18) They (drive)will drive to school tomorrow.

19) Gene (eat)was eating dinner when his friend called.

20) At three o’clock this morning, Eleanor (study)was studying .

1) My sister (start) has started new job since last week.

2) Yesterday I (be) was busy so I (not / have) didn't have time to phone you.

3) We (live) have lived in London for ten years.

4) We (not / see) haven't seen each other since last week.

5) Our dad (start) has started a new job since yesterday.

6) They help the community by (participate) participating in the recycling program.

7) He enjoys (get) getting up late on Sunday morning.

8) When I (be) was young, I used to (love) love this book.

9) Last night, I (go) went to bed late. Suddenly I (hear) heard a noise.

10) Martha (phone) phoned me yesterday. She’s on holiday in France.

11) What did you (use) use to do in your free time? I used to go jogging.

12) My father used to (tell) tell us stories when I was young.

13) What did you (do) do last night? I (watch) watched TV.

14) I (read) have read this book for two hours.

15) She likes (read) reading comic books in the library.

16) Lan (be) has been to the USA for 2 years.

17) We (learn) have learned since 1999.

18) They (eat / already) have already eaten Chinese food.

19) Mr. Nam (work) has worked in this factory for 10 years.

20) How long have you (live) lived in Hanoi? I (live) have lived there for 10 years.

1) My sister (start) has started new job since last week.

2) Yesterday I (be) was busy so I (not / have) didn't have time to phone you.

3) We (live) have lived in London for ten years.

4) We (not / see) haven't seen each other since last week.

5) Our dad (start) has started a new job since yesterday.

6) They help the community by (participate) participating in the recycling program.

7) He enjoys (get) getting up late on Sunday morning.

8) When I (be) was young, I used to (love) love this book.

9) Last night, I (go) went to bed late. Suddenly I (hear) heard a noise.

10) Martha (phone) phoned me yesterday. She’s on holiday in France.

11) What did you (use) use to do in your free time? I used to go jogging.

12) My father used to (tell) tell us stories when I was young.

13) What did you (do) do last night? I (watch) watched TV.

14) I (read) have read this book for two hours.

15) She likes (read) reading comic books in the library.

16) Lan (be) has been to the USA for 2 years.

17) We (learn) have learned since 1999.

18) They (eat / already) have already eaten Chinese food.

19) Mr. Nam (work) has worked in this factory for 10 years.

20) How long have you (live) lived in Hanoi? I (live) have lived there for 10 years.

1, I (not,see).....haven't seen.......him before
2, They(be) .....have been........famous singers in my country for years
3, She (not,meet)......hasn't met.....her parents for months .

4. We(live)......have lived.....in this place since we got married
4, ( She/work)...has she worked.....so hard this week? 6.He ( not,finish)..hasn't finished......homework
5,How long ( you/learn)........have you learnt....English?
6, My father (work) ...has worked....... in Ha Noi for 10 years
7,We ( study).....studied....a very hard lesson yesterday
8, I ( not,read) ....haven't read........... that novel before
9, The farmers( not,work).......aren't working....in the fields at the moment
10, - What( your mother/do ) ........does your mother do......after work?
          - She ( do ) .....does...... the housework and ( watch) ....watchws.........TV
 

1.I(be)...have been...................a wake since 4 o'clock.

2.Mr.Pike (live).......has lived.....................here since last october.

3.We (not see)......haven't seen...................them for a long time.

4.my father (not smoke).......hasn't smoked....................for a long time.

5.george (work)........has worked.....................at the university so far.

6.how long ..........have.............you(practise)....practised......................piano?-I(practise).........have practised.............it since 10a.m

7.I(work).....have worked..............at my report since Monday

8.i(collect).......have collected................stamps since i was a child

9. .....Have...............you ever (be).......been...................to HCM city?-Yes,i(go).......have gone...................there last month

10.since they(go)....have....gone.................away,they(not contact)....haven't contacted....................to theirb family

11.we (not do).....haven't done........................anything since we (arrive)......have arrived................here

12. ........Have................you ever(visit)....visited.....................Hue city?-yes,i(visit).........have visited...............it 3 years ago

13.i(not wear).....haven't worn............that suit since my sister (marry)......has married................

14.Minh has just(win)..........won................the first prize in the talent contest

1.I(be).........have been.............a wake since 4 o'clock.

2.Mr.Pike (live)............has lived................here since last october.

3.We (not see).............haven't seen............them for a long time.

4.my father (not smoke)...............hasn't smoked............for a long time.

5.george (work)............has worked.................at the university so far.

6.how long .........have..............you(practise)..........practised................piano?-I(practise)..........have practised............it since 10a.m

7.I(work).........have worked..........at my report since Monday

8.i(collect)............have collected...........stamps since i was a child

9. .........have...........you ever (be)............been..............to HCM city?-Yes,i(go)..............went............there last month

10.since they(go).........went................away,they(not contact)..........haven't contacted..............to theirb family

11.we (not do).......haven't done......................anything since we (arrive)...........arrived...........here

12. .........have...............you ever(visit)...............visited..........Hue city?-yes,i(visit)........visited................it 3 years ago

13.i(not wear)......haven't worn...........that suit since my sister (marry)..........married............

14.Minh just(win)..........has just won...................the first prize in the talent contest

XI. Supply the correct verb forms.

1. I (see) HAD SEEN a car accident while I (wait) HAD BEEN WAITING for you on this corner yesterday.

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

3. Mr. Smith (teach) HAS TAUGHT at this school since he (graduate) GRADUATED in 1980.

4. My father (not watch) DOENS'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) WERE LIVING in Paris for 7 years when the second World War (break) BROKE down.

10. Last month I (be) HAD BEEN in the hospital for ten days.

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

12. Mr. Clark (be) WAS in New York 2 months ago. Mr. Rossi (be)HAD BEEN in New York until 2 months ago.

13. John (drive) HAS DRIVEN that car ever since I (know) KNEWhim.

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

15. The dog (wag)WAGS his tail whenever he (see)SEES me.

16. What WERE you (do) DOING when I (ring) RANGyou last night?

17. Up to then I HAD never (see) SEEN such a fat man.

18. I (not see) DIDN'T SEE him 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 COOME and (see) SEE you soon.

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

24. My mother (come) IS COMING 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 BEEN LIVING in England for two years now.

28. I (never forget) WILL NEVER FORGET what HAVE you (just tell) JUST TOLD me.

29. They (prepare) ARE PREPARING the Christmas dinner at the moment.

30. When I last (stay) STAYED in Cairo, I (ride)RODE to the Pyramids on a camel that my friend (borrow) HAD BORROWED the day before.

31. Our teacher (tell) TOLD us yesterday that he (visit) VISITED England in 1970.

32. George (work) HAS WORKED at a university so far.

33. When he lived in Manchester, he (work)WAS WORKING in a bank.

34. Birds (build) BUILD their nests in summer and (fly) FLY to the South in winter.

35. I (lose) HAVE LOST my key. (Can) CAN you help me look for it?

36. My father (not smoke) HASN;T SMOKED for 5 years.

37. My teacher wasn't at home when I (arrive)ARRIVED . He (just go) HAD JUST GONE out.

38. How long HAVE Bob and Mary (be) BEEN married?

39. HAVE You (receive)RECEIVED any letter from your parents yet?

40. My brother (join)JOINED the army when he (be) WAS young.

41. WILL You (remember) REMEMBER my name or you (forget) FORGET it someday?

42. Tom (study) HAD BEEN STUDYING chemistry for three years and then he gave it up.

43. Miss Lee often (write) WROTE when she was on holiday.

44. He (leave)LEFT home two weeks ago and we (not hear) HAVEN'T HEARD from him since then.

45. DID You (speak) SPEAKto Mrs. Baker yesterday? No, I (not see) HAVEN'T SEEN her for a long time. I (not can) COULDN'T remember when I last (see)SAW her.

46. When the teacher came in, the pupils (play) WERE PLAYING game.

47. Columbus (discover) DISCOVERED America more than 400 years ago. 7

48. By next month, I (finish) WILL HAVE FINISHED my first novel.

49. By May 5, we (live) WILL HAVE LIVED in this city for ten years.

50. When DID your father (die)DIE? I (not kow)DIDN'T KNOW when he (die) DIED.

51. Bill said he (forget) HAD FORGOTTEN to buy a dictionary.

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52. He felt asleep while he (do) WAS DOING his homework.

53. We (not see) HAVEN'T SEEN them for a long time.

54. It (rain)WAS RAINING when we arrived.

55. Kite and I (wait) WILL WAIT right here until you get back.

56. He'll leave as soon as he (hear) HEARS the news.

57. Dick (start)HAD STARTED school before he WASseven.

58. How long HAVE you (study) BEEN STUDYING in this school?

59. We (not receive)HAVEN'T RECEIVED any letter from him since he (leave)LEFT four months ago.

60. Where are you? I'm upstairs. I (have)AM HAVING a bath.

61. I (speak) WILL HAVE SPOKENto you about that matter after the meeting tonight.

62. At this time next week, we (live)WILL BE LIVING in USA.

63. Hurry up! The train (come)IS COMING.

64. Be quiet! The teacher (be)IS angry.

65. Why didn't you listen while I (speak)WAS SPEAKING to you?

66. Some animals (not eat) DON'T EATduring winter.

67. I (finish) WILL HAVE FINISHED the book before my next birthday.

68. John (watch) WAS WATCHING TV at 8 last evening.

69. Mr. Pike (live) HAS LIVED here since last October.

70. Someone (cut) HAD CUT down all the trees in the garden. 8

71. The house (build) WAS BUILT two years ago.

72. Listen! The bird (sing).ARE SINGING

73. Trees (plant)HAVE BEEN PLANTED since it (stop) STOPPEDraining.

74. Tom Baker (not come) WON'T COME here tomorrow.

75. By the end of last March, I (study)HAD STUDIED English for 5 years.

76. He often (say) SAID O.K when he (talk)WAS TALKING with the guests.

77. What DID you (do) DO after you (go)HAD GONE home yesterday?

78. How long you (wait) for me? Just a few minutes.

79. He (do)HAD DONE his homework before he went to the cinema.

80. By noon, I (wait) WILL HAVE BEEN WAITING for her for two hours.

81. By the time you come there, she (make)WILL HAVE MADE a big cake.

82. Yesterday thieves (break) BROKEinto the house and (steal) STOLE a lot of fur coats while the guests (dance)WERE DANCEING.

83. When I came in, they all (sit)WERE SITTING round a fire. Mr. Pike (do) WAS DOING a crossword puzzle, Mrs. Pike (knit)WAS KNITTING, and the others (read)WAS READING.

84. Mr. Jackson (paint) HAS PAINTED his house since last month.

85. She (ask) HAS ASKED me to tell about him several times.

86. The audience (listen) LISTENEDto everything he said last night.

87. At 4 p.m yesterday? Well, I (work)WAS WORKING in my office at that time.

88. A: I (play) PLAYED football when I was 5 years old.

B: HAVE You (play) PLAYED since you (come) CAME to England?

A: Oh, yes. I (play)HAVE BEEN PLAYING quite a lot. I (join) JOINED a club the day after I (arrive)ARRIVED.

89. I'm preparing to support anything he (say) WILL SAY tomorrow.

90. Sometimes I (get) GETS up before the Sun (rise)RISES.

91. He said he (be)WAS mistaken.

9 92. Don't speak until someone (ask) ASKES you.

93. Mary (come) COMES from London.

94. Please be quiet! I (work)AM WORKING.

95. When I (be)WAS a child, I (want)WANTED to be a doctor.

96. David (be)WAS born after his father (die).DIED

97. Long ago, my younger brother often (cry)CRIED .

98. I (not send) WON'T SEND the parcel until I hear from you.

99. The last train (leave) LEAVES the station at 5 p.m.

100. Up to now, the teacher (give)HAS GIVEN our class five tests

1.Last month I (be) was in the hospital for ten days.
2.Don't call me in the afternoon. I am usually (be) away in the afternoon.
3.John(drive) has driven that car ever since I (know) knew him.
4.People (speak) speak English in most of Canada.
5The dog (wag) wags his tail whenever he (see) sees me.
6.I(never see) have never seen anyone more punctual than your brother.
7.I(meet) met your brother this afternoon at Green Street.
8.He(light) lit a cigarette and (walk) walked to the window.
9.The performance(begin) began at 7 o'clock and (last) last for 3 hours.
10."Have You(be) been here before?" - Yes, I(spend) spent my holidays here last year.
11.He(leave) left for London 2 years ago and I (not see) haven't seen him since.
12. Have You(be) been to the laboratory this week?
13.Thousands of people (see) will have seen this exhibition by the end of the month.
14.By the time u(finish) finish cooking they(do) will have done their homework.
15.I don't think he(change) has changed in the thirty years I(know) have known him.
16. Then about a year ago he(disappear) disappeared and I(never hear) have never heard from him since.
17. My father(fight) fought for 4 years in the last war.
18.I'm taking my daughter out tonight. She(not have) hasn't had fun for a long time.
19.When I(look) looked at my suitcase, I could see that somebody(try) had tried to open it.
20.When we(get) got to the restaurant, we(find) found that nobody (remember) had remembered to reserve a table.

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