I. Put the Present Perfect of the verb in the brackets.

1. I (play) .............. guitar since I was a boy.

2. We haven't seen him since we (leave) ......... the school.

3. They (already, prepare) .......... the meal.

4. My health (become) .......... worse lately.

5. He (not, drive) ........... since his last accident.

6. I (never, meet) ......... anyone that is more intellgent than him.

7. I (read) .......... this book several times.

8. He (stop) ........... drinking since his father's death.

9. You (eat) ............ this kind of food? No, I haven't.

10. We (be) ............ here since the president (appear) .........

II. Rewrite these sentences in the past simple or present perfect tense.

1. We (study) a verry hard lesson yesterday.

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2. We( study) almost Every lesson in this book so far.

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3. We (watch, ever) that television grogram.

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4. He (watch) an interesting grogram on television last night.

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5. My wife and I (travel) by air many times in the past.

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6. My wife and I (travel) to Mexico by air last summer.

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7. I (read) that novel by Hemingway several times before.

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8. I (read) that novel again during my last vacation.

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9. I (have) a little trouble with my car last week.

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10. However, I (have) no trouble with my car since then.

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Exercise 1 : Put the verbs in brackets in the present perfect or the simple past tense .

1 we ( never watch ) that TV programme .................

2 we ( watch ) a good programme on TV last night ...............

3 he ( read ) that novel many times before .......................

4 he ( read ) that novel again last vacation ..................

5 I ( have ) a little trouble with my car last week ...................

6 however , I ( have ) no trouble with my car since then ...................

7 I ( not see ) John for a long time . I ( see ) hom 3 weeks ago .......................

Put the verbs in brackets into the Simple Past Tense:

24. I (say)________, "No, my secretary forgets to make them."
25. The waitress (tell)________ us to come back in two hours.
26. My client and I slowly (walk)________ back to the car.
27. Then we (see)________ a small grocery store.
28. We (stop)________ in the grocery store and (buy)________ some sandwiches.
29. That (be)________ better than waiting for two hours.
30. I (not go)________ to school last Sunday.
31. ________She (get)________ married last year?
32. What________ you (do)________ last night?- I (do)________ my homework.
33. I (love)________ him but no more.
34. Yesterday, I (get)________ up at 6 and (have)________ breakfast at 6.30.
35. Tom (not shave)________ this morning because he (not have)________ time
36. Where)________ you (go)________?
37. I (be)________ hungry, so I (buy)________ something to eat
38. She (not invite)________ her to the party
39. ________ they (be)________ at work yesterday?
40. We all (leave)________ the party at 11 o’clock
41. I (be)________ angry because Tom and Ann (be)________ late
42. What)________ you (do)________ at the weekend?
43. They (sell)________ their house
44. Professor Kenneth (teach)________ another class last year.
45. We (spend)________ two weeks in JAPAN.
46. The rain (stop)________ in the middle of the afternoon.
47. We (speak)________ to our friends last night.
48. I (realize)________ my error at once.
49. We (eat)________ lunch at the cafeteria with them.
50. He (drive)________ his car to work yesterday.
51. Albert Einstein (die)________ in 1955.
52. Tom (go)________ to the post office twice yesterday.
53. My car (break)________ down this morning on the way to work.
54. I (see)________ her last year.
55. What________ you (do)________ yesterday?
56. You (watch)________ TV last night?
57. She (be)________ born in 1980.
58. We (study)________ almost every lesson in this book so far.
59. We (watch, never)________ that television program.
60. We (watch)________ an interesting program on television last night.
61. My wife and I (travel)________ to Mexico by air last Summer.
62. I (read)________ that novel again during my last vacation.
63. I (have)________ a little trouble with my car last week.
64. However, I (have)________ no trouble with my car since then.
65. He (work)________ all day yesterday.
EXERCISE 4: Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Perfect & Simple Past Tenses.
1. I (wait)________ for two hours, but she (not come)________ yet.
2. He (write)________ a book since last year.
3. How long_________ you (learn)________ English?
4. Tom (already finish)________ his homework.
5. I (read)________ the novel written by Jack London several times before.
6. Mai (never be)________ in Hanoi.
7. She (study)________ Korean for two years.
8. How many times you (see)________ him since he went to Edinburgh?
9. We are from French. We (be)________ there for 20 years.
10. I am sorry. I (forget)________ that girl’s name already.
11. Mai (lose)________ her dictionary.

MR. BEAN’S MATERIALS – Exercises on Verb-Tenses

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12. I (wait)________ for the manager for two hours.
13. ________ you (ever, see)________ a lion?
14. I (work)________ very hard for the exam.
15. I (live)________ here since 1970.
16. ________ you (be) to the zoo?
17. I’m afraid you (look)________ at the wrong one.
18. Why are the police here? What (happen)________?
19. Please stay for dinner, Jane (cook)________ a lovely meal.
20. He (learn)________ English for three years, but he can’t even read a newspaper yet.
21. My teacher (teach)________ English at this school for six years.
22. Michael (study)________ English for six month now.
23. Up the present, George (do)________ good work in this class.
24. Our present boss (work)________ in this company all of his life.
EXERCISE 5: Put the verbs in brackets into the Simple Past & Past Perfect:
1. When the police (arrive)________, the car (go)________.
2. They (eat)________ everything by the time I (arrive)________ at the party
3. When I (find)________ my purse, someone (take)________ the money out of it.
4. By the time I (get)________ into my town, the shop (close)________.
5. They (go)________ after they (finish)________ their work.
6. He (do)________ nothing before he (see)________ me.
7. When they (get)________ the station, the train (leave)________.
EXERCISE 6: Put the verbs in brackets into Gerund, To Infinitive & Bare Infinitive.
1. I hope (have)________ a job
2. Try to avoid (make)________ him angry.
3. He thinks of (leave)________ his job.
4. Would you mind (show)________ me how (work)________ the lift?
5. It's no use (wait)________.
6. I hate (see)________ a child (cry)________.
7. I'm looking forward to (see)________ you.
8. He warned her (not touch)________ the wire.
9. Gravity makes water (run)________ downhill.
10. Please let me (know)________ your decision.
11. It is difficult (please)________ every body.
12. We are eager (return)________ to school in the fall.
13. Stop (argue)________ and start (work)________.

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VIII. Supply the correct verb forms: Simple past or present perfect

1.    We (study)………………. a very hard lesson the day before yesterday.

2.    I (read)…………….. that novel by Hemingway several times before.

3.    We (study)……………….. almost every lesson in this book so far.

4.    My wife and I (travel)……………. to Mexico by air last summer.

5.    I (have) ………………a little trouble with my car last week.

6.    What ……………you (do)………….. yesterday?

7.    How long…………… you (learn)…………. English?

8.    Tom (never be) …………….in Hanoi.

9.    The plane (stop)………….. at a small town. It then (take)…………. off immediately after refueling.

10. She (be)………….. so happy when she (hear) …………….the news that she (cry)………..

Exercise 2: Put the verb in the past simple tense :
1. They (begin)............................to study at this school 7 years ago
2. She (lose)...........................her handbag on the train yesterday morning
3. We (visit)............................that city last year
4. Peter and Daisy (be).........................born in 1978
5. .....................you (spend).......................your holiday in DaLat last summer ?
6. She (clean)..............................the bicycle yesterday
7. They (start)..........................school in 1978
8. My friend and I (go)............................to the seaside last week
9. We (spend)..........................hours on the beach last Sunday
10. He (be)...................................in Ha Noi last year
11. His father (die)........................in 1930
12. Lincoln (work)..........................in this factory three years ago
13. I (do).............................my homework last night
14. Miss White (write)..................................to her father last Monday
15. My parents ( buy)................................the car last year
16. Hoa (read)......................................the book yesterday
17. He (listen).............................to the radio last night
18. We (watch).....................................a good programme on TV last night
19.Mary (go)....................................shopping for me yesterday
20. I (be)..................................in Ha Noi last month
21. My paremts (go).................................to HCM city last week
22.Yesterday we (have)...................................a meeting at our school 
23.Mary (meet).....................................her parents two week ago
24. She (be)..................................born in1992
25. What you (do)....................................last night 
26. Last summer I (study)....................................English in Can Tho city
27. She (not visit)...............................her son last week
28.In 1997 there (be)...................................a terrible storm
29. They (build)....................................the house twenty yaers ago . John (do not)....................come to my birthday party last Sunday 

III. Supply the correct tense and form of the verbs in brackets.

1.Last week,    we ……………. (have) dinner with a French family.

2.My mother always tells me that I have to ……………. (be) home by 9 p.m.

3.In the past, ao dai    ……………. (wear) by both men and women.

      4.Hung King Temple Festival ……………. (become) one of the greatest nationalfestivals in Viet Nam for a long time.

5.While the parents (have) …………….. breakfast, their children (run) ……………….. away.

6.While we ……………. (play) some folk games at the festival, it started to rain heavily.

7.Each year, thousands of tourists ……………. (come) to visit Lim Festival and enjoythat Intangible Cultural Heritage.

8. When I (do) ………………………….. the washing-up, I (break) ………………………….. a plate.

9. I think you should ……………. (go) to the doctor. You look terrible.

      10. The speaker ……………. (give) a presentation on Vietnamese customs and traditions right now.

IV.Write the correct form of the words in brackets.

      1.People in some far-away mountainous regions still keep their …………….way of life. (tradition)

2. The children in our family are always ……………. to their elders. (respect)

3. Many families have three ……………., which create unique cultural features. (generate)

      4. The opening ceremony of Giong Festival was very  ……………  . (impress)

      5. Do you have to follow the traditions …………….? (strict)

6. ……………., his parents passed away when he was 12 years old. (fortune)

7. In the story, a …………….rescues Red Riding Hood with his axe. (woodcut)

8. They realized the ……………. of learning the customs .  (important)

9. There are many cultural  ……………. between his country and mine. (differ)

10. Saint Giong heard an…………….that the emperor needed brave men to protect the country. (announce)

V. Find and correct the mistakes of these sentences

1.   He don’t go to the class today.

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2.   I didn’t went to the cinema last night.

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3.   Mr Brown doesn’t lives in a big city. He lives in the countryside.

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4.   My sister hasn’t breakfast very often.

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5. You have to making sure children don’t put anything into the sockets.

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6. I like both the green or the blue T-shirt, but I don’t have enough money to buy two T-shirts.

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7. Your marks in English are low although you don’t study hard enough.

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8. It started to rain hardly while we were playing some folk games at the festival.

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9. One day a dragon flew over the tower when he heard the princess cry for help                          

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10. Legends relate to history because they are based on history events and heroes.

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C.READING

I.Choose the word which best fits each gap.

      Elephant Racing Festival, one of the biggest festivals in Tay Nguyen, is held (1)________ in the third lunar month.

      As preparation for the festival, villagers (2)________ their elephants with a wide range of food apart from grass, including corns, sugar canes, sweet potatoes, papayas, and bananas. Also, in order to preserve their strength, the elephants take a rest (3)________ hard work.

      On the day of the event, elephants from several villages (4)________ at Don Village. Each time, ten elephants will run at the same time for about one or two kilometers. The competition is guided by the sound of tu va, a kind of horn. The first elephant (5)________ reaches the appointed destination will receive a laurel wreath as a sign of victory, and it will enjoy the achievement excitedly with sugar canes and bananas from surrounding people. (6)________ finishing the race at Don Village, the elephants move to Serepok River for competition – swimming. They also participate in games (7)________ football and tug of war.

      At the end of the festive day, all festival goers mass at Don Village’s community house for feasting, drinking stem wine, and dancing in a jubilant (8)________ with the boisterous sound of gongs and drums.

1.   a. mostly                      b. constantly                c. monthly                   d. annually

2.   a. poach                       b. herd                         c. feed                         d. train

3.   a. without                    b. with                         c. of                             d. from

4.   a. come                        b. drive                        c. round                       d. gather

5.   a. who                         b. what                        c. which                       d. whose

6.   a. Although                 b. After                       c. While                       d. However

7.   a. alike                         b. like                          c. likely                        d. liking

8.   a. atmosphere              b. experience               c. tradition                   d. feature

II. Fill each blank with a suitable word to complete the passage.

In Britain there is a (1) …………. now which people call Mother’s Day. In the old days many girls from working-class (2) ……….. in town and cities and from farmers’ families in the country work in rich houses. They had to do all the (3) ………. and their working day was usually very long. They often worked on Sundays, too. Once a year, it was usually one Sunday in March, they could visit their mothers. They went home on that day and (4) ………. presents for their mothers and for other members of their families. They could stay at home only one day, and (5)…..…….. went back to their work. Later workers at the factories and girls who worked in the houses of rich families received one (6) ………… day a week, and Mothering Day became Mother’s Day. It is the last (7) …………. in March.

III.Read the text carefully, then decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).

      Ok Om Bok is a traditional festival of Khmer people in Mekong Delta. Ok Om Bok Festival takes place on the Full Moon day of the tenth month in Vietnamese Lunar Calendar, aiming at worshipping the Moon.

      At the night of the Full Moon day, Khmer people set up a table of offerings; new sticky rice, yam, coconuts, bananas, sweeties, etc and bow their head to show their thanks to the Moon. After that, there is a colorful and sparkling lanterns ceremony on Ba Om Lake. Khmer people not only drop these lanterns on the lake but also fly them to the sky. Dozens of great lantern lighten the night sky in bustling music and the joy of Khmer people. Khmer people believe that these lanterns will bring bad luck and risk far away.

      The most attractive and exciting activity of Ok Om Bok Festival is Ngo race (a special kind of boat of Khmer people in shape of Nagar snake). Ngo race is a traditional sport of Khmer in Ok Om Bok Festival. Ngo is a long boat with 25 - 30 meters in length and 1 - 1.4 meter in width. There are about 40 to 60 boatmen in every “Ngo” with a leader at the top to guide the whole team. Before the race, people gather along the riverbanks making an exciting atmosphere. During the race, the boisterous sound of drum, trumpet, cheers and applause urge boatmen row as fast as possible to the end.

      Overall, Ok Om Bok is an important festival in Khmer people’s life. Ok Om Bok Festival has sacred meaning in spiritual life of these people, making a cultural characteristic of this ethnic community.

1.   Ok Om Bok Festival is celebrated in October in the Western Calendar.

      2.   At the night of the festival, Khmer people drop lanterns on the lake and fly lanterns to the sky.

3.   Ngo is a snake-shaped boat of Khmer people.

4.   Ngo boat race takes place right after Ok Om Bok Festival.

5.   The boatmen are encouraged by the people gathering along the riverbanks.

6.   Ok Om Bok Festival promote traditional cultural identity of Khmer community.

IV. Read and answer the questions.

THE HARE AND THE TORTOISE

      A Hare was making fun of the Tortoise one day for being so slow. “Do you ever get anywhere?” he asked with a mocking laugh. “Yes,” replied the Tortoise, “and I get there sooner than you think. I’ll run you a race and prove it.”The Hare was much amused at the idea of running a race with the Tortoise, but for the fun of the thing he agreed. So the Fox, who had consented as judge, marked the distance and started the runners off. The Hare was soon far out of sight, and to make the Tortoise feel very deeply how ridiculous it was for him to try a race with a Hare, he lay down beside the course to take a nap until the Tortoise should catch up. The Tortoise meanwhile kept going slowly but steadily, and, after a time, passed the place where the Hare was sleeping. But the Hare slept on very peacefully; and when at last he did wake up, the Tortoise was near the goal. The Hare now ran his swiftest, but he could not overtake the Tortoise in time.

      1.   Why did the Hare make fun of the Tortoise?

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      2.   Did the Hare like the idea of runing a race with the Tortoise?

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      3.   Who runned faster for the first stage?

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      4.   How did the Tortoise move?

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      5.   Who win the race in the end?

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      6.   What lesson can you learn from this story?

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D. WRITING

I. Write the second sentence without changing the meaning, using the words given.

1.Don’t touch this switch.

à  This switch ..............................................................................................

2.   It isn’t a good idea for you to put so much salt in the soup.

à  You shouldn’t .........................................................................................

3. It’s really important to remove your shoes when entering a temple.

à  You must ................................................................................................

4. If I were you, I wouldn’t sweep the house on the first day of Tet.

à You shouldn’t ..................................................................................................

5.It’s very difficult to leave here after such a long time.

àIt isn’t ............................................................................................................

6. Three hundred students entered the swimming competition last year.

àThree hundred students took.....................................................................

7. What about going to Bac Ninh to see the Lim Festival?

àDuong suggested that .....................................................................

8. The date for the Vu Lan Festival is the 15th day of the seventh lunar month.

àThe Vu Lan Festival takes  .....................................................................

9. If you don’t start early, you will get stuck in the traffic.

à ...................................................................; otherwise, .......................................................

10. Although Hue is far from Hanoi, Peter often travels to Hanoi by motorbike.

à ..............................................................., but ................................................................

11. The fable is very exciting.

àWhat  ..................................................................... .....................................................................

12. The children were doing their homework when I got home.

àWhile ..................................................................... .....................................................................

13. She finds it difficult to remember all the story.

àIt’s ..................................................................... .....................................................................

14. I had a shower and the telephone rang.

àWhen I..................................................................... .....................................................................

15. Learning about other cultures is one of my interests.

àI’m ..................................................................... .....................................................................

16. I moved to Ha Noi five years ago.

àI have .........................................................................................................................................

17. He uses all his free time to look after his garden.     

à He spends ..................................................................... .............................................................                                                                                                                  

18. We can buy many kinds of tax free goods before getting on the plane.

àMany kinds of tax free goods ..................................................................... ..............................                                                                                                                                                                            

19. I can’t wait to see the elephant race festival in Dak Lak.

àI am looking ..................................................................... ..............................

 20. I would like you to help me to put the chair away.

àDo you mind ..................................................................... ..............................

II. Make sentences, using the words or phrases provided. You can add some words or make changes.

1.If/ you/ want/ work/ the USA, you should learn speak English.

..................................................................................................................................                                                                                                                   2.You /not/ give/ someone/ black/cat/ as/ present./

..................................................................................................................................                                                                                                                   3.You/ ill./ You should not/ go/ school/ today./

..................................................................................................................................                                                                                                                   4.She/ not/ go/ to the church/ five days ago.

..................................................................................................................................                                                                                                                5.How/ be/ he/ yesterday?

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6.Mr. and Mrs. James/ come back home/ and/ have/ lunch/ late/ last night?

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7. Giong Festival/ hold/ commemorate/ Saint Giong/ who/ defeat/ An invaders

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8. Whale Festival/ a festival/ worship/ the whale/ pray/ the good fortune/ the fishmen

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9. Lim Festival/ take place/ every year/ 13th day/ first lunar month

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10. while/ elephants/ race/ people/ cheer/ encourage/ them

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