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

8. he is very thirsty . he ( not drink ) since this morning

9. they ( study ) at this school for 7 years now

10. they ( begin ) to study at this school 7 years ago

11. how long ago he ( start ) to learn French ?

12. she ( lose ) her handbag on the train yesterday morning

13. his dog ( just run ) out of the garden

14. Mr.Brown ( travel ) by air several times in the past

15 . he ( travel ) to Mexico by air last summer

1. Mary (be) ____________________ seriously ill since last night.
2. They sometimes (go) ____________________ school by bus.
3. How long __________ you (study) __________ English? - I (study) ____________________ it for 7 years.
4. We last (see) _____________ them last Sunday.
5. I (not meet) ____________________ him since he moved to Hanoi.
6. Now they (play) ____________________ happily in the school yard.
7. We (not finish) ____________________ our exercises yet.
8. My friend said he (be) __________ working in Hanoi then.
9. Mr. David (just buy) ____________________ a new house.
10. They (build) ____________________ a new hospital in my neighborhood next month.
11. It (not rain) ____________________ since the beginning of this month.
12. Lan asked me if I (like) __________ pop music.
13. We (begin) ____________ to learn English three years ago. Now we (learn) __________________ for 3 years.
14. __________ you ever (be) __________ to Ho Chi Minh City?
15. The telephone (ring) __________ when we (watch) ____________________ television last night.
16. Mrs Hoa (teach) ____________________ English in this school since she (leave) __________ the university.
17. Look! That car (run) _________________ very fast.
18. The Browns (have) ____________________ dinner at the moment.
19. He (live) ____________________ in Hanoi for 20 years.
20. Alexander Graham Bell (invent) _____________ the telephone many years ago.
21. She (be) __________ very ill now. She (not go) ___________________ to school since Monday.
22. + __________ you (be) __________ to Phong Nha before?
+ Yes. I (spend) _____________ my holiday there last summer.
23. I must go now. I (phone) ________________ you when I (arrive) ______________ there.
24. When I last (see) __________ them, they ( work) ____________________ in a factory in Hanoi.
25. Ba`s teacher (give) __________ him a lot of homework last week.
26. Tom hopes he (meet) __________ many interesting people when he goes to Hanoi next month.
27. Mai and her friends (walk) ____________________ to school now.
28. They (go) __________ to Sao Mai Movie Theater last night.
29. She (not see) ____________________ that film before.
30. My mother was waiting for me when I (come) ______________ home.
31. Ann and Susan (cook) _____________________ dinner when Martin arrived home.
32. The light (go) ______________ out while we were having dinner.
33. + What __________ you (do) ______________ at this time yesterday?
+ I (play) _____________________ games on the computer.
34. Tom! Turn off the TV. You (always watch) ____________________ TV.
35. Lan often (do) __________ her homework carefully.
36. This is the first time Hoa (meet) ____________________ Tim`s family.
37. They said they (go) ____________________ to Hanoi the following day.
38. Yesterday (be) __________ a beautiful day. The Sun (shine) ____________________ brightly when we
(leave) ______________ home.
39. The teacher asked me if I (know) __________ where the Statue of Liberty was.
40. Listen! Mai (play) ____________________ the piano in her room.
41. + What kind of music ____________ you (like) __________ ?
+ I like pop music.
42. In summer, the Sun usually (shine) __________________ brightly.
43. I (not finish) _______________________ reading the novel you lent me yet.
44. Julia (write) ________________________ an email to her boy friend now.
45. Jack (not meet) _______________________ Tom the last time he came to America.

II. Cho dạng đúng của động từ trong ngoặc. ( Give the correct verb forms )
1. Would you mind (open) ______________ the windows. It`s so dark inside.
2. Do you mind (wait ) ______________ a moment?
3. Do you mind if I (smoke) ______________ here?
4. Would you mind if I (use) ______________ your handphone?
5. The boy (read) ______________ a book is Ba.
6. The old lamp (make) ______________ in China is five dollars.
7. The window (break) ______________ last night has been repaired.
8. Do you know the man (talk) ______________ to Tom?
9. The man (sit) ______________ next to me was very nervous.
10. He suggested (travel) ______________ around the

1.Use the correct form of the verbs in brackets:

1.Whar you (do)........................last weekend?-I (go).......................to the theater with my family.

2.John and I (be)....................................pen pals for nearby three years .

3.We used (write)....................to each other every month when we(be).....................................at sencondary school.

4.Minh(know)................................................a little English,so she (wish)..................................she (can)..............................speak it fluently.

5.Maryam (stay).................................with us at the moment.She (be)...............................................my sister's friend.

6.They (read)..............................thosee interesting books several times.

7.His classmate (wait)..............................for him since 8 o'clock.

8.Her son(just design).............................a new hospital in the suburb.

9.This book(write).....................................for the children last year.

10.I(get)..............................a lot of bad marks this month.

11.MRs.Lan(be)..............a teacher of English for twenty-seven years.She first (start)................................teaching English at a small school.After she had taught ther for ten years,her family (move)............................to a big city.Since then she (be)...............................a teacher at a bis school.

12.I (pass) .................................up my book to her .She ( ask)............................. me why it had taken me so long to do the work.I (explain)..................................to her that I hah had very little time to do my work.

13.I(wear).......................................sunglasses now because I have sore eyes and the glare of the sun (hurt).......................................them.I(use)....................dark glasses for several days already,but my eyes have not improved yet.

14.They used (go).............................................swimming in the afternoon.

15.He wishes he (be)..............................................a docctor.

16.They (not finish)...............................................their work yet.

17.I wish they (be)............................................. here tomorrow .

18.I would rather you (do)...........................................the test well.

19.It;s time we (catch)...................................the bus to go home.

20.I wish they (be),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,at the party here last night.

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 

Supply the correct verb tense or form:

1. He (see).....her while he (walk)....... down the street yesterday

2.After he (do)..... his homework, he went to the cinema

3. Tom (play)........ football when he was a little boy

4. Let's go for a walk as soon as it stops (rain).......

5. Last night, when I (come)...... there, they ( already/ go)......to the party

6.Do you remeber (read) ..... about it? No, at that time I was too young (read)..... newspaper

7.My brother is a stamp collector. He started ( collect)...... stamps when he (be)..... 15 years old. He (collect)...... many kinds of stamps

8. The last time he (see) ....... in public, he (wear)....... a great suit

9. We (not/see) ..... her since she (leave) ....... school

10. Lan said that she (get)....... married soon.

11. My brother (go)..... to bed after he (turn)........ the lights off last night

12. She is not accustomed to ( take)...... care of by others.

13. We (live)..... in the house since we came here

14. She entered the university after she (graduate)...... from gigh school

15. They ( finish)........ the project by the end of the next year

16. When Mark arrived, the Johnsons (have)...... dinner, but they (stop).......(talk)... to him

17. They (live)...... next door to my house since I (be).... young

18. By the end of the next year, I (work)....... for him for 25 years

19. While she (talk)......on the phone, the children (start)..... (fight)...... and (break)........on a window

20. When I (be) .....a boy, I often (go) ..... fishing with my father

21. Columbus (discover)......... America 500 years ago

22.When I (leave)........ my office last night, it (still/rain)........very hard

23. What do you think the children (do) .... when we (get)......home tomorrow?

24. He (lose)...... his job last month and since then he (be)...... out of work

25. When we (come)...... there last night, they (be)......there for an hour

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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1.They (come)..........back home after they (finish)....... their work.

2.She said that she (meet),..... Mr.Bean before.

3.Before he (go)...... to bed , he (read).......... a novel.

4.He told me he (not/wear).........such hind of clothes before.

5.When I came to the stadium, the match(start)..........

6.After Nick (do)........his home work, he(go)........ to bed last night.

7.Mai (live)....... in Hai Phong for five years before she (move)...... to Ha Noi three years ago.

8.Phong(tell).....me yesterday that he (learn)....... French for a year.

9.Ms.Hong(work).......... at our school for twenty year before she(retire).........last June.

10.By the time I (get)...... to Aich's house his party (already/start).......

11.When we (come)...........back to our home village last month , it(change)............so much

12.I couldn't recognize my cousin because he(grow)......

13.By the time the bus 9come)......this morning , Duong(wait)......for it for half cunhour.

14.Before she (lissten)......... to music, she (do)..... homework.

15.Last night, Peter(go).....to the supermerket before ho (go)............home.