EX 1 Put the verbs in brackets in the simple past or past continuous tense.

1. The teacher (drink) some coffee at this time last weekend.

2. We (repair our car when you (come).

3. Believe me! They (not do their homework at 6 p.m. last night. They (play) games.

4. Mother! I (have) a bath at 5 p.m., so I couldn't hear your phone.

5. Yesterday at 8 p.m. I (cook) some food for my parents while they (paint) our house,

6. You (talk) to her at this time last night?

7. Hoa (not wait) for her friends at 7 p.m. last night.

8. The children (talk) together in the yard when we (come) last night?

9. The child (lie) in bed at 4 p.m. yesterday?

10. Mr Long (learn) English when you (call) him yesterday

11. They (go) on holiday at that time last year?

12. Susan (phone) you at that time last night

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 Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense. 
1. I (live) _______________ in Ho Chi Minh City since 1975. 
2. He (just see) ______________ her. 
3. They (already show) _______________ the film. 
4. I’m sorry the car is not here. I (just sell) ______________ it. 
5. The Bakers (be) ______________ in New York for 3 months.
 6. My brother (use) ______________ this computer for 2 years. 
7. They (live) ________________ in this street for a long time. 
8. Mr. Green (teach) ______________ French since he left London in 1997.
9. She (not speak) _________________ to me since last week. 
10. Up to now, Hoa (work) _______________ very hard.

B - Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in the brackets to complete each of the following sentences.

a.       At the moment, they (1. stand) _______ in front of the timetable. Their train (2. depart) _______ at 15:12.

b.      At 6 pm, the Smiths are meeting Ben’s aunt in Brighton. She (3. study) _______ law in a London university, but she (4. work) as a waitress in Brighton during the summer holiday.

c.       He (5. often/ wear) _______ a hat but he (6. not wear) _______ a hat today.

d.      We (7. have) _______ breakfast now although we (8.normally/ not have) ______ breakfast at this time.

e.       I must hurry to the bus stop because I (9. meet) _______ Ian in an hour and the bus (10. leave) _______ in ten minutes.

f.        Journalist: “What is your activity now?”

Jack: “Well, right now I (11. write) _______ a book on how (12. cook) _______ fried rice better.

g.      Right now Martha (13. be) ______ in the science building at our school. The chemistry experiment that she (14. do) _______ is extremely dangerous so she is very careful.

h.      I (15. work) _______ for a cosmetic company. This month I (16. work) _______ on our new line of nail polish.

i.        We (17. consider) _______ buying a motorcycle … you (18. think) _______ we should?

j.        He (19. have) _______ such a negative attitude. He (20. continually/ complain) _______ about his job, his wife, his kids, his car … everything.

C – Give the correct form of the words in brackets to complete each of the following sentences.

1.       Microbes ________ organic waste into a mixture of methane and carbon dioxide.                                 (COMPOSE)

2.       He thanked them for the extraordinary _______ they had shown.                                                              (GENEROUS)

3.       Having no children of their own they decided to adopt an _______.                                                          (ORPHANAGE)

4.       I have twenty novels and _______ magazine stories to my credit.                                                             (COUNT)

5.       Classes are based on discussion rather than on the one-way _______ of knowledge.                          (TRANSMIT)

D – Identify one of the underlined parts that is not correct in each of the following sentences and get it right

1.       I have been in the United States since a year.

         A              B                               C        D

2.       I am knowing all the grammar, but it's difficult to remember.

           A                        B           C                         D

3.       The beach was too crowded that we decided to go somewhere else.

                     A     B                                                C           D

4.       Our friends suggested to spend the summer holiday on an island in the Pacific Ocean.

          A                                        B                                 C                            D

5.       For my mind, the whole affair is something of a mystery, isn’t it?

A                             B                                    C                      D

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form

1. The Statue of Liberty in New York is a monument which (symbolize) __________ freedom.

2. There are about 750 million English speakers in the world, and this number (increase) __________ fast.

3. Factories (not dump) __________ waste into rivers if the government fines them heavily.

4. The kangaroo (become) __________ a symbol of Australia since 1973.

5. If there were more trees in this area, the air (be) __________ fresher.

6. The earthquake occurred at midday when they (have) __________ lunch.

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.(Why)

1.Daisy(just/phone).....................me.

2.When Sheila(get)..........back last night,we(sing)............cheerfully.

3.While I (try)........to get my car started,a passing car (stop)...............and the driver (offer)..........to help me.

4.Sorry,I(not/answer)....the phone.I(have).....a shower at the time.

5.Last Saturday when it started rainning,some children(play).........in the park.

6.My bike insn't here.Someone(take)..............it.

7.You(see)......your brother recently?-Yes,I (see).......him yesterday.

8.-Do you know the lady who(just/go).........out of the shop?

-Yes,She is my customers.She (come).........here several times.

9.While Mrs,Emerson (read).......the little boy a story,He(fall)........a sleep,so she (close)........the book and (leave).........the room quietly.

10.Mrs,Lan usually (get).........up late when she was young.

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.(Why)

1.Daisy(just/phone).....................me.

2.When Sheila(get)..........back last night,we(sing)............cheerfully.

3.While I (try)........to get my car started,a passing car (stop)...............and the driver (offer)..........to help me.

4.Sorry,I(not/answer)....the phone.I(have).....a shower at the time.

5.Last Saturday when it started rainning,some children(play).........in the park.

6.My bike insn't here.Someone(take)..............it.

7.You(see)......your brother recently?-Yes,I (see).......him yesterday.

8.-Do you know the lady who(just/go).........out of the shop?

-Yes,She is my customers.She (come).........here several times.

9.While Mrs,Emerson (read).......the little boy a story,He(fall)........a sleep,so she (close)........the book and (leave).........the room quietly.

10.Mrs,Lan usually (get).........up late when she was young.

I/ Put the verbs in brackets into the correct Tenses:  

1/ She ( buy ) some food yesterday. 

2/ I ( not be ) here last week. 

3/ Mrs Wilson had an accident While she ( drive) car to work this morning. 

4/ We’ll go out when it (stop) raining. 

5/ My uncle (live) in the USA since last year. 

6/ I saw her when I ( walk down) the street. 

7/ Hurry up ! the train ( come ).  

8/ Why didn’t you listen while I ( speak ) to you?  

9/ Where ………. you ( spend ) your Summer holiday last year?  

10/ Let’s go out. It ( not rain ) now. 

11/ It ( not rain ) in the dry season. 

12/ Up to now, I ( do ) every exercise in this book. 

13/ I have been here since I ( be) ten years old. 

14/ My sister always ( wash) her hands before meals. 

15/ Please don’t say anything while I ( learn) my lesson. 

16/ We were good friends. We (know) each other for a long time. 

17/ We arrived home and found that  a burglar ( break ) in. 

18/ We aren’t hungry. We ( have ) Lunch. 

19/ I had finished my work before ( go ) to bed. 

20/ While John was reading a book, Mary ( watch ) TV. 

21/ He ( return ) to his hometown recently. 

22/ She ( just come ) back from Japan. 

23/ Vietnam, Thailand, and Malaysia ( be ) tropical countries. 

24/ ……………. Your sister ( like ) lemon juice? 

25/ We ( learn ) English at the moment. 

PUT THE VERBS IN BRACKETS INTO THE CORRECT FORM OR TENSE.

1/Mr .Thomson wants ( buy ) .......................... a new car , but he doesn't have enough money.

2/When I was child . I used ( dream ) ................... of beging an astronaut.

3/Some pictures ( steal ) ................................. by the theives 3 days ago .

4/My car ( not / clean ) .......................................... yet.

5/I decide not to go out because it ( rain ) ...................................... quiet hard right now.

6/He ( meet ) ....................................... many people since he ( come ) ................................. here in January.

7/He always ( eat ) .................................... a sandwich for lunch , but he ( eat ) ............................. a big hamburger at the moment.

8.We ( live ) ...................... here for exactly 3 years .

9.My father is very font of ...................................... ( walk ) in the moring.