4.the verbs into correct forms: past simple – past continuous 12. Jane ( wait ) _______was waiting_______ for me when I ( arrive ) _____arrived_________

13. What ( you /do ) ___were you doing__________ this time yesterday? I was asleep.

14. ____did you go__________ ( you / go ) out last night? “ No, I was too tired.”

15. “ Was Carol at the party last night? “ “ Yes, she ( wear ) __wore__a really nice dress.

16. How fast ( you / drive ) _were you driving___ when the accident ( happen ) _____happned_________

17. John ( take ) _took__ a photograph of me while I ( not / look ) ______wasn't looking________

18. We were in very difficult position. We ( not / know ) ___didn't know___what to do.

19. I haven’t seen Allen for ages. When I last ( see) __saw_him, he ( try ) ______was trying________ a job in London.

20. I ( walk) __was walking___ along the street when suddenly I ( hear ) _heard___ footsteps behind me. Somebody ( follow) _followed__me. I was frightened and I ( started ) _started_ to run.

My family ....moved....to this apartment three years ago.

My uncle ....took.... me to the zoo last Sunday.

Nam ....had....a party at that restaurant on his birthday last Saturday.

I ....gave.... a lot of gifts for my family when I to Singapore last month. .

I ....traveled....to Nha Trang last week by train.

I ....ate....a lot of ice-cream last night, that's why I have a stomachache now.

It rains heavily on my way home so I ...stopped....at a bus stop.

1. They (move) moved to Ho Chi Minh city in 1900 and (live) have lived there since then.

2. We should go home. It (get) is getting darker and darker.

3. How long have you (know) known each other?

4. He was eating when his friend (come) came.

5. Do you think it (rain) will rain tomorrow?

6. Up to now, I (visit) have visited 20 countries.

7. When I (phone) phoned you , Were you (clean) cleaning the windows yesterday afternoon?

8. Listen! I think someone (knock) is knocking at the door.

9. -I (know) know he has just (come) come back from the south. -Did You (see) see him last night? -No. I haven't seen(not see) him for a long time.

10. I (buy) bought a new house last year, and I (not sell) haven't sold my old house yet, so at the moment I (have) have 2 houses.

11. Do you like this picture? My uncle (paint) painted it.

12. There (be) are no guests at all since I left.

13. I am sorry about the noise last night. We (have) had a party.

14. She (sleep) has slept for 10 hours! You must wake her.

15. By this time next year I (save) have saved $ 250.

16. Lam (wait) has waited for me when I (arrive) was arriving.

17. Who (invent) invented the bicycle?

18. Do you still have a headache? No it (go) has gone . I'm all right.

19. I (live) have lived here for 4 years. Now I am living far away from here.

20. It (become) becomes more and more dangerous to travel by air.

21. I (save) has saved for two years. I (save) has saved 100 dolas.

1. They (move) moved to Ho Chi Minh city in 1900 and (live) have lived there since then.

2. We should go home. It (get) is getting darker and darker.

3. How long have you (know) known each other?

4. He was eating when his friend (come) came.

5. Do you think it (rain) will rain tomorrow?

6. Up to now, I (visit) have visited 20 countries.

7. When I (phone) phoned you , were you (clean) cleaning the windows yesterday afternoon?

8. Listen! I think someone (knock) is knocking at the door.

9. -I (know) know he has just (come) come back from the south. - Did You (see) see him last night? -No. I (not see) haven't seen him for a long time.

10. I (buy) bought a new house last year, and I (not sell) haven't sold my old house yet, so at the moment I (have) have 2 houses.

11. Do you like this picture? My uncle (paint) painted it.

12. There (be) have been no guests at all since I left.

13. I am sorry about the noise last night. We (have) were having a party.

14. She (sleep) has slept for 10 hours! You must wake her.

15. By this time next year I (save) will have saved $ 250.

16. Lam (wait) was waiting for me when I (arrive) arrived.

17. Who (invent) invented the bicycle?

18. Do you still have a headache? No it (go) has gone. I'm all right.

19. I (live) had lived here for 4 years. Now I am living far away from here.

20. It (become) is becoming more and more dangerous to travel by air.

21. I (save) have been saving for two years. I (save) have saved 100 dolas.

I.Give correct tense of verbs.

1. They (move) moved to Ho Chi Minh city in 1900 and (live) have lived there since then.

2. We should go home. It (get) is getting darker and darker.

3. How long have you (know) known each other?

4. He was eating when his friend (come) came.

5. Do you think it (rain) will rain tomorrow?

6. Up to now, I (visit) have visited 20 countries.

7. When I (phone) phoned you , were you (clean) cleaning the windows yesterday afternoon?

8. Listen! I think someone (knock) is knocking at the door.

9. -I (know) know he has just (come) come back from the south. - Did You (see) see him last night? -No. I (not see) haven't seen him for a long time.

10. I (buy) bought a new house last year, and I (not sell) haven't sold my old house yet, so at the moment I (have) have 2 houses.

11. Do you like this picture? My uncle (paint) painted it.

12. There (be) have been no guests at all since I left.

13. I am sorry about the noise last night. We (have) were having a party.

14. She (sleep) has slept for 10 hours! You must wake her.

15. By this time next year I (save) will have saved $ 250.

16. Lam (wait) was waiting for me when I (arrive) arrived.

17. Who (invent) invented the bicycle?

18. Do you still have a headache? No it (go) has gone. I'm all right.

19. I (live) had lived here for 4 years. Now I am living far away from here.

20. It (become) is becoming more and more dangerous to travel by air.

21. I (save) have been saving for two years. I (save) have saved 100 dolas.

Give correct tense of verbs.

1. They (move)moved to Ho Chi Minh city in 1900 and (live) have lived there since then.

2. We should go home. It (get)is getting darker and darker.

3. How long do you (know)know each other?

4. He was eating when his friend (come)came.

5. Do you think it (rain)is going to rain tomorrow?

6. Up to now, I (visit)have visited 20 countries.

7. When I (phone) phoned you , were you (clean)cleaning the windows yesterday afternoon?

8. Listen! I think someone (knock)is knocking at the door.

9. -I (know)know he just (come) comes back from the south. -did You (see)see him last night? -No. I (not see)haven't seen him for a long time.

10. I (buy)bought a new house last year, and I (not sell) haven't sold my old house yet, so at the moment I (have)am having 2 houses.

11. Do you like this picture? My uncle (paint)is painting it.

12. There (be)is no guests at all since I left.

13. I am sorry about the noise last night. We (have)had a party.

14. She (sleep)has slept for 10 hours! You must wake her.

15. By this time next year I (save)will save $ 250.

16. Lam (wait)was waiting for me when I (arrive)arrived.

17. Who (invent)invented the bicycle?

18. Do you still have a headache? No it (go)went. I'm all right.

19. I (live) have lived here for 4 years. Now I am living far away from here.

20. It (become)becomes more and more dangerous to travel by air.

21. I (save)have saved for two years. I (save) saved100 dolas.

Supply the correct verb forms.

1. While I (walk) WAS WALKING across the campus the other day, I (meet) MET my old friend, John, whom I (not see) HAVEN'T SEEN:since July 10. Naturally we (stop) STOPPED (talk) TO TALK to each other for a few minutes. I asked him how he (do) DID in his classes this semester.
2. Jack London (bear) WAS BORN in San Francisco on January 12, 1876. He (begin) BEGAN his education at the university of California, but (not finish) DIDN'T FINISH it there, he (write) WROTE a lot of adventure books. He (travel) TRAVELLEDmuch, and his experience in his trips (help) HELPED him write many famous books.
3. A: Tell us what happened to you yesterday?
B: I (walk) WAS WALKING along Piccadilly when I (realize) REALIZED that a man with a black beard, whom I (see) HAVE SEEN three time already that afternoon, (follow) WERE FOLLOWING me. I (be) WAS very annoyed, and at last I (stop)SSTOPEED him and (ask) ASKED him why he (follow) FOLLOWED me. The man (apologize) APOLOGIZED and (tell) TOLD me he (mistake) MISTOOK me for one of his friends.
4. Last Sunday, Mrs Hay (drive) WAS DRIVING along a small country road when she (see) SAW a man at the side of the road. He (wave) WAVED and pointing at his car. Mrs Hay (stop) STOPPED and (ask) ASKED the man if he (be) HAD BEEN all right. "My car's broken down", said the man.
5. I'd just parked my car in the street near a football stadium in Liverpool. It (be) HAS BEEN ten minutes before the start of the match and I (be)WAS in a hurry. Two littles boys (come)CAME up to me and (say)SAID. "Give me some money and we (look) WILL HAVE LOOKED after your car while you are at the match". I (tell) TOLD them to clear off, and one of them (look)LOOKED at me with big, round eyes said, "Unless you (give) GAVE us the money, something might happen to your car while you are away, you know, a scratch or a flat or something like that".

1. My family moved to this apartment three years ago.

2. My uncle took me to the zoo last Sunday.

3. Nam had a party at that restaurant on his birthday last Saturday.

4. I bought a lot of gifts for my family when I traveled to Singapore last month.

5. I  returned to Nha Trang last week by coach.

6. I ate a lot of ice-cream last night, that's why I have a stomachache now,

7. It started to rain heavily on my way home so I stopped at a bus stop.

8. This morning I met one of my old friends on the way to school. She told me about her new job.

1. Moved

2.Took

3. Had

4.  Bought-Travelled

5. Returned

6. Ate

7. Started-Stopped

8. Met-Told

1 spent

2 stay - are travelling

3 are

4 is shining

5 can I get

6 is

7 doesn't like

8 Is - is

7 am having

8 are you going - are going

quá hay

1.buy

2.travel

3.move

4.eat

5.have

6.start

7.meet

8.take

Fill each blank with one verb in the box. Use the correct form of the verbs.

1. I .......bought...... a lot of gifts for my friend when I .........retured......... to Singapore last month.

2. I .......travelled...... to Hue yesterday by train after along trip around Vietnam.

3. My family .........moved........ to this apartment 2 years ago.

4. I .......ate...... a lot of ice cream last night, that's why I have a stomachache today.

5. It .....started......... to rain heavily on my way home so I ........stopped....... at a house at roadside.

6. He ......had......... a party at the restaurant on his last birthday.

7. Today I ......met........ one of my old friends on the way to school. She ........told...... me about her job and family.

8. My uncle.....took..... me to the park last Sunday afternoon.

Put the verbs in brackets into simple past or present perfect :

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

2. We ( study )...have studied.........almost every lesson in this book so far.

3. We ( watch / never ).............that interesting program on television last night. ( xem lại đề )

5. My wife and I ( travel )...have travelled.........by air many times.

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

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

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

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

10. We ( live ).....have lived......in HN for ten years now and it a lot.

11. The last time I ( go )....went........to HN was in May.

12. When my parents were on holiday I ( stay )....stayed.........with my aunt for a week. ( có trạng từ for nhưng đang kể chuyện nên dùng Past Simple) 

13. I ( not see ) ..haven't seen.........my son for ages. He ( not visit ).hasn't visited.........me since May.

14. Tom ( be )...has been.....to HN twice. He loves it very much.

15. My sister ( work ).......has worked.......for an enterprise for two years.

Trả lời

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

2. We ( study )...have studied.........almost every lesson in this book so far.

3. We ( watch / never ).............that interesting program on television last night. ( xem lại đề )

5. My wife and I ( travel )...have travelled.........by air many times.

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

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

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

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

10. We ( live ).....have lived......in HN for ten years now and it a lot.

11. The last time I ( go )....went........to HN was in May.

12. When my parents were on holiday I ( stay )....stayed.........with my aunt for a week. ( có trạng từ for nhưng đang kể chuyện nên dùng Past Simple) 

13. I ( not see ) ..haven't seen.........my son for ages. He ( not visit ).hasn't visited.........me since May.

14. Tom ( be )...has been.....to HN twice. He loves it very much.

15. My sister ( work ).......has worked.......for an enterprise for two years.

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