Exercise 1: put the verd in brackets into Present simple - Present progressive - Past simple or Past progressive

1. The Red River( flow)............. into the Pacific Ocean

2. Paul(come).........from France. Now he(study)...........Vietnamese at Hanoi National University

3. Every summer Hung usually(visit)..........his aunt in Nha Trang

4. Last summer holidays these students(spend)....................their free time doing volunteer work

5. Mai is still in her room. She (do)............her maths exercises.

6. At this time yesterday, I(shop)........... in the market with my sister

7. Our school's student(perform)..........a music show tomorrow night

8. When Lan(arrive)...........at school yesterday morning, the drum(sound)............

9. The boys(go)............swimming every day when they were in Nha Trang.

10. Ann(drop)..........two cups while she(wash up).................last night, but neither of the cups(break)...............

Exercise 1: Put the verb in brackets into the present simple or past simple 1. We _________ (go) to the beach last weekend. 2. My cousins _________ (not/ visit) us every weekend. 3. ___________ (your mum/ make) a chocolate yesterday? 4. I _______ (send) Jessica an email yesterday afternoon 5. The children always ______ (do) their homework yesterday afternoon. 6. Last year, I ___________ (travel) to Japan. 7. ___________ you ___________ (have) dinner last night? 8. He ___________ (arrive) from the airport at 8:00, ___________ (check) into the hotel at 9:00, and met the others at 10:00. 9. I ___________ (receive) three messages two minutes ago. 10. She ___________ (work) at the movie theater after school. 11. Yesterday she ___________ (go) to the cinema and ___________ (watch) a horror movie. 12. Carlos always ___________ (eat) spaghetti but two days ago he ___________ (eat) soup. 13. We seldom ___________ (drink) alcohol during the forenoon. 14. Somebody ___________ (take) the flowers from the graves in the morning 15. When ___________ your grandpa ___________ (come) home after war? 16. Some girls ___________ (not/ read) the book yesterday 17. When ___________ (be) they in London the last time? - I think in 2002 18. Why ___________ you ___________ (help) your brother with the homework? - Because he ___________ (be) rather lazy all the time 19. My dog sometimes ___________ (catch) a mouse and ___________ (bring) it to the front door

Put the verbs in brackets in the present simple, the present progressive, past simple or the past perfect

1. He (be)…………..ill for a long time before he (die)…………..in 1984.

2. You (be) ……………… free today? I (be) ……………. Sorry. I (have) ……………….. to do homework.

3. They (make)………a lot of preparations by the time the Games (start)……………

4. When I (come) ………………. Here last month, I (realize) ………… that my home town (change) …. a lot.

5. John (already, ask)………..for ice-cream five times by the time his parents (leave)……………..the house.

6. He (come) ………………..today?

7. When I (be) ……………….. a child, I (can) ………………… do many things with my e

8. When we (come)………………to the circus, the show (already, begin)…………….

9. I (not, know) ………………..that they were amateurs before you (mention)……….it.

10. I (not, recognize) …………………..her two minutes ago because she (change) …...........a lot.

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I.       Complete the sentences. Use one of these forms: the present simple, the present progressive, the simple past, or the past progressive.

1.      You can turn off the television. I _____________ (not/ watch) it.

2.      When I _____________ (open) the car door this morning, a cat _____________ (jump) out.

3.      Bob _____________ (hurt) his finger when he _____________ (cook) his dinner.

4.      I _____________ (live) in London for ten years while I _____________ (be) a child.

5.      Listen! Somebody _____________ (play) the piano. ~ It’s Jenny. She _____________ (play) the piano every evening.

6.      Louise usually _____________ (phone) me on Fridays, but she _____________ (not/ phone) yesterday.

7.      We ___________ (go) to the cinema last night, but I ___________ (not/ enjoy) the film much.

8.      When we _____________ (see) Mark, we _____________ (stop) the car.

9.      When I last _____________ (see) Allan, he _____________ (try) to find a job in London.

10.  My brother _____________ (try) to find a job at the moment. It’s very difficult.

11.  This time last year I _____________ (live) in Brazil. And I _____________ (meet) my husband while I _____________ (work) there.

12.  What _____________ (you/ do) at 10 o’clock yesterday? _____________ (you/ study)?

13.  They still _____________ (live) in the small house they _____________ (buy) 50 years ago.

14.  Last night while I _____________ (do) my homework, my brothers _____________ (play) computer games.

15.  What _____________ (you/ do) last night? ~ Well, as soon as I _____________ (finish) my work, I _____________ (go) to bed.

III.  Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Simple.

1.   I _____________ (not visit) my parents very often.

2.   ____________________ (Mai/ go) to school every day? ~ No, she (go) _____________ to school from Monday to Friday.

3.   The teachers at our school _____________ (give) us lots of homework.

4.   My brother _____________ (play) tennis, but he _____________ (not like) it.

5.   How often _____________ (they/ go) jogging?

6.   We (not study) _____________ chemistry because it _____________ (be) difficult.

7.   _____________ (your parents/ watch) TV every night?

8.   Mark’s class _____________ (do) sport on Monday and Wednesday.

9.   Children often _____________ (use) a computer for school work.

10. Mike _____________ (usually/ not play) computer games during the week.

III. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Simple.

1.   I _____________ (not visit) my parents very often.

2.   ____________________ (Mai/ go) to school every day? ~ No, she (go) _____________ to school from Monday to Friday.

3.   The teachers at our school _____________ (give) us lots of homework.

4.   My brother _____________ (play) tennis, but he _____________ (not like) it.

5.   How often _____________ (they/ go) jogging?

6.   We (not study) _____________ chemistry because it _____________ (be) difficult.

7.   _____________ (your parents/ watch) TV every night?

8.   Mark’s class _____________ (do) sport on Monday and Wednesday.

9.   Children often _____________ (use) a computer for school work.

10. Mike _____________ (usually/ not play) computer games during the week.

Exercise 5. Put the verbs in brackets into Past Continuous or Past Simple.

1.   I …………………………… (see) Mary in town yesterday but she (not/see) …………………………… me. She………………………… (look) the other way.

2.   I …………………………… (cycle) home yesterday when suddenly a man…………………………… (step) out into the road in front of me, I…………………………… (go) quite fast but luckily  I …………………………… (manage) to stop in time and ………………………… (not/hit) him.

3.   I………………………… (walk) home when I ………………………… (meet) Dan.

4.   Tom ………………………… (burn) his hand when he …………………… (cook) the dinner.

5.   The telephone …………………………… (ring) while I …………......………… (have) a bath.

6.   Beethoven …………......………… (write) nine symphonies. He …………………………….. (write) another symphony when he died.

7.   Last Saturday Tom wanted to make two salads. He ................................... (make) the first one in five minutes. He .................................... (make) the second one when his guests ............................ (arrive) and they .............................. (help) him to finish it.

8.   The artist Gaudi ............................... (design) several houses in Barcelona, Spain. Later he ............................... (start) work on a church. He ................................. (work) on the church when he .............................. (die).

9.   Last month a bank robber ................................... (escape) while the police ...................................... (take) him to prison. Later they ................................ (catch) him again, and this time they ........................................ (lock) him up without any problem.

10.Philip’s football team were lucky last Saturday. After 20 minutes they ...................................... (lose), but in the end they ............................... (win) the game by 4 goals to 2.

11.John Lennon .................................... (sing) and ......................................... (play) on many records with The Beatles. He ............................................ (prepare) a new record when Mark Chapman ........................................... (shoot) him.

12.Yesterday afternoon I ................................................ (study) at home after school when I ......................................... (hear) a loud noise. I ....................................  (run) outside. It ................................... (rain) and it ..................................... (be) cold. I ............................................ (see) that smoke ...................................... (come) slowly out of the next house. My father suddenly ........................................ (arrive) and we ................................................ (phone) the fire-brigade because we could hear that some people ........................................ (call) for help. While we ................................... (wait) for the fire-engine to come, I ............................................. (decide) to investigate.