IV. Put the verbs into the correct form of the Present Simple.

1. She _________________________ (want) to put all of her dolls in her dollhouse.

2. This _________________________ (be) the first horse riding programme in our city.

3. Water _________________________ (boil) at 100 degree Celsius under normal pressure.

4. _________________________ (Stacy, practise) playing the guitar at present?

5. Our neighbour _________________________ (not have) a very healthy hobby.

6. Some of her friends _________________________ (dislike) doing Maths homework.

7. We like to go to the stadium, but the tickets _________________________ (not be) cheap.

8. The school bus _________________________ (leave) at six sharp and won't wait for us.

9. They _________________________ (not do) much in the evenings but watch television.

10. John _________________________ (play) football with his friends now.

C. GRAMMAR

I. Put the verbs into the correct form of the Present Simple.

1. She ____________ (want) to put all of her dolls in her dollhouse.

2. This ____________ (be) the first horse riding programme in our city.

3. Water ____________ (boil) at 100 degree Celsius under normal pressure.

4.  ____________ (Stacy, practise) playing the guitar three times a week?

5. Our neighbour ____________ (not have) a very healthy hobby.

6. Some of her friends ____________ (dislike) doing Maths homework.

7. We like to go to the stadium, but the tickets ____________ (not be) cheap.

8. The school bus ____________ (leave) at six sharp and won’t wait for us.

9. They ____________ (not do) much in the evenings but watch television.

10. John ____________ (play) football with his friends every weekend

Ex 4: Put the verbs into the correct form (Past Perfect and Simple past)

1. He (not/be)....... to Cape Town before 1997.

2. When she (go).......out to play, she (do/already)......her homework.

3. My brother ate all of the cake that our mum (make).....

4. The doctor took off the plaster that he (put on).... six weeks before.

5. The waiter brought a drink that I (not/order)......

6. I could not remember the poem we (learn)... the week before.

7. The children collected the chestnuts that (fall)...from the tree.

8. (he/phone)..... Angie before he (go).... to see her in London?

9. She (not/ride).... a horse before that day.

10.  I(work)..... at Johnson&Co. from 1990 to 1995.

Ex5: Put the verbs in bracket into the correct form: WILL & BE GOING TO

1. There (be)...a really big storm in a few hours.

2. Look out! She (faint).....

3. I (practice)..... the piano for two hours this evening.

4. We're lost I (stop)...and ask the way.

5. I (be)... a teacher of English when I grow up.

6. Look at that helicopter coming dowm. It (land)...

7. Hurry up! The bus (start)...

8. There's Eleanor. I (go).....and talk to her.

9. He's driving too fast. He (have)......an accident.

10. "We've run out of milk" "Oh, have we? I (go).... and get some"

11. It's raining. We (have to)......take an umbrella.

12. Look at the car! It (hit).... that tree.

13. He (spend).....his vacation in Hawaii.

14.  I promise I (not do).....that again.

15. You look tired. Sit down and I (make).....you a cup of coffee.

16. I think there's someone at the door" 'Ok, I (go).....and answer it"

17. She looks really upset. I think she (cry)....

18. I know you've got a lot to do so I (try)......and help you as much as possible.

19. What (you/do).......when you've spent all your money?

20. I'm sorry I made you so angry. I (not do).....that again.

21.  Look at the sky. It (be)......a lonely day today.

22. I'm sorry you're leaving. I hope you (come back).....and see us soon.

23. Michelle (begin).....medical school next year.

24. Who (you/invite)....... to the party?

25. I expect he (stay)......with us.

I). Put the verbs in the brackets into correct tense: present continuous or present simple

1. at present Fiona ………………. French at a college in Paris (study)

2. My mother …………………..almost all kinds of fruit (like)

3. Carol ……………….. her new jeans, isn’t she? (wear)

4. It’s 7.30 in the morning and Mr Brown ………………….to work, as usual. (drive)

5. Water ……………….. at 0⁰C. (freeze)

6. It’s very cold, isn’t it? I think it…………………….outside (freeze)

7. Listen, everybody! Mai ……………….. a story by Nam Cao (read)

8. Where’s Anita? “she ………………….. in the garden (sunbathe)

9. My grandfather …………………….badminton every morning (play)

10. Look! The fire engine ………………….! (arrive)

Exercise 1. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense( Future simple or Present simple
tense).
1. Ngoc (love) ______ cartoons, but she says she (not/continue) ______ this hobby in the future.
2. They usually (take) ______ a lot of beautiful photos.
3. What (your brother/do) __________________ in his free time?
4. I think 10 years from now more people (enjoy) _________________ gardening.
5. You (do) ____________________ morning exercise every day?
6. You still (play) _____ badminton next year?
7. Where is your ticket? The train (arrive) ___________________ any minute.
8. My father (like) ____________ collecting stamps so much.
9. If it (rain) ______________, he (stay) ___________________ at home.
10. In two days, Susan (know) ________________ my results.
Homey English
 

9. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense form.

Jane (1) ........... ...................(always want) to be a nurse ever since she (2)

.............. (be) a child but her father (3) (tell) her that nursing (4) .................................(is) not a suitable profession for her to follow (5) .. ..................... (leave) school, she (6) ..... (offer) a job working as a doctor's receptionist. She didn't want to take the job, so she (7)

................(decide) to talk to her friend. Anne, about what she should do. Jane and Anne (8) ............... ..................(be) friends for a long time and (9) ............ .............(live) in the same street. When Jane (10) ..................... (arrive) at Anne's house, Anne (11) ......... (sit) in the garden (12) ...................................(read). She (13) ........ (look up) and smiled as Jane (14) ........................ (approach) "Hello, Jane. How are you? Why are you looking so miserable?" Jane (15) ........... (explain) the situation and her friend (16) ............. .................. (listen) sympathetically. As Jane finished speaking, Anne's mother (17) ............. (come out) of the house and (18)...

..........(shout) to the two girls to come over. "I'm dreadfully sorry Jane, but I'm afraid your father had an accident this morning in work and is in hospital. They weren't able to give me many details, but they (19) ......... .................. (tell) me he's going to be all right, I'll drive you over there now." When they (20) .......... (arrive) at the hospital Jane was amazed to see her father sitting up in bed and smiling broadly as they walked into his hospital room. "Father, I (21)

...........(be) so worried, I thought something dreadful (22)

............(happen)." "Oh, there's no need to worry. I've broken my arm but the nurses here have taken such good care of me, they've been wonderful. And Jane, I've been thinking...." Jane smiled at her friend, and knew that everything was going to be all right!

II. Put the verb in the correct form of the verbs. (1,5ms)

1.    She often ( help )…………………… her mother with the housework.

2.    Rice (not/grow ) …………………….in cold climate.

3.    I (know)……………………. her since January.

4.    Nam’s father (work)……………… in this company for 20 years.

5.    I (not do………………my homework last night, I (go)……………out with my friend.

6.    When …………….you (start)……………..learning English?

II. Put the verb in the correct form of the verbs.

1.    She often ( help )…………………… her mother with the housework.

2.    Rice (not/grow ) …………………….in cold climate.

3.    I (know)……………………. her since January.

4.    Nam’s father (work)……………… in this company for 20 years.

5.    I (not do)………………my homework last night, I (go)……………out with my friend.

6.    When …………….you (start)……………..learning English?

7.    Mr Brown ……………….(call) you back at 6 p.m tonight.

8.    We (make)……………… a call to American tomorrow.

9.    She likes (plan)……………………… roses in the garden.

10. My father used (smoke)…………………… a packet of cigarettes a day.

11. Please stop (ask) ………………….me questions.

We (eat) ……………………………….in that restaurant for two years

Exercise 1: Complete the sentence. Put in the present simple form of the verbs. 1. I ………………………….(study) my lesson every night. 2. My sister usually ……………….………(not take) sugar in her coffee. 3. He ………………...(like) to play football. 4. Your English lessons …………………………….(be) easy. 5. My boss always………..…………(rest) after lunch. 6. She always………………………(cook) dinner for her family. 7. Water always ………………………(freeze) at zero degree centigrade. 8. This student ………………………(study) hard every day. 9. My little boy often………………………(play) football at weekends. 10. Ann……………………… (speak) German very well. 11. She ……………………… (go) to school three days a week. 12. He ……………………(study) English very well. 13. It………………………(rain) in the Winter. 14. I……………………… (eat) my breakfast at 6 o’clock every day. 15. Mary and Peter……………………… (not go) to work on Saturday. Exercise 2: Arrange these words in order to make a question. 1. does / what time / get up / she → ………………………………?– At seven o’clock. 2. for / does / have / breakfast / she / what →………………………………..? – A bread and an egg. 3. to work / she / does / go / how → ………………………………?– By bus. 4. she / does / what / in the evening / do → ………………………….…… ?– She watches television. 5. bed / time / does / go to / what / she → ………………………………? – At nine o’clock. Exercise 3: Complete the sentences. Put in the past simple form of the verbs. 1. Mr. John. ………………………….…(teach) me French last year. 2. He ………………………..(live) in London from 1980 to 1985. 3. When…………….…you ………….…..(see) her ? Yesterday morning. 4. …………………..he………..(come) to see you last night ? Yes he did. 5. She ………………….……..(meet) her friend at the class meeting last Sunday. 6. I……………………..……..(study) music when I was at school. 7. They ………………………………..(sell) their car last year. 8. We………………………….…(walk) to Hoang Van Thu park three days ago. 9. We ………………………….….(spend) a lot of time playing game. 10. He ………………………………..…..(see) a terrible accident some days ago. 11. We ……………………….…….(say) to our friends last week. 12. Jack ……………………….…….(go) to the shop last night? 13. My mother……………………….…….(buy) some eggs at supermarket yesterday. 14. John……………..(fell) and ……………..(break) his arm. 15. He…………….. (attend) the birthday party yesterday. Exercise 4: Are the adverbs in the right position or not? If they are correct, put a tick. If they are not, write the correct answer. 1. He sings always when he's having a shower. ……...................................... 2. He speaks fluently five languages …………………………… 3. I was totally unprepared for the news. ……………………………. 4. The traffic isn't usually as bad as it was this morning. .............................................. 5. John frequently was away from home in his new job. .............................................. 6. They are at home these days hardly ever. .............................................. 7. I could never understand why he got so annoyed. .............................................. 8. Being alone brought her usually a sense of peace. .............................................. 3 / 10 9. Jim never phones me. I have always to phone him. ............................................... 10. She drives always carefully a car. …………………………….. 11. He gets up early seldom …………………………….. 12. He never may return to home …………………………….. Exercise 5; Find mistakes and then correct them. 1 The police is looking for the bank robbers who stole a large sum of money from the bank. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Mary immediate comes home after she finishes school ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Our pets, two cats and a dog, needs to be taken care of while we are going out. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. John did shouted at me when he met me at the station. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. He sometimes plays badminton or joining a group of workers for talking. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. Some parents believe that most of the homework are useless . ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. I’ d rather to stay home than go out tonight. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8. In the winter , old people wears special clothes to protect themselves from the cold . ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9. It was an extremely frightened experience in my life. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10. These days, children has to do a lot of activities at school. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Exercise 1: Complete the sentence. Put in the present simple form of the verbs. 1. I ………………………….(study) my lesson every night. 2. My sister usually ……………….………(not take) sugar in her coffee. 3. He ………………...(like) to play football. 4. Your English lessons …………………………….(be) easy. 5. My boss always………..…………(rest) after lunch. 6. She always………………………(cook) dinner for her family. 7. Water always ………………………(freeze) at zero degree centigrade. 8. This student ………………………(study) hard every day. 9. My little boy often………………………(play) football at weekends. 10. Ann……………………… (speak) German very well. 11. She ……………………… (go) to school three days a week. 12. He ……………………(study) English very well. 13. It………………………(rain) in the Winter. 14. I……………………… (eat) my breakfast at 6 o’clock every day. 15. Mary and Peter……………………… (not go) to work on Saturday. Exercise 2: Arrange these words in order to make a question. 1. does / what time / get up / she → ………………………………?– At seven o’clock. 2. for / does / have / breakfast / she / what →………………………………..? – A bread and an egg. 3. to work / she / does / go / how → ………………………………?– By bus. 4. she / does / what / in the evening / do → ………………………….…… ?– She watches television. 5. bed / time / does / go to / what / she → ………………………………? – At nine o’clock. Exercise 3: Complete the sentences. Put in the past simple form of the verbs. 1. Mr. John. ………………………….…(teach) me French last year. 2. He ………………………..(live) in London from 1980 to 1985. 3. When…………….…you ………….…..(see) her ? Yesterday morning. 4. …………………..he………..(come) to see you last night ? Yes he did. 5. She ………………….……..(meet) her friend at the class meeting last Sunday. 6. I……………………..……..(study) music when I was at school. 7. They ………………………………..(sell) their car last year. 8. We………………………….…(walk) to Hoang Van Thu park three days ago. 9. We ………………………….….(spend) a lot of time playing game. 10. He ………………………………..…..(see) a terrible accident some days ago. 11. We ……………………….…….(say) to our friends last week. 12. Jack ……………………….…….(go) to the shop last night? 13. My mother……………………….…….(buy) some eggs at supermarket yesterday. 14. John……………..(fell) and ……………..(break) his arm. 15. He…………….. (attend) the birthday party yesterday. Exercise 4: Are the adverbs in the right position or not? If they are correct, put a tick. If they are not, write the correct answer. 1. He sings always when he's having a shower. ……...................................... 2. He speaks fluently five languages …………………………… 3. I was totally unprepared for the news. ……………………………. 4. The traffic isn't usually as bad as it was this morning. .............................................. 5. John frequently was away from home in his new job. .............................................. 6. They are at home these days hardly ever. .............................................. 7. I could never understand why he got so annoyed. .............................................. 8. Being alone brought her usually a sense of peace. .............................................. 3 / 10 9. Jim never phones me. I have always to phone him. ............................................... 10. She drives always carefully a car. …………………………….. 11. He gets up early seldom …………………………….. 12. He never may return to home …………………………….. Exercise 5; Find mistakes and then correct them. 1 The police is looking for the bank robbers who stole a large sum of money from the bank. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Mary immediate comes home after she finishes school ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Our pets, two cats and a dog, needs to be taken care of while we are going out. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. John did shouted at me when he met me at the station. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. He sometimes plays badminton or joining a group of workers for talking. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. Some parents believe that most of the homework are useless . ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. I’ d rather to stay home than go out tonight. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8. In the winter , old people wears special clothes to protect themselves from the cold . ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9. It was an extremely frightened experience in my life. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10. These days, children has to do a lot of activities at school. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------