1. He missed the flight because when he got to the airport the plane (take) HAD TAKEN off
2. I'd rather you (not tell) HADN'T TOLD him what I told you
3. On the left (be) IS three paintings b Picasso
1. He missed the flight because when he got to the airport the plane (take) HAD TAKEN off
2. I'd rather you (not tell) HADN'T TOLD him what I told you
3. On the left (be) IS three paintings b Picasso
Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past perfect or the past continuous.
1. He (give)...........me back the book, (thank)...........me for lending it to him and (say).........that he (enjoy).........it very much; but i (know).........that he (not read)..........it because most of the pages (be)..........still uncut.
2. When he (see)..........his wife off at the station, he (return)..........as he (not have).........to be at the airport till 9.30.
3. He (not have)............to pack, for his wife already (do)............that for him and his case (be)..............ready in the hall.
Present, Past tense
1.I was the last to leave thee office.Everybody else..........(go) home
2.Laura was sitting on the ground. She was out of breath. She.....(run)
3.It's time we.....(do) something to stop road accident
4.I sat down at the desk and ......(wonder) why my father's letter......(not arrive) yet
5.I.......(make) a cake. That is why my hands were all over covered with flour
6.I came to the class late. When I.......(enter) the teacher(finish)..........going over the previous lesson and ......(write) something on the board
7.When I .......(open) the door last night I .......(see) a man on his knees.He clearly......(listen) to our conversation and I....(wonder) how much he ........(hear).When I .......(ask) him what he .......(do), he ........(say) he .........(drop) a 50 p piece outside the door and.......(look) for it
8.I never .......(see) anyone more punctual than your brother
9.My clothes aren't in the room.They....(take) them away
10."you......(be) here before?" "yes,I.....(spend) my holiday here last week"
11.Ms Abbott.....(walk) home from work when she....(see) a child fall of the bridge
12.Tell them to stop and take a rest.We....(work) long enough
13.You.....(find) the key which you.....(lose) yesterday?-Yes I ......(find) it in the packet of my other coat
14.He.....(be) to the theatre three times this month
15. It.......(rain) hard. We can't do anything until it ......(stop)
16.What.....(make) that terrible noise?It's the pneumatic drill.They.....(repair) the road.
17.The plane...........(fly) at 2,000 metres
18.The children are very quiet.Go and see what they.........(do).OH,they.......(cut) up some $5 notes
19.Why you .......(make) a cake?Someone......(come) to tea?
20.I......(do) some shopping yesterday,when I......(see) some my friends
21.Laura.....(miss) the party because no one....(tell)her about it
22.I.....(work) on the computer when the fire.....(break) out.
23.He........ (tell) us about his marriage when we.......(have) afternoon tea.
24.I .....(phone) you last night, but you.......(not answer).What you.....(do) at this time?
25.I.......(think) it's a pity you don't take more exercise.You.....(get) fat
26. While we .....(fish) someone........(come) to the house and......(leave) this note
II. Write one word in each gap.
A future pop star?
My little brother, Carl, takes (1)…our dad in that they both like to sing. The difference is that Dad’s got quite a good voice. Carl can’t sing at all! This doesn’t stop him, though. He’s always singing. He starts as soon as he wakes up, and doesn’t stop until he drops (2)…at night. I usually get along very well (3)…Carl, but he can be a bit annoying when he starts showing (4)… . You can count …him to do this whenever we have guests. My mum and dad will be talking to some friends, and then suddenly the conversation will be completely drowned (5)… by Carl singing at the top of his lungs. The other day, I told him he should be on the radio. For a second he fell (6) … it, until I told him that that if he was on the radio we could turn it off!
Give the correct tenses of the verbs in the brackes : Present Simple, Present Continuous, Past Simple, Past Continuous.
a, I (1,watch) ..... television when the phone ( 2, ring ) ....
b, When the ambulance came, we ( 3, carry ) ... him into it.
c, She (4, drive ) ..... her car when she suddenly ( 5, feel) ... ill.
d, When I arrived, they ( 6, say ) ... hello but continued working.
e, The car isn't here today because Sheila ( 7, use ) ... it. She generally ( 8, use ) ... the bus, but the drives are on strike.
f, Yesterday Lisa ( 9, read ) the newspaper in her office when her boss ( 10, arrive ) ... He (11, shout ) ... at her for not having finished the report he needed.
g, Look at them! They (12, build ) ... a snowman.
h, Helen ( 13, fall ) ... off the ladder when she ( 14, change ) ... a light buld.
i. He (15, turn ) ... on the TV, ( 16, sit ) ... down and (17, enjoy ) ... his favourite programme.
j, Baby Lisa ( 18, Not/walk ) ... , she only ( 19, crawl )...
k, " What tine the plane ( 20, take off ) ?
l," I ( 21, think ) it ... ( 22, take off) ... at 19.50 "
m, Hi, my name's Susan Smith and this is my family. As you can see we ( 23, have ) .., a party at this time. Look, everyone ( 24, smile ) ... That is because I ( 25, film ) ... them.
n, He's late again ! He ( 26, come ) ... to class late! It's annoying.
o, Who was the man you ( 27, talk ) ... to when I ( 28, come ) ... in ?
p, It was a typical summer afternoon : the sun ( 29, beat ) ... down and the cars ( 30, creep ) ... slowly round the corner of the park.
VFill in each gap with ONE suitable word.
1. Dear Charles,
I am very sorry I cannot come to meet you at the airport because I have to take my mother (1)________ from hospital at that time. Our neighbor Peter Lee has kindly offered to meet you and (2)____ you home. As you have never met him before, I shall (3)____ him to you.
Peter Lee (4)__________ tall and slim. He is a young man in his early twenties (5)__________ short hair and a fair complexion. He (6)__________ a round face and appears cheerful by nature. It is easy to recognize him (7)__________ he is usually dressed in jeans and a T-shirt and (8)__________ boots.
I do hope you manage to recognize my neighbor (9)__________ any difficulty and look (10)__________ to seeing you when he brings you to my flat.
Yours sincerely,
John.
2. My name is Lindar Black. I’m forty-eight years (1)________ and this is my plan when I retire. Well, when I retire, I’m going to (2)______ Vietnamese. I can already speak French, Italian, and German and I want to learn (3)___ ____ language. I’m also going to drive. I never had time to learn (4)___ __ I was young. Then I’m going to buy a car and a tent and travel all (5)________ the world. I’m not going to wear boring clothes. I’m tired (6)_______ blouses and skirts. I’m going to (7)_____ ___ jeans and tracksuits all the time. And when I come (8)____; ____ from my travels I’m going to (9)_see__; ___write__ a book and become a T.V star and tell every one about the places I (10)_visited___ ; ____ and the people I met.
3. If you see a fire, you should ring the school bell (1)________ one minute. When they (2)________ the bell, students should quickly leave (3)________ classrooms. The monitor should take the register with him on leaving the classroom. The (4)________ should line up outside the classroom as soon (5)________ everyone has left the room. Then (6)________ class should walk quickly along the path to the main entrance. When they (7)________ the main entrance, the students should stand quietly in the playground. While they (8)________ waiting there, one of the students (9)________ look for the class teacher in the playground. On finding (10)________ , he should give him the class register.
4. Once upon a time there was a girl called Little Red Riding Hood who lived (1)________ her mother. Her grandmother had invited her to her cottage, (2)________ one fine day she set off to visit her. she got ready, waved goodbye to her mother and (3)________ to be careful. On her arm she carried a basket which contained a (4)________ her mother had baked specially. It was a lovely spring morning, the sun was (5)________ and the birds were singing, happy that the winter was over.
Even (6)________ her mother had told her to follow the path through the field, the naughty girl decided to take (7)________ short cut through a wood. As she went deeper and deeper (8)________ it, the cold and darkness frightened her. She was making her way along the narrow path when she (9)________ a noise. All of a sudden, a big, fierce-looking worf (10)________ out from behind a bush and came towards her....
I. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence
1. Although he took a taxi, Bill still arrived late for the concert. -> Despite .........................
2. I would prefer you to deliver the sofa on Saturday. -> I would rather .........................
3. This city had old buildings, but none can be found nowadays. -> There used ............................
4. The novel was so interesting that I read it many time. -> It was .............................
II. Use the suggested words and phrases to make a meaningful sentence
1. The teacher/told/him/work harder/catch/the rest/the class.
2. I/lend/you/the money/provided/you/promise/give/it/back.
3. She.not accustomed/go to bed/late. That/why/she/tired/today.
4. However/clever/Tim/be, he/still/not/able/find/a solution/the problem.
5. We/would sooner/go/plane/train.
Chia động từ :
1/ When I last ( see) ... him , he ( live ) ...in London . He ( tell ) ... me that he ( think ) ... of moving to Australia , and he may well have done so by now
2/ The manager ( talk ) ........ to an impotant customer at the moment but he ( be ) ... free to see you presently . Would you like to take a seat for a few minutes ?
3/ At last you're here ! I ( wait ) ......... here for more than half an hour !
4/ my father ( work ) ............ in Canada for the last year , so by the time he ( return ) ... the month after next I ( not see ) ....... him for fourteen months
5/ It's time we ( leave ) ... now