Exercise 1: Complete the sentences with the gerund form of the verbs in parentheses.
1. She is good at (dance) ………………. .
2. He is crazy about (sing) ………………. .
3. I don`t like (play) ………………. . cards.
4. They are afraid of (swim) ………………. in the sea.
5. You should give up (smoke) ……………….
6. Sam dreams of (be) ………………. a popstar.
7. He is interested in (make) ………………. friends.
8. My uncle is afraid of (go) ………………. by plane.
9. We insist on (cook) ………………. the dinner ourselves.
Exercise 2: Complete the sentences with the gerund form of the verbs in parentheses.
1. (cook) ………………. is one of her hobbies.
2. (cycle) ………………. is fun.
3. (Get) ………………. a good job is not easy.
4. (Find) ………………. a parking space is quite difficult in this area.
5. (drive) ………………. becomes more and more expensive.
6. (learn) ………………. about other cultures makes people more tolerant.
7. No (smoke) ………………. in this area.
8. (work) ………………. overtime is quite common in this company.
9. (eat) ………………. fruits and vegetables is good for your health.
10. (make) ………………. fun of other people is not nice.
Exercise 3: Put the verb into either the gerund (-ing) or the infinitive (with `to`):
1) I don`t fancy(go) ………………. out tonight.
2) She avoided(tell) ………………. him about her plans.
3) I would like (come) ………………. to the party with you.
4) He enjoys (have) ………………. a bath in the evening.
5) She kept(talk) ………………. during the film.
6) I am learning (speak) ………………. English.
7) Do you mind (give) ………………. me a hand?
8) She helped me (carry) ………………. my suitcases.
9) I`ve finished (cook) ……………….- come and eat!
10) He decided (study) ……………….………………. biology.
11) I dislike (wait). ……………….……………….
12) He asked (come) ………………. with us.
13) I promise (help) ………………. you tomorrow.
14) We discussed (go) ………………. to the cinema, but in the end we stayed at home.
15) She agreed(bring) ………………. the pudding to the dinner.
16) I don`t recommend (take) ………………. the bus - it takes forever!
17) We hope (visit) ………………. Amsterdam next month.
18) She suggested (go) ………………. to the museum.
19) They plan (start) ………………. college in the autumn.
20) I don`t want (leave) ………………. yet
Fill in Present Simple , Present Cont , Past Simple , Present Perfect , will or be going to.
My cousin‘s name (1.be)…………….Sylvie Dupont .She (2.live)………………….in Pairs and (3.work)…………………
in a café in the centre of the city . She (4.work)………………………… there for three years .At the moment her best friend from England (5.stay)……………………….with her.She (6.enjoy)………………………her holiday very much .They (7.already/visit)…………………………………many museums together and they (8.be)……………………. to the theatre three times .Next week they (9.see)…………………….a film and then (10.have )………………………..dinner at an expensive restaurant .Last Tuesday they (11.go)……………………. to a disco with some friends of their .They (12.not/come)…………….…………home until very late . Sylvie (13.be)………………………..…so tired at work the following day customer .She doesn’t think she(15.see)……………………….him at the café again ! In the future she(16.not stay )……………………….out so late and she (17.be)……………………….more careful while she is serving customers
Passive Voice
1. My father waters this flower every morning.
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2. John invited Fiona to his birthday party last night.
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3. Her mother is preparing the dinner in the kitchen.
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4. We should clean our teeth twice a day.
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5. Our teachers have explained the English grammar.
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I. Rewrite the following sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the first
1. Tom works hard as a student
Tom ………………………………………………………………………………
2. It is good exercise to run a mile a day
Running ……………………………………………………………………………
3. It’s a great pleasure to be with you.
Being ……………………………………………………………………………….
4. We didn’t see her at all.
She …………………………………………………………………………………
5. Tom is not as tall as Peter
Peter ……………………………………………………………………………….
6. Her father asked her if she would go to the cinema with her friend
Her father asked her: “………………………………………………………………”
7. The step- mother doesn’t treat the little girl in a normal way.
The little girl ……………………………………………………………………..
8. Do you mind my smoking?
Do you mind………………………………………………………………………..
9. No one works harder than Barbara.
Barbara ………………………………………………………………..
10. He told his customer : “ Please bring it back if it doesn’t fit well”
He told ……………………………………………………………………………
11. The last time we saw him was in 1988.
We haven’t…………………………………………………………………………
12. Peter spent 3 hours on repairing his computer.
It took………………………………………………………………………………
13. You will not be accepted if you don’t finish your home work.
Unless……………………………………………………………………………
14. “Don’t swim out too far, boys ’’ I said
I warned…………………………………………………………………………
15. They arrived late because the traffic was terrible.
Because of………….…………………………………………………………
chuyen cau sau thanh cau bi dong
1. her mother is [reparing the dinner in the kitchen
2. we should clean our teeth teice a day
3.tom will visit his parent next month
4.did mary buy this beautiful drees?
Give the correct form of the verbs in the brackets
Nam is my pen pal. He (1. be) ____________ 14 years old. Last year, he (2. live) ____________ in Hai Phong with his family but now he (3. live) ____________ in Da Nang with his aunt. Yesterday, I (4. receive) ____________ his letter. He said “I usually (5. have) ____________ bread and milk for breakfast. I often (6. go) ____________ to school six days a week. My school (7. be) ____________ very big. I sometimes (8. go) ____________ fishing on the weekend with my friends here. I am very happy”. Last week, I (9. write) ____________ a letter to him. I introduced myself and (10. send) ____________ him a photograph of my family.
1) I (go)________to school every day.
2) She (listen)______to music every night.
3) My father sometimes (go)_______to work by bus.
4) You always (have) _____lunch at school.
5) Where is your mother? She (be)______in the kitchen.
6) We (be) _________pupils now.
7) They often (walk) ________to school.
8) He (be) _______a teacher.
9) My mother often (go) ________to Cao Lanh City.
10) He sometimes (get) _________up late.
11) Lan always (have) ________lunch at school.
12) I (teach) ________here for 8 years.
13) Hoa (go) ______to HaNoi last summer.
14) Nam just (go) ______out.
15) I already (see) ___________that film.
16) You (not do) ______your homework yet.
17) Nga (walk) ________to school every day.
18) I (know) _______her along time ago.
19) My father (work) ________in that factory since 2000.
20) Nam (play) ______chess yesterday.
I. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form or tense.
1. Bad driving _______ (cause) many accidents.
2. Nga and Lan ________ (see) a movie tonight.
3. Sue can _________ (speak) Vietnamese very well.
4. Mozart _________ (write) more than 600 pieces of music.
5. ‘How _______ you _______ (learn) to drive?’ ‘My father ______ (teach) me.
6. We usually ______ (go) to the library three times a week, but last week we _______ (go) twice.
7. Alexander Graham Bell _______ (introduce) the telephone in 1876.
8. Yesterday I _______ (be) busy, so I _______ (not/ have) time to phone you.
9. ‘What _______ you _______ (do) next summer vacation?’
‘I _______ (visit) my grandparents in Nha Trang.
10. Would you like ______ (come) to dinner tomorrow?
II. Choose the best answer.
1) Can you record that program for me? (I’m going to/ I’ll) have a bath.
2) Nam isn’to upstairs. He’s (sideout/ outside).
3) Do you know where ( the new theater is/ is the new theater)?
4) Marie Curie was French (although/ despite) she was born in Poland.
5) Let’s (meeting/ meet) at the front door.
6) “Mr. Watson, come here. I want you. “ was (the first/ the once) telephone message.
7) Can I (leave/ live) a message for Mr. Cuong?
8) Manh will give us a ring when he (will arrive/ arrives) in Hanoi.
9) Hoa has a lot of (homework/ homeworks) in Math last week.
10) I can’t find my glasses. - Yes, OK. (I’m going to/ I’ll) help you look for them
III) Use the structure “be going to” and choose one of the suitable verbs to complete the following sentences.
crash/ snow/ be sick/ be late/ have an interview
move/ jump/ be pilots/ get married/ have a small party
1) Peter and I are learning to fly. We .................................................. ...........
2) Look at that man on the bridge. I think he ................................................
3) I don’t feel well. I think I .................................................. ........................
4) Tom and Jane got engaged last week. They ...............................................
5) It’s so cold and look at those clouds! I think it .........................................
6) The man’s driving too fast. He .................................................. .................
7) Miss Hoa is wearing her best clothes. She .................................................
8) Hurry up! It’s nearly ten o’clock! You .................................................. .....
9) It’s Nam’s birthday next week. He .................................................. ..........
10) Mr. and Mrs. Binh’s flat is too small. They ................................................
IV. Read the passage below and then answer the questions.
Angela Duffy is a schoolgirl from Liverpool. She wants to be a doctor. “I am going to medial school next year. It’s a long course – about six years – but I’m going to work very hard. It is a difficult job, but I like working with people, and I like the idea of working in a caring profession. “She says that later she would like specialize and perhaps be a vet. “I love animals, and looking after them would be wonderful.”
Angela’s sister is studying marketing at university. She enjoys traveling, and would probably like to work for a tour company. “I’m not sure yet exactly what I want to do. After university, I’m going to have a year off, and I’m going round the world with another girl. We hope to find a work on the way.”
1) How long is Angela going to study at the medical school?
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2) Is working as a doctor hard work?
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3) Why does Angela want to be a vet?
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4) What does Angela’s sister do?
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5) Who is she going round the world with?
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V . Write sentences. Say what the people are going to do.
1. My uncle has won some money. (buy a new car)
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2. They received a wedding present from their pen pal friend, Nick.(write a letter to thank him)
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3. I’ll have an annual holiday next month. (visit Ha Long Bay)
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4. My father has a bad cough. (stop smoking)
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5. Linh is studying medicine. (be a doctor)
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6. We have bought some bricks. (build a garage)
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7. The windows are dirty and Mai’ll be free this afternoon. (clean the windows)
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8. Jane and Lan have decided to have a party. (invite lots of people)
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Exercise 1: Complete the second sentence with (not) too/ enough + adj/adv so that it has the same meaning as the first one.
1. The weather is fine. Mary and her little brother can go to school.
The weather is............ for Mary and her little brother to go to school.
2. The sun is not warm. We can’t live on it.
The sun is........... for us to live on.
3. The water is quite warm. I can drink it.
The water is...............for me to drink.
4. The weather is so bad that we can’t go out.
The weather is.............for us to go out.
5. The film was so boring that we couldn’t go on seeing it.
The film was............. for us to go on seeing it.
6. He was so old that he couldn’t run fast.
He was.............to run fast.
7. You speak so fast that I can’t catch up with your words.
You speak............. for us me to catch up with your words.
8. It is so early that we can’t go out.
It is............. for us to go out.
9. The film was very boring. We left before the end.
The film was............. for us to leave before the end.
10. The water is so hot that I can’t drink it.
The water is............. for me to drink.