He was watching a film on TV when i came to see him last night
He was watching a film on TV when I came to see him last night
1. We ( never watch) .................that tv programme
2. We (watch)................. a good programme on tv last night
3. He ( read) .................. that novel many times before
4. I (have).................. A little trouble with my car last week
5. However, I (have)................no trouble with my car since then
6. I ( not see) ..................john for a long time . I (see) ............him 3 weeks ago
7. I (meet)............... Mary last night .she (become) ................a very big girl
8. He is very thirsty . He ( not drink) ..................since this morning
9. It is very hot. Summer (come).................
10. Mr brown (travel).............by air several times in the past
ex 1 : supply the correct tense of the verbs
1. i awear i _____________you the truh (tell)
2. we _________________(listen) to the radio when it suddenly stoopped working
3. they __________ ( be) in this town for a long time . they ______ (come) here 16years ago
4. "i;m going to miss a good film on TV because i'll be out tonight " - "i ___________it for you if you like "(video)
5. i (iphone) _____________ you tomorrow when i (get) ______________ home from work
6. when i _______ (be) a child, i ued to go swimming
7. that book _____(lie) i=on the table for weeks . you _________(not read) it yet ?
8. i don't minnd babysitting for you . your baby rarely _______(cry)
9. you (meet) ___________tom at the party last night ? - no , he (already/go) __________home when i (arrive) ______________at the party
10. you__________ (see) the film on TV last night ?
reported speech
1, "I watched a good film on TV yesterday", He said
2: "You should clean your room", She said
3: "They didn't succeed in persuading him to accept this job"
4: "I didn't listen to music last night", he said
5: ''I had finished my homework before I went to bed", Lan said
Give the corrcet verb form
1. My sister usually ( go ) out with her firends on Sundays , but last Sunday she ( stay ) ............. at home and (watch ).........TV
2.Minh ( be ) ................... absent from school yesterday because he ( have ) ............. an accident
3. I ( meet ) ............ an interesting man when I ( be ) .................... on holiday in Italy
4. At 7.00 o'clock? Oh, I (watch )...............TV then
5. What you ( do ) ........................... at 11 a.m yesterday _I (have)..................... lunch with my family
6. It was a beautiful morning . The sun ( shine) .................and the birds ...................(sing)
7. At this time last week , we (visit) ...................Halong Bay
8. The lady (fall) ................ off the ladder while she (paint).....................the door
9. When I (come).................... home , my mother ( listen)................. to music
10. They (sleep )............... when the thief (break ) ................... in?
11. The chidren (sing) .................. a song when the visitors ( arrive ).....................
12. Just as I (wonder ) .................. what to do next , the phone rang
13. I lit the fire at 6.00 and it (burn ) ........................ brightly when Tom came in at 7.00
14. You looked very busy when I (see) ................ you last night . What you ( do) ..................?
15. He ( clean ).................his gun when it accidentally ( go )................off and (kill) ........... him
Put the verbs in brackets in suitable tense:
1. I (have) __________ coffee for breakfast every day.
2. They (begin) __________ to study at this school 7 years ago.
3. It (rain) rains very much in the summer.
4. Bad students never (work) word hard.
5. He (visit)______ his friend yesterday and (find) ______ that he had been out.
6. She sometimes (buy) ___________ vegetables at his market.
7. I have not seen John for a long time. I (see) __________ him 3 weeks ago.
8. It (be) is very cold now.
9. I (need) need some money for my textbooks.
10. Tom (like) likes to go to the museums.
11. He (read) __________ that novel again during his last vacation.
12. I often (leave) leave the city at weekends.
13.The sun (set)___________ in the west.
14. My friend (study) __________ English for an hour every night.
15. Honesty (is) __________ the best policy.
16. The earth (move) __________ round the sun.
17. Two and two (make) __________ four.
18. We (watch) __________ a good programme on TV last night.
19. Mary (love) loves ice-cream.
20. I (have) __________ a little trouble with my car last week.
21. We always (do) do our exercises carefully.
22. I (meet) __________ Mary last night. She’s become a very big girl.
23. She (go) __________ to school every day.
24. What he (do)_________last night ?
25. We seldom (eat) eat before 6.30.
26. She (lose) __________ her handbag on the train yesterday morning.
27. When he grew old, he often (think) ________ of all the things he had done when he (be) _________ young.
28. I always (tell) _______ you to comb your hair, but you never (do) ____ what I (say) _____ .
29. When I (hear) _______ a knock at the door last night, I (walk) ___________ to the door and (open) ___________ it. When I (open) _________the door, I (see) ________my brother. I (greet) ________ him and (ask) _______ him to come in.
30. I (see) _______ you in the school play last night. You (do) _______ a terrific acting job. Had you ever acted in a play before this one?
-Yes, I (start) _________ acting when I was in elementary school.
1 when the phone (ring),i (have) a bath.
2 The house(be) much smaller than he (think) at first
3before you (mention) him,I never (hear) of that author
4 When he (go) to see them last night,they (play) cards.They(say), they(play) since six o'clock
5my friends (sing) when i (come) into the room
6 the little girl(ask) what (happen) to her ice-cream
7 he (eat) dinner when i (go) to see him
8 we'll go out when he rain(stop)
9 i (stay) here until he (answer) me
10 wait until i (catch) you
11 i'll be ready before you (count) ten
Ex 1: Complete the sentences. Use the words in parentheses. Use Simple present, Present continuous, or Simple past
1. I ...(go/not) to a movie last night. I ....(stay) home
2.Fred .....(come/not) to class every day
3. Sue...(read) a book right now. She...(watch/not) TV
4. I...(finish/not) my homework last night . I ...(go) to bed early
5. Jane.....(stand/not) up right now. She....(sit) down
6. It ....(rain/not) right now. The rain ....(stop) a few minutes ago
7. The whether ....(be/not) cold today, but it .....(be)cold yesterday
8. Mary and I ...(go/not) shopping yesterday. We ...(go) shopping last Monday
9. I ....(go) to a movie last night, but I ....(enjoy/not) it
10. I ....(write) a letter to my girlfriend yesterday, but I ....(write/not) a letter to her last week
11. My husband .....(come/not) home for dinner last night. He ....(stay) at his office
12.The children ....(go) to bed a half an hour ago. They ....(sleep)now
13. We ....(be) late for the movie last night. The movie ....(start)at 7:00,but we ....(arrive/not) until 7:15
14. He ....(dance) with Mary now
15. She usually ....(take) the bus to school
16. Her husband never ...(remember) her birthday
17. We...(watch) a film on television at the moment
Make sentences using the correct form of the Past Simple
1. When/ you/ finish/ your exam?
2. I/ wait/ for an hour, but he/not/ phone.
3. You/ watch/ the news on TV last night?
4. Mark/ stop/ smoking last month, and he/ start/ playing tennis again last week.
5. He/ ask/ me a question, but I/ not/ know/ the answer.
6. I/ live there for a few years, but I/ not/ like/ the place.
7. She/ come/ to my house yesterday, but she/ not/ stay.
8. What/ you/ say? I/ not/ hear/ you
9. What/ you/ do/ yesterday? You/ go/ to/ school?
1. Use the right tense of the verbs in brackets
1. Please don't touch anything before the police (come)...............................................
2. "When............................................... penicillin(discover)......................................................? "In 1928"
3. It's at least a month sincce I last (see).......................................... Tom
4. People(speak)........................................ EL and French in Canada
5. The light (go)............................................ out while we were having tea
6. Glenda(work)................................... extremely hard when she was a student
7. The World War II(begin)....................................... in 1973 and(end)................................... in 1945
8. Who(hear)................................... the boss tell him that? Peter did
9. According to the research reports, people usually(turn)....................................... in their sleep 25 to 30 times each night
10. He had a bath, and then he(go)............................................. to bed
11. I(never, visit)........................................ Australia, but I(see)........................................ a program on TV about it two weeks ago
