Exercise 1: Put the verbs in the brackets into correct tense or form:
1. Keep silent, please. Our teacher (explain) _________________ the lesson.
2. We (be) _________________ students for four years.
3. I will send him the message as soon as he (return) _________________
4. Thanks for (invite) _________________ me to the birthday party.
5. Peter couldn’t read until he (be) _________________ eight years old.
6. What ____________ your father usually ____________ (do) in the evenings?
7. I can (see) _________________ the children. They (play) ______________ in the yard.
8. Would you like (listen) _________________ to music?
9. No, thanks. I like (read) _________________ books.
10. Don’t worry. I (give) ____________ him your message when I (see) __________ him.
11. You (think) _________ collecting stamps costs much money?
12. My father thinks mountain climbing (be) _________ more dangerous than skating.
13. Every year, my mother (give) _________ me a nice doll on my birthday.
14. My brother (not like) _________ collecting stamps, he likes collecting glass bottles.
15. My sister likes (cook) _________ very much. She can cook many good foods.
Exercise 2: Put the verbs in the brackets into correct tense or form:
16. Does your brother like (listen) _________ to music in his free time?
17. I think in the future, more people (enjoy) _________ going out by bicycles.
18. My father says when he's retired, he (go) _______ back to his village to do the gardening.
19. We are planting trees around our school now. Our school (be) _________ surrounded by a lot of green trees.
20. Lan says she loves collecting pens but she (not/continue) _________ this hobby from next year.
21. When I was a child, I used (dream) ________________ of being an astronaut.
22. I'm terribly nervous. I'm not used (speak) ________________ to a large audience.
23. It took us ages to get used (live) ________________ in an apartment house.
24. Lots of trains used (stop) ________________ here, but not many do now.
25. Didn't Nick use (work) ________________ on a building site?
26. She may be late if she (not hurry) ________________.
27. If you are kind to me, I (be) ________________good to you.
28. If he (give) ________________ up smoking, as his doctor orders, he will be soon well again.
29. You (not pass) ________________ your driving test unless you drive more carefully.
30. He’ll be ill if he (not stop) ________________ worrying so much.
