1 will be destroyed
2 will be improved
3 is interviewing
4 open
5 has saved
will have saved
6 has never read
7 will see
8 will have worked
9 had you done
1 will be destroyed
2 will be improved
3 is interviewing
4 open
5 has saved
will have saved
6 has never read
7 will see
8 will have worked
9 had you done
1. Mary (be) ____________________ seriously ill since last night.
2. They sometimes (go) ____________________ school by bus.
3. How long __________ you (study) __________ English? - I (study) ____________________ it for 7 years.
4. We last (see) _____________ them last Sunday.
5. I (not meet) ____________________ him since he moved to Hanoi.
6. Now they (play) ____________________ happily in the school yard.
7. We (not finish) ____________________ our exercises yet.
8. My friend said he (be) __________ working in Hanoi then.
9. Mr. David (just buy) ____________________ a new house.
10. They (build) ____________________ a new hospital in my neighborhood next month.
11. It (not rain) ____________________ since the beginning of this month.
12. Lan asked me if I (like) __________ pop music.
13. We (begin) ____________ to learn English three years ago. Now we (learn) __________________ for 3 years.
14. __________ you ever (be) __________ to Ho Chi Minh City?
15. The telephone (ring) __________ when we (watch) ____________________ television last night.
16. Mrs Hoa (teach) ____________________ English in this school since she (leave) __________ the university.
17. Look! That car (run) _________________ very fast.
18. The Browns (have) ____________________ dinner at the moment.
19. He (live) ____________________ in Hanoi for 20 years.
20. Alexander Graham Bell (invent) _____________ the telephone many years ago.
21. She (be) __________ very ill now. She (not go) ___________________ to school since Monday.
22. + __________ you (be) __________ to Phong Nha before?
+ Yes. I (spend) _____________ my holiday there last summer.
23. I must go now. I (phone) ________________ you when I (arrive) ______________ there.
24. When I last (see) __________ them, they ( work) ____________________ in a factory in Hanoi.
25. Ba`s teacher (give) __________ him a lot of homework last week.
26. Tom hopes he (meet) __________ many interesting people when he goes to Hanoi next month.
27. Mai and her friends (walk) ____________________ to school now.
28. They (go) __________ to Sao Mai Movie Theater last night.
29. She (not see) ____________________ that film before.
30. My mother was waiting for me when I (come) ______________ home.
31. Ann and Susan (cook) _____________________ dinner when Martin arrived home.
32. The light (go) ______________ out while we were having dinner.
33. + What __________ you (do) ______________ at this time yesterday?
+ I (play) _____________________ games on the computer.
34. Tom! Turn off the TV. You (always watch) ____________________ TV.
35. Lan often (do) __________ her homework carefully.
36. This is the first time Hoa (meet) ____________________ Tim`s family.
37. They said they (go) ____________________ to Hanoi the following day.
38. Yesterday (be) __________ a beautiful day. The Sun (shine) ____________________ brightly when we
(leave) ______________ home.
39. The teacher asked me if I (know) __________ where the Statue of Liberty was.
40. Listen! Mai (play) ____________________ the piano in her room.
41. + What kind of music ____________ you (like) __________ ?
+ I like pop music.
42. In summer, the Sun usually (shine) __________________ brightly.
43. I (not finish) _______________________ reading the novel you lent me yet.
44. Julia (write) ________________________ an email to her boy friend now.
45. Jack (not meet) _______________________ Tom the last time he came to America.
II. Cho dạng đúng của động từ trong ngoặc. ( Give the correct verb forms )
1. Would you mind (open) ______________ the windows. It`s so dark inside.
2. Do you mind (wait ) ______________ a moment?
3. Do you mind if I (smoke) ______________ here?
4. Would you mind if I (use) ______________ your handphone?
5. The boy (read) ______________ a book is Ba.
6. The old lamp (make) ______________ in China is five dollars.
7. The window (break) ______________ last night has been repaired.
8. Do you know the man (talk) ______________ to Tom?
9. The man (sit) ______________ next to me was very nervous.
10. He suggested (travel) ______________ around the
1.Use the correct form of the verbs in brackets:
1.Whar you (do)........................last weekend?-I (go).......................to the theater with my family.
2.John and I (be)....................................pen pals for nearby three years .
3.We used (write)....................to each other every month when we(be).....................................at sencondary school.
4.Minh(know)................................................a little English,so she (wish)..................................she (can)..............................speak it fluently.
5.Maryam (stay).................................with us at the moment.She (be)...............................................my sister's friend.
6.They (read)..............................thosee interesting books several times.
7.His classmate (wait)..............................for him since 8 o'clock.
8.Her son(just design).............................a new hospital in the suburb.
9.This book(write).....................................for the children last year.
10.I(get)..............................a lot of bad marks this month.
11.MRs.Lan(be)..............a teacher of English for twenty-seven years.She first (start)................................teaching English at a small school.After she had taught ther for ten years,her family (move)............................to a big city.Since then she (be)...............................a teacher at a bis school.
12.I (pass) .................................up my book to her .She ( ask)............................. me why it had taken me so long to do the work.I (explain)..................................to her that I hah had very little time to do my work.
13.I(wear).......................................sunglasses now because I have sore eyes and the glare of the sun (hurt).......................................them.I(use)....................dark glasses for several days already,but my eyes have not improved yet.
14.They used (go).............................................swimming in the afternoon.
15.He wishes he (be)..............................................a docctor.
16.They (not finish)...............................................their work yet.
17.I wish they (be)............................................. here tomorrow .
18.I would rather you (do)...........................................the test well.
19.It;s time we (catch)...................................the bus to go home.
20.I wish they (be),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,at the party here last night.
Give the correct tenses of form of the verbs in brackets:
1.If you(be)in my position now,what(you do)?
2.John(do)the test again atthe moment because he(not pass)in the first time.
3.Last time his doctor(suggest)that he(give up)smoking.
4.If he(see)the doctor last week,he(not suffer)now.
5.When I(pass)her house the other day,I saw her(water)the tress in the garden.
6.Tom(finish)this course when his father(return)next month.
7.The author(write)three novels when he(be)only 35 years old.
8.John(wish)he(know)Chinese well.
9.She(read)the book for over three days,and she(read)more than two hundred pages.
He tried[reach]........the shelf but he wasn't enough.
I asked them[be]..........quiet but they continued [make].........a lot of noise.
It is important[think]carefully before[make]..........a decision.
She is afraid of[go].............out in the evening.
Could you show me how[do].............this exercise.
I din't know what[say]............when I met him yesterday.
How about[spend]..........our holiday on the beach.
Marry has decided[go].........to Vietnam this summer.
We are really interested in[visit].........Ha Long Bay.
The student stopped[talk].............when the teacher came in.
He stopped the car[buy]...........some things.
This machine is used[print].........the papers.
He [be]........here in about 5 minutes.
Lan promises she[not get]............good marks.
Car tires can[recycle].........to make pipes and floor coverings.
Theglass[break]up..........and[make].........into new glassware.
She is pleased that her mother[feel].........better.
This is the first time my mother[be].........to hanoi.
We never[see]........rice paddies before.
Rice and corn[grow]........in Vietnam.
The child[sit]......near the tree is my brother.
The novel[write]........by Mr Quang is interesting.
The house[paint]..........10 years.
At this time yesterday I [study].......in the library.
The machine[make]........in Japan is good.
They[run].......home while It [rain].......at 5p.m yesterday.
When Nam [come].......I[sleep].........at 9 yesterday.
What you[do].......at this time yesterday.
You [tidy]......the bedroom yet.
I [already write]the lesson
That street [not repair]yet
I[not see]her since I[come]here
This book[write]..........by Shakespear.
Christmas songs[perform]..........for people in towns.
Look.The cupboard is open and everything[jumble]..........
How long you [learn].............English.For 4 years.
What [happen]..........when you [come]...........home.
How long.............you[like]...........here.
Andy[do]..........her homework when her friends came.
The white house will[build]........in this area next year.
While I[work]..........on the computer,the earthquake happend
John [wash].......the clothes in the bathroom at four o'clock last night.
Would you mind[give]...........me the book from the shelf.
1. In all the world, there (be) __________ only 14 mountains that (reach) __________above 8,000 meters.
2. He sometimes (come) __________ to see his parents.
3. When I (come) __________, she (leave) __________for Dalat ten minutes ago.
4. My grandfather never (fly) __________ in an airplane, and he has no intention of ever doing so.
5. We just (decide) __________ that we (undertake) ____________ the job.
6. He told me that he (take) __________ a trip to California the following week.
7. I knew that this road (be) __________ too narrow.
8. Right now I (attend) __________ class. Yesterday at this time I (attend) __________class.
9. Tomorrow I'm going to leave for home. When I (arrive) __________at the airport, Mary (wait) __________ for me.
10. Margaret was born in 1950. By last year, she (live) __________on this earth for 55 years .
11. The traffic was very heavy. By the time I (get) __________to Mary's party, everyone already (arrive) __________
12. I will graduate in June. I (see) __________ you in July. By the time I (see) __________ you , I (graduate) __________.
13. I (visit) __________ my uncle's home regularly when I (be) __________ a child.
14. That book (be) __________ on the table for weeks. You (not read) __________ it yet ?
15. David (wash) __________ his hands. He just (repair) __________ the TV set.
16. You (be) __________here before? Yes, I (spend) __________ my holidays here last year.
17. We never (meet) __________ him. We don't know what he (look) __________ like.
18. The car (be) __________ ready for him by the time he (come) __________tomorrow.
19. On arriving at home I (find) __________that she just (leave) __________a few minutes before.
Put the verbs in brackets into the Simple Past Tense:
24. I (say)________, "No, my secretary forgets to make them."
25. The waitress (tell)________ us to come back in two hours.
26. My client and I slowly (walk)________ back to the car.
27. Then we (see)________ a small grocery store.
28. We (stop)________ in the grocery store and (buy)________ some sandwiches.
29. That (be)________ better than waiting for two hours.
30. I (not go)________ to school last Sunday.
31. ________She (get)________ married last year?
32. What________ you (do)________ last night?- I (do)________ my homework.
33. I (love)________ him but no more.
34. Yesterday, I (get)________ up at 6 and (have)________ breakfast at 6.30.
35. Tom (not shave)________ this morning because he (not have)________ time
36. Where)________ you (go)________?
37. I (be)________ hungry, so I (buy)________ something to eat
38. She (not invite)________ her to the party
39. ________ they (be)________ at work yesterday?
40. We all (leave)________ the party at 11 o’clock
41. I (be)________ angry because Tom and Ann (be)________ late
42. What)________ you (do)________ at the weekend?
43. They (sell)________ their house
44. Professor Kenneth (teach)________ another class last year.
45. We (spend)________ two weeks in JAPAN.
46. The rain (stop)________ in the middle of the afternoon.
47. We (speak)________ to our friends last night.
48. I (realize)________ my error at once.
49. We (eat)________ lunch at the cafeteria with them.
50. He (drive)________ his car to work yesterday.
51. Albert Einstein (die)________ in 1955.
52. Tom (go)________ to the post office twice yesterday.
53. My car (break)________ down this morning on the way to work.
54. I (see)________ her last year.
55. What________ you (do)________ yesterday?
56. You (watch)________ TV last night?
57. She (be)________ born in 1980.
58. We (study)________ almost every lesson in this book so far.
59. We (watch, never)________ that television program.
60. We (watch)________ an interesting program on television last night.
61. My wife and I (travel)________ to Mexico by air last Summer.
62. I (read)________ that novel again during my last vacation.
63. I (have)________ a little trouble with my car last week.
64. However, I (have)________ no trouble with my car since then.
65. He (work)________ all day yesterday.
EXERCISE 4: Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Perfect & Simple Past Tenses.
1. I (wait)________ for two hours, but she (not come)________ yet.
2. He (write)________ a book since last year.
3. How long_________ you (learn)________ English?
4. Tom (already finish)________ his homework.
5. I (read)________ the novel written by Jack London several times before.
6. Mai (never be)________ in Hanoi.
7. She (study)________ Korean for two years.
8. How many times you (see)________ him since he went to Edinburgh?
9. We are from French. We (be)________ there for 20 years.
10. I am sorry. I (forget)________ that girl’s name already.
11. Mai (lose)________ her dictionary.
MR. BEAN’S MATERIALS – Exercises on Verb-Tenses
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12. I (wait)________ for the manager for two hours.
13. ________ you (ever, see)________ a lion?
14. I (work)________ very hard for the exam.
15. I (live)________ here since 1970.
16. ________ you (be) to the zoo?
17. I’m afraid you (look)________ at the wrong one.
18. Why are the police here? What (happen)________?
19. Please stay for dinner, Jane (cook)________ a lovely meal.
20. He (learn)________ English for three years, but he can’t even read a newspaper yet.
21. My teacher (teach)________ English at this school for six years.
22. Michael (study)________ English for six month now.
23. Up the present, George (do)________ good work in this class.
24. Our present boss (work)________ in this company all of his life.
EXERCISE 5: Put the verbs in brackets into the Simple Past & Past Perfect:
1. When the police (arrive)________, the car (go)________.
2. They (eat)________ everything by the time I (arrive)________ at the party
3. When I (find)________ my purse, someone (take)________ the money out of it.
4. By the time I (get)________ into my town, the shop (close)________.
5. They (go)________ after they (finish)________ their work.
6. He (do)________ nothing before he (see)________ me.
7. When they (get)________ the station, the train (leave)________.
EXERCISE 6: Put the verbs in brackets into Gerund, To Infinitive & Bare Infinitive.
1. I hope (have)________ a job
2. Try to avoid (make)________ him angry.
3. He thinks of (leave)________ his job.
4. Would you mind (show)________ me how (work)________ the lift?
5. It's no use (wait)________.
6. I hate (see)________ a child (cry)________.
7. I'm looking forward to (see)________ you.
8. He warned her (not touch)________ the wire.
9. Gravity makes water (run)________ downhill.
10. Please let me (know)________ your decision.
11. It is difficult (please)________ every body.
12. We are eager (return)________ to school in the fall.
13. Stop (argue)________ and start (work)________.
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1. Lan.............. (have) a car for five years.
2. She........................(not see) Lan since 2000.
3. What................ you (do) ......................when I .................(call) you.
4. This is the first time Minh.................. (drink) beer.
5. The housework........................(just /finish) .
6. Chung.....................(play) volleyball ten years ago. He..... .... ....... .(play) volleyball for ten years.
7. The last time I ....................(meet) her was two month agxo.
8. Lan...................(play) computer games when I.................. (arrive).
9. What..............she (do)................last weekend? She................ (read) books.
10. He suggested……………(go) to the market.
11. The test.............. (do) by Lan now.
12. How fast................the girl (ride) .................when she (have) an accident.
13. It is nice............... (see) you again.
14. Nam went to Ha Noi in order............... (impove) his English.
15. The book................... (write) by Hung for five month.
18. She doesn't like ................... (laugh) at by other people.
19. I am happy.................. (pass) the exam .
21. Listen to those people! What language .....................they (speak).................?
22. Where................you (go) ...................if you had a lot of money?
23. Did you advice him.................. (join) in the talent contest?
24. Who.................(carry) our bag when we climb in the mountains.
25. It (not rain) ....................much in our country in winter.
Fill up the spaces in each of the following sentences by inserting a verb + up, or a verb + up + preposition combination.
1. It is ...... factory owners to provide fire-fighting equipment in their factories. (No verb is required here.) 2. Unfortunately he was ...... by his parents to believe that money was the only thing that mattered. 3. The party didn't ...... till 3 a.m. and the guests left very noisily.
4. I ran after him and soon ......... him. Then we went on together. 5. Mother to child: "Your clothes are covered with mud; what have you .........?" 6. If you buy the paint I'll ......this room for you. 7. He ......a list of conditions and we all agreed to them. 8. If you want a new passport you must ...... this form. 9. He......at 8 a.m. and went to bed at 11 p.m. 10. I tried three times to start the car and then ... it ... and went by bus. 11. If I ...... alcohol I'd be much healthier, but life wouldn't be so much fun. 12. I saw a policeman so I ......... him and asked him the way.
13. Most girls expect to get married when they....... 14. Cashiers carrying money to the bank are sometimes ...... by gunmen. 15. He couldn't ......... me as I ran much faster than he did
and soon left him behind. 16. I ...... a 20p piece that I saw lying on the ground. 17. He wasted two weeks and tried to ......... it by working madly the last day. 18. She said that she was going to educate her children herself, for if they went to school they'd only......bad habits. 19. Before you go on holiday you should ...... the house and ask the police to keep an eye on it. 20. The car......suddenly with screaming brakes. 21. English people have to.........English weather. 22. The thieves ...... (bound) the housekeeper and ransacked the house. 23. I've stupidly ...... your books and mine and now I don't know which is which. 24. He is a dangerous criminal. He ought to be....... 25. I want to ... him ... . Would you please ...... his telephone number? 26. I ...... at the meeting-place but the others didn't come. 27. He wanted something to do in his spare time so he ...... carpentry. 28. The police......a notice saying, "No Parking". 29. "Tell me at the end of the week how many hours you have worked and I'll ......with you then", his employer said. 30. It's probably true. No one would......such a stupid story. 31. She sat down in front of the mirror and began to ...... her face. 32. If only we had a dish-washer, we wouldn't need to ...... after every meal. 33 My father said it was all my fault but my mother ......... (defended) me and said that it wasn't. 34 He ...... his speech by calling for a vote of thanks for last year's president.
1. Use the correct form of verbs.
1. I ( read)……………………… that novel several times before.
2. We ( study)…………………… almost every lesson in this book so far.
3. How long you (learn)……………………. English? - for five years.
4. Nam ( never be)……………………… in Hanoi.
5. They (live)…………………… in HCM city since 1977.
6. She (read)……all the book written by Dickens already. How many books she ( read)……?
7. Jack (go)………… to Paris for a holiday since last week. He never (be)………………there.
8. I (work)……… for him for ten years and he never (say)……………" Good morning" to me.
9. The Greens just ( leave)………………………… London to New York with their relative.
10. John ( drive)…………………… that car since I (know)…………………………. Him.
11. Nga ever (spend)…her holiday in Tokyo yet? - No, she never ( spend) …her holiday there.
12. You ( ever see)…………………… a lion? - Yes, (I already see)…………………… it
13. I ( meet)………………….. her before. I ( meet)…………………. her last year
14. What you ( do)……………… yesterday? You ( watch)………………….. TV last night?
15. She ( be)……………… born in 1890
2. Find mistake and correct.
1.He is good at speaking English. He practices to English everyday.
2. How long have you lived in ThaiLand? I have lived in Thai Land since 4 years.
3. How many child does she have? Two sons and two daughters.
4. The river is the same long as that one.
5. This is the most interesting film I have ever see.
6. The room looks beautifully. When did you paint it?
7. They didn’t travel to HoChiMinh city for a very long time.
8. He didn’t answer the question careful, so he got bad marks.
9. The hotel has been there in the 20th century.
10. The price of the house have increased recently.
3. Put the verbs into correct tense or form.
1. Mr. Thanh (be) ______________ a doctor. He (work) ______________ in a hospital in the city center. Everyday he (catch) ______________ the bus to work.
2. We (not go) ______________ camping next week.. We (visit) _____________ the museum.
3. I like (join) ______________ your club.
4. Hurry up ! We (wait ) _______for you. If you (be) ______slow, we (miss) ________the bus.
5. My mother is saving money because they ( buy) ______________ a new house next year.
6. She is preparing her trip now. She (visit) ______________ her friends tonight.
7. You (be) _________ free next Saturday morning? – No, I (visit) _______ my grand mother.
8. Trang (not be) ___________in her room at the moment. She (cook) ________ in the kitchen.
9. Would you like (have) ______________ breakfast with eggs.
10. Lien (not go ) ____________ to the movie theater tomorrow. She (stay) ________ at home.
11. The train for Hanoi (leave)______________ at 7.30 tonight.
12. I (know) ______________ you (be)______________ busy now.