1. Before she had watched TV, she had done her homework.
=> Had watched thành watched
2. Tom was seeing an accident while he was standing at the bus stop.
=> Was seeing thành saw
3. I read this novel several times.
=> Read thành have read
4. My mother sometimes buy vegetables at this market.
=> Buy thành buys
Tim lỗi sai trong cac câu sau
1. We played football at 4 p m yesterday
2. Ba read a book while his sister watched TV last night
3. What did she do while her mother was making lunch?
4. Where were you going last Sunday?
5. His family was living in the country from 2010 to 2016
6. He got up early and was having breakfast with his family yesterday morning
7. She didn't broke the flower vase. Tom did
8. Last week my friend and leaves for the country side on the bus
11. Did you study math 5 p m yesterday
14. What did you do at 9 yesterday morning?
I ( help) my Dad. He did the gardening
Sửa lỗi sai:
1, If we have times,I promise you that we'll do the best we can to call you next time
2, Through the war the soldiers had tried several times to capture the enemy leader but had never managed to do so
3, It was concluded after the investigation that nobody is to be regarded as at fault concerning the accident
4, I had a big surprise this morning because in the post there was an invitation to a wedding and of course I agreed going
5, I just don't understand it and wondering why she did it
I. Say or Tell? Choose the correct one.
9. He ______ me to shut up and play.
10. My brother ____ them he was good at playing chess.
11. She _____ that it was a great idea.
12. He _____ that it had snowed the previous week.
II. Underline the best option.
1. She said she was seeing her brother the following day / the previous day.
2. Mike said he had had / would have an accident the day before.
3. She said she didn’t see / hadn’t seen them since the previous week.
4. I met Tom two days ago and he said he was going to London tomorrow / the next day.
5. Erica told me she won’t / wouldn’t be back until the following Thursday.
6. John said he had worked for that company the year before / the year after.
7. Sam told the police he didn’t know / hadn’t known what had happened.
8. Harry told us he is / was catching the first bus to New York the next day.
9. My mother told me that if I ate / had eaten too much, I would feel ill.
10. When I rang her this morning, she told me that she was busy today / that day.
III. Rewrite these statements as reported speech with tense changes.
2. “The 8.30 flight to Da Nang will be delayed for 2 hours.”
They announced that _________________________________________________
5. “My engineers can assemble 5 car engines a week.”
The director said that_________________________________________________
7. “We plan to make the City a safer place for everyone.”
The local MP said that________________________________________________
IV. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.
4. The atmosphere of Mars is very thin and we can’t breathe it. (TOO)
......................................................................................................................
5. Most students searching for information try to find the details on the Internet. (LOOK)
......................................................................................................................
V. Choose the best answer
a. I ( met/ was meeting) a friend while I ( did/ was doing) the shopping
b. I ( turned/ was turning) round and ( saw/ was seeing) Paula
c. She ( worn/ was wearing) a bright red hat at 8 o'clock last night
d. I (paid/ was paying) for my things when I (heard/ was hearing) someone called my name
e. This time last Sunday, we ( took/ were taking) the final exam
f. While we ( had/ were having) a drink, a waiter ( dropped/ was dropping) a pile of plates
g. While they ( walked/ were walking) in the park,I ( worked/ was working) in the garden
h. My classmates ( waited/ were waiting) for me when I ( arrived/ was arriving)
i. The door bell ( rang/ was ringing) while he ( read/ was reading) an interesting novel
j. When Jane ( took/ was taking) a photograph for me , I ( had/ was having ) a bath
1: Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Tense:
1. They often (have)________ eggs for breakfast.
2. We usually (play)________ badminton.
3. She sometimes (wake up)________ late.
4. He always (go)________ to the cinema at weekends.
5. Mary (watch)________ TV every night.
6. She always (kiss)________ her children before she (go)________ to bed.
7. My parents (teach)________ chemistry.
8. She (dance)________ very well.
9. _________Tom often (arrive)________ late?
10. _________you always (go)________ to school in the morning?
11. We (not wake up)________ early.
12. _________these hens (lay)________ brown eggs?
13. She (be)________ very nice.
14. _________he (be)________ tall?
15. _________you (be)________ a teacher
2: Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Continuous & Simple Present.
1. Be quiet! The baby (sleep)________.
2. The student (look up)________ the new word right now.
3. He (play)________ game at the moment
4. At present, that author (write)________ a historical novel.
5. She (play)________ tennis when It (rain)________.
6. She sometimes (buy)________ vegetables at this market.
7. I (read)________ book while they (do)________ homework
8. I (see)________ that you (wear)________ your best clothes.
9. My mother (cook)____ some food in the kitchen at present. She always (cook)______ in the
morning.
10. Sarah often (work)________ late at the office.
EXERCISE 3: Put the verbs in brackets into the Simple Past Tense:
1. She (spend)________ all her money last week.
2. Mum (never spend)________ any money on herself.
3. I (lend)________ my penknife to someone, but I can't remember who it was now.
4. John and his father (build)________ the cabin themselves last year.
5. My parents (sell)________ the stereo at a garage sale.
6. ________ you (tell)________ anyone about this yesterday?
7. The unidentified plant (bear)________ gorgeous flowers.
8. She (tear)________ the letter to pieces and threw it in the bin.
9. He often (wear)________ glasses for reading.
10. Before God He (swear)________ he was innocent
11. Yesterday, clouds (creep)________ across the horizon, just above the line of trees.
12. We both (sleep)________ badly that night.
13. She (weep)________ for the loss of her mother.
14. Jane (keep)________ the engine running.
15. A huge wave (sweep)________ over the deck
16. Mum (pay)________ for my driving lessons.
17. He (lay)________ his hand on my shoulder.
18. He (break)________ the biscuit in half and handed one piece to me.
19. He (choose)________ his words carefully as he (speak)________.
20. Yesterday, I (go)________ to the restaurant with a client.
21. We (drive)________ around the parking lot for 20 minutes to find a parking space.
22. When we (arrive)________ at the restaurant, the place (be) _____ full.
23. The waitress (ask)________ us if we (have) reservations.
Combine the following pairs of the sentence, using relative clauses.
1. Mr. Smith said he was too busy to speak to me. I had come specially to see him.
2. I missed the train. I usually catch this train.
3. I saw several houses. Most of them were quite unsuitable.
4. This is a story of a group of boys. Their place crashed on a uninhibited island.
5. He introduced me to his students.Most of them were from abroad.
6. He expected to pay me $2 for 12 eggs. Four of the eggs were broken.
7. She climbed to the top of the Monument to see the wonderful view. She had been told about the view.
8. I was given this address by a man.I met this man on a train.
9. A man answered the phone. He said Tom was out
10. The bar was so noisy that I couldn't hear the preson at the other end of the line. I was telephoning from this bar.
11. At 6.00 thick fog descended. 6.00 was an hour before the plane was due.
12. I've just spoken to Sally. She sends you her love.
13. I couldn't remember the station. I had to get off at that station.
14. Come back at 4.30. I won't be so busy then.
15. I waited for him until 4.30. At the point I gave up.
Giúp mình điền vs từ COME nhé
It was a lovely Spring day, and flowers were................everywhere. Judy was worried. She'd.........................a lot of problems at works, and her work was......................her and her husband. She wasn't looking and stepped into the road. A car hit her, and she was thrown onto the pavement. The car didn't stop, though the door mirror......................in the accident Judy was unconscious for ten minutes before she.................She was rushed to hospital. She had a long operation, but fortunately she.....................Nothing about the accident would..................to her. The police to ask her about it several times, but she could remember nothing after breakfast on the day it happened. The police are asking people who saw the accident to..........................
Ex 1 : Chọn đúng thì các câu sau :
1 , Alice saw / was seeing the accident when she was catching the bus .
2 , What were you going / did you do when I called ?
3 , I didn't visit / weren't visiting my friends last summer holiday .
4 , It rained / was raining heavily last July .
5 , While people were talking to each other , he read / was reading his book
6 , My sister was eating / ate hamburgers every weekend last month
7 , While we were running / ran in the park , Mary fell over
8 , Did you find / Were you finding your keys yesterday ?
9 , Who was she dancing / did she dance with at the party last night ?
10 , They were watching / watched football on TV at 7 p. m yesterday .
