Tom and Jack went to the movie last week. When they came out of the cinema, the last bus had gone. Tom wanted to get a taxi to home but Jack didn't agree. Finally, they started walking home
Tom and Jack went to the movie last week. When they came out of the cinema, the last bus had gone. Tom wanted to get a taxi to home but Jack didn't agree. Finally, they started walking home
I.
1. I was very interested in our conversation.
-> It was interesting......................................
2. Why ***** you do that ?
-> Thatever.....................................................?
3. These bookshelves are my own work.
-> I made........................................................
4. I don't play tennis as well as you do.
-> you..........................................................
5. I haven't been to the dentist's for two years
->It's........................................................
6. Whenever she went to Paris she bought a new dress.
-> She never.............................................
7. I spent seven years at secondary school and then I went to university.
-> After....................................................
8. It's not worth living to make her change her mind.
->there's.........................................................
9.London is such as crowded city that we cannot go about quickly and easily
-> The city of London is so...............................................
10. The delayed their picnic because of the violent typhoon.
-> Because.............................................., they delayed their picnic
11. Inspite of his poverty, he studies very well.
-> He studies very well although.....................................
12.Airplane is more often used by tourists nowadays.
->nowadays, tourists.........................................................
II. Use the suggested words and phrases to write a complete story
1. Tom/Jack/ go/movies/last week.
2.Film / be good / but / it / be longer /they thought.
3.When/come out /the cinema /last bus /had gone.
4.They/not know/how/get home.
5. Tom/want/get a taxi/but/Jack/not agree.
6.Final/they/start/walk home
7. It/be/very long walk
8. They/ begetting tired/ suddenly/a car/stop/next to them.
9. To their surprise / it / be/ neighbor of theirs.
10. They / be happy / see/him / because / get a ride home.
1 While I (go)... to the cinema, I (see).... an accident.
2 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 (say) ... hello to him and (ask) ... him to come in.
3 My cousin and I ( watch) ... a film on TV last night when my brother (come) ... . He (watch) ... the end of the film with us.
4 They ( wait ) ... for me when I (arrive) ... at the station.
5 (they/ phay) .... tennis when it (start) .... raining?
6 She (cry) ... when she (hear) ... the news.
7 They (drive) .... home from the theatre when the police (stop) . . . them.
8 Everyone ( become) .... quiet when the concert (begin) .... .
Supply the correct form of the verbs in bracket to complete the sentences below.
1. .... young dog ever (bite) ... anyone?
- Yes, it (bite) ... a policeman last week.
2. "The barber (cut) ... my hair too short." - "don't worry, it (grow) ... again very quickly.
3. I (not go) ... out this evening. I (stay) ... at home.
4. I (witness) ... the accident on Le Loi street last night. A boy (knock) ... down by a car, and then he (take) ... the nearest hospital.
5. They (just phone) ... to say that they (not come) ... back until Friday night.
The simple past and the past continuous
Put the verbs in brackets into the simple past or the past continuous tense.
1 I lit the fire at 6.00 and it (bum) brightly when Tom came in
3 I (make) a cake when the light went out. I had to finish it in the dark.
4 I didn't want to meet Paul so when he entered the room I (leave).
5 Unfortunately when I arrived Ann just (leave), so we only had time for a few words.
6 He (watch) TV when the phone rang. Very unwillingly he (turn) down the sound and (go) to answer it.
7 He was very polite. Whenever his wife entered the room he (stand) up.
8 The boy ( play ) marbles when his mother (call)
9 My dog (walk) along quietly when Mr Pitt's Pekinese attacked him.
10 When I arrived she (have) lunch.
12 What you (think) of his last book? ~ I (like) it very much.
14 He suddenly (realize) that he (travel) in the wrong direction.
15 He (play) the guitar outside her house when someone opened the window and (throw) out a bucket of water.
16 I just (open) the letter when the wind (blow) it out of my hand.
18 When I (look) for my passport I (find) this old photograph.
19 You looked very busy when I (see) you last night. What you (do)?
20 The boys (play) cards when they (hear) their father's step. They immediately (hide) the cards and (take) out their lesson books.
21 He (clean) his gun when it accidentally (go) off and (kill) him.
22 He (not allow) us to go out in the boat yesterday as a strong wind (blow).
23 As I (cross) the road I (step) on a banana skin and (fall) heavily.
24 I still (lie) on the road when I (see) a lorry approaching.
25 Luckily the driver (see) me and (stop) the lorry in time.
26 How you (damage) your car so badly? ~
-I (run) into a lamp-postyesterday. ~
-I suppose you (drive) too quickly or were not looking where you (go).
27 As he (get) into the bus it (start) suddenly and he (fall) backwards on to the road.
29 When he (mend) the fuse he (get) a very bad shock.
30 When I (hear) his knock I (go) to the door and (open) it, but I (not recognize) him at first because I (not wear) my glasses.
31 When I (come) in, they (sit) round the fire. Mr Pitt (do) a crossword puzzle, Mrs Pitt (knit), the others (read). Mrs Pitt (smile) at me and (say), 'Come and sit down.'
32 While the guests (dance) thieves (break) into the house and (steal) a lot of fur coats.
34 She was very extravagant. She always (buy) herself new clothes.
36 Whenever the drummer (begin) practising, the people in the next flat (bang) on
the wall.
37: Mr.Smith never (wake)up in time in the morning and always (get) into trouble for being late ; so one day he (go) to town and (buy) an alarm clock.
38: To get to home , he (have) to go to a field where a bad - temoered bull usually (graze).
1/ Mrs Reed (turn) _________ on the radio in her car while she (drive) _________ home yesterday. She (listen) ___________ to some music when she suddenly (hear) ___________ a siren. She (look) ____________ in her mirror and (see) _________ an ambulance behind her. She immediately (pull) ________ her car to the side of the road and (wait) _________ for the ambulance (pass) _________.
2/ My mother (call) ___________ me around 5 o’clock. My husband (come) _________ home a little after that. When he (come) __________ home, I (talk) ___________ to my mother on the phone.
3/ Next month I (have) _________ a week’s vacation. I (plan) _________ to take a trip. First I (go) _________ to Madison, Wisconsin to visit my brother. After I (leave) ________ Madion, I (go) _________ Chicago to see a friend who (study) _________ at a university there. She (live) _________ in Chicago for three years, so she (know) _________ her way around the city. She (promise) _________ to take me to many interesting places. I (never, be) _________ in Chicago, so I (look) _________ forward to going there.
4/ Yesterday John (eat) _____________ breakfast at 8:00. He (already, eat) _________ breakfast when he (leave) ____________ for class at 8:45. He (always, eat) _________ breakfast before he (go) _____________ to class. I (usually, not eat) _________ breakfast before I (go) _________ to class. But I (usually, get) _________ hungry about midmorning. Tomorrow before I (go) _____________ to class, I (eat) _________ breakfast.
5/ Last year, I (go) __________ mountain climbing for the first time. It was exciting and terrifying at the same time. We (move) ___________slowly and carefully, and it (take) ___________ three days to get to the top. When we climbed onto the summit, we (find) ___________ another group of climbers. They (arrive) ___________ several hours ahead of us. They (have) ___________ dinner and listening to Beethoven. We (laugh) __________ and they (invite) ___________ us to join them. The climb (be) ___________, to say the least, an unforgettable experience.
6/ The weather (be) ___________ terrible lately. It (rain) ___________ off and on for two days, and the temperature (drop) ___________ at least twenty degrees. It (be) ___________ in the low 40s right now. Just three days ago, the sun (shine) ___________ and the weather was pleasant. The weather certainly (change) ___________ quickly here. I never know what to expect. Who knows ? When I (wake) ___________ up tomorrow morning, maybe it (snow) ___________.
7/ A taxi driver (drive) ____________ along a street when he suddenly (black out) ___________ and lost control of his vehicle. The taxi (plunge) _________ into a nearby river. A hawker, who (see) ______________ the accident, rushed from his coffee stall and (dive) ___________ into the water. He (have) ___________ to swim twenty five metres before he could get to the taxi. The taxi driver (try) ______________ to wind down the window. The hawker reached into the taxi for the safety-belt. After he (release) __________ the safety-belt, he pulled the driver out through the partially open window. At the hospital, the driver (say) ____________ that the black out might (cause) ______________ by his high blood pressure condition.
8/ Marie Curie, the Polish-born chemist, was a courageous and determined woman. She (leave) ___________ her home for Paris to pursue her interest in science. Living in poverty, she still (manage) ___________ to graduate at the top of her class. She (meet) ___________ Pierre Curie shortly after graduation and (marry) ___________ him a year later.
Together, Pierre and Marie (form) ___________ the most famous husband-and-wife partnership in science history. They (discover) ___________ the radioactive elements, Polonium and Radium. They (award) ___________ the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1903.
Put the verbs into the correct tenses describing the future.
1. I ( be) in Sapa tomorrow morning.
2. I don't want to discuss it over the telephone. I (tell) you about it later.
3. I'm coming home now. When I (get) home, my dog (wait) for me on the doorstep.
4. - You have just missed the bus.
- All right. I (walk).
5.- Can you tell me about your school plan tomorrow?
- We (visit) the museum in the morning.
6. You're too late. By the time you (arrive) they (finish) their speeches and everyone (go) home.
7. - May I use your phone to call a taxi?
- There's no need to do that. I (drive) you home.
8. I suppose when I (come) back in two years' time they (pull) down all these old houses.
9. I still (be) here next summerbut Tom (leave).
10. - I expect we (come) at 5 o'clock-Good, I (wait) for you then.
Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets
11. When she (finish) ................... her work she (go) ............... to the cinema
12. He (not eat) ............. until his parents (come) ...........home
13. She (tell) ...............me she never ( meet) ........him
14. He (do) ........... her homework before he (go) ......out
15. The lights (go) ...........out the moment he (get) ............ into the cinema
16. hardly the holiday (begin) ............when they (leave) ....the town
17. They (be) ............ our for an hour when it ( start ) .......... to rain
18. They (leave) ...... the shop as soon as they (buy) ................... everything they (need) ..........
19. The house (burn) ........... to the ground by the time the firemen (arrive).................
20. As he (do) ......................... a lot of work that day he (be)...................ver tired
Give the correct form of the verbs in bracket ( Simple Past or Past Perfect).
1. She already (post) .......... the letter when she (realize) .......... she (send) .......... it to the wrong address.
2. Hardly the car (go) .......... a mile when it (have) .......... a flat tyre.
3. The weather (be) ......... far worse than we (expect) .........
4. They (be married) ......... for five years when they finally (have) ........ a child.
5. No sooner they (sell) .......... their car than they (regret) ........... having done so.
6. When she (finish) ........... her work, she (go) ........... to the cinema.
7. He (not eat) .......... until his parents (come) ............ home.
8. She (tell) ............ me she never (meet) ............... him.
9. He (do) ............... his homework before he (go) ............... out.
10. The light (go) ................ out the moment he (get) ................ into the cinema.
1 my father has gone to can tho .......... business a for b on c by d because 2 tom has had flu for the last three says . he .............. now a has been the doctor b is seeing the doctor c sees the doctor d was seeing the doctor 3 .............. breakfast ? a did you have just b are you just having c have you just had d do you just have 4 i can not hear what you are saying . can you ............... the radio ? a turn down b turn on c turn up d turn off 5 according to the weather ................ , it will be raining tonight a prediction b information c announcemnet d forecast 6 she applied for the job as a personal manager ................. she liked meeting people a in spite of b because c although d because of 7 ................. they thoughtthe exam had been easy , they all failed a although b even though b though d all are correct 8 people are happy to welcome the new year . they make a lot of ................ a readiness b working c preparation d housework 9 it was ...................... wonderful music that i went straight out and bought the record a so b very c too d such 10 he wrote them three letters ...................... he did not get a reply a so b and c but d that