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Exercise 3: Give the correct tense of the verbs

My friend Harry _________ off the ladder while he _______________ the ceiling of his room. (FALL, PAINT)

We ______________ the house in 2003. At that time it _______________ £ 150,000. (BUY, COST)

Dad _____________ interested in buying a new car. (NOT BE)

My sister ______________ for me at the airport terminal when I ____________. (WAIT, ARRIVE)

A few nights ago, I ____________ a book when suddenly I _____________ a noise outside. A few teenagers _____________ loud music. (READ, HEAR, PLAY)

The fire ________________ when the first firefighters ______________ at the scene. (STILL BURN, ARRIVE)

My brother ______________ for a job when he ______________ across an interesting ad in the newspaper. (LOOK, COME)

I _______________ someone call my name. I ______________ around and ______________ my dad standing at the back of the queue. I _______________ so surprised. (HEAR, TURN, SAW, BE)

My sister _______________ a bright summer dress when I ______________ her at the performance. (WEAR, SEE)

I _________ preparing dinner at 4.pm and I ______________ still at it when my wife ______________ home. (START, BE, COME)

Our housekeeper ______________ the vase. As she ______________ up the pieces, she _________ her middle finger. (BREAK, PICK, CUT)

We suddenly ______________ that we ______________ in the wrong direction. (REALISE, DRIVE)

She ______________ a great skier when she was young. (BE)

I ______________ an old friend in town while I _____________ the shopping. (MEET, DO)

While the children _____________ with others my husband and I _____________ to have a cup of coffee. (PLAY, DECIDE)

IV. Rewrite the sentences without changing the meaning.

1.         The man is her father. You met him last week.

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2.         Zoe likes the blue T-shirt. My sister is wearing it.

➔ _______________________________________.

3.         Show me the new hats. You bought them last night.

➔ _______________________________________.

4.         Zoe has a sister. Her sister’s name is Juma.

➔ _______________________________________.

5.                   That is a company. It produces rings.

➔ _______________________________________.

6.                   The children were attracted by the show. It was performed so many.

➔ _______________________________________.

7.          My best friend can compose songs. Ly sings folk songs very well.

➔ _______________________________________.

8.                   Tet is a festival. Tet often happens in late January or early February.

➔ _______________________________________.

9.          Zoe bought a new phone yesterday. I can use it to send and receive messages.

➔ _______________________________________.

10.               Jack is the boy. He is giving my mom a gift.

➔ _______________________________________.

V. Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

1. The waiter whom served us yesterday was polite and friendly

2. This class is only for people who’s first language is not English.

3. This is the boy who sister studied with me at high school.

4. He is moving to Lang Son city, that is in the north-east of Viet Nam

5. The girl whom is standing over there is from Viet Nam

VI. Combine each pair of sentences to make a complete sentence, using a suitable relative pronoun.

1 Last holiday we stayed in s resort. Mi recommended it to us.

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2. Some people talk too loudly in public places. I don’t ike them

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3. The dishes so hot My mother has cooked them.

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4. Last year I visted  a small town. They filmed “ The little girl” there.

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5. Ms Mai was my teacher.  I will never forget her.

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III.  Make one sentence from two. Use who/ which/ that/ where

1. I went to see a doctor. She had helped my father

I went to see the doctor ___________________

2. A woman wrote to me. She wanted my advice

The woman ______________________

3. Mary was wearing the red dress. It was made in France

Mary was wearing the red dress ______________

4. We stayed at Sofitel hotel. Mark recommended it to us

We stayed at Sofitel hotel ___________________

5. John is one of my closest friends. I have known him for three years

John is one of my closest friends ______________

6. New York is one of the largest cities in the USA. My sister is living there

New York is one of the largest cities in the USA___________

7. Ann talked to a man. He won a lot of money

Ann talked to the man___________

8. The couple has got a married again. Their divorce was in the newspapers

The couple ___________________

9. He is an architect. He designed the new city library

He is the architect _____________