Martin had to clear the room before he could started painting the walls
Only had Martin clear the room could he started painting the walls
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the pub was so crowded that he could barely get to the bar
A. he could not get to the bar because the pub was so crowded
B. He had difficultly getting to the bar as the pub was very crowded
C. It was such a crowded pub that he could hardly get to the bar
D. Despite the fact that the pub was crowded he could easily get to the bar
Put the verbs in brackets into the simple past or the continuous tense
1. I lit fire at 6.00 and it (burn)....... brightly when tom came in at 7.00
2. When i aarrived the lecture had already started and the professor ( write)....... on the overhead professor
3.I(make)..... a cake when the light went out. I had to finish it in the dark
4. I didnt 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 wo...
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Put the verbs in brackets into the simple past or the continuous tense
1. I lit fire at 6.00 and it (burn)....... brightly when tom came in at 7.00
2. When i aarrived the lecture had already started and the professor ( write)....... on the overhead professor
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 unwillngly 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 admiral (play)...... bowls when he received news of the invasion . He (insist)...... on finishing the game
9. My dog (walk)..... along quietly when Mr pitt's pekinese attacked him
10. When i arrived she (have)...... lunch. She apologized for starting without me but said that she always (lunch)....... at 12.30
1. So many people have never been unemployed as today
Never ________________________________________________________________
2. This boy will no longer make the same mistakes
No longer _____________________________________________________________
3. He rarely met such a beautiful film star
Rarely ________________________________________________________________
4. She no longer spends most time talking care of her baby
No longer _____________________________________________________________...
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1. So many people have never been unemployed as today
Never ________________________________________________________________
2. This boy will no longer make the same mistakes
No longer _____________________________________________________________
3. He rarely met such a beautiful film star
Rarely ________________________________________________________________
4. She no longer spends most time talking care of her baby
No longer _____________________________________________________________
5. My father had no sooner got home than the rain began to fall
No sooner _____________________________________________________________
6. As soon as the teacher came in, they stopped talking
No sooner _____________________________________________________________
7. He got down to writing the letter as soon as he returned from his walk
No sooner _____________________________________________________________
8. She had hardly begun to speak before people started interrupting her
Hardly ________________________________________________________________
9. That store seldom receives complaints from its customers
Seldom _______________________________________________________________
10. He wasn’t here, so he didn’t have a lot of fun
Had __________________________________________________________________
11. Because the weather isn’t fine now, we can’t go for a walk
Were _________________________________________________________________
12. I would go to Dalat if I could take a trip this summer
Could ________________________________________________________________
13. She rarely smiles at me
Rarely________________________________________________________________
14. My teacher is no longer teaching in this school
No longer _____________________________________________________________
15. You will hardly finish your work before it’s dark
Hardly ________________________________________________________________
16. You can buy this book only in this shop
Only__________________________________________________________________
17. This rich man seldom helps the poor
Seldom________________________________________________________________
18. Martin had no sooner sat down than the telephone rang
No sooner_____________________________________________________________
19. He never smokes in bed
Never ________________________________________________________________
20. He not only refused to help me but he also laughed at me
Not only ______________________________________________________________
9. He had difficulty seeing in the dark room. (hardly)
→ He ____________________________________in the dark room.
I. Use the comparative or superlative form of the words in brackets
1. Could you write (clear) ...?
2. He had an accident last year. Now, he drives (careful)... than he did before
3. This jacket is too small. J need a (large)... one
4. I dont know (many) ... people in our neighborhood as you do
5. Mary is (clever) ... than her sister
6. Of the four ties, i like the red one (much)...
7. I prefer this chair to the other one. Its ... (comfortable)
8.The older people get, (little) ... they r...
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I. Use the comparative or superlative form of the words in brackets
1. Could you write (clear) ...?
2. He had an accident last year. Now, he drives (careful)... than he did before
3. This jacket is too small. J need a (large)... one
4. I don't know (many) ... people in our neighborhood as you do
5. Mary is (clever) ... than her sister
6. Of the four ties, i like the red one (much)...
7. I prefer this chair to the other one. It's ... (comfortable)
8.The older people get, (little) ... they remember
9. While Tom ....tennis, Ann .......a shower.
A. played/took B. playing/taking
C. was playing/was taking D. was play/was take
10. When they ......in the garden, the phone....
A. worked/was ringing B. were working/rang
C. worked/rang D. work/rings
11. They ...tea when the doorbell ....
A. have/is ringing B. were having/rang
C. had had/ rang D. having/ringing
12. Father ....his pipe while mother ....a magazine.
A. smoked/read C. had smoked/read
B. was smoking/was reading D. smoking/read...
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9. While Tom ....tennis, Ann .......a shower.
A. played/took B. playing/taking
C. was playing/was taking D. was play/was take
10. When they ......in the garden, the phone....
A. worked/was ringing B. were working/rang
C. worked/rang D. work/rings
11. They ...tea when the doorbell ....
A. have/is ringing B. were having/rang
C. had had/ rang D. having/ringing
12. Father ....his pipe while mother ....a magazine.
A. smoked/read C. had smoked/read
B. was smoking/was reading D. smoking/reading
13. When I .....into the office, my boss ....for me.
A. came/was waiting B. was coming/waited
C. had come/waited D. came/waiting
14. When I ....John, he .....across the road.
A. see/ walks B. see/was walking
C. saw/was walking D. saw/is walking
15. When he ...., we....dinner.
A. arrived/having B. arrived/were having
C. was arriving/had D. had arrived/had
16. While they .....chess, we ....the shopping.
A. playing/doing B. were playing/doing
C. played/did D. were playing/were doing
17. They ....football when the lights in the stadium ....out.
A. were playing/went B. played/was going
C. were playing/ was going D. playing/went
18. While George and John ...their room, she.....the ironing.
A. cleaning/doing B. were cleaning/was doing
C. were cleaning/doing D. cleaning/was doing
19. While I ....TV last night, a mouse ran across the floor.
A. watch B. watched C. was watching D. am watching
20. While George and John .....their room, she ......the ironing.
A. cleaning/doing B. were cleaning/was doing
C. were cleaning/doing D. cleaning/was doing
21. While I (study) .......in my room, my roommate (have) ......a party in the other room.
Exercise 2: Find and correct the mistakes.
1. Nick went to several concerts while she were staying in New York.
2. The soldiers prepared to leave when the bomb exploding.
3. I saw an accident while she was waitting for the taxi.
4. Last month, a bank robber escaped while the police were puting.
5. I watching TV when she called to make a invitation.
6. When the phone rang, she was writting a letter for her boyfriend.
7. While we had the picnic, it started to rain.
8. What are you doing when the earthquake started?
9. I were listening to my iPod, so I didn't hear the fire alarm.
10. You were not listen to me when I told you to turn the oven off.
1. he didn’t miss the plane because he hurriedWomen can delay having children due to effective birth control methods.
A. If there are not effective birth control methods
B. , women can not delay having children
C. Unless women could delay having children there were not effective birth control methods
D. If there were not effective birth control methods, women could not delay having children
E. If there had not had effective birth control methods, women could not have...
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1. he didn’t miss the plane because he hurriedWomen can delay having children due to effective birth control methods.
A. If there are not effective birth control methods
B. , women can not delay having children
C. Unless women could delay having children there were not effective birth control methods
D. If there were not effective birth control methods, women could not delay having children
E. If there had not had effective birth control methods, women could not have delayed having children
2. He can not find a good job because he doesn’t know how to use a computer
A. If he knows how to use a computer, he can find a good job
B. If he knew how to use a computer, he could find a good job
C. If he had known how to use a computer, he could have found a good job
D. If he had known how to use a computer, he could find a good job
3. The coffee was too hot for us to drink
A. Although the coffee was so hot we could drink it
B. If the coffee were not too hot, we could drink it
C. If the coffee had not been too hot, we could have drunk it
D. Because the coffee was too hot, we drank it
4. He had spent his money carelessly and became broke
A. If he doesn’t spend his money carelessly, he will not become broke
B. If he didn’t spend his money carelessly, he would not become broke
C. If he hadn’t spent his money carelessly, he would not have become broke
If he didn’t spend his money carelessly, he would not have become broke
1. He arrived too late to catch the 9.30 train. (arrive) → He ____________________________________to catch the 9.30 train.
2. Preparing the meal took her three hours. (prepare) →She ____________________________________the meal.
3. These trousers are too small for me. (enough) → These trousers ____________________________________for me. 4. Politicians found the results of the local election surprising. (were) → Politicians ____________________________________of the local election.
5. Could you...
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1. He arrived too late to catch the 9.30 train. (arrive) → He ____________________________________to catch the 9.30 train.
2. Preparing the meal took her three hours. (prepare) →She ____________________________________the meal.
3. These trousers are too small for me. (enough) → These trousers ____________________________________for me. 4. Politicians found the results of the local election surprising. (were) → Politicians ____________________________________of the local election.
5. Could you pass me the cheese, please? (mind) → Would ____________________________________the cheese?
6. They made her pay $2,000 tax. (too) →She____________________________________$2,000 tax.
7. She was allowed to stay at her friend’s house. (her) → They ____________________________________at her friend’s house.
8. He wasn’t all enough to become a policeman. (short) → He ____________________________________a policeman.
9. He had difficulty seeing in the dark room. (hardly) → He ____________________________________in the dark room.
10. It took her six months to learn how to drive. (took) →She ____________________________________how to drive.
11. I prefer going out to staying at home. (than) → I prefer to ____________________________________at home.
12. Would you mind keeping quiet while she’s talking? (keep) → Could ____________________________________she’s talking?
13. The runner could hardly keep up with the others. (had) → The runner ____________________________________up with the others.
14. I think it’s interesting to visit other countries. (visiting) → I think ____________________________________interesting.
15. She prefers taking the train to travelling by coach. (take) → She prefers ____________________________________than travel by coach.
16. Could you run through the details once more? (mind) →Would ____________________________________the details once more?
17. They took ages to reach a decision. (them) →It ____________________________________a decision.
18. The police let the suspect make one phone call. (was) →The suspect ____________________________________one phone call.
19. The tourists found the carnival fascinating. (were) →The tourists ____________________________________the carnival.
20. It was difficult for the jury to reach a verdict. (difficulty) →The jury ____________________________________a verdict.
21. The 17-year-olds weren’t old enough to get into the club. (too) → The 17-year-old ____________________________________into the club.
22. She prefers speaking French to writing it. (than) → She prefers ____________________________________write it.
23. Learning about other cultures is important. (learn) → It ____________________________________about other cultures.
24. They made him work overtime. (was) →He ____________________________________overtime. High School for Gifted Students - HNUE Page 4 English
25. During the rush hour it takes me over an hour to get to work. (getting) →During the rush hour, ____________________________________over an hour.
Exercise 1
1. He doesnt get up early on Sundays. He gets up_______
a. late b. lately c. slowly d. hardly
2. The write cant see aunt Licy_______ He is having breakfast.
a. still b. now c. often d. always
3. He was a friendly waiter. He spoke to the writer_______
a. friendly b. as friends c. like friends d. in a friendly way
4. He spent the whole day in his room. He was in his room _______
a. the whole b. the all c. all day d. all of
5. Bill is a harder worker. He works_______ than Joe.
a. h...
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Exercise 1
1. He doesn't get up early on Sundays. He gets up_______
a. late b. lately c. slowly d. hardly
2. The write can't see aunt Licy_______ He is having breakfast.
a. still b. now c. often d. always
3. He was a friendly waiter. He spoke to the writer_______
a. friendly b. as friends c. like friends d. in a friendly way
4. He spent the whole day in his room. He was in his room _______
a. the whole b. the all c. all day d. all of
5. Bill is a harder worker. He works_______ than Joe.
a. harder b. more hard c. more hardly d. hardier
6. Every year the writer_______ enters for the garden competition.
a. every b. also c. and d. to
7. The writer had_______ reached the town when the young man spoke.
a. often b. almost c. sometimes d. just as
8. She couldn't find her bag. It was not _______
a. their b. theirs c. they are d. there
9. Do you still want them? Do you_______ want them?
a. yet b. even c. now d. more
10. Both girls write to each other regularly. They write_______
a. frequently b. occasionally c. sometimes d. now again
11. They will travel faster. They will travel_______
a. sooner b. more quickly c. hurriedly d. shorter
12. Why did they kick the ball so_______?
a. hardly b. hard c. hardy d. hardly
13. That was all she remembered. She could not remember_______
a. some more b. any more c. no more d. none more
14. Ted has been worried all week and he is_______ worried.
a. even b. still c. yet d. any more
15. The car was easy to recognize so it was not _______ difficult for the police to catch the thieves.
a. much b. very c. many d. too
16. He got such a fright. He was_______ frightened.
a. so b. such c. such as d. a so
17. It was more than he could bear. he could not bear it_______
a. more b. longer c. any longer d. no more
18. He had hardly had time to settle down_______ he had settled down.
a. no sooner b. as soon as c. scarcely d. hardly
19. We were very much surprised. We were_______ surprised.
a. more b. many c. most d. the most
20. He brought almost everything in the window. He brought_______
a. nearly b. scarcely c. hardly d. already