1. Just as I (leave) home for school, the telephone (ring).
2. Stay in house and wait till you (get) a phone call from him. He (tell) you where to
look for her.
3. The experiment (make) when the light (go) out.
4. John and I (study) at the same school and we (be) great friends ever since.
5. I hardly (be) there 5 minutes when Mrs. Brown (come) with the coffee.
6. They had the tree (plant) (get) shadow.
7. There is no use (read) this kind of books.
8. Tourists could see fish (swim) along the brook.
9. I’m sorry, madam, but this carpet already (sell).
10. Ann really likes (invite) to dinner parties.
11. That plant I bought (not grow) very much. And I (water) it everyday.
12. In the year 2500 a lot of people (live) on the moon.
13. While I (try) to get my car started, a passing car (stop) and the driver (offer) to help
me.
14. I can’t see you on Thursday. I (visit) our Birmingham branch.
15. He met his friend while he (drive) home.
16. When she arrived, I (wait) for two and a half hours.
17. Two days ago I (take) my final exam. It (be) pretty difficult. The papers (mark)
now.
18. We had the walls (whitewash) by my uncle.
19. I (not see) Minh since I last (meet) him five years ago.
20. I’ve hung out my clothes. It’s lovely and sunny. If it (stay) like this, they (be) dry
in two hours.
21. There (be) a cold wind (blow) in our faces when we were in the field.
22. Would you mind (keep) quiet for a moment. I’m trying (finish) my homework.
23. He (sleep) since 10 o’clock. It’s time he (wake) up.
24. By the time you (finish) your ninth grade this summer, I (graduate) from my
university.
25. The last time I saw Lan, she looked relaxed. She explained she (be) on holiday the
week before.
26. He (spend) his free time (read) books everyday.
27. I’m sure my mother (come) back home in one hour.
28. My sister (finish) school in 1999 and (be) a student at the National University since
then.
29. (Take) off their shoes, they crept cautiously into the room.
30. We (not move) to Paris until we (find) a flat there to rent.
31. I can’t help (feel) sorry for these orphans. If only there (be) a home for them.
32. Come on time , please. I hate (keep) (wait)
33. There (be) great changes in our village in the past few years.
34. Right now Alex is in the hospital. He (treat) for a bad burn on his hand and arm.
35. The classroom is still very dirty. I don’t think it (clean).
36. They had a big party. They (sing) all night last night.
37. Ten minutes (be) more than enough time to complete this exercise.
38. Had I known Dan wouldn’t be here, I (come, not)
39. Not only my mother but also my sister (be) here.
40. He loves drawings (paint) by his father.
41. The room was hot. I tried (open) the window, but that didn’t help.
42. I (finish) everything by the time you (get) back tomorrow.
43. I think she (understand) my situation when she (get) my letter.
44. He (go) to the UK soon after he (finish) his present English course.
45. If I (have) enough money, I (buy) a new car.
46. You (finish) with the book yet? I (wait) to read it for hours!
47. She told us that she (just phone) the main office and that our order (send) on the
previous day.
48. Nothing (do) about the hole in the road so far and so I (think) a letter (should write)
to the local council.
49. I remember (play) with dolls when I was a child.
50. I regret (tell) you that you failed the exam.
51. She regrets (lent) him some money. He never paid me back.
