Exercise 7. Complete each sentence with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. She (not drink) coffee last night. She (drink) Coca Cola.
2. He (send) you a check last Sunday. you (receive) it yet?
3. She (make) herself a cup of coffee before (sit down) on her chair and (finish) her works.
4. It looked like someone (break) the window with a hammer some time before.
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6. My family (built) a basement to shelter when I (be) young because at that time, hurricanes (happen) commonly.
7. We (go) to the doctor yesterday because we (be) sick.
8. It was the first time I (see) a tornado in my country.
9. Her grandfather (die) 20 years ago. She (never meet) him before.
10. The storm (become) stronger after the plane (take off) for several minutes.
Exercise 8. Complete the sentences, using the correct passive form of the verbs in brackets.
1. Severe damage to environment ___________ by prolonged droughts in Central Viet Nam last July. (cause)
2. Tomorrow the dam _____________ to prevent salt water from entering the fields in Tien Giang Province. (close)
3. The hot weather _____________________ to continue while there were longer hours of sunshine. (expect)
4. Two naval ships _____________________ to the island to rescue fishermen. (send)
5. Oil rigs throughout the Gulf of Mexico __________ during Hurricane Katrina. (hit)
6. Roofs of thousands of houses ____________ across the road during the cyclone. (blow)
7. Villages along the river ____________ about a high risk of landslide every year. (warn)
8. Fires in the wild _____________________ by Forest Fire Fighters who use different techniques before the fires can destroy too much land or property. (put out)
9. More than 20 streets in Bien Hoa _____________________ to a depth of up to 80 centimeters last Friday. (flood)
10. After Typhoon Linda, over 2,200 school rooms _____________________, and 4,000 school rooms _____________________. (destroy – damage)
Exercise 9. Read the passage, and write the correct form of each verb in brackets. Use the past perfect, or the simple past (active or passive).
Typhoon Linda in Viet Nam
During the night of November 2, 1997, Typhoon Linda (44.hit) _____________________ South Viet Nam, and (45.affect) _____________________ all the Southwestern provinces. Before the disaster (46.occur) _____________________, the Government of Viet Nam (47.warn) _____________________ populations in the areas. Moreover, the government (48.instruct) _____________________ the provinces to combat the effects of the typhoon. Thanks to these efforts, more than 3,500 fishermen (49.rescue) _____________________. However, 464 people (50.kill) _____________________, over 3,000 boats (51.sink) _____________________, and about 100,000 houses (52.destroy) _____________________. The Government also (53.take) ______________ all measures to provide health and other services to the affected population.
Exercise 10. Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verb in the brackets.
1. Do you enjoy (write) letters to your friends?
2. He has decided (install) the Internet to look for information more easily.
3. She intends (participate) in the program called "The survivor” to experience the life in an isolated island.
4. We’ll need (bring) more food and drinks for the trip.
5. You should avoid (spend) much time (play) computer games because you can lose your skills to communicate with people face to face.
6. He plans (book) an appointment with the doctor. He needs (examine) his health.
7. Our teacher didn't mind (explain) the exercise until we understood it yesterday.
8. Peter denied (steal) that mobile phone.
Exercise 11: Write the correct form of verb in the bracket to fill in the blank
1. Nam is very happy (1-help) ……………… his grandfather with (2- plant) ………… roses in the garden.
2. He says he detests (3- read) ………………… science fiction.
3. Listen to this! I think this news (4-surprise) ………………………………you.
4. The statue (5-break) ………………… while it (6-move) ……………… to another room in the museum.
5. People used (7-make) ………………… fire by (8-rub) ………………… two sticks together.
6. It’s our fault to keep Alice (9- wait) ………………………………so long.
We (10-inform) ………………………………her in advance.
Exercise 12. Put the correct verb forms of the verb in brackets.
1. "Do you mind if I sit here?" - "I'd rather you (sit)...................... over there."
2. There (be) ………….. no rain here for 6 months.
3. He spoke to me as if he (be) ………… my father.
4. By the time we (stop) …………, we had driven six hundred miles.
5. The price ( become ) ................... more and more expensive these days.
6. Pupils are made (work)……………… hard at this school.
7. It’s ten years since I last (see) ………… her.
8. Don’t forget (lock) ………… the door before going to bed.
9. The pens ( produce ).............. by Thien Long Company are usually cheap and good.
10. The film (begin) ......................at 7.30 or 8.00?
Exercise 13. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct future tense.
1. Japan (build) __________ a robotic moon base by 2020, built by robots, and for robots.
2. China (connect) ___________ Beijing to London with a high-speed railway soon.
3. Car-makers (design) __________ self-driving cars to offer extreme safety and ease of transport.
4. The US military officials say that navy ships (run) _____________________ on 50 percent of biofuels by 2020.
5. We (implant) __________ chips in the brain to control devices by the year 2050.
6. With commercial space travel, we (take) ___________ minerals from the moon at this time in 2030.
7. Universal translation (become) _____________________ common in mobile devices.
8. We (create) _____________________ a synthetic brain that functions like the real one in the year 2050.
Exercise 14. Put the verbs into the correct form (will, going to, simple present or present progressive).
1. If it rains, they (not/ go) to the seaside.
2. In my opinion, she (fail) the exam.
3. He (sell) the car if he doesn't have enough money to build a new house.
4. She is very tired, she (take) a rest.
5. According to the weather forecast, it (not/ rain) this weekend.
6. If you lose your job, what (you/ do) ?
7. In your opinion, (she/ be) a good teacher?
8. What time (the sun/ set) today?
9. Do you think she (get) money from her boss?
10. (you/ take) the children to the cinema this weekend? I have seen some tickets on the table.
