Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense:

1.      Mr.Tuan always (go) ……………………………………… to work by bus.

2.      We (start) ………………………………………………… our new school year last month.

3.      It (not rain) ………………………………………………. in the dry season.

4.      Lan (take) ………………………………………… her younger brother to the zoo last Sunday.

5.      I (live) …………………………………………………… here since I was born.

6.      They (give) ……………………………………… me the letter a few minutes ago.

7.      When I saw him, he (sit) ………………………………………………. asleep in a chair.

8.      What you (do) ………………………………………………… at 7 p.m yesterday?

9.      My brother (write) …………………………………………… several plays.

10. We (learn) ………………………………………………… English now.

11. He (write) ………………………………………………… a long novel at present.

12. Why didn’t you listen while I (speak) …………………………………………… to you?

13. Where are you? – I’m upstairs. I (have) …………………………………………… a bath.

14. You (have) …………………………………………………… breakfast yet?

15. My little sister (drink) ……………………………………………… milk every day.

16. The doctor sometimes (return) …………………………………………… home late.

17. They (have) …………………………………………… lunch in the cafeteria now.

18. They often (thank) ………………………………………… me for what I do for them.

19. His uncle (teach) ………………………………………… English in our school five years ago.

20. They (not go) ………………………………………………… to the movies last Sunday.

21. You (find) ……………………………………………… my pen yesterday?

22. The light (go) ………………………… out when we (study) …………………………….our lesson.

23. There (be) ……………………………… an English class in this room tomorrow evening.

24. They (paint) ………………………………………………… the school gate when we came.

25. They (build) ………………………………………… a new school in this area next year.

26. My brother (work) …………………………………………… in this factory for many years.

27. The children (play) ………………………………………… soccer at 4 o’clock yesterday.

28. I (see) ………………………………………………… Nga at the bus stop every morning.

29. What you (do) ………………………………………………………… last night?

30. It (be) ……………………….…..often hot in the summer.

31. My mother went to the supermarket yesterday, but she (not buy) ……….………. anything.

Ex1: Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense:

1. Mr.Tuan always (go) goes to work by bus.

2. We (start) ………………………………………………… our new school year last month.

3. She (receive) ………………………………………… her pen pal’s letter this morning.

4. It (not rain) doesn’t rain. in the dry season.

5. Lan (take) ………………………………………… her younger brother to the zoo last Sunday.

6. I (live) …………………………………………………… here since I was born.

7. They (give) ……………………………………… me the letter a few minutes ago.

8. When I saw him, he (sit) ………………………………………………. asleep in a chair.

9. What you (do) ………………………………………………… at 7 p.m yesterday?

10. My brother (write) …………………………………………… several plays

VI. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense: (2ms)

1. The first World war (start)……….. in 1939 and (finish) …………..in 1945.

2. When he last (see) Nam?

3. I (visit) my mother last weekend.

4. After we (finish) our work, we (go) home.

5 When my teacher (retire) last year, he (work) as a teacher for 20 years.

6. I want to know how (use) this machine.

7. I can’t help (laugh) when you see him.

8. My mother decided (stay) at home .

9. The lecture already (start) before we arrived.

10. When I got to the supermarket ,I (realize) that I (leave) all the money at home

11.Do you enjoy (watch) TV?

12. This novel is worth (read).

13. Before he (buy) that car last month, he (save) money.

14. He (not sign) the contract until he (talk) to the lawyer.

15. Yesterday we(not have) lunch because when we (come) home, I (realise) that the dog (eat) all the food.

16. I am not in a hurry. I don’t mind (wait)

17. It was a film that I (never hear ) of before.

18. He wanted (improve) his health. 

19. Would you like (go) out?

20. We’d rather  (die) than (be) slave.

21. She regretted ...............................(not / go) to the concert.

22. Thank you for...................(let) us ........................(service) your car.

23. It is likely.......................(snow) in the far north this morning.

24. You don’t need.........................(clean) the floor.

25. Ngoc is looking forward to ....................(see) Linda.

26. I must remember...........................(ring) the dentist.

27. I remember .....................(go) there last year.

28. My clothes need........................(iron)

29. ................................(Swim) is good for you.

30. Can you show me how……………………..(get) to the station?

31. It’s no use……………. (tell) him about your feeling . He’ll never regret ……………..( hurt) you.

32. I do not mind ………. (look) after the children but I hate………… (do) the housework.

33. George has no intention of ………….. (leave) the city. He wants……………. ( live ) here all his life

34. When a young man, he used …………………..( jog )  every morning.

36. I decided .................................(speak) to her again.

37. The river became deeper after it........................(rain) heavily.

38.  The sun had set before I...............................( be)  ready to go.

39 He had already learnt English before he ........................(leave)  for England.

40.  Why didn’t you go to the doctor after I .......................(tell) you to?

41.  It.....................(rain) yesterday after it ....................(be) dry for many months.

42.  He took the money after I .......................(ask) him.

 43. My friend....................(not / see) me for many years when I .......................(meet) him last week.

44. He died after he ...........................(be) ill a long time

Put the verbs into correct form or tense

1. While my sister and I ( watch)...........a movie on Tv, our uncle in the USA (phone)..........

2. Please continue your work. We don't mind (wait).......

3. Ha Long Bay in VietNam (be)........a World heritage site. It (visit)..........by millions of people every year

4. The Smiths always ( go )..........to France to spend their holiday

5. Lien always (lose).............her raincoat

6. This time last Sunday I ( walk)........on this street

7. The cakes (make)............by my mother are delicious

8. The bus ( cross ).........your house is our school bus

C. Put the verbs in brackets in the past simple.

1.We ( start) ………………………our new school year last month.

2. She (not/receive) ………………………her penpal letter this morning.

3. ……………….Lan ( take)………………….. her younger brother to the zoo last Sunday?

4.Her brother (be)……………………… very impressed by the interesting and exciting place.

5.Last week, We (go)……… to Cuc Phuong Forest . We (enjoy)…………… the fresh air and the peaceful atmosphere.

6.His uncle ( teach)………….. English in our school five years ago.

7.There (be) ………………………a lot of noise at the fair yesterday.

8.It (take) ……………………..me 5 minutes to walk to school last year

9.All of them (sing) …………………..when I( came)……………………

10.What……………….. you( do) …………………at 7 p.m yesterday?

11. Where you ( spend) ……………..your holiday last year?

12.The film already (begin) …………………..when we got to the cinema.

13.I (clean)………………… the kitchen yesterday,but I (not clean)………………………. the bathroom.

14.Last night, I (talk) ………………to my aunt, but I (not talk) ……………….to my uncle.

15.We (watch)…………………. TV last night, but we (not watch) …………………….the film.

16.I (call) ……………your brother an hour ago, but I  (not call)…………………… you.

Put the verbs in brackets in the present or the past simple tense:

1. Our first lesson the morning(be).............history

2. The bus(stop)..............opposite the school five minutes ago

3. My dad(walk)..............to work last Monday

4. I(have).............coffee for breakfast every morning

5. They(begin)............. to study at this school 7 years ago

6. He(visit)...............his friends yesterday

7. Every say Ba(go)................to school at 6.a.m. Yesterday he(go)...........to school at 6:30. He(be)............late

I. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tenses:
1. Lan always (go) home after school, but now she (do) the exercises because she (have) a Math test tomorrow.
2. We (study) English for 4 years
3.They (buy) a new house last year.
4. Yesterday, when I (come) to her house, she (cook) dinner.
5. They(not/know) the new teacher yet.
6. I (live) here since I was born.
7. They (give) me the letter a few minutes ago.
8. When I saw him, he (sit) asleep in a chair.
9. What you (do) at 7 p.m yesterday?
10. My brother (write) several plays.
11. We (learn) English now.
12. He (write) a long novel at present.
13. My friends and I (go) fishing tomorrow.
14. Before you (go) out, you (do) your homework.

III. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense form.

1. I (go) _________________ to school by bus every day.

2. Please (keep) ___________quite everyone (attend) ____________ an importan meeting

3. She (brush) _________________ her teeth twice  a day.

4. They often (get) _______________ up early and (do) ______________ the gardening.

5. My brother (join) _________________ the army next year.

6. Earth (move) _________________ around the sun

7. My father often (go) _________ to work by motorbike, but today he (go) ___________ to work by bus.

8. I will call you when I (get) _________________ there

9. My friend (prepare) _________________ for his exams.

10. My mother (cook) _________________ now.

I- Put the verbs in bracket into the correct tense: 1. We (not/ finish)…………………..………….…. the work yet. 2. When I got to the bus stop, my father (wait) ........................................... for me. 3- He always (wear )………..…….a raincoat and (carry)………………..an umbrella when he walked to the office. 4- (They/ paint)……… …………...the walls when their mother (come)…… ………………..in? - No, they (plant)………………………………some trees in the garden . 5- Cuckoos (not/ build )……………………….nests. They (use)………………………..the nests of other birds.. 6. When I (arrive) …………………………………. there yesterday, he was watching TV. ​​ 7. They (live) ………………………….……. here for 8 years, then they moved to Hanoi in 2003. 8- A: Where is Tom? B: I (not/ see)………………………him today, but he (tell)…………..Mary that he’d be in for dinner. 9-While mother (hang)………………….. the clothes, her two daughters (wash) ……………………the dishes. 10- Do you know the lady who (just/ leave)…………………………….the shop? - Yes, that’s Miss Thrift. Is she a customer of yours? - Not exactly .She (be) ………………….in here several times but she (never/buy) ………………….anything. 11- She ……………………. (feed) the dog as soon as she ……………………….. ( do ) her homework 12- He (serve)……………………….in the First World War. - When (that war/ begin)………………………? - It (begin)………………………….in 1914 and (last)………………………for four years. 13.A: (You/have) ……...................................... breakfast yet? B: Yes, I (have) ………...................…… it at 8.00 14. She (stand) …................................at the bus stop at 5p.m yesterday. I (ask).............................. her what bus she (wait) ……......................... for.