EXERCISES
Exercise 1 – Put the verbs in brackets in the correct verb tense form.
1. Please don’t make so much noise. I (study) ...am studying...
2. My father usually (have) ..has.... tea for breakfast.
3. What ....was.. you (do) ..doing.... at this time yesterday ?
4. I (watch) ..watched.... that film with my sister last week.
5. We (study) ..have studied.... almost every lesson in this book so far.
6. He (win) ..won.... the gold medal in 2009.
7. We (not see) ...haven't seen.. your father for ages.
8. He (type) ...had typed... ten letters by lunchtime yesterday.
9. All of you (take) .are going to take..... the graduation examination in two months’ time.
10. By the end of this year, I (work) ..have been working.... here for 18 years.
11. He (see) ....saw.. her while he (walk) ...walked... down the street.
12. I thought they (wait) ...... for us for half an hour.
13. After he (do) ..had done.... his homework, he went to the cinema.
14. We (not see) ..haven't seen.... her since she (leave) ..left.... school.
15. When I (be) .was..... a boy, I often (go) ...went... fishing with my teacher.
16. When I (leave) .left..... my office last night, it (still..

Exercise 2 – Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it has a similar meaning to the original one.
1. I have never read this kind of book before.
- It is the first time ...I have read this kind of book...
2. I have never read such an interesting novel.
- This is the most .interesting novel I have ever read.....
3. She began to work as a secretary in 2005.
- She has ..worked as a secretary since 2005....
4. He hasn’t seen his sister since she left for Japan.

⇒ He last saw his sister when she left for Japan.

GIVE THE CORRECT TENSE OF THE VERBS IN BRAKETS
1. He (live).has lived..... in HCM city for ten years.

2. My father (work)..has worked... in this factory since 1990.
3. when I (arrive)..arrived.. at his house, she still (sleep)..was sleeping..
4. the light(g).gone... out while we (have)...were having.. dinner

5. Bill (have) ..was having.. breakfast when I (stop).stopped... at his house this morning

6. they(go).went.. home after they (finish)..had finished... their work.
7. when i (come)..came... to the stadium, the match (already, begin)..had already begun..
8. Before she (watch)..wacthed... TV, she (do)..had done... her homework.

9. it was the first time t (never, see)..had never seen... such a beautiful girl
10. i (be)..am... very tired, because i (work).worked... all day yesterday.

11. the bell (ring)..rang... while Tom (take)..was taking.. a bath

12. he (sit).was sitting... in cafe when i (see).saw.. him.

13. some student (give)..were given... schoolarship last week.

14,. when they (came)... we(go)..... out for half an hour.

15. i(give) up smokingh next week.

16.Jill(be).... 16 next Saturday

17. she said that she (already, see)..... Dr. Rice

18. i (not talk).... to him because when i (arrrive)..... he already (leave)...
19. they just (close)...... the shop when i (get) there .

3. When I (arrive).arrived... at his house, she (sleep)..was still sleeping..

1. has lived

2. has worked

3. was arriving/ was sleeping

4. went/ were having

5. was having/ stopped

6. will go/ finished

Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets

1. Two years ago, mt sister (stay)...stayed.....in a dormitory

2. She (stay).......stayed......the dormitory while she (study).......was studying.........medicine

3. At this time last year, my brother (study)............was studying........engineering

4. He just (leave)...has just left....school and (work).......worked......a factory in the city at the moment

5. I (take)....have taken....English classes here for the past six months

6. My family (live).....has lived.....in this city since 1990

7. We (live)....had lived......in Puerto Rio before we (move)...moved......here

8. My father (be).......was....the manager of the factory after he (work).........had worked..........there for ten years

Give the correct from of the verb in parenthese.

1.DID You(see) SEE nam this morning ?

No.I(not meet) HAVEN'T MET him for a long time .

2.When we (arrive) ARRIVED she (do) WAS DOING her homework.

3.how old WILL he (be) be on her next birthday?

4.Since when DID you(study) STUDY English?

5.When we (live) LIVED in Hue, we often (get) GOT up last.

6. DO You (wish) you(be) WERE rich?

The present perfect and the simple past

Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect or the simple past tense.

1 This is my house. ~How long have you (live)lived here? ~ I have lived(live) here since 1970.

2 He (live)has lived in London for two years and then (go)went to Edinburgh.

5 Shakespeare (write)wrote a lot of plays.

6 My brother (write)has written several plays. He has just (finish)finished his second tragedy.

7 I (fly)flew over Loch Ness last week. ~Did You (see)see the Loch Ness monster?

8 I (not see)haven't seen him for three years. I wonder where he is.

9 He (not smoke)hasn't smoked for two weeks. He is trying to give it up.

10 Chopin (compose)composed some of his music in Majorca.

11 When did he (arrive)arrive? ~ He (arrive)arrived at 2.00.

12 Had You (lock)locked the door before you left the house?

13 I (read)read his books when I was at school. I (enjoy)enjoyed them very much.

14 I can't go out because I (not finish)haven't finished my work.

15 I have never (drink)drunk whisky. ~Well, have some now.

16 I (write)wrote the letter but I can't find a stamp.

17 The clock is slow. ~It isn't slow, it (stop)stopped.

18 Here are your shoes; I have just (clean)cleaned them.

19 I (leave)left home at 8.00 and (get)got here at 12.00.

20 I (do)did this sort of work when I (be)was an apprentice.

21 He has just (go)gone out.

22 He (go)went out ten minutes ago.

23 Have you (have)had breakfast yet? ~ Yes, I (have)have had it at 7.00.

1 This is my house. ~How long have you (live) lived here? ~ I (live)have lived here since 1970.

2 He (live)has lived in London for two years and then (go)went to Edinburgh.

5 Shakespeare (write)wrote a lot of plays.

6 My brother (write)has written several plays. He has just (finish)finished his second tragedy.

7 I (fly)flew over Loch Ness last week. ~did You (see)see the Loch Ness monster?

8 I (not see)haven't seen him for three years. I wonder where he is.

9 He (not smoke)hasn't smoked for two weeks. He is trying to give it up.

10 Chopin (compose)composed some of his music in Majorca.

1.she has worked here for ten years

she began working here ten years ago
2.they began to live in ha noi in 1990

they have lived in hanoi since 1990
3.i started to play the piano ten years ago

i have played the piano for ten years
4.she has worked as a teacher for 7 years

she began to work as a teacher 7 years ago
5.he last phoned me in august

he hasn't phoned me since august
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6.it's ages since i saw her

i haven't seen her for ages

7.i have never been here before

this's the first time i have been here

8.they have work in this factory since 2001

they started working in this factory in 2001

9.she last wore than dress at her sister's wedding

she have not worn that dress since her sister's wedding

10.they haven't phoned us for month

it's month since they last phoned us

I) Complete the sentences. For each sentence put one verb in the form of"used to" and the other into the Simple Past

1. They(work)_____used to work____in a restaurant before they (go)__went______to college.

2. John(work)_____used to work____ in a factory before he (become)___became_______ the director.

3.My father (smoke)___used to smoke____ but he (give it up)___gave it up______ last year.

4. He (live)___used to live____ in Vietnam before he (go)__went______ abroad.

5.I (earn) __used to earn____a lot of money, but then I (lose)_lost____ my job.

6.Mrs.Green (drive)____used to drive____ a lot before she (have)____had____ an accident.

7. She (play)____used to play ____ a lot of tennis before she (break)__broken____ her leg.

8. There(be)__used to be__ a cinema at the corner, but they (build)__built____ apark there.

9. He (live)___used to live____in London, then he (move)__moved____ to Oxford last year.

10. We(play)___used to play_____ football every afternoon when we(be)_were_____ still students.

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I) Complete the sentences. For each sentence put one verb in the form of"used to" and the other into the Simple Past

1. They(work)_____used to work____in a restaurant before they (go)__went______to college.

2. John(work)_____used to work____ in a factory before he (become)___became_______ the director.

3.My father (smoke)___used to smoke____ but he (give it up)___gave it up______ last year.

4. He (live)___used to live____ in Vietnam before he (go)__went______ abroad.

5.I (earn) __used to earn____a lot of money, but then I (lose)_lost____ my job.

6.Mrs.Green (drive)____used to drive____ a lot before she (have)____had____ an accident.

7. She (play)____used to play ____ a lot of tennis before she (break)__broken____ her leg.

8. There(be)__used to be__ a cinema at the corner, but they (build)__built____ apark there.

9. He (live)___used to live____in London, then he (move)__moved____ to Oxford last year.

10. We(play)___used to play_____ football every afternoon when we(be)_were_____ still students.

Supply the correct verb forms.

1. I (see) saw a car accident while I (wait)was waiting for you on this corner yesterday.

2. Mr. john (be)was principal of our school since last year.

3. Mr. Smith (teach)has taught at this school since he (graduate)graduted in 1980.

4. My father (not watch)doesn't watch TV every night.

5. I (meet) met Authur three weeks ago.

6. Yesterday the police (report)reported that they (capture) had captured the thief.

7. My friend (thank)thanked me for what I had done for him.

8. Someone (steal)stole my handbag on the bus.

9. The Browns (live)have lived in Paris for 7 years when the second World War (break)had broken down.

10. Last month I (be) had been in the hospital for ten days.

11. Don't call me in the afternoon. I am usually (be) away in the afternoon.

12. Mr. Clark (be)was in New York 2 months ago. Mr. Rossi (be) was in New York until 2 months ago.

13. John (drive)has driven that car ever since I (know) knew him.

14. People (speak)speak English in most of Canada.

15. The dog (wag)wags his tail whenever he (see)sees me.

16. Whatwere you (do)doing when I (ring)rang you last night?

17. Up to then I have never (see)seen such a fat man.

18. I (not see)haven't seen him since last Monday.

19. They had sold all the books when we (get)got there.

20. I think he (leave) will leave as soon as he (know)knows the news.

21. She (play)was playing the piano when our guests (arrive)arrived last night.

22. He (come)will come and (see)see you soon.

23. I (come)will come as soon as I have finished my work. are You (be) ready?

24. My mother (come)will come to stay with us next weekend.

25. Where will you (spend)spend your holidays next summer?

26. Violets (bloom)bloom in spring.

27. We (not live)haven't lived in England for two years now.

Supply the correct verb forms.

1. I (see) saw a car accident while I (wait)was waiting for you on this corner yesterday.

2. Mr. john (be)was principal of our school since last year.

3. Mr. Smith (teach)has taught at this school since he (graduate)graduted in 1980.

4. My father (not watch)doesn't watch TV every night.

5. I (meet) met Authur three weeks ago.

6. Yesterday the police (report)reported that they (capture) had captured the thief.

7. My friend (thank)thanked me for what I had done for him.

8. Someone (steal)stole my handbag on the bus.

9. The Browns (live)have lived in Paris for 7 years when the second World War (break)had broken down.

10. Last month I (be) had been in the hospital for ten days.

11. Don't call me in the afternoon. I am usually (be) away in the afternoon.

12. Mr. Clark (be)was in New York 2 months ago. Mr. Rossi (be) was in New York until 2 months ago.

13. John (drive)has driven that car ever since I (know) knew him.

14. People (speak)speak English in most of Canada.

15. The dog (wag)wags his tail whenever he (see)sees me.

16. Whatwere you (do)doing when I (ring)rang you last night?

17. Up to then I have never (see)seen such a fat man.

18. I (not see)haven't seen him since last Monday.

19. They had sold all the books when we (get)got there.

20. I think he (leave) will leave as soon as he (know)knows the news.

21. She (play)was playing the piano when our guests (arrive)arrived last night.

22. He (come)will come and (see)see you soon.

23. I (come)will come as soon as I have finished my work. are You (be) ready?

24. My mother (come)will come to stay with us next weekend.

25. Where will you (spend)spend your holidays next summer?

26. Violets (bloom)bloom in spring.

27. We (not live)haven't lived in England for two years now.

1 fill in the blank with a suitable from of verb in the bracket

1 she asked me (give) .TO GIVE.. You this discussion

2 Ba likes (play)PLAYING badminton

3 Tom (learn)HAS LEARNED Vietnamese for three years

4 you(meet)MET his sister last night

5 he used (stay)TO STAY up late to play games

6 do you enjoy (read)READING books

7 Nam (live)LIVED in this neighborhood ten years ago

8 she (receive )RECEIVED a letter from her mother last week

9 what DID you USE TO DO(use,do) in the past ?

10 they always (go)WENT fishing in the morning when they were young

11 Nam( live)HAS LIVED here for ten years

12 Ann likes (cook)COOKING but hates(wash)WASHINGup

13 I asked my brother (help)TO HELP me with my work

1 fill in the blank with a suitable from of verb in the bracket

1 she asked me (give) to give You this discussion

2 Ba likes (play) playing badminton

3 Tom (learn) has learnt Vietnamese for three years

4 Did you(meet) meet his sister last night ?

5 he used (stay) to stay up late to play games

6 do you enjoy (read) reading books ?

7 Nam (live) lived in this neighborhood ten years ago

8 she (receive ) received a letter from her mother last week

9 what did you (use,do) use to do in the past ?

10 they always (go) went fishing in the morning when they were young

11 Nam( live) has lived here for ten years

12 Ann likes (cook) cooking but hates(wash) washing up

13 I asked my brother (help) to help me with my work