Exercise 2. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form.

1. From the clink of dishes one could tell that supper (prepare).

2. They (take) George out of the house, and he (show) the way to the office.

3. Mrs Brown (come) to inform her that dinner already (serve).

4. His phrase (greet) by a strange laugh from a student who (sit) near the wall.

5. The house where the robbery took place (guard) by the police to prevent it from (enter).

6. Anne (not see) Harry until the party (seat).

7. When the phone (ring), I (reach) for the phone, and (tell) that 1 (call) from Moscow.

8 She (want things not so much for herself as for her child, and she (be) anxious to do whatever she (tell).

9. A note (bring) in and (put) on the table (await) Eleanor.

10. Jerry (know) George (hide) by the dark

11. We (tap) on the door but it (not lock), then we (open) the door and (enter).

12. Lester (not attend) the wedding, though he (invite).

 Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense. 
1. I (live) _______________ in Ho Chi Minh City since 1975. 
2. He (just see) ______________ her. 
3. They (already show) _______________ the film. 
4. I’m sorry the car is not here. I (just sell) ______________ it. 
5. The Bakers (be) ______________ in New York for 3 months.
 6. My brother (use) ______________ this computer for 2 years. 
7. They (live) ________________ in this street for a long time. 
8. Mr. Green (teach) ______________ French since he left London in 1997.
9. She (not speak) _________________ to me since last week. 
10. Up to now, Hoa (work) _______________ very hard.

Put the verbs in the past perfect or past simple.1. They went to the box office at lunch time, but they...................(already/ sell) all the tickets.2. 'Was Tom at the party when you arrived?' 'No, he .................(go) home.'3. The house was very quiet when I..................(get) home. Everybody had gone out for dinner.4.After she ................. (fill) the basket, she wentto the check out.5. Two days ago I met an old friend who I ................ (not see) for yearsto writea report on it.

Exercise 1: Put the verbs in bracke into THE PAST SIMPLE or THE PAST PROGESSIVE

1. Mr.Smith (invite).............Mrs. Quyen to have dinner while she(visit).........the USA

2. How fast( the girl/ ride)..............her bike when tha accident(happen)..........?

3. Yesterday morning To(draw)...........something in his notebook while the teacher (explain)...........the lesson.

4. Jonh(take).........a picture of me at the party while I(not/ look)..............

5. What(you/ do)................at this time yesterday?~ I (listen)............to music

6. When Bill(be)..........small, he(want)............to be a pilot.

7. Yesterday afternoon Lan(fall)................asleep while she(read).........a novel

8. Yesterday Tuan( ask).............me to go to the station with him, but I(not/ want)..............to leave the house because I(wait).........for a phone call.

9. I(go).........to the post office to receive a parcel yesterday. While I(fill out).............the form an old friend of mine(slap).................me on my shoulder. I(be)............so happy to meet him.

10. I (see)........Hoa at the supermarket yesterday, but she (not/see).................me. She(look)............the other way

C. give the correct form of the verbs in brackets

1. after he had read the book, he (write) a review of it

2. he did not leave his office until he (finish) work

3. if he ( break) his promise, i shall never speak to him again

4. if the weather is fine we (go\) for a picnic

D. which verbs can we use in place of the verbs or phrases in italics

1. he OWNS a new house

2. he POSSESSES a lot od money

3. i TOOK a bath before dinner

4. TAKE a cigarette

5. WILL YOU LET ME use your telephone pleasr ?

6. PERHAPS THE PLAY WILL begin at any moment .

7. PERHAPS IT HAS begun already.

8. IT IS NECESSARY FOR ME to take a taxi

E. supply said or told in the folowing sentences. give the correct form of the verbs in brackets

1. she.........me she (will) be absent from work

2. i............my mother that i (lose) the key

3. the manager.............that he (not like) my work

Put the verbs into the correct form, past progressive or past simple.

1. When Martin ............................... (arrive) home, Ann ....................... (talk) to someone on the phone.

2. It ....................... (be) cold when we .............................. (leave) the house that day, and a light snow ................ (fall)

3. I ........................ (call) Roger at nine last night, but he ...................... (not be) at home. He ......................... (study) at the library.

4. I .......................... (see) Sue in town yesterday but he .................................. (not see) me. She ..................... (look) the other way.

5. When I ........................ (open) the cupboard door, a pi le of books ................................................ (fall) out.

6. A: How ........................ (you break) your arm?

B: I ........................... (slip) on the ice while I ........................ (cross) the street in front of the dorm.

7. A: What ........................ (you do) this time yesterday?

B: We .................... (drive) to London, but on the way we .................................. (hear) about a bomb scare in Oxford Street. So we ............................ (drive) back home straightaway.

8. I ......................... (meet) Tom and Ann at the airport a few weeks ago. They ........................ (go) to Berlin and I ................................ (go) to Madrid. We ............................ (have) a chat while we ....................... (wait) for our flights

Read the passed . Put the verbs in correct form

wake up / be /do/ clean/ wash up/ leave/ go to bed/ have/ live/ not get up/ catch/ get/ have/ read/ come/ go out/ continue/ watch/ have/ be not.

Peter White ........ a bank manager . He .....married and .....in a flat in the countryside . Every day he ......at 7 o'clock but he ...... until.....7.15. He.......a shower and....dressed. After breakfast he.......his teeth . He ......the house at eight o'clock and ......the 8.15 train to Manchester. On the train he......the newspaper and.....the crossword. He always....lunch at the office then has a rest before he........his work at 1.30.He.......home at about half past six. After dinner he.......then he usually .....TV . At weekend he sometimes ....for dinner with his friends in a restaurant and they ....some drinks. He usually ....at about 11.30

Put the verbs in brackets in correst tense form.

1.He (drive)................to the office every day.

2...................she(learn)...................English now ?
3.Be quite! We (study)................in the library.

4.They like (spend)........their vacation on the beach.

5.At the break time, I (go) .................to the library and(read)..............some books.

5..................you (like)......this flim ?