Supply the correct verb forms.

1. After (leave) school when she was 18, Laura (go) to Bristol university for three years. While she (be) at university, Laura (join) a university folk group and started singing. It was at this time that she (write) her famous song "The Price of Peace".
2. One of the first novels in history of literature (be) written in England in 1719. It (be) Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Dofoe. He (bear) in London in a rich family. When Daniel (be) a schoolboy, he (begin) to write sstories. After (leave) school he (work) in his father's shop and (write) articles for newspapers. Dofoe (visit) many countries and (meet) many people. That helped him much in his writings.
3. A friend of mine, Judith Nelson, (presently, work) in theinternational sales division at an electronics firm. She (just, return) from a trip to Japan. She (be) asked to go there because she can speak Japanese. For four years, she (never have) the opportunity to use her Japanese until she (go) to Tokyo last month. While she (be) there, she (speak) Japanese everyday and (enjoy) very much of it.
4. Ever since the day i (decided) to move to London, I (worry) whether the decisior. I (take) was the right one. As I (already sell) my house and (arrange) a new job, it is too late to change my mind. However, since then I (hear) a lot of negative things about living in the Capital and lately some of them (begin) to bother me. I (grow) up in a small town and have spent all my life there.
5. Mary (have) to go to New York last week, but she almost (miss) the plane. She (stand) in the queue at the check-in desk when she suddenly (realize) that she (leave) her passport at home. Fortunately, she (not live) very far from the airport so she (have) time to go back home to get the passport. She (get) back to the airport just in time for her flight.
6. Rob Fellow (come) from England. He (come) to Paris six months ago to learn French. He (start) learning French at school in England when she was eleven so he (learn) it for nearly 10 years. He just (take) an exam. If he passes, he ( move) into the next class. He (be) excited today because his parents (come) tommorow to stay with him for a few days.
7. (Bear) in Scotland in 1847, Alexander Bell (become) interested very early in the methods of human communication. He (influence) by his father and grandfather, who (spend) years working with deaf people and those with faulty speech. Bell's father even (go) so far as to develop as system of so-called"visible speech" for the deaf. He (use) sketches of the different positions of the lips and tongue. This science of visible speech (form) the foundation of young Bell's knowledge of the mechanics of human speech. But the young boy's knowledge of other subjects (not/advance) quite as rapidly.

Put the verbs in the following sentences in the correct verb forms.
1. At last you’re here! I (wait) have been waiting here for more than half an hour!
2. My father (work) has worked in Canada for the last year, so by the time he (return) returns the month after next I (not see) will haven't seen him for fourteen months.
3. When you (see) see him again you (be) will be surprised to see that his health (improve) has improved since he (go) went to Switzerland.
4. Why (you not tell) __________________me you (can) _________________lend me the money? I (not need) __________________to borrow it from the bank.
5. It’s time we (leave) ________________now.
6. The manager (talk) ________________to an important customer at the moment but he (be) ________________free to see you presently. Would you like to take a seat for a few minutes?
7. When I last (see) ________________him, he (live) ________________in London. He (tell) ________________me that he (think) _______________of moving to Australia, and he may well have done so by now.
8. Not until we (arrive) _______________at his house, we (discover) _______________that he (be) ______________on holiday, and that we (waste) _______________our time in calling on him.
9. I’m tired of working in an office. I (think) _________________of changing my job.
10. I just (smell) _______________your roses. Do you think they (smell) _______________wonderful?

Use the correct form of the verbs in bracket

I (just, receive).....................a letter from my brother Tim. He is in Australia. He (be)..................there for three years. he (buy)..........an Australia car two years ago. He (already, visit)................a great number of different places in Australia. He (work).................for a big firm now. he usually (drive)...................to work. My brother (never, be).................abroad before, so he is finding this trip very exciting. He said he (go)....................visit his friend in Sydney next week.

Put the verbs into the correct forms.

1. Please be quiet. I (work)___________.

2. The weather is nice at the moment. It (not/rain)______________.

3. Tom (live)_____________ near us. We often see him.

4. Terry (work)____________ in a bank from 1986 to 1993.

5. Look at the sky! There are a lot of black clouds. It (rain)________________.

6. Look at Sue! She (wear) ______________________ her new hat.

7. Tim (work)_________ very hard. He (start)_____________ at 7:30 and finishes at 8 o’clock in the evening.

8. I (lose)_______________________ my passport. I can’t find it anywhere.

9. Mark (be)_________________________ in Canada since April.

10. Jane is a good friend of mine. I (know)_____________________ for a long time.

Ex2:  Put the correct tense or form of the verbs in bracket:

1.I suggest ( we /save)……….….. energy in the kitchen /He (work)……………. in that firm for ten years

2.. I (not/see)………….Liz for nine months. Tom suggested (buy) ………..a pair of shoes for her on her birthday.           

4..If we go on ( waste/ )......water, there ( be )………..a shortage of fresh water in a few decades.

5.He suggests that you ( write)..............sentences with new words..Let’s (do)…………it.

6.The letter (post)…………………….a week ago and it (arrive)……………yesterday.

7. If we (not leave)……… in the next five minutes, we (be)……………..late for the movies..

8.. What about (go)……….to the cinema tonight?His mother will be surprised if he (tidy )______up his room.

9.Get him (fix) …………. the washing machine .He had a bad fall while he (repair) ………. his roof

10. If the climate (change) …………, we (meet) …………. with natural disasters.

11.  There is a ………….. faucet in your kitchen (drip)

.12.(converve )............................are interested in the protection of the environment

13. I’m very ____________ because they use electricity to catch fish (worry)

14. She was ____________ pleased that she passed the exam (extreme)

15. He is one of the most famous ____________ in the world (environment)

Ex2: Put the verbs in the brackets in the correct form of tense.

1.    My uncle (just open) ……………………………a new internet shop on Trang Tien street.

2.    ………….Linh (watch) ……………..……….TV at 9 o’clock last night?

3.    While Mr Brown (work)………..…….….. in the garden, his wife (cook) …………………

4.    Nam (not buy)………..… a new computer since he (sell)……………. the old one last month.

5.    ………Mr Phong (go) ………….to New York for ten days last year?

6.    Last year we (install) …………ordinary light bulbs, but now we (use)…………… new ones.

7.    When I (arrive)……….... at her house yesterday, she (do) ………………..her homework.

8.    He (be) ………………..….very successful in his business since he (come) ……..……..here .

9.    That exercise can’t (do) ……………………………………by all the students.

10.    His car (repair) ………………………………………… at this time yesterday.  

11.    This room (clean)……………………………………… by my sister every day.

12.    ………….…..these toys (make)………………………………… in China?

13.    These story books (write) ……………………….….……… by To Hoai in 1956.

14.    Nam (award)………………………… a gold medal in the chess tournament last week.

15.    Nothing (do)…………………………..…….. since Peter bought a computer last week.

Exercise 3: Give the correct forms of verbs – Chia động từ 1. What time Mary usually (get) up every morning? 2. The workers (work) in the firm at the moment. 3. Please be quiet! You always (make) so much noise so I can't concentrate. 4. She usually (walk) to school. 5. It (not be) often cold in summer. 6. She (not wash) her clothes every weekend. 7. Listen! He (read) a story by Shakespeare. 8. At present Richard (study) in London. 9. Tony (not have) a bath at the moment? 10. Where are you now? - I’m upstairs. I (draw)¬¬¬¬¬¬_______ a picture.

look at the phrases from the typescript. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple.

1.He ..............(teach) at a primary school ...

2.He ..............(spend) a year training to be come a priest ...

3.She .............(make) her first TV appearance at the age of eleven ...

4.He ..............(drop) out of hight school at age of seventeen ...

5.His dad .......(laugh) when he told him his planes ...

6.He ..............(work) in the Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles

7.She ............(dream) of fame as an international Gymnast ...

8.She ......(ask) if she could miss school exams to appear in the theatre ...