Exercise 1: Put the verb in the brackets in the correct tense

1. How many times..have...you( see)..seen..him since he went to Edinburgh.

2. Do you know that man, who (smoke)..is smoking...there.

3. I (see)..have seen..that film several times because I like it.

4. in what year..did...World War II (break)..broke..out?

5. We will go out when it (stop)..stops.raining.

6. When.did..you (buy)..buy...your bicycle?

7. Long ago, my young brother often (cry)..cried.. at night.

8. I (come)..will come..as soon as my study is finished. (you be)...are you..ready?

9. We (meet).met...only yesterday and (already decide)..had already decided..to get married.

10. You look tired. You (work)..have you worked...hard?

Put the verb in the brackets in the correct tense

1. They (live)_have been living_____ on this street for a long time.

2. My brother (play) ___is playing___ football at the moment.

3. Mr.Green (teach) _has taught____ French since he left London in 1997.

4. She often (go) _goes____ to school by bicycle but yesterday she ( go) __went___ by bus.

5. Look! It (snow) _is snowing_____

Put the verb in the brackets in the correct tense

1. No one(use) ___has used___ this car for several years.

2. Last night when we (visit)__visited___ him, he (do)_was doing____ an experiment on the upstairs.

3. The sewing machine which you (use) are using______ at present (invent) __was invented____ in 1830 by French

4. I (not see) __have not seen__ your uncle recently. _ No. He (not go) ___has not gone__ out since he (buy)__bought___ a new color televison

5. My uncle has just (open) _opened____ a new internet house on Trang Thi street.

1.has used

2.visited / was doing

3. Are using/ was doing

4.have not seen/ have not gone /bought

5.opened

I. Supply the correct form or tense of the verb in the brackets. (2.5pts)

1. Mary ( have)………………had………………. dinner at 7 o’clock last night .

2. We …………have written…….. (write) to him since 1990.

3. How often …………does…………..(he / go) …go………. to restaurant?

4. Crops are ……………destructively………….. severely by a drought. (destruction)

5.That T-shirt was ……inexpensive……… ( expensive ) but I don’t have enough money to buy it.

6. After John (examine) ………had examined…………… her,he (give) ……gave……………… her a prescription.

7. Where (she / be) …………was she……….. yesterday?

8. Look! The bus (come) ………………is coming……………

9. They were greatly impressed by (modernize) …………………modern……………. life in New York.

10. The lovely café offers a wide ………varieties ……………….. (vary) of delicious sandwiches.

II. Rewrite the sentence so that the new sentence has a similar meaning to the original one.Using the word in brackets. (2.5 pts)

1. He expects to hear from her as soon as possible. (TO)  ……He looks forward to hearing from her as soon as possible……………………………………………..………………………………………………………

2. Jane was born and spent her childhood in a small village in Danang city. (GREW) 

…………Jane was born and grew up in a small village in Danang city ………………..………………………………………………………..

3. Nick is a good student,but she didn’t receive a scholarship last year. (Use the subordinator “Even though” to make sentence) 

…Even though Nick is a good student, she didn’t receive a scholarship last year ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 4. The girl asked her mother “Does this dress look nice with me?” ( Using: reported speech) 

………The girl asked her mother if that dress looked nice with her…………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5. The weather is bad. Minh still decides to take part in the Rice-cooking Festival. 

Despite……the bad weather,Minh still decides to take part in the Rice-cooking Festival. …………………………………………………………………………………………..

6. He spent two hours writing the essay. (TOOK) 

It took him  two hours to write the essay. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

7. I have to come there at 5 p.m,………don't I…………………………? (make the tag question)

8. I’m sorry I can’t speak English fluently. (Using: Wish) 

I……wish I could English fluently. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….

9. You sing well and everybody will clap their hands. 

If………you sing well, everybody will clap their hands …………………………………………………………………………………………………

10. He passed the test even though he was frequently absent from class. 

In spite of ……being frequently absent from class, He passed the test  ……………………………………………………………………………………..

put the verb in the brackets in the correct tense

1. I ( not see) ....haven't seen.. him since I (meet)..met....him 2 months ago.

2. I (get).got...up early the day before yesterday.

3. How many times..have...you(see)....seen...him since he went to Edinburgh?

4. Do you know that man,who(smoke)...is smoking.there

5.In what year ..did..World War 2(break).break...out?

put the verb in the brackets in the correct tense

1. I ( not see) ..HAVEN' T SEEN.... him since I (meet)...MET....him 2 months ago.

2. I (get)..GOT..up early the day before yesterday.

3. How many times..HAVE....you(see)...SEEN....him since he went to Edinburgh?

4. Do you know that man,who(smoke)..IS SMOKING..there

5.In what year ..DID..World War 2(break)..BREAK..out?

1. I ( not see) .haven't seen..... him since I (meet)..met.....him 2 months ago.

2. I (get)..got..up early the day before yesterday.

3. How many times .have.....you(see) seen.......him since he went to Edinburgh?

4. Do you know that man,who(smoke).smoked...there

5.In what year .in...World War 2(break)break....out?

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

1. Nam often (play) plays soccer in the afternoon

2. My father used to (go) go swimming when he was a child

3. Tien Dung goalkeeper (live) has lived in Thanh Hoa city since 1997

Put the verb in the brackets in the correct tense

1. He is very thirsty. He (not drink)_has not drunk____ since this morning

2. Look at those black clouds. It (rain)__is going to rain___

3. We ( not see ) _have not seen____ her since we (be) __were___ on holiday in Ha Long bay

4. Phuong (not finish) has not finished____ her homework yet

5. Would you like some coffee? I have just (make)_made____ some

Put the verb in the brackets in the correct tense

1. He ( not arrive ) __didn't arrive____ when I (write) _wrote____ my last letter to you.

2. Whenever you (go) __go____ to town nowadays, you (spend) _spend___ a lot of money.

3. I (never forget) __will never forget____ what you (just tell) __have just told___ me.

4. They (prepare) ___are preparing___ the Christmas dinner today.

5. I (not see) ___haven't seen__ John for a long time. I (see) __saw__ him 3 weeks ago.

Put the verb in the brackets in the correct tense

1. In what year __did__ World War II ( break ) __break___ out?

2. The sun ( set ) ___sets__ in the West.

3. They ( live ) __have lived____ in Ho Chi Minh City since 1975

4. He ( come ) ___came__ here once 2 years ago.

5. We will go out when it ( stop ) __stops____ raining

Exercise I  Put the verb into the past simple tense.

1/ The war ---------------- (break) out three year ago.

2/When he was young , he  ---------------(serve)  in the army.

3/ He ---------------(drink)  a cup of coffee every morning years ago.

5/ Mr Brown ----------------(live) in Paris when the second World War broke out.

6/ Why ------------ you ……………..(not come) yesterday?.

7/ I -----------------(see) him ten days ago.

8/ Mr. Johnson -----------------(go) to Los Angeles in 1992.

9/ What ----------------(happen) to you yesterday?

10/ We ---------(visit) that city last year.

11/ She often  goes to school by bike but yesterday she ------(travel) by bus.

12/ Ha Noi --------------(be) the largest City in VN years ago.

13/ He -------------- (stay) in bed late last Sunday morning.

14/ Peter and Daisy -------------(be) born  in 1978.

15/ There --------------(be) a lot of grass in the garden last summer.

16/ They ----------------(not play) very well two years ago.

17/ _________ you _________ (drink) a lots at the party yesterday morning?

18/ She ______________(not be) an English teacher last year.

19/ Two weeks ago, I ____________(not work) well.

20/ ___________ (be) Lan a good student in 2010?

21/ It’s time I ………………(be) going.

22/ It’s time we ……………..(do) something to help him