Exercise 3.the simple past or past perfect

1.What you (do) there before you (return) home ?

2.When I (come) to his house yesterday,his mother (tell) me that he (go) to the cinema with his friend 2 hours before.

3.He (go) to England after he (study) English for 2 years.

4.Before they (go) very far ,they (find) that they (lose) their way.

5.When their father (get) home from work, they (tell) him that they already (cook) the dinner.

6.By the time he (return) home from England,they already (build) a new house for him.

7.When Peter (arrive) at the cinema, the film already (start).

8.The boy (say) that he (do) all the homework before he (go) to bed.

9.The children (begin) to do the exercise after they (review) all the rules.

10.He (make) the report on the history of England after he (read) a lots of books about ..

11.He thanked me for what I (do) for him.

12.We arrived here late .The train (leave).

13.The film (show) for 10 minutes when we came.

14.When I (discover) that my camera (steal), I called the police at once.

15.He kept looking at her,wondering where he (see) her before.

16.I (put) the 5$ note in one of my books,but next day it (take) me ages to find it because I (forget) which book I put it into.

17.I (not read) a book as intersting as the book I read yesterday.

1. Just as I (leave) home for school, the telephone (ring).

2. Stay in house and wait till you (get) a phone call from him. He (tell) you where to

look for her.

3. The experiment (make) when the light (go) out.

4. John and I (study) at the same school and we (be) great friends ever since.

5. I hardly (be) there 5 minutes when Mrs. Brown (come) with the coffee.

6. They had the tree (plant) (get) shadow.

7. There is no use (read) this kind of books.

8. Tourists could see fish (swim) along the brook.

9. I’m sorry, madam, but this carpet already (sell).

10. Ann really likes (invite) to dinner parties.

11. That plant I bought (not grow) very much. And I (water) it everyday.

12. In the year 2500 a lot of people (live) on the moon.

13. While I (try) to get my car started, a passing car (stop) and the driver (offer) to help

me.

14. I can’t see you on Thursday. I (visit) our Birmingham branch.

15. He met his friend while he (drive) home.

16. When she arrived, I (wait) for two and a half hours.

17. Two days ago I (take) my final exam. It (be) pretty difficult. The papers (mark)

now.

18. We had the walls (whitewash) by my uncle.

19. I (not see) Minh since I last (meet) him five years ago.

20. I’ve hung out my clothes. It’s lovely and sunny. If it (stay) like this, they (be) dry

in two hours.

21. There (be) a cold wind (blow) in our faces when we were in the field.

22. Would you mind (keep) quiet for a moment. I’m trying (finish) my homework.

23. He (sleep) since 10 o’clock. It’s time he (wake) up.

24. By the time you (finish) your ninth grade this summer, I (graduate) from my

university.

25. The last time I saw Lan, she looked relaxed. She explained she (be) on holiday the

week before.

26. He (spend) his free time (read) books everyday.

27. I’m sure my mother (come) back home in one hour.

28. My sister (finish) school in 1999 and (be) a student at the National University since

then.

29. (Take) off their shoes, they crept cautiously into the room.

30. We (not move) to Paris until we (find) a flat there to rent.

31. I can’t help (feel) sorry for these orphans. If only there (be) a home for them.

32. Come on time , please. I hate (keep) (wait)

33. There (be) great changes in our village in the past few years.

34. Right now Alex is in the hospital. He (treat) for a bad burn on his hand and arm.

35. The classroom is still very dirty. I don’t think it (clean).

36. They had a big party. They (sing) all night last night.

37. Ten minutes (be) more than enough time to complete this exercise.

38. Had I known Dan wouldn’t be here, I (come, not)

39. Not only my mother but also my sister (be) here.

40. He loves drawings (paint) by his father.

41. The room was hot. I tried (open) the window, but that didn’t help.

42. I (finish) everything by the time you (get) back tomorrow.

43. I think she (understand) my situation when she (get) my letter.

44. He (go) to the UK soon after he (finish) his present English course.

45. If I (have) enough money, I (buy) a new car.

46. You (finish) with the book yet? I (wait) to read it for hours!

47. She told us that she (just phone) the main office and that our order (send) on the

previous day.

48. Nothing (do) about the hole in the road so far and so I (think) a letter (should write)

to the local council.

49. I remember (play) with dolls when I was a child.

50. I regret (tell) you that you failed the exam.

51. She regrets (lent) him some money. He never paid me back.

Put the verb in brackets in the Past Simple , Past Perfect or Present perfect.

11. What you (.......) do there before you ............ (return) home?

12. When I .......... (come) to his house yesterday, his mother ............ (tell) me that he ............ (go) to the cinema with his friend two hours before.

13. He ............ (go) to England after he ......... (study) E for two years.

14. Before they ......... (go) very far, they ......... (find) that they ................. (lose) their way.

15. When their father ............ (get) home from work, they ................ (tell) him that they already .......... (cook) the dinner.

16. By the time he ............ (return) home from England, they already ................ (build) a new house for him.

17. When Peter ............ arrive) at the cinema, the film already .......... start.

Ex 4. Use the correct tense or form of the verb in parentheses :

1. I am sorry what (happen) _________________ last week.

2. He always (travel) _______________ to work by motorbike.

3. Many people (attend) _________________ the meeting tomorrow night.

4. She (be) ______________ here since Christmas.

5. When we (come) ___________ to the party last night, many people (dance) _______________.

6. The sea (cover) ______________ most of the world’s surface.

7. You must (meet) ________________ before.

8. She’ll come and visit her old grandparents before she (leave) _____________ here.

9. John moved into a new flat so that he could (perfect) _______________ his English.

10. My father (turn) ________________ on the television so that he could see the news.

11. You will be late if you (not hurry) ___________________.

12. What time (your train / leave) __________________________ tomorrow ?

13. It’s a secret between them. He promises he (not tell) ________________ anybody.

14. “Did you phone Kate ?” – Oh no. I forgot. I (phone) ________________ her now.

15. I (get up) _________________ early yesterday so as to catch the first bus.

16. Who (look after) _______________ the children when your sister (be) ____________ away ?

17. He promised he (leave) _______________ before the sun (rise) _______________.

18. When I (see) _____________ Mr. Pike tomorrow, I (give) _____________ him your message.

19. They (move) _______________ to their new house at Christmas last year.

20. Thanks for (let) _____________ me (borrow) _____________ your camera. I (bring) _______ it back to you after I (return) ________________ from the library.

1.she (hear).........a noise and (get)...........out of the bed when the door (open) .........

2.the children (play) ............football when their mother (come) ...........back

3.who (be)............that man that you (talk) .............to? I (see) .........him at the gate when I (come)..........in

4.we (wait)...............for the bus when he (pass) ...............in his car and (offer)............. us a lift

5.I (be).................very tired because I (work) ................all day yesterday

6.when the students (hear)........... the bell ,they (get).............up and (leave)..............

7.he (forget)..............what I (tell) him. I (remind).............him many times but he still (not bring).............what i want

8.he (ask).........me whether i ( see )........his pen on the table. I (tell).......him that I (not see)...it around.

9.If I (wait)......only a little while longer , I would have met her

10. they (go)......home after they (finish)........their homework

11. when we came to the stadium , the match ( already begin ) ...their homework

12.they told me they ( not eat )..........that kind of food before

13.after they had gone , I (sit).............down and (rest)..................

14.after taking a bath , he ( go)................to bed

15.what he (be)............when he ( be).......young?

16.It was the first time I ( ever see ) ...........such a beautiful girl

Supply the correct tense

1/ He said he (be) __________ sorry he (give) __________ me so muchtrouble.

2/ I am sorry that I (not know) _________ you (leave) __________ your pipe when you (come) __________ to see me last Thursday.

3/ He (be) __________ so good to me when I was a boy that to this day I (not forget) __________ his kindness, and I hope that I (never forget) __________.

4/ He (sleep) __________ and (not understand) ___________ what you (say) __________ to him. He (wake) __________ if you (speak) __________ louder.

5/ Some animals (not eat) ___________ during the winter and only (come) __________ out in spring.

6/ After leaving school he (study) __________ French in Paris for two years and then (move) __________ to America, where he now (live) _________. He (visit) __________ England once or twice and (know) __________ English well; but (not have) __________ yet the opportunity of visiting European countries.

7/ I (know) __________ him for a very long time.

8/ When my friend Tom grows a beard, even his closest friends (not recognize)__________ him.

9/ When I (meet) __________ him in the street, he (go) __________ to the pictures.

Chia động từ ở trong ngoặc:
1. The house (be) emply for a year. But they just (take) down “for sale”, so I (suppose) someone (buy) it.
2. I (not see) your aunt recently.
- Oh, she (not be) out of her house since she (buy) a color TV
3. I (receive) a letter already (say) that we (not pay) this quarter’s waterbill
4. When he (meet) me in the street, he (tell) me that he (live) in his uncle’s house while his house (mend)
5. He (take) his lunch when the telephone (ring). He immediately (come) to answer it and (tell) that they (call) from London

Chia Đt

1. After a dinner (give) by the President of an Afican nation, a ( 2. distinguish) diplomat complained to his host that the Minister of Justice, who ( 3. sit) on his left, (4. steal) his gold watch. " He (5.not/do) that" said he President. " I (6.get) it back for you". Surely enough towards the end of the evening the watch (7. return) to its owner. "And what he (8.stay) asked the diplomat. "Shh!" said he host, (9.lance) anxiously at him. " He doesn't know that I (10.get) it back

II.

1. His brother .... (give) a car for his twentieth birhday next year

2. The house was very quiet when I got home. Everybody...(go) to bed

3. Less than half of the cans of paint (use) up to now.

4. (Write) the letter, she put it carefully in an evelop

5-6. Can you imagine what I (come) across when I (roll) up the carpet yesterday

7. He talked as if he (know) whare she was

28. If you go to England, you'll have to get usde to (drive) on the left

29. You may feel frightened when you are in a forest (surround) by tall trees

30. -You have just missed the bus . - All right. I(walk)