Decide whether the verb form in italics is suitable or unsuitable.
a) While I had a bath someone knocked on the door. .......................
b) Sally didn t go to a boxing match before. ............................
c) Harry tried to repair the car but he didn t really know what he was doing. .......................
d) What did you wear to the Ponsonby s party? ........................
e) Were you eating spaghetti every day when you lived in Italy? ........................
f) I didn t know you had bought a new car. ........................
g) They all wanted to believe her but suspected she was lying. ........................
h) As Peggy walked home she tried to remember what happened. ........................
i) What a terrible day! thought Lucy. Everything had gone wrong! ........................
j) Although it rained a lot I was enjoying my holiday last year. ........................

True or False. (Sửa lại các lỗi sai nếu câu "False")

a) While I had a bath someone knocked on the door. .......................
b) Sally didn t go to a boxing match before. ............................
c) Harry tried to repair the car but he didn t really know what he was doing. .......................
d) What did you wear to the Ponsonby s party? ........................
e) Were you eating spaghetti every day when you lived in Italy? ........................
f) I didn t know you had bought a new car. ........................
g) They all wanted to believe her but suspected she was lying. ........................
h) As Peggy walked home she tried to remember what happened. ........................
i) What a terrible day! thought Lucy. Everything had gone wrong! ........................
j) Although it rained a lot I was enjoying my holiday last year. ........................

IV. Choose the correct verb form in the brackets

1. When I (had / was having) a bath, someone (knocked / was knocking) the door

2. The rain (started / was starting) when I (went / was going) to the library

3. This time last Sunday I (walked / was walking) on this street

4. When I (saw / was seeing) Mr. Brown, he (drank / was drinking) coffee

5. Their parents (visited / were visiting ) the Statue of Libery while they (went / were going) shooping

6. I (met / was meeting ) an old friend while I (walked / was walking ) along the street

IV. Supply the correct verb form: Present tenses.

1. Listen! I __________ (think) someone __________ (knock) at the door.

2. We __________ (not/ know) why Sarah is upset, but she __________ (not/ speak) to us for a ages.

3. The earth __________ (circle) the sun once every 365 days.

4. Why __________ (you/ stare) at me? I suppose you __________ (not/ see) a woman on a motorbike before!

5. How many times __________ (you/ see) him since he went to Edinburgh?

6. Trevor and Laura like Scrabble. They __________ (play) it most evenings.

7. The number of vehicles on the road __________ (increase).

8. “Sorry I’m late”. “That’s all right. I __________ (not/ wait) long”.

9. Mrs. Green always __________ (go) to work by car, but this week she__________ (travel) by bus.

10. We __________ (be) from French. We __________ (be) there for 20 years.

11. These flowers are dying. You __________ (not/ water) them for ages.

12. Mai __________ (lose)     her keys, so she can’t get into the house.

13. I’m afraid I __________ (not/ finish) typing those letters yet. I __________ (deal) with customers all morning.

14. A: What __________ (your father/ do)?

B: He __________ (be) an architect but he (not/ work) at the moment.

15. A: __________ (you/ ever/ see) a lion?

B: Yes, I __________ (see) it since I was a child.

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

cau 1 : rewrite the following sentences : 1 jack london/ life and writings / represent / american/ love/ adventure 2 jack london / born / san francisco / 1876 3 he / quit / school / fourteen / become / sailor 4 he / travel / good / deal / during / short / lifetime 5 he / travel / many / place / europe / united states / far east cau 2 : 1 it is time .................................................... a the children to go to bed b for the children to go to bed c for the children to going to bed d for the children go to bed 2 it took ................................................. a me one hour to go to work by bicycle b i one hour to go to work by bicycle c me one hour going to work by bicycle d my one hour to go work by bicycle 3 it is two months.................................................. a since it has rained b since last it rained c since it last rained d since it was last rained 4 he could not set up a new world record ............................................ a although he tried hard b even though he tried hard c in spite of the fact that he tried hard d all are correct 5 i really wish ....................................... but i did not a i had invited her to the party b had i invited her to the party c i invited her to the party d i has invited her to the party