1. What .......you ( do ) ............after you ( go ).................. home yesterday?

2. Before leaving home in the morning, she (tell).............. her mother she (work) ................in the factory that afternoon.

3. I realised that someone ( steal )......... my wallet when I ( feel )........... his hand in my pocket.

4. She (be) .............here but she (go)............... down with flu.

5. Bill (have) ..............breakfast when I (stop)..................... at his house this morning.

I)Put the correct form of the verbs

1. I realised that someone(steal)....my wallet when I (feel)....his hand in my jacket pocket

2 When....I (phone.....Helen last night she (wash)...her hair and she (not-finish).....when i finally (get)...to her house

3.Peter (offer)....me another drink but I decided I (drink)...enough

4. Nobody (wacth)....,so the little boy (take)....the packet of sweets form the shelf and (put) ......it in his pocket

5.I(not-realise)....that I (leave) my umbrella on the bus until it (start).....to rain

6.At school I (dislike).......the math teacher beacause he (always-pick)....on me

7. Wherever Marion (find).....a job, there was someone who (know).....that she (go).....to prison

8.It was only much later I (find out)......that during all the time I (write)....to my penfriend, my mother(open)...and reading the replies

9.I(not-drive).........very fast when the accident (happen).....

10.When Tom's mother (cook).....dinner, the bell(ring)

11.What you (do).......at this time last night

12.Fiona (live).....in New York when her first novel (publish).....

13. While the teacher (explain)......the sum on the board. The children (throw).....paper aeroplanes around the class.

14.Yesterday it was hot in the because the window (close).......

15.Sandra (get)........up,(say)....goodbye and (leave)......

16. That was the first time I (read)....the book.

17.Susan (teach)........at the university for ten years by 1995

18.The train (leave)..........when I arrived at the station

19.When I arrived at the meeting, the first speaker(just,finish)......speaking and the audience (clap).....

20. By the time Ben arrived,I (finish)........my homework

21.Why you (interrupt)....me just now?I (have)..... a very interesting conversation with Mr Pitt.

22. I (not,see).... the film lastnight because I (see)....it several times before.

23. Last night,she (spend).....hours on the homework but she couldn't do it although the teacher(explain)........it very carefully in the class

24.By the time you (got)....her letter, she (arrive).....in Paris

25.When I (find).........my purse, someone (take)..... the money out of it

26.When he .....(go) to see them last night, they....(play) cards. They.....(say) they........(play) since six o'clock

27. Before you ......(mention) him, I ever.......(hear) of that author

28. While you.....(play) the piano, I......(write) a letter.

I)Put the correct form of the verbs

1. I realised that someone(steal)....my wallet when I (feel)....his hand in my jacket pocket

2 When....I (phone.....Helen last night she (wash)...her hair and she (not-finish).....when i finally (get)...to her house

3.Peter (offer)....me another drink but I decided I (drink)...enough

4. Nobody (wacth)....,so the little boy (take)....the packet of sweets form the shelf and (put) ......it in his pocket

5.I(not-realise)....that I (leave) my umbrella on the bus until it (start).....to rain

6.At school I (dislike).......the math teacher beacause he (always-pick)....on me

7. Wherever Marion (find).....a job, there was someone who (know).....that she (go).....to prison

8.It was only much later I (find out)......that during all the time I (write)....to my penfriend, my mother(open)...and reading the replies

9.I(not-drive).........very fast when the accident (happen).....

10.When Tom's mother (cook).....dinner, the bell(ring)

11.What you (do).......at this time last night

12.Fiona (live).....in New York when her first novel (publish).....

13. While the teacher (explain)......the sum on the board. The children (throw).....paper aeroplanes around the class.

14.Yesterday it was hot in the because the window (close).......

15.Sandra (get)........up,(say)....goodbye and (leave)......

16. That was the first time I (read)....the book.

17.Susan (teach)........at the university for ten years by 1995

18.The train (leave)..........when I arrived at the station

19.When I arrived at the meeting, the first speaker(just,finish)......speaking and the audience (clap).....

20. By the time Ben arrived,I (finish)........my homework

21.Why you (interrupt)....me just now?I (have)..... a very interesting conversation with Mr Pitt.

22. I (not,see).... the film lastnight because I (see)....it several times before.

23. Last night,she (spend).....hours on the homework but she couldn't do it although the teacher(explain)........it very carefully in the class

24.By the time you (got)....her letter, she (arrive).....in Paris

25.When I (find).........my purse, someone (take)..... the money out of it

26.When he .....(go) to see them last night, they....(play) cards. They.....(say) they........(play) since six o'clock

27. Before you ......(mention) him, I ever.......(hear) of that author

28. While you.....(play) the piano, I......(write) a letter.

Write the correct FORM of each bracketed word.

1. (ADAPT)__________ to a new environment is a difficult thing for old people.

2. Police asked (PASS) ______________ if they had seen the accident happen.

3. What a (WORRY) ______________pair of children. They have to be watched every minute of the day.

4. Children are taught from young to be (RESPECT) _____________ to their elders.

5. They frequently (MOBILE) _________________ the traffic as they march through the streets.

6. He shook his head in _____________ (APPROVE)

7. He fought the illness with courage and ________________ (DETERMINE)

8. She seems (REASON) __________happy in her new job.

9. Can we (ARRANGE) _____________the meeting for next Monday at 7?

10. If you weren’t so (ACT)_______________, you wouldn’t be so fat!

Supply the correct form of the verbs in the brackets to complete the sentences below.

1. What you (think) you (do) in ten years’ time?

2. I realised that someone (steal) my wallet when I (feel) their hand in my jacket pocket.

3. You (let) me know the minute you (hear) any news?

4. It’s always the same! If I (decide) to leave the office early, my boss (call) me after I’ve left.

5. I (inform) that they postponed (deliver) our furniture.

The simple past and the past continuous

Put the verbs in brackets into the simple past or the past continuous tense.

10 When I arrived she (have) lunch.

12 What you (think) of his last book? ~ I (like) it very much.

14 He suddenly (realize) that he (travel) in the wrong direction.

15 He (play) the guitar outside her house when someone opened the window and (throw) out a bucket of water.

16 I just (open) the letter when the wind (blow) it out of my hand.

18 When I (look) for my passport I (find) this old photograph.

20 The boys (play) cards when they (hear) their father's step. They immediately (hide) the cards and (take) out their lesson books.

21 He (clean) his gun when it accidentally (go) off and (kill) him.

SỬA LỖI SAI. GIẢI THÍCH GIÚP MÌNH NHÉ. 11. I of places when I on holiday last summer. 12. When my cat a noise in the bushes, she stopped and . 13. I THINK it's time you your . 14. Roger felt of his pocket sure HIS wallet there. 15. When [I'm shopping] in the supermarket, I ran [into] an old friend who I [ hadn't met] [for] five years. 16. [The police] arrested the man [while] he [is having] dinner in a restaurant. 17. Peter and Wendy [first] met [in 2006], and they [are] married for three years [now]. 18. [Some] people [are believing] there is life [on] [other] planets. 19. Recently, [the island of Hawaii] [had been] the subject of [intensive research] [on the occurrence] of earthquakes. 20. Every morning, the sun [shines] in my bedroom [window] and [waking] me [up].

I. Put the verbs in the correct form.

1, When I (see) ............ him last night, he (sit)_____________ asleep in a chair.

2, You (find) _________ my fountain pen yesterday?

3, What ...... she (do) _________at 5 o’clock yesterday afternoon?

4, It (take) __________ me 5 minutes to walk to school last year.

5, We (study)_______ our lesson when the light (go) ____________out.

6, There (be)________ a lot of noise at the fair yesterday.

7, They (give) ________me the letter a few minutes ago.

8, They (not speak)_______ to each other since 1990.

9. Some activities ______________ (prepare) to celebrate the lunar new year now.

10.After Nick (do)………………..his homework , he (go)………………..to bed last night.

11. Mai (live)………..in Hai Phong for five years before she (move)………… to Ha Noi three years ago.

12. Phong (tell)……………..me yesterday that he (learn)……………..French for a year.

13. Ms Hong (work)……………….at our school for twenty years before she (retire)………….last June.

14. By the time I (get)………………….to Nick’s house , his party (already/start)……………..

15. When we (come) …………..back to our home village last month , it (change)……………so much.

16. By the time the bus (come)……………this morning, Duong (wait)……………..for it for half an hour.

17.If we meet at 9:30, we (have) plenty of time.

18.If you (find) a pen in the cellar, don‟t mention it to anyone.

19.The zookeeper would have punished her with a fine if she (feed) the animals.

20.If you pass your examination, we (have) a celebration.

21.Lisa would find the milk if she (look) for it in the fridge