Exercise:I. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense: 1. Mr.Tuan always (go) … to work by bus. 2. We (start) …… our new school year last month. 3. She (receive) …… her pen pal’s letter two days ago. 4. It (not rain) …. in the dry season. 5. Lan (take)…… her younger brother to the zoo last Sunday. 6. I (live) …… in Ha Noi when I was small. 7. They (give) …… me the letter a few minutes ago. 8. We (learn) ……… English now. 9. He (write)…… a long novel at present. 10. Where are you? – I’m upstairs. I (have)……… a bath. 11. You (have) …… breakfast yesterday? 12. My little sister (drink) …… milk every day. DRINKS 13. The doctor sometimes (return)… home late. Returns / doesn’t return / Does .... return 14. They (have) …… lunch in the cafeteria now. Are having 15. They often (thank)… me for what I do for them. 16. His uncle (teach) … English in our school five years ago. 17. They (not go) … to the movies last Sunday. 18. You (find) …… my pen yesterday? 19. There (be) … an English class in this room tomorrow evening. 20. They (paint) … the school gate next year. 21. They (build) …… a new school in this area next year. 22. My brother (work) …… in this factory tommorrow. 23. The children (play) … soccer at yesterday. 24. I (see) …… Nga at the bus stop every morning. 25. What you (do) …… last night? 26. It (be) ……..often hot in the summer. 27. My mother went to the supermarket yesterday, but she (not buy)……. anything. 28. Nam and Ba (play) ………………. soccer at present. 29. My family (go) ………………….…………. Da Lat next summer. 30. Please don’t make so much noise. I (study)……….. 31. The water (boil) ……………at 100 degrees Celsius. 32. Look! Somebody (climb) ……………………up that tree over there. 33. I (not see) ………………her last week. 31. Mary (be) ____________________ seriously ill last night. 32. They sometimes (go) ____________________ school by bus. 33. We last (see) _____________ them last Sunday. 34. I (not meet) ____________________ him last week. 35. Now they (play) ____________________ happily in the school yard. 36. We (not finish) ____________________ our exercises everyday. 37. Mr. David ( buy) ____________________ a new house in 2010. 38. They (build) ____________________ a new hospital in my neighborhood next month. 39. It (not rain) ____________________ last week. 40. Now we (learn) ______ English. 41. Mrs Hoa (teach) _______ English in this school in 2023. 42. Look! That car (run) _________________ very fast. 43. The Browns (have) ____________________ dinner at the moment. 44. He (live) ____________________ in Hanoi 20 years ago 45. Alexander Graham Bell (invent) _____________ the telephone many years ago. . 46 I (spend) _____________ my holiday in Ha Long last summer. 47. Ba's teacher (give) __________ him a lot of homework last week. 48. Tom hopes he (meet) _____ many interesting people when he goes to Hanoi next month. 49. Mai and her friends (walk) ____________________ to school now. 50. They (go) __________ to Sao Mai Movie Theater last night.

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?

Put the verbs in parentheses into the present perfect tense :

1. He ( practice ) ...... the piano since 8 o'clock

2. I ( not him ) ....... this movie since last week

3. Jorge ( read ) ....... the newspaper for an hour

4. ... Maria ( learn ) .......... English since grade 6 ?

5. He ( swim ) ...... for half an hour

6. How long ........ Mr.Johnson ( work ) ..... here ? - For 35 years

7. We ( begin ) ... to study for the test since this morning

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form
1. Nhung is very hungry now because she (not eat)............ any things this morning.
2. You (go).......... to the dentist last weekend, Hung ?
Yes,and I (go).......there to check up the filled tooth
3. When my brother and I (be)........chidren, we (have).........two cats and a dog.
4. Trang (not write)........to her parents last week. She (phone)........them now
5. Lien's brother is an architect but he (not work).......at the moment

VII. Put the correct form of the following words.

      1.She has bought different kinds of ………………. instruments.(music)

      2.Peter wants to become an……………….because he is good at drawing.(art)

      3.My brother works as an ………………(act)

      4.There are so many beautiful ………………. on the wall.(paint)

      5.My teacher is as ………………. as yours.(better)

I/ Put the verbs in brackets into the correct Tenses:  

1/ She ( buy ) some food yesterday. 

2/ I ( not be ) here last week. 

3/ Mrs Wilson had an accident While she ( drive) car to work this morning. 

4/ We’ll go out when it (stop) raining. 

5/ My uncle (live) in the USA since last year. 

6/ I saw her when I ( walk down) the street. 

7/ Hurry up ! the train ( come ).  

8/ Why didn’t you listen while I ( speak ) to you?  

9/ Where ………. you ( spend ) your Summer holiday last year?  

10/ Let’s go out. It ( not rain ) now. 

11/ It ( not rain ) in the dry season. 

12/ Up to now, I ( do ) every exercise in this book. 

13/ I have been here since I ( be) ten years old. 

14/ My sister always ( wash) her hands before meals. 

15/ Please don’t say anything while I ( learn) my lesson. 

16/ We were good friends. We (know) each other for a long time. 

17/ We arrived home and found that  a burglar ( break ) in. 

18/ We aren’t hungry. We ( have ) Lunch. 

19/ I had finished my work before ( go ) to bed. 

20/ While John was reading a book, Mary ( watch ) TV. 

21/ He ( return ) to his hometown recently. 

22/ She ( just come ) back from Japan. 

23/ Vietnam, Thailand, and Malaysia ( be ) tropical countries. 

24/ ……………. Your sister ( like ) lemon juice? 

25/ We ( learn ) English at the moment. 

III. Put the verbs into the correct tense form.

1 . I ________________ (have) a great rime in Hoi An at present

2.      There ________________ (be) always a lot of traffic, day and night.

3.      My friend, Michelle, and I ________________ (spend) five days in Hoi An last year.

4.      Outside the sun ________________ (shine) so I’m off to get some fresh air.

5.      We usually _____________ (stay) at home for a holiday, but this holiday we ______________

(travel) abroad.

6.      ________________ (be) there any bookstores in your neighborhood?

7.      My grandma ________________ (not like) living in the city.

8.      How ________________ (I/ get) to the railway station? - Go straight ahead then turn left.

9.      Where ________________ (you/ go) now? - We ________________ (go) to Tan Ky House.

10.  ________________ (be) there a post office nearby? - No. There ________________ (be) no post offices near here.

VI. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense: (2ms)

1. The first World war (start)……….. in 1939 and (finish) …………..in 1945.

2. When he last (see) Nam?

3. I (visit) my mother last weekend.

4. After we (finish) our work, we (go) home.

5 When my teacher (retire) last year, he (work) as a teacher for 20 years.

6. I want to know how (use) this machine.

7. I can’t help (laugh) when you see him.

8. My mother decided (stay) at home .

9. The lecture already (start) before we arrived.

10. When I got to the supermarket ,I (realize) that I (leave) all the money at home

11.Do you enjoy (watch) TV?

12. This novel is worth (read).

13. Before he (buy) that car last month, he (save) money.

14. He (not sign) the contract until he (talk) to the lawyer.

15. Yesterday we(not have) lunch because when we (come) home, I (realise) that the dog (eat) all the food.

16. I am not in a hurry. I don’t mind (wait)

17. It was a film that I (never hear ) of before.

18. He wanted (improve) his health. 

19. Would you like (go) out?

20. We’d rather  (die) than (be) slave.

21. She regretted ...............................(not / go) to the concert.

22. Thank you for...................(let) us ........................(service) your car.

23. It is likely.......................(snow) in the far north this morning.

24. You don’t need.........................(clean) the floor.

25. Ngoc is looking forward to ....................(see) Linda.

26. I must remember...........................(ring) the dentist.

27. I remember .....................(go) there last year.

28. My clothes need........................(iron)

29. ................................(Swim) is good for you.

30. Can you show me how……………………..(get) to the station?

31. It’s no use……………. (tell) him about your feeling . He’ll never regret ……………..( hurt) you.

32. I do not mind ………. (look) after the children but I hate………… (do) the housework.

33. George has no intention of ………….. (leave) the city. He wants……………. ( live ) here all his life

34. When a young man, he used …………………..( jog )  every morning.

36. I decided .................................(speak) to her again.

37. The river became deeper after it........................(rain) heavily.

38.  The sun had set before I...............................( be)  ready to go.

39 He had already learnt English before he ........................(leave)  for England.

40.  Why didn’t you go to the doctor after I .......................(tell) you to?

41.  It.....................(rain) yesterday after it ....................(be) dry for many months.

42.  He took the money after I .......................(ask) him.

 43. My friend....................(not / see) me for many years when I .......................(meet) him last week.

44. He died after he ...........................(be) ill a long time