I had turned off the lights, I left the room 

.......... leaving the room, I had turned off the lights

Before I left the room, I turned off the lights

1 so

2 but

3 so

4 but

5 but

6 so

7 so

8 but

9 so

10 but

I.       Add so or but.

1.      The room was dark, ____so __ I turned on a light.

2.      I didn’t have an umbrella, ___but___ I didn’t get wet because I was wearing my raincoat.

3.      Al didn’t study, ___so ___ he failed the test.

4.      I had a lot of studying to do, ___but___ I went to a movie anyway.

5.      My friend lied to me, ___but___ I still like and trust her.

6.      The weather was bad, ___so ___ we postponed our trip.

7.      My watch is broken, ___so ___ I was late for my job interview.

8.      Bob ate a large dinner, ____but__ he is still hungry.

9.      You lied to me, ___so ___ I don’t trust you anymore.

10.  I was very sleepy, ___but___ I finished all my homework anyway.

Cho dạng đúng của động từ trong ngoặc

My mother says she ……is going to go…...…(go) to Ha Noi next week.

She says (that) she ……s… …() ice cream.

He said he ………had taken...….(take) English lessons before.

She said (that) she could swim when she ………was/had been…....(be) four.

George said to Mary that he ………had seen…….....(see) the film three times.

 Sắp xếp những từ sau thành câu hoàn chỉnh

   Mr. Smith/ Mrs. Smith/ live/ doesn’t/ renting/ an apartment/ She/ is/ in/ in the suburb.

         →  Mrs. Smith doesn’t live in downtown. She is renting in an apartment in the suburb. 

  Mr. Quang/ the countryside/ living/ in/ is/ big garden./ has/ he/ a

           → ………………… Mr. Quang is living in the countryside. He has a big garden. 

    That boy/ the bus/ Look!/ is/ it/ catch/ he/ wants/ to/ running/ after

       →  Look! That boy is running after the bus. He wants to catch it.

     came up/ he/ was/ While/ having/ dinner/ his mother

       → While he was having dinner, his mother came up

    Things/ work/ are not/ so/ good/ is losing/ the company/ moneys/ at

       → Things are not so good at work. The company is losing moneys.

Tìm lỗi trong những câu sau

Tôi đang tham gia một khóa học Tiếng Anh vào tháng 5 năm ngoái.

     → I was taking a English courses in May last year

Tôi luôn đọc đọc sách trong khi tôi đang đợi xe buýt

→ I always read book while I was waiting for the bus

Chúng tôi đang học trong khi họ đang đi chơi

 → We were learning while they were playing

Cô ấy đã học Tiếng Anh từ khi cô ấy 4 tuổi

 → She has learned English since she was 4

Mẹ của tôi đã về nhà ngay khi cô ấy hoàn thành công việc ở cơ quan

 → My mom went home as soon as she finished her work at work

Chúng tôi đã không gặp nhau từ khi chúng tôi ra trường

→  We haven't seen each other since we graduated

Bà của tôi đang làm vườn chiều hôm qua, còn tôi đang đi học

→  My grandmother was gardening yesterday afternoon, and I was going to school

Trong khi Hà đang làm việc thì Thảo đang chơi game.

→ While Ha was working, Thao was playing games

Khi chúng tôi ở New York, chúng tôi đã xem 1 vài vở kịch

→  When we were in New York, we watch some plays

Chúng tôi đã ở đó đến khi trời tạnh mưa

→  We were there until it stopped raining

Hoàn thành đoạn hội thoại sau với những động từ cho sẵn dưới đây ở thì Hiện tại đơn và thì Hiện tại tiếp diễn sao cho phù hợp.

take (x2) start (x2)leave go do depart get come

The Big Day

A: Have you heard of Brad and Mini?

B: Brad and Mini? What’s happened?

A: They (1) …… are getting………...married on Saturday.

B: You’re joking. I didn’t know that Mini fancied Brad. When (2)......does.......the wedding……take……….place?

A: It (3)......is taking.............place on Saturday. Didn’t you listen to me?

B: Of course, I did. But what time (4).........does .........it………start………?

A: The wedding ceremony (5).......is starting.............at 11 o’clock in the All Saints church.

B: (6)......are .............you………coming………..?

A: Yes, I am. They’ve invited me.

B: Do you think I could join you?

A: Why not? I’m sure the church is going to be full. But I (7) …… am leaving……...early in the morning, because my dad (8) ………goes………..to work by car on Saturday and he can take me to the All Saints.

B: If your dad doesn’t mind ………

A: No problem. The more, the merrier, he always says. By the way, (9).......are.......you……doing……….anything tomorrow morning? We could buy some present for them.

B: Good idea. We can get the bus to the Macy’s Shopping Gallery. It (10)........departs............at 9.35.

A: All right. See you at the bus stop. Bye

B: Bye - Bye.

6. I (had) turned off the lights before I left the room.

7. As soon as the other passengers get on the bus soon, we'll leave.

8. Whenever Susan feels nervous, she chews her nails.

9. The frying pan caught on fire while I was making dinner.

10. I wont return my book to the library until I have finished my research project.

bài 1, 1.the book was less expensive than i had expected

->the book didn't...cost as much as I had expected.....

2. I'm quite happy to look after the baby while you are out

=>I don't mind......looking after the baby while you are out........

3. She didn't say a word as she left the room

=>She left....the room without saying a word.....

4. I have never seen such a mess in my lifr

=> Never.....in my life have I seen such a mess......

bài 2,

1. this test/ more difficult/ comparison/ previous one.

-> This test is more difficult in comparison than the previous one.

2. those buses/ not going/ airport/ neither/ taxis.

-> Those buses are not going to airport and neither are taxis.

3. our English lessons/ always/begin/ with/ drill/ new words.

-> Our English lessons always begin with a pronunciation drill of new words. 

Thây thế các từ in đậm bằng các từ đồng nghĩa :

Sarah had a terrific year particularly after she was given a promotion in the summer. She had worked hard all year and even though she was exhausted, it had been worthwwhile. She was happy because she had been given a rise. On the other handshe had a lot more responsibility than before. She didn't mind the change; besides it was a good challenge. Apart from opposition from one or two of her colleagues, she was really enjoying her new position. As a matter of fact, she had never been happier. Her home life had improved, too. She was now on friendly terms with bothher mother and her father. They had come to an agreement and, althrough her parents still considered her their little girl, she was given more freedom on the grounds that she was, after all, 20 !

1,...............specially..................

2,...........although........................

3,..............in the other way.......................

4,...............moreover.....................

1. The film was so boring that she decided to go home early.

2. It is such a difficult question that all the students can't answer it.

3. Mr. Brown wants to use solar energy but he does not have enough money to buy necessary equipment.

4. By the time Shakespeare died in 1616, he had written more than 37 plays.

5. Since Douglas fell off his bicycle last week, he has had to use crutches to walk.

6. I (had) turned off the lights before I left the room.

7. As soon as the other passengers get on the bus soon, we'll leave.

8. Whenever Susan feels nervous, she chews her nails.

9. The frying pan caught on fire while I was making dinner.

10. I wont return my book to the library until I have finished my research project.

1. The film was so boring that she decided to go home early

2. It is  such a difficult question that all the students can't answer

3. Mr. Brown wants to use solar energy but he does not have enough money to buy necessary equipment.

4. By the time Shakespeare died in 1616, he had written more than 37 plays.

5. Since Douglas fell off his bicycle last week,  he has to use crutches to walk

6.  Before I left the room, I had turned off the lights.

7. As soon as the other passengers get on the bus, we will leave

8. Whenever Susan feels nervous, she chew her nails

9. While I was making dinner at that time, the frying pan caught on fire

10. I won't return my book to the library until I finish my research project.

1. The film was so boring that she decided to go home early.

2. It is such a difficult question that all the students can't answer it.

3. Mr. Brown wants to use solar energy but he does not have enough money to buy necessary equipment.

4. By the time Shakespeare died in 1616, he had written more than 37 plays.

5. Since Douglas fell off his bicycle last week, he has had to use crutches to walk.

6. I (had) turned off the lights before I left the room.

7. As soon as the other passengers get on the bus soon, we'll leave.

8. Whenever Susan feels nervous, she chews her nails.

9. The frying pan caught on fire while I was making dinner.

10. I wont return my book to the library until I have finished my research project.

Chuyển câu chủ động sang câu bị động :

1, The statue broke while they were moving it to another room in the museum .

=> The statue broke while it was being moved to another room in the museum.

2, After he had told a story, we clapped our hands.

=> After astory had been told by him, our hands were clapped.

3, They had taken the victim to hospital before the polise came.

=> The victim had been taken to hospital before the polise came.

4, She hadn t informed me of the date of the meeting before another classmate of mine told me about it.

=> I hadn't been informed of the date of the meeting by her before another classmate of mine told me about it.

5, Had they pulled down the building to make way for a new road before you came back ?

=> Had the building been pulled down to make way for a new road before you came back?

6, Some had invented elctric lights before I was born.

=> Electric lights had been invented before I was born.