VIII. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets to complete the sentences.

7. When I first met him, he (8- work) ________________in a restaurant.
8. The last time he (9- see) ________________in public, he (10- wear) ________________a grey suit.

9. I’d rather you (not wear) ___________ jeans to the office.

10. The money (steal) ___________  in the robbery was never found.

11. This building (finish) ___________ by the end of 2018.

12. It was our fault to keep you waiting so long. We (inform) _________  you in advance.

13. You look tired. You (work) __________ hard?

14 A: “Was Carol at the party last night?”

    B: “Yes, she (wear) ___________ a really nice dress.”

15. I remember (give) ___________ a toy drum on my fifth birthday.

16. It was urgent that she (leave) ___________ at once.

17. Minh (steal) ________ your money yesterday because we went out together all yesterday.

18. Jim hurt his arm while (play) _________ tennis.

Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets. Write your answers in the spaces given. (10 pts)

1.       At this time tomorrow, I (be) in HCM city (have) a good time.

2.       He is angry as I (not do) all the work he (assign) last week.

3.       What a pity. By the time I (recover) from my illness, the course (end).

4.       Would you be so kind as (answer) the phone when it (ring)?

5.       I clearly remember (pay) him last week. I (give) him 20 dollars.

6.       When my mother (retire) next month, she (work) as a teacher for exactly 25 years.

7.       He (always talk) as though he (be) my boss.

8.       At the moment I (read) a novel (write) by Hughes.

9.       I can’t help (complain) about the lecture I (attend) yesterday.

10.    We (have) dinner when the power (fail).

IX. Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets. 

a. He (1.go)…… to the last meeting, but he didn’t.

b. My father (2.work)……… in Canada for the last year, so by the time he (3.return)………… the month after next I (4.not see)………..him for fourteen months.

c. By the time you (5.arrive)………….here next month, I (6.study)……..in London.

d. When you (7.see)………….him again you (8.be)……….surprised to see that his health (9.improve)………since he (10.go)………to Switzerland.

VII. Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets to complete the following sentences. 

1. Don’t be surprised when you see how thin Matin is. He (be) extremely ill. 1. _______________

2. The ideas (present) in this book are not really interesting. 2. _______________

3. Scarcely she (leave) the office when they arrived. 3. _______________

4. Should you agree to help us with the housework, we (finish) everything on Saturday. 4. _______________

5. - “I left a cookie on the table but now it’s gone. What happened to it?”

    - “I don’t know. One of the children (eat) it.” 5. _______________

Put the verbs into Past Continuous Tense or Past Simple:

8. While I (go) _______ out of the office. I (see) ______ a familiar face.

9. I (make) ______ a cake when the light went out. I had to finish it in the dark.

10. He (wear) _______ your nice suit when I (meet) _______ him yesterday.

11. While you (play) ________ the cards, I (watch) _________ T.V.

12. Yesterday I (walk) ________ along the street when I realized that a man with a black brerd following me.

13. The last time I (see) _______ him in public he (wear) _________ a grey suit.

14. He (buy) _________ that car 5 years ago but it still looks very new.

15. Last night we (watch) _____ TV when the power (fail) ______

Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets in the past progressive tense.

1.The old man (fall)......as he (get)..............into the bus.

2.When I (see).........him, he (sit).........asleep in a chair.

3.The light (go)........out when we (study)........our lessons.

4.While they (play)..........tennis,I (listen).......to music yesterday afternoon

5.At 7 p.m yesterday , I (watch)..............TV

6.At 8 o'clock last night , Peter (play).................the piano.

7.What..............you(do)...................at 7a.m yesterday?

8.When we (watch)..............the monkeys at the zoo, we (see)..............him

Give the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets.

1. This was the second time I (eat) ____________________ this kind of food.

2. It’s advisable that he (arrive) ___________________ before seven.

3. His book fell into the river and (lose) __________________ forever.

4. It was our fault to keep you waiting so long. We (inform)_____________________ you in advance.

5. I don’t know what the matter with him is. He has been acting funny since you (be) ________________away.

Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets.

      Write your answers in the spaces given. (10 pts)

1.       If you (be) in my position now, what (you do)?

2.       John (do) the test again at the moment because he (not pass) it the first time.

3.       She was sitting on the grass, out of breath. She (run). She shouldn’t (run) so long.

4.       He (return) home after the party only (find) his house burgled.

5.       Last time his doctor (suggest) that he (not smoke).

6.       If he (see) the doctor last week, he (not suffer) now.

7.       When I (pass) her house the other day, she (water) the trees in the garden.

8.       Tom (finish) this course when his father (return) next month.

9.       The author (write) three novels when he (be) only 35 years old.

10.    John (wish) he (know) Chinese well.

Supply the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets: