I. Give the correct from or tenses of the verbs in brackets:

1, I think most people( travel ).....................on flying trains in the future.

2, My Mom used to( walk )....................to school when she was small.

3, A: Where are your children? ----- B: They are upstairs. They( practice )...................how to play the piano in their room now.

4, Lan and Huong( write )......................postcards to their friends now.

5, In the future, chilren( go ).............to school by pilotless helicpter.

6, I used to( drink )..............more milk than my brother did.

I.                Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets: Past simple or past continuous

1.     It (begin)...................................to rain while Amanda and I (walk) ................................... to school.

2.     I (wash) ...................................dishes when I (drop) ................................ a plate and (break) ................................... it.

3.     I (hit) ................................... my thumb while I (use) ...................................the hammer. Ouch!

4.     When we fist (meet)…………………………each other five years ago, both of us (study) ………………………at university.

5.     I (walk) ...................................under an apple tree when an apple (fall) ...................................and (hit) ................................... me on the head.

6.     After I (turn)………………………..all the lights off, I (leave)……………………….the office. Then I (go) …………………….to the city centre because I (want)……………………….to do some shopping.

7.     When I (arrive)…………………….. at the station last Friday morning, Mary and Jack (wait) …………………………..for me.

8.     It was 9pm last night. My parents (watch) …………………………..TV, I (do) ………………………..my homework and my brother (read)…………………………..his comic.

9.     Last night, I (listen)............................ to music and (do) ..................................... my homework when Kim (stop) .............................. by.

10.  While Paul (carry)................................ brushes and paint and (climb) .....................................a ladder, a bird (fly).............................down and (sit) .....................................on his head. Paul (drop)..................................the paint and (spill) ..................................... it all over the ground.

I.                Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets: Past simple, past continuous or past perfect

1.     It (begin)...................................to rain while Amanda and I (walk) ................................... to school.

2.     After Mary (finish)……………………her homework last night, she (go)…………………..out for a walk.

3.     I (wash) ...................................dishes when I (drop) ................................ a plate and (break) ................................... it.

4.     I (hit) ................................... my thumb while I (use) ...................................the hammer. Ouch!

5.     When we fist (meet)…………………………each other five years ago, both of us (just/graduate) ………………………from unniversity.

6.     By the the we (get)…………………..to the ticket box last Saturday, they (sell)………………………..out all the tickets.

7.     I (walk) ...................................under an apple tree when an apple (fall) ...................................and (hit) ................................... me on the head.

8.     As soon as I (turn)………………………..all the lights off, I (leave)……………………….the office. Then I (go) …………………….to the city centre because I (want)……………………….to do some shopping.

9.     When I (arrive)…………………….. at the station last Friday morning, Mary and Jack (wait) …………………………..for me. They (be)…………………………there for about 20 minutes.

10.  It was 9pm last night, and the party (not/ start)…………………………….yet.

11.  Last month, both my brother and my next-door neighbor were in Thailand, and neither one of them (know) ................................... that the other was there. While they (attend) ...................................my daughter’s wedding reception last weekend, my neighbor (mention) ...................................her trip, and my brother was very surprised. It seems that they (be) ................................... in Bangkok for three days at exactly the same time and (stay) ...................................  in hotels that were only a few blocks away from each other.

When I (come)……………………..into class yesterday, my teacher (already/ begin)…………………………..the lesson

I. Give the correct tense/ form of the verb in brackets.

 1. Ba always (walk) ……………………… to school.                       

 2. They (play) ………………………badminton now.

 3. What about (visit) …………………….. the citadel?                                  

 4. Lan (do) ………………………her homework tonight.

5. Minh usually (go) ................................................. to school on foot.

6. Phuong (not do) ................................................. her homework yet.

7. Pelé (win) ................................................. his first World Cup in 1958.

8.  If we (reuse) ................................................. bottles, we will save a lot of money.

9. ______ you ever (see) _______         a real robot at work ? – No,  never

10. If the weather  (be) ________fine , we (plant) ___________some young trees in our garden.

11. I ( read ) ____________that novel three  times.

 12.. Maryam (stay)____________ with us at the moment

Exercise 3. Put the correct form of the verbs in the brackets:

1. I always (walk)……………………………….to school with my friends.

2.  ……………… your father (read) ………………. the newspaper every morning?

3.  We (not have) ………………………. English, Maths and Science on Monday.        

4.  …………………. Jane always (have) ………………… breakfast at 6 o’clock?

5. What ...................................... your father (do) ............. now?

-  He (read) ...................................... a newspaper in the living room.