Complete the sentences with the present simple, present perfect or past simple forms of the verbs in the blanks. Don't use contractions. 1.He often (go) ………………..for a swim with his brother at weekends.

2.John Baird (invent) ………………….the television in 1925.

3.We (learn) …………………….to play table tennis for four years.

4.The boxing match (start) ……………………30 minutes ago.

5.It is the first time I (visit) ………………………England

XV. Complete the sentences using the past simple form of the verbs.

1. I ....................................at home all weekend. (stay)

2. Angela ....................................to the cinema last night. (go)

3. My friends ....................................a great time in Nha Trang last year. (have)

4. My vacation in Hue ....................................wonderful. (be)

5. Last summer I ....................................Ngoc Son Temple in Ha Noi. (visit)

6. My parents ....................................very tired after the trip. ( be)

7. I ....................................a lot of gifts for my little sister. (buy)

8. Lan and Mai ..........................sharks, dolphins and turtles at Tri Nguyen aquarium. (see)

9. Trung ....................................chicken and rice for dinner. (eat)

10. They ....................................about their holiday in Hoi An. (talk)

11. Phuong ....................................to Hanoi yesterday. (return)

12. We ....................................the food was delicious. (think)

13. Yesterday, I (go) ....................................to the restaurant with a client.
14. We (drive) .............................. around the parking lot for 20 mins to find a parking space.
15. When we (arrive) .............................at the restaurant, the place (be) ........................full.
16. The waitress (ask) ...............................us if we (have) .................................reservations.
17. I (say) ...................................., "No, my secretary forgets to make them."
18. The waitress (tell) ....................................us to come back in two hours.
19. My client and I slowly (walk) ....................................back to the car.
20. Then we (see) ....................................a small grocery store.
21. We (stop) in the grocery store and (buy) ....................................some sandwiches.
22. That (be) ....................................better than waiting for two hours.
23. I (not go) ....................................to school last Sunday.
24. She (get) ....................................married last year?
25. What you (do) ....................................last night? - I (do) ....................................my homework.

Complete the sentences with form of present perfect or past simple.
1. We (not/ plan) our holiday yet.
2. He (write) five letters. He is going to write another five
letters.
3. She (see) him for a long time.
4. I(do) my Maths homework yesterday.
5. They (visit) a farm two weeks ago.
6. The children (not/ be) at home last weekend.
7. When (you/ design) this wonderful skirt?
8. How many games (your team/win) so far this season?
9. (you/ visit) the CN Tower when you stayed in
Toronto?
10. (you/ do) your homework yet? – Yes, I finished it an
hour ago.

II. Complete the sentences using the past simple form of the verbs.
1- I (be).......................................a student 2 years ago.
2- He (be).................................. a doctor two years ago.
3- They (be)................................. farmers last year.
4. Her aunt (take)................................... her to see Cham Temple last year.
5. Tuan (have).............................. a new bike yesterday.
6. She (not buy).................................. a new ruler yesterday?
7. He (not talk)..................... with his parents about his vacation in Da Lat last year.
8. They (not come).................................. school yesterday? 
9. The windows (not close)............................ yesterday?
10. We (not return) ......................................at home last Monday.
11. She (not eat ) .............................................fish and crab yesterday.
12. Lan (not go )................................. Ho Chi Minh city two years ago.
13. My parents (not take).................................to Vung Tau last week.
14. We (not have)......................................a lot of friends in Ha Noi.
15. Lan and Hoa (be).................................... your school two years ago?
16. What they (play) ...............................last week?
17. What Hoa (try)...................................................... on yesterday?
18. Who (talk) ....................................to about the film on TV last Monday?
19. Where they (stop) .....................................on their way back last Sunday?
20. What the student (wear)...................................... at school two years ago?

IX. Complete the sentences using the past simple form of the verbs.

1- I (be).......................................at school an hour ago.
2- He (be).................................. a doctor two years ago.
3- They (be)................................. poor in 2015.
4- Lan and Ba (be) .........................in Dalat last year.
5- It (be not)............................ cold yesterday.
6- She (be)........................in the hospital last week.
7- This hat (be not) .........................here yesterday.
8- My parents (be not) .......................happy last New Year.
9- He (be not) ..........................at home last night.
10- (Be)................... he an engineer some years ago? No, he (be not).....................
11- (Be) .................it hot last week?
12- The windows (be) ....................open yesterday morning.
13- (Be)................. you a teacher two years ago? Yes, I (be).................
14- Where (be) ....................Nam yesterday afternoon?
15- Why (be) ............................he unhappy last Tuesday?

II. Complete the sentences using the past simple form of the verbs.

1- I (be).......................................a student 2 years ago.    2- He (be).................................. a doctor two years ago.
3- Lan and Ba (be) ................................nurses last year.
4- My parents (be not) .................................teacchers two years ago.
5- He (be not) ...........................a mechanic last Monday.
6- (Be)................... he an engineer yesterday. No , he (be not).....................
7- (Be) .................It hot last week?            8- (Be).............. you a teacher two years ago? Yes , I (be).................
9- Where (be) ..........................Nam from yesterday?          10. I (go)........................ to Nha Trang two years ago.
11. Ba (play).....................................  football yesterday.      12. I (eat) ..........................a lot of fish yesterday.
13. Her aunt (take)............................................ her to see Cham Temple last year.
14. She (not buy)......................................... a new ruler yesterday?
15. He (not talk)......................................... with his parents about his vacation in Da Lat last year.
16. We (not return) .............................................at home at 7 pm last Monday.
17. She (not eat ) .............................................fish and crab yesterday.
18. What ..................they (play) ...............................last week?
19. Who (talk) ....................................to about the film on TV last Monday?
20. What ..............the students (wear)...................................... at school two years ago?

I.       Complete the sentences. Use one of these forms: the present simple, the present progressive, the simple past, or the past progressive.

1.      You can turn off the television. I _____________ (not/ watch) it.

2.      When I _____________ (open) the car door this morning, a cat _____________ (jump) out.

3.      Bob _____________ (hurt) his finger when he _____________ (cook) his dinner.

4.      I _____________ (live) in London for ten years while I _____________ (be) a child.

5.      Listen! Somebody _____________ (play) the piano. ~ It’s Jenny. She _____________ (play) the piano every evening.

6.      Louise usually _____________ (phone) me on Fridays, but she _____________ (not/ phone) yesterday.

7.      We ___________ (go) to the cinema last night, but I ___________ (not/ enjoy) the film much.

8.      When we _____________ (see) Mark, we _____________ (stop) the car.

9.      When I last _____________ (see) Allan, he _____________ (try) to find a job in London.

10.  My brother _____________ (try) to find a job at the moment. It’s very difficult.

11.  This time last year I _____________ (live) in Brazil. And I _____________ (meet) my husband while I _____________ (work) there.

12.  What _____________ (you/ do) at 10 o’clock yesterday? _____________ (you/ study)?

13.  They still _____________ (live) in the small house they _____________ (buy) 50 years ago.

14.  Last night while I _____________ (do) my homework, my brothers _____________ (play) computer games.

15.  What _____________ (you/ do) last night? ~ Well, as soon as I _____________ (finish) my work, I _____________ (go) to bed.

Complete the dialogues with the present perfect or past simple form of the verbs in brackets.

Ruth: Have you ever broken (you / ever / break) something really expensive?

Oscar: Yes, I ¹…….. It ²…….. (be) three or four years ago.  I ³…….. (drop) my dad's laptop. He ⁴…….. (not let) me use his tablet or smartphone since it 5…….. (happen)!

Alex: ⁶……..  (you / ever / meet) a celebrity?

Sara: No, I ⁷……..,  but my uncle ⁸……… He ⁹……… (go) to school with Keira Knightley, the actress. But she ¹⁰……… (not be) famous then, of course. They ¹¹……… (be) only six years old!

Alex: ¹²……… (he/see) her since she ¹³……… (become) famous?

Sara: No, he ¹⁴………