Exercise 1: Complete the text. Use the correct form of past simple or past continuous of the verbs in the list.

                        be | pick him up | stand | notice | run | sit

I (0) was sitting in Science class last week when suddenly there (1) ………… a lot of shouting. Two girls (2) …………………on the desk and that’s when I (3) ………………… Steve. He (4) ……………………up and down the classroom. So I (5) ……………………and put him back in his home – Steve’s the school mouse!

Complete the text with the infinitive (with or without to) or -ing form of the verbs in brackets.

In the UK, people who are travelling long distances by road often stop ¹__________ (spend) the night at a roadside hotel. But David and Jean Davidson have spent 22 years ²__________ (live) in one.

The Davidsons first tried ³__________ (visit) Travelodge hotels in 1985. They enjoyed ⁴__________  (be) there so much that gradually they stopped ⁵__________ (go) back to their own home. When a new Travelodge opened 65 km from Sheffield, they decided ⁶__________ (become) permanent guests. They like ⁷__________ (live) there because it is safe and convenient.

The retired couple can afford ⁸__________ (pay) for their room because they book it weeks in advance and get a good rate. In fact, last year, they managed ⁹__________ (save) enough money for a three-week holiday abroad in the USA. And where did they end up ¹⁰__________ (stay)?

In an American Travelodge hotel, of course!

Complete the text with past simple or past continuous forms of the verbs in brackets. A terrible trip! On the day of the school trip 1 (1)........(wake up) as usual at 8 o'clock to go to school (2)..........(leave) the house when I realised I(3).........(not have) my sandwiches, so I (4).............(run) back inside. I(5).........(set off) again and I..........(6)........(walk) along the road when suddenly it (7)..........(start) to rain. At that moment, my friend Alice (8).........(come) past in her mother's car and they (9)...........(stop) to pick me up. The excursion (10)........(be) to the wildlife park about 15 minutes from our town. When we (11)........(arrive) at school the bus was waiting outside, so we (12) .................(get on) and sat downAlice and I (13).........(talk), so we (14).......(not notice) the other students on the bus. Half an hour later we (15)......(look) out of the window.We (16)........(be) at the museum, not in the park! We looked at the other people around us and we (17).........(see) they were from another class. It (18)........(be) the wrong bus! giúp mình vs ạ 
 

Use the correct forms of the verbs in 1 to complete the sentences.

1. I _________ the school website and found pictures of school activities.

2. Our teacher _________ a video of our last meeting in our forum for everyone to see.

3. She _________ with some old friends at the English club.

4. Tom _________ the notifications and saw some new posts.

5. Mi often _________ to her instagram account to chat with her friends.

Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.

1. My mother (take up) _____________ aerobics ten years ago.

2. The government (just, decide) _______________ to increase taxes on fast food.

3. I (win) ______________ several races since I started a new workout routine.

4. The idea of smart cities (start) _____________ in the 21st century.

5. So far, more than 70 million people (receive) _____________ vaccines to build protection against the virus.

6. I (already, show) ______________ my grandmother how fo use her new smartphone.

II. Write the correct form of verbs. Use the past continuous or the past simple.

1. The woodcutter (work) in the woods. He (hear) a loud scream from a small cottage.

2. Hans Christian Andersen (grow up) in a Danish village and (move)___ to the big city in 1900s.

3. Cinderella (have to) work hard all day since her father died.

4. Cinderella (dress) in rags with a dusty gray face from the cinders whileher stepsisters always (dress) splendid and elegant clothes.

5. I (see) the accident when I (wait) for the taxi.

6. While people (talk) to each other, he (read) his book.

7. Who she (dance) with at the party last night?

8. While we (play) basketball in the park, Mary (fall) over.

9. When Cinderella (run) she (loose) one of her slippers.

10. Someone (knock) the door at midnight yesterday

III. Give the correct forms of the verbs in brackets to complete the sentences below.

a) My brother (1 – do) ………………… his homework in his room at present. He always (2 – do) ………………… it in the evening.

b) Nam usually (3 – not play) ……………… sports, but sometimes, he (4 – fly) ………………… the kites.

c) What you (5 – do) ………………… this summer holiday? ~ We (6 – visit) ………………… President Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum.

d) Let’s (7 – help) ………………… Mom, Lan.

e) You mustn’t (8 – eat) ………………… food in the classroom.

I. Write the the correct form of verbs in parentheses: A/ . My father (1. watch) the evening news on TV every night but last night he didn’t. He (2. have) a party and he (3.be) home late. He (4.see) the news tomorrow night. B/ Hoa often (1.do) her homework in the evening. Today, she (2. not have) any homework, she (3. watch) TV now. Her parents (4. watch) TV, too.I. Write the the correct form of verbs in parentheses: C/ If it (1. be) sunny next week, we (2. plant) the vegetables. II. Write TEN handicrafts you know

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