Exercise 2: Put the verb in the past simple tense :
1. They (begin)............................to study at this school 7 years ago
2. She (lose)...........................her handbag on the train yesterday morning
3. We (visit)............................that city last year
4. Peter and Daisy (be).........................born in 1978
5. .....................you (spend).......................your holiday in DaLat last summer ?
6. She (clean)..............................the bicycle yesterday
7. They (start)..........................school in 1978
8. My friend and I (go)............................to the seaside last week
9. We (spend)..........................hours on the beach last Sunday
10. He (be)...................................in Ha Noi last year
11. His father (die)........................in 1930
12. Lincoln (work)..........................in this factory three years ago
13. I (do).............................my homework last night
14. Miss White (write)..................................to her father last Monday
15. My parents ( buy)................................the car last year
16. Hoa (read)......................................the book yesterday
17. He (listen).............................to the radio last night
18. We (watch).....................................a good programme on TV last night
19.Mary (go)....................................shopping for me yesterday
20. I (be)..................................in Ha Noi last month
21. My paremts (go).................................to HCM city last week
22.Yesterday we (have)...................................a meeting at our school
23.Mary (meet).....................................her parents two week ago
24. She (be)..................................born in1992
25. What you (do)....................................last night
26. Last summer I (study)....................................English in Can Tho city
27. She (not visit)...............................her son last week
28.In 1997 there (be)...................................a terrible storm
29. They (build)....................................the house twenty yaers ago . John (do not)....................come to my birthday party last Sunday
Supply the correct verb tense or form:
1. He (see).....her while he (walk)....... down the street yesterday
2.After he (do)..... his homework, he went to the cinema
3. Tom (play)........ football when he was a little boy
4. Let's go for a walk as soon as it stops (rain).......
5. Last night, when I (come)...... there, they ( already/ go)......to the party
6.Do you remeber (read) ..... about it? No, at that time I was too young (read)..... newspaper
7.My brother is a stamp collector. He started ( collect)...... stamps when he (be)..... 15 years old. He (collect)...... many kinds of stamps
8. The last time he (see) ....... in public, he (wear)....... a great suit
9. We (not/see) ..... her since she (leave) ....... school
10. Lan said that she (get)....... married soon.
11. My brother (go)..... to bed after he (turn)........ the lights off last night
12. She is not accustomed to ( take)...... care of by others.
13. We (live)..... in the house since we came here
14. She entered the university after she (graduate)...... from gigh school
15. They ( finish)........ the project by the end of the next year
16. When Mark arrived, the Johnsons (have)...... dinner, but they (stop).......(talk)... to him
17. They (live)...... next door to my house since I (be).... young
18. By the end of the next year, I (work)....... for him for 25 years
19. While she (talk)......on the phone, the children (start)..... (fight)...... and (break)........on a window
20. When I (be) .....a boy, I often (go) ..... fishing with my father
21. Columbus (discover)......... America 500 years ago
22.When I (leave)........ my office last night, it (still/rain)........very hard
23. What do you think the children (do) .... when we (get)......home tomorrow?
24. He (lose)...... his job last month and since then he (be)...... out of work
25. When we (come)...... there last night, they (be)......there for an hour
Supply the correct verb tense or form:
1. He (see).....her while he (walk)....... down the street yesterday
2.After he (do)..... his homework, he went to the cinema
3. Tom (play)........ football when he was a little boy
4. Let's go for a walk as soon as it stops (rain).......
5. Last night, when I (come)...... there, they ( already/ go)......to the party
6.Do you remeber (read) ..... about it? No, at that time I was too young (read)..... newspaper
7.My brother is a stamp collector. He started ( collect)...... stamps when he (be)..... 15 years old. He (collect)...... many kinds of stamps
8. The last time he (see) ....... in public, he (wear)....... a great suit
9. We (not/see) ..... her since she (leave) ....... school
10. Lan said that she (get)....... married soon.
11. My brother (go)..... to bed after he (turn)........ the lights off last night
12. She is not accustomed to ( take)...... care of by others.
13. We (live)..... in the house since we came here
14. She entered the university after she (graduate)...... from gigh school
15. They ( finish)........ the project by the end of the next year
16. When Mark arrived, the Johnsons (have)...... dinner, but they (stop).......(talk)... to him
17. They (live)...... next door to my house since I (be).... young
18. By the end of the next year, I (work)....... for him for 25 years
19. While she (talk)......on the phone, the children (start)..... (fight)...... and (break)........on a window
20. When I (be) .....a boy, I often (go) ..... fishing with my father
21. Columbus (discover)......... America 500 years ago
22.When I (leave)........ my office last night, it (still/rain)........very hard
23. What do you think the children (do) .... when we (get)......home tomorrow?
24. He (lose)...... his job last month and since then he (be)...... out of work
25. When we (come)...... there last night, they (be)......there for an hour
1. When I (come) there, they (leave) .
2. When I (get up) this morning, my father (leave) .
3. Last night, after the children (finish) their homework, they (go) to bed.
4. I (do) the housework, before he (come) yesterday.
Help me!!!
1. John (listen) ..................................... to the radio now.
2. Tim (go) ..................................... to Scotland last year.
3. John (not, come) ..................................... to my birthday party last Sunday.
4. They (not read) ..................................... books in the sitting room right now.
5. They (build) ..................................... the house twenty years ago.
6. What ..................................... she (do) ..................................... now?
7. In 1997 there (be) ..................................... a terrible storm.
8. My brother (not watch) ..................................... TV now. He (wash) ..................................... his car.
9. She (not visit) ..................................... her son last week.
10. He (study) ..................................... English at this time.
11. Last summer I (study) ..................................... English in Can Tho City.
12. ..................................... you (work) ..................................... in the garden now?
13. What you (do) ..................................... last night.
14. She (listen) ..................................... to the radio in her bedroom at the moment.
15. He generally (sing) ..................................... in English, but today he (sing) ..................................... in Spanish.
16. She (be) ..................................... born in 1992.
17. Mary (meet) ..................................... her parents two week ago.
18. We seldom (eat) ..................................... before 6.30.
19. Yesterday we (have) ..................................... a meeting at our school.
20. She sometimes (buy) ..................................... vegetables at his market.
21. My parents (visit) ..................................... HCM city last week.
1. They have just sold that old house.
That old house
2. They regret ever doing business with him.
They wish
3. "Why didn't you go to the club last night?", the girl said to Jim.
The girl asked Jim
4. Unless he takes these pills, he won't be better.
If
5. Despite working hard, he can't support his large family.
Although
I:Put the verb in the past simple.
1. I (go) ……………………….. to school by bike last night.
2.Nam (go) ………………... out with his friends last night.
3.They(cook)…………….….. a meal yesterday afternoon.
4.Peter (play)……………………..… football yesterday.
5.They (teach) ……………… English at high school last year.
6.He ( not live) …………… in Viet Nam last summer.
7.Lan and Hoa (visit)……………. to Ha Long Bay last summer.
8.They (walk) ………….to school last night.
9.I (buy) …………… a new car last week.
10.Linda( do) ………………..her homework yesterday.
II. Complete the following paragraph with the words in the box.
In my opinion Besides Firstly Secondly In short
(1)……………………., using the computer as your hobby can be harmful to both your health and your social life. (2)……………, sitting all day in front of the computer can cause health problems such as eye-tiredness and obesity. (3)…………………., you may get irritated easily. (4) …………………, if you use the computer too much, you will not have time for our family and friends. (5) …………………., computers should only be used for a limited time.
I.Use the correct forms of the verbs in brackets:
1. Alexander Graham Bell (be)......... Born in Edinburgh 2. Can I (speak) ............. To Mai , please? Sorry, she is out. Would you like ( leave) ............. A message? 3. I (buy)........... A ticket yesterday. My friends and I (be)......... Going to (see).......... A movie tomorrow 4. Alexander Graham Bell first (introduce)................. The telephone in 1876 5. What are you doing? I (play)..........."hide and seek " with my cousin 6. Can we meet at 7 o'clock tomorrow morning? Yes, I (pick)........... You up then 7. She is going (stay)........... At home to do her homework tonight 8. My grandfather (die)........ When I (be).......... Still young II. Fill in the blanks with the correct reflexive pronouns: 1. Both boys taught ................. To swim 2. The children are amusing............... With the small cat 3. I enjoyed................. At the circus 4. The little girl hurt ....................... When she fell 5. She looked at............. In the mirror 6. Did you enjoy............. At the party last night? 7. She dressed................ 8. The children are not old enough to dress.............. 9. My father cut............. This morning when he was shaving 10. The boy taught............. To speak French III. Complete the sentences with "must/have to or had to " : 1. The teacher told us that he............ work harder 2. You............. Get up early tomorrow if you want to catch the first train 3. You............ Have a visa in order to come to the USA 4. You............. Be more careful in the future 5. I forgot to phone her yesterday. I............... Phone her later today 6. Tom .............. Go to the bank because he hasn't any money left 7. The pupils................ Listen to the teacher carefully 8. You........... Hurry or we'll miss the train 9. We ............. Go to the post office yesterday 10. Jane ................. Work late last night
Fill in Present Simple , Present Cont , Past Simple , Present Perfect , will or be going to.
My cousin‘s name (1.be)…………….Sylvie Dupont .She (2.live)………………….in Pairs and (3.work)…………………
in a café in the centre of the city . She (4.work)………………………… there for three years .At the moment her best friend from England (5.stay)……………………….with her.She (6.enjoy)………………………her holiday very much .They (7.already/visit)…………………………………many museums together and they (8.be)……………………. to the theatre three times .Next week they (9.see)…………………….a film and then (10.have )………………………..dinner at an expensive restaurant .Last Tuesday they (11.go)……………………. to a disco with some friends of their .They (12.not/come)…………….…………home until very late . Sylvie (13.be)………………………..…so tired at work the following day customer .She doesn’t think she(15.see)……………………….him at the café again ! In the future she(16.not stay )……………………….out so late and she (17.be)……………………….more careful while she is serving customers