1. The old man (fall)....fell...as he.....got....(get) into the bus.
2. They (not speak)....haven't spoken...to each other since they quarreled.
3. I (not see)....haven't seen......her since last week.
1. The old man fell as he got into the bus.
2. They haven't spoken to each other since they quarreled.
3. I haven't seen her since last week.
Give the correct tense of the verb in brackets:
1. What .............. you (do) ........... at that time last week?
2. Yesterday while I (water) .................. the garden, it (begin) ............. to rain.
3. They (not speak) .................. to each other since they quarreled.
4. Up to now, I (do) .................. every exercise in this book.
5. Mrs. Green (take) ................ Alice to the dentist ' s many times.
6. I (not get) ................... up until 8 o ' clock yesterday morning.
7. She (stay) ............. with her parents at the moment thought she (have) ................ her own flat.
8. As I (cross) .............. the road I (step) .............. on a banana skin and (fall) ............. heavily.
9. The old man (fall) ................ as he (get) ................. into the bus.
10. What ............. you (do) ................ between 9:00 and 10:00 yesterday?
11. This time last year they (visit) .............. Ha Long Bay.
12. It (be) .............. hours since he left.
13. Some animals (not eat) .............. during the winter.
14. I think he (leave) ................... as soon as he knows the news.
15. She hopes it (not rain) ............... when they start early tomorrow.
16. If I (lose) ............ my licence, I shall lose my job.
17. How many films .............. you (see) ............. this month?
18. Leave a note for them on the table and they (see) .............. it when they come.
19. I ' ve decided to repaint this room.-Oh, have you? What color ............. you (paint) ................?
20. I'm going away for a few days. I (phone) ................ you when I get back.
PUT THE VERB INTO THE CORRECT FORM
1. We (live) in this house since 1970 that is to say ever since my father (die). He (come) to this country twelve years ago. He (be) born in South America and (live) there until he (get) married.
2. You (see) Mrs. Chi lately? - yes. I (see) her at the school gate three day ago.
3. As soon as I have enough money. I'll buy a new car.
4. I (not use) the car this evening, so you can have it.
5. I (walk) along the street when I suddenly (feel) something hit me in the back. I (not know) what it was.
6. My brother is an architect. He loves (design) new buildings.
7. They decided (not go) to the cinema.
8. There is no point in (arrive) half an hour early.
9. I found a tree (lie) across the road. I wasted hours (look) for this book.
10. Pardon me for (be) late. It is very kind of you (wait) for me.
11. I still remember for (hear) her (sing) this song.
12. I distinctly remember (pay) him. I gave him 2 dollars.
13. If only he (know) then that the disease was curable.
14. The teller was made (lie) down on the floor.
15. You risk (lose) your money when you put it into that business.
16. It is difficult to get used to (eat) with chopsticks I prefer (drive) to (be driven).
17. I'll never forget (meet) her years ago.
18. She was made (pay) back the money.
19. He described the accident as if he (see) it himself.
20. Has he learnt the poem, he (tell) her about it.
21. Can you see that I'm busy (write)?
22. Hardly I (arrive) when a quarrel broke out.
23. How you (get) on at school?
24. Hardly he (take) up the book when the phone ring.
25. Coming into the room he (see) Mary where he (leave) her.
26. It's time we (leave) for the airport.
27. Is there anything here worth (buy)?
28. Provided you leave now, you (catch) the train.
29. As long as you (use) my car carefully, you can lend you some days.
30. The committee recommends that the annual subscription (be) increased to $3.
31. God save the Queen.
32. My sister (talk) to his pen pal on the phone at the moment. They (not contact) each other for a long time.
33. Jeans (make) about 2 hundred years ago, and now they (sell) in every corner of the world.
34. I wish I (have) a good English-Vietnamese dictionary.
35. If there (be) too much exhaust fume in the air, more and more people (cope) with respiratory problems.
36. I suggest (burn) coal to heat the house.
37. I think we should (speak) English in the class.
38. These students (learn) English since they (be) five.
39. Who (invent) telephone?
40. Lan (write) to her pen pal for three years, and they (meet) each other last week.
IV. Put the verbs in the present perfect tense.
1.He (go) __________ to Ha Long Bay for 2 weeks.
2.Mary ( work) __________ here since last night.
3.Nam ( take ) __________ the bus school since last night.
4.He ( play ) __________ volleyball for 10 years .
5.She ( not go ) __________ to school since last Sunday.
6. Mary ( walk) __________ to work on foot since yesterday .
7. My father ( watch ) __________ TV for 3 days.
8. They ( not be ) __________ at home since yesterday.
9. __________ You (be ) __________ to the zoo ?
10.They ( live ) __________ in Thanh Hoa City since 2001.
I. Give the correct form of the verb in brackets
1. We (not see) her since we (be) on holiday in Hạ Long Bay...............
2.Phuong (not finish) her homework yet...........
3.Would you like some coffee? I just (make) some..........
4. No one (use) this car for several years................
5. Last night when we (visit) him, he (do) an experiment on the upstairs................
6. The phone (ring) at midnight last night.....................
7. I (not see) your uncle recently. - No. He (not go) out since he (buy) a new color TV..................
8. Ba and Phong (know) each other quite well for years...............
9. My uncle just (open) a new internet house on Trang Thi street................
10. Her grandfather (die) 20 years old. She (never meet) him.....................
11. Linh's brother (lose) his job last month and since then he (be) out of work...............
12. You (see) Mrs.Chi lately? - Yes. I (see) her at the school gate three days ago..............
13. The Pikes (move) tờ London since 2002..........................
14. As soon as I (have) enough money, I 'll buy a new car........................
II. Rewrite the sentences below so that the meanings stay the same
1. Would you like to join us on our trip to Tamdao Mountain?
Why................................................................?
2. It takes me two hours each day to do my homework.
I spend........................................................
3. How high is the Big Ben Clock Tower?
What.......................................................?
4. He looks after the sick people.
He takes......................................................
5. She knows how to draw well.
She is good............................................
51. Yesterday the police ( report ) .........that they ( capture ) ..........the thief.
52. Columbus ( discover ) ............American more than 400 years ago.
53. When the teacher came in , the pupils ( play ) ............games.
54. You ( speak ) .......... to Mrs Baker yesterday ?
No , I ( not see ) .............her for a long time.
I ( not can ) .............remember when I last ( see )..........her
55. He ( leave )...........home 2 weeks ago and we ( not hear ) ...........from him since then.
1. my father(watch).........................TV last night.
2. they(not bE).......at home yesterday.
3. he (go)..........to Ha Long Bay for 2 weeks.
4.Mary(work)...........here since last night.
5. nam (take)......the bus to school since last night.
6.he(play)..............volleyball for 10 years.
11. she (not go).....to school since yesterday
Put each verb in brackets into a suitable past verb form. Only use the past perfect where this is absolutely necessary.
a) While I was trying to get my car started a passing car (stop)_________ and the driver (offer)_________ to help me.
b) The police (pay) _________no attention to Clare s complaint because she (phone)_________ them so many times before.
c) Mary (not wear)_________ her glasses at the time so she (not notice)_________ what kind of car the man (drive)_________.
d) Nick (lie) _________down on the grass for a while next to some tourists who (feed) _________the ducks.
e) Tony (admit) _________that he (hit)_________ the other car but said that he (not damage)_________ it.
f) Sorry I (not listen) _________to you. I (think) _________about something else.
g) Helen (feel) _________very tired and when she (finish)_________ her work she (fall)_________ asleep.
h) The police (get)_________ to Clare s house as fast as they could but the burglars (disappear)_________.
i) I (phone) _________you last night but you (not answer)_________. What (you do)_________?
j) We (not go)_________ out yesterday because it (rain)_________
I. complete each sentences so it means the same as the sentences printed above:
1. he has written to me since April
-> The last time......................................
2.they last talked to each other two months ago.
-> They haven't..........................................
