2. has already been paid
3. is spoken
7. haven't done
8. used to be drunk
are being freezed
1.has been collected
2. has already been paid
3. is spoken
7. haven't done
8. used to be drunk
are being freezed
1.has been collected
I. Put the verbs in brackets in the present and the past simple tense:
1. I (have) _______________________ coffee for breakfast every day.
2. They (begin) _______________________ their school 7 years ago.
3. It (rain) ________________________the summer.
4. Bad students never (work) _________________________ hard.
5. He (visit) ____________ his friend yesterday and (find) ________________ that he had been out.
1. I (meet) _____________________ Mary last night. She’s become a very big girl.
2. We (watch) _____________________ a good programme on TV last night.
3. My friend (study) ______________________ English for an hour every night.
4. When he (start) _______________________ to learn French? - three months ago.
Exercise 2: Complete sentences, using gerund, infinitive with to and infinitive without to.
1. It’s obvious he’s only interested in (make) ________________ money.
2. Anne couldn’t find a taxi so I offered (drive) ________________ her to the station.
3. I managed (book) ________________ two seats on the morning flight.
4. I promise (send) ________________ you our new brochure as soon as it’s available.
5. Peter was delighted (meet) ________________ a former colleague at the conference.
6. I avoid (take) ________________ the car whenever possible, especially in big cities.
7. My father hates (wear) ________________ a tie to work.
8. We can’t afford (take) ________________ a vacation this summer.
9. The company was pleased (receive) ________________ your thank-you letter.
10. Would you mind (open) ________________ a window?
Supply the correct form of the verbs in simple past or past perfect
1. Yesterday John (go) ______________________to the store before he (go) home.
2. Our teacher (tell) _____________________us that he (visit) _____________________ London in 1970.
3. When John and I got to the theatre, the movie (start) ______________________ already.
4. After they had gone, I (sit) ______________________ down and (rest) ______________________.
5. It was the first time I (ever see) ______________________ such a beautiful girl.
6. Before she (watch) ______________________ TV, she (do) ______________________ her homework.
7. He (ask) ______________________ why we (come) so early.
8. They told me they (not, eat) ______________________ such kind of food before.
9. What (be) ______________________ he when he (be) ______________________ young.
10. They (go) ____________________ home after they (finish) ____________________ their homework.
1. We (not, talk) for 2 years now.
2. You (ever, see) a giraffe?
3. The government (not, help) the poor yet.
4. He (live) in Canada for 5 years.
5. She (just, leave) the house.
6. It (rain) since you arrived?
7. Julie (study) in Italy since May.
8. I (read) the novel written by Jack London several times.
9. My father (not, smoke) for 3 years.
10. How long you (travel) since you finished school?
11. We (not, live) in England for 2 years now.
12. This is the first time I (eat) Japanese food.
13. Up to now, Mary (receive) 3 letters from her family.
14. I recently (finish) my French course.
15. It’s the most interesting film I (ever, see).
supply the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets
1.What (you/do).......yesterday? I(phone).........you but you(not/be)........in.
2.What (you/do)........now? I know you(work)..........,for a big company in Myanmar two years ago. 3.What(you/do)............? -I am a doctor.
4.Late yesterday afternoon while i(1.prepare)..........dinner,the doorbell(2.ring)...........I(3.put)........everything down and(4.rush)..........to answer it.When I(5.open)............the door,I saw Dave
III. Give the correct forms of the words in the brackets. 1. My father (belong) _____________ to the Golf Club for the past 25 years. 2. My clothes are not in the room. My mother (take) _____________ them away. 3. Since last summer, I (not keep) _____________ contact with Daisy. 4. I (wait) _____________ for him since 2 p.m. 5. He (not eat) _____________ this kind of food before. 6. She is the most warm-hearted woman I (meet) _____________. 7. You (finish) _____________ the test yet? 8. She (teach) _____________ me English for 3 years. 9. This computer (not repair) _____________ yet. 10.That film (show) _____________ on TV several times in this year.
1/I always see him working in the garden on Sundays. (work)
→ He
2/How long is it since they bought the house?
→ When
3/It is years since we decorated the room.
→ We
4/I haven’t been to Bristol for three years.
→ The last time
5/The last time I played tennis was ten years ago.
→ I haven't
6/My sister has studied French for two years.
→ My sister began
7/I haven’t been to a football match for years.
→ It’s
8/It took us five hours getting to London.
→ We spent
9/We had to spend three hours opening the door.
→ It took
#put the verbs into present perfect tense 1.She.......(wait) for two hours to see you. 2.John.......(see) that film several times. 3.they.........(live) in this street for a long time 4.she........(not speak) to me since last week 5.we.....(study) every lesson in the book, so far 6.I........(have)three colds this winter 7 up to now, John.........(work)very hard #put the verbs into present perfect tense or past simple tense 1They......(sell) their house several day ago 2john......(work)for this company since 1980 3 Linda is working in this department. She ......(work) here for two years. 4 they .......(live)in London from 1970 to 1990 5 I.....(.meet) her three years ago and .......(love) her since then 6 we ......(study) English at this school for a month 7how long..........you........(know) your best friend? 8 this boy .........(not/finish) his homework yet 9 I.........(speak) to him about your work several times 10............you.........(ever travel) to China before? 11 when I.......(arrive), she was working in the garden 12 I ..........(not/see) John recently 13 It's thể third time you.......(lose)your key 14 This is one of the best books I .......(ever read) 15 you...........(put)your book on my desk last night
II. Rewrite the following sentences as direction in the parenthesis
1. 1. I began to work for the company 2 years ago. (Past simple à Present perfect)
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2. 2. She started to study English 3 years ago. (Past simple à Present perfect)
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3. 3. He began to learn to drive when he was 18. (Past simple à Present perfect)
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4. 4. They started to read books two hours ago. (Past simple à Present perfect)
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5. Mr. Smith grew a lot of tulips but he doesn't any more. (used to)
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6. I went to the church when I was a child. (used to)
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7. 7. Since we've lived in the countryside. We've been much happier. (used to)
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8. 8. She has promised herself to be on time to work everyday. That is a good idea. (Relative Clause)
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9. 9. I don’t go to the church every Sunday any longer (used to)
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10. Mrs. Laura taught the mute in a special school but she doesn't do it any more (usedto)
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11. Mr. Michael grew tulips but he doesn't any more. (used to)
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12. I prefer listening to classical music now, although when I was young I couldn't stand it. (used to)
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13. My sister looked so fat when she returned from Paris. (used to)
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14. Someone has told me to wait outside. (Passive voice)
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15. Nobody has invited her to the party. (Passive voice)
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16. No one has sent us any tickets. (Passive voice)
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17. Has someone decorated my bedroom? (Passive voice)
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18. I began to play the piano when I was a primary student. (Past simple à Present perfect)à______________________________________________________________
19. Linda started to write for Tuoi Tre newspaper in 1996. (Past simple à Present perfect)
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