Exercise 1: Put the verbs in the correct form.
1. The manager suggested that we should _________ (try) to find another hotel.
2. Mary ( talk ) __________ , Hoa, on the phone at 9 o’clock yesterday .
3. He (go) __________ to school yesterday.
4. While I ( cross) __________ the street to go work last night, I (step) _________on a banana and (fail) __________ heavily.
5. He (go) __________ to Ha Long Bay for 2 weeks since then.
Exercise 1: Put the verbs in the correct form.
1. The manager suggested that we should _________ (try) to find another hotel.
2. Mary ( talk ) __________ , Hoa, on the phone at 9 o’clock yesterday .
3. He (go) __________ to school yesterday.
4. While I ( cross) __________ the street to go work last night, I (step) _________on a banana and (fail) __________ heavily.
5. He (go) __________ to Ha Long Bay for 2 weeks since then.
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
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
Give the correct tense of the verbs in brackets to complete the following passage
Tom and I are close friends. We (1.study).........at seconddary school together, then his family (2.move)........... to Ha Noi. Thêy (3.live)...........there since 2000 and we (4.not meet).............each other for 4 years. The last time I (5.see)......... him was when I (6.enter)........ the university but we (7.write)....... to each other since then. In his latest letter, he says that he (8.come)..........to my home this weekend before he (9.go) .............to Thailand for his overseas study next week. He (10.study) ...........computer science there for about 2 years.
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
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form
1. Nhung is very hungry now because she (not eat)............ any things this morning.
2. You (go).......... to the dentist last weekend, Hung ?
Yes,and I (go).......there to check up the filled tooth
3. When my brother and I (be)........chidren, we (have).........two cats and a dog.
4. Trang (not write)........to her parents last week. She (phone)........them now
5. Lien's brother is an architect but he (not work).......at the moment
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
Use the correct form of the simple present or simple past:
1. Everyday, Ba ______ to school at 6 am. Yesterday he ______ to school at 6:30 am. He ______ late. (go/ go/ be)
2. Last year we ______ in Nha Trang with our grandparents, but now we ______ in Hue with our parents. (live/ live)
3. Last week I ______ my friend Daisy a letter and she ______ me immediately . (send / reply )
4. My father ______ drinking beer but yesterday he ______ two big glasses of beer. He ______ happy to receive my mother’s news. (not like/ have/ be)
5. What ______ you ______ yesterday? I ______ you but you ______ in. (do/ phone/ not be)
6. Last month my brother _____ me his photographs. He ______ his photographs every year. (send/ send)
7. What time ____ you ______ you go to the market yesterday? – I ______, I’m sorry. (go/ not remember)
8. I ______ how to dance when I ______ six years old. (not know/ be)
9. Nam is a careful driver but yesterday he ______ carelessly. (drive)
10. How many cigarettes ______ your father ______ a day? (smoke)
Give the correct form of the verbs in the brackets
Nam is my pen pal. He (1. be) ____________ 14 years old. Last year, he (2. live) ____________ in Hai Phong with his family but now he (3. live) ____________ in Da Nang with his aunt. Yesterday, I (4. receive) ____________ his letter. He said “I usually (5. have) ____________ bread and milk for breakfast. I often (6. go) ____________ to school six days a week. My school (7. be) ____________ very big. I sometimes (8. go) ____________ fishing on the weekend with my friends here. I am very happy”. Last week, I (9. write) ____________ a letter to him. I introduced myself and (10. send) ____________ him a photograph of my family.
