Put the verbs in brackets in the past simple or the past continuous tense.
1/ He (sit) __________ in a bar when I (see) __________ him.
2/ When I (go) __________ out, the sun (shine) __________.
3/ The light (go) __________ out while I (have) __________ tea.
4/ When it (rain) __________ , she(carry) __________ an umbrella.
5/ We (walk) __________ to the station when it (begin) __________ to rain.
6/ He (teach) __________ English for 2 months when he (live) in Germany and
(work) __________ as a journalist.
7/ The house (burn)________ fast, so we (break)______ the window to get out.
8/ He (eat) __________ three sandwiches while you (talk) __________ to him.
9/ The servant (drop) __________ two cups while she (wash up) __________
last night; neither of them (break) __________.
10/ While I (write) __________ a letter, the telephone (ring) __________; as
he (go) __________ to answer it, he (hear) __________ a knock on the door;
the telephone (still, ring) __________ while he (walk) __________ to the door, but
just as he (open) __________ it, it (stop) __________.
Exercise 3.the simple past or past perfect
1.What you (do) there before you (return) home ?
2.When I (come) to his house yesterday,his mother (tell) me that he (go) to the cinema with his friend 2 hours before.
3.He (go) to England after he (study) English for 2 years.
4.Before they (go) very far ,they (find) that they (lose) their way.
5.When their father (get) home from work, they (tell) him that they already (cook) the dinner.
6.By the time he (return) home from England,they already (build) a new house for him.
7.When Peter (arrive) at the cinema, the film already (start).
8.The boy (say) that he (do) all the homework before he (go) to bed.
9.The children (begin) to do the exercise after they (review) all the rules.
10.He (make) the report on the history of England after he (read) a lots of books about ..
11.He thanked me for what I (do) for him.
12.We arrived here late .The train (leave).
13.The film (show) for 10 minutes when we came.
14.When I (discover) that my camera (steal), I called the police at once.
15.He kept looking at her,wondering where he (see) her before.
16.I (put) the 5$ note in one of my books,but next day it (take) me ages to find it because I (forget) which book I put it into.
17.I (not read) a book as intersting as the book I read yesterday.
Put the verbs in brackets in the past simple or the past perfect tense
1/ They (go) __________ home after they (finish) __________ their work.
2/ He (do) _________ nothing before he (see) ___________ me.
3/ He (thank) __________ me for what I (do) __________ for him.
4/ I (be) __________ sorry that I (hurt) __________ him.
5/ After they (go) __________ , I (sit) __________ down and (rest) _________.
6/ When I (arrive), the dinner (already, begin) ______________.
7/ My friend (not see) ______ me for many years when I (meet) _____ last week.
8/ He (learn) __________ English before he (leave) __________ for England.
9/ In England, he soon (remember) __________ all he (learn) __________.
10/ They (tell) __________ him they (not meet) __________ him before.
11/ He (ask) __________ why we (come) __________ so early.
12/ She (say) __________ that she (already, see) ___________ Dr. Rice.
13/ By the time Bill (get) __________ there, the meeting (start) __________.
14/ When we (arrive) __________ at our place, we (find) __________ that a
burglar (break) ____________ in.
15/ Almost everybody (leave) _____ for home by the time we (arrive) ______.
I. Put the verb in the correct tense.
1. He often (visit) his family at the weekend. Today he also (come) back home
2. I (not/ write) to her for a long time because I (be) busy
3. Today (be) Thursday. He (be) late 3 times this week
4. His daughter (ever/ be) to HCM city
5. What she (do) before she did her homework last night?
6. By 1999 he (go) abroad 3 times
7. After (take) me to school, he (go) to work
8. We (use) this computer (type) these lists last time
9. He (prevent) me from going out with them
10. She (be) very glad after (receive) this mail yesterday
11. While he (look) through the window, it (rain)
12. You had better (not /phone) him now. He (be) angry
13. He (not /come) until she (phone)
II. Building sentences using suggested word
1. It/ stop / rain
2. She /be /pupil /11 years
3. Train /just /leave /she /be/ 3 minute late
4. By /2006 /leave /college /she /then /work /company/ 2 years
5. Where /she/ go /before /she /go out /you?
6. Why /you/ not/ do /homework /before /I /come /back
7. I /not/ like /live /TN /although / I/ live /here/ over 20 years
8. Look! / she /cry/, /tell /her stop /cry
9. She /one /most /beautiful girl/ class
10. When /I /live /country /I /really /like /get/ early /morning
11. Where /you /go/ before /you /we /meet/ you /park /last time?
12. Teacher /not /phone /before /she/ get /into /class
13. It /necessary /you /leave/ at once
III. Sửa lỗi sai trong mỗi câu sau
1. She cooked the meal at this time yesterday
2. When we came they slept yesterday afternoon
3. I regret to inform that you fail the exam
IV. Make question for these word
1. The doctor advised me ( to stay in bed) longer
2. She often practices speaking English ( every morning)
3. I hadn't let him ( sit down) until he apologited me
V. Translate these sentences
1. Chị ấy đã thi đỗ trước khi đi nước ngoài
2. Họ không tham gia vào khoá học Tiếng Anh trước khi họ ra trường
3. Bọn trẻ nhà cô ấy không những thông minh mà còn học giỏi
4. Cô ấy muốn chúng tôi giỏi Tiếng Anh
Give the correct verb tense of the verbs in brackets.
My uncle is learning how to drive a car. Last week, he (1.have)_____ his first lesson. Yesterday his teacher (2.take)_____ him out on a busy road. It (3.be)_______ full of cars and people. He(4.drive)_______ very slowly and carefully, but he (5.feel)___ afraid all the time. At last, the lesson(6.finish)_____ and he (7.go)_____ home. He (feel)_____ very tired. He has learned many things, but my uncle has still got a lot learn
Chia đúng các động từ sau ở thì quá khứ đơn và quá khứ tiếp diễn
In my last holiday, I went to Hawaii. When I (go) 1.........................to the beach for the first time, something wonderful happened. I (swim)2....................in the sea while my mother was sleeping in the sun. My brother was building a castle and my father (drink)3 ……………….some water. Suddenly I (see)4...................................a boy on the beach. His eyes were blue like the water in the sea and his hair (be)5............beautiful black. He was very tall and thin and his face was brown. My heart (beat)6..................fast. I (ask)7...................him for his name with a shy voice. He (tell)8.................................me that his name was John. He (stay)9............................with me the whole afternoon. In the evening, we met again. We ate pizza in a restaurant. The following days we (have)10.................a lot of fun together. At the end of my holidays when I left Hawaii I said good-bye to John. We had tears in our eyes. He wrote to me a letter very soon and I answered him.
Chia đúng các động từ sau ở thì quá khứ đơn và quá khứ tiếp diễn
In my last holiday, I went to Hawaii. When I (go) 1.........................to the beach for the first time, something wonderful happened. I (swim)2....................in the sea while my mother was sleeping in the sun. My brother was building a castle and my father (drink)3 ……………….some water. Suddenly I (see)4...................................a boy on the beach. His eyes were blue like the water in the sea and his hair (be)5............beautiful black. He was very tall and thin and his face was brown. My heart (beat)6..................fast. I (ask)7...................him for his name with a shy voice. He (tell)8.................................me that his name was John. He (stay)9............................with me the whole afternoon. In the evening, we met again. We ate pizza in a restaurant. The following days we (have)10.................a lot of fun together. At the end of my holidays when I left Hawaii I said good-bye to John. We had tears in our eyes. He wrote to me a letter very soon and I answered him.
first . Would you like if. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (close) the windows?
2 . What would happen if I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (not do) that? 3. He couldn 't understand if we. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (not explain) more . 4. If we didn 't visit her, she. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (be) very sad. 5. We. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (not be) tired if we didn 't try to do that. 6. If I refused, he. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (be) very disappointed. 7. . . . . . . . . . . . . (take) this job if I were out of work now . 8 . You would be very upset if you. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (lose) it. 9. He would feel better if he. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (exercise) more. 10 . I (tell). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . the answer if I knew it. 11. If we. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (not come) she would feel lonely. twelfth . If we did not take this job, we. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (not earn) a lot of money. 13. If he knew that it was dangerous, he (not come). . . . . . . . . 14. If you (see). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . someone drowning, what would you do? 15. If you slept under a mosquito net, you (not be). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . bitten so often. 16. I could get a job easily if I (have). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a degree. 17. If we had more rain, our crops (grow). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . faster. 18. We could save his life if we. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (find) him earlier. 19. He could be a medical student if he. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (try) more. 20. Would you like if I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (open) the door? 21. What would happen ifI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (press) that botton? 22 . He might get fat if he (stop). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . smoking. 23. If he knew that it was good for his health, he (do). . . . . 24. If I knew that you were ill, I (go). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . to see you. 25. You would be very surprised if he (return). . . 26. They would not come to the party if you (not invite). . . . . . . them. 27. What would you do if you (be). . . . . . . . . him? 28. If I spoke English, my job (be). . . . . . . . . . MII, II, JOU (De). ... . ... ... ... .. a lot easier. 29. If he (have). . . . . . . . . . . . . enough money, he would buy a house. 30. If I (be). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . you, I would tell the truth. thirty first . If I knew his address, I (go). . . . . . . . . . . . . round and see him. 32. It 's too bad Helen isn' t here. If she (be). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . here, she could know what to do.V. Find and correct mistake:
1. Different conservation efforts have been made in order to saving endangered species.
2. Do not start a book unless you can't see from the first little pages that it is one you can easily read and understand.
3. When he was at school, Anderson did not show any talent in writing but late he became a famous writer.
5. I should not criticize him so much because he seemed very vulnerable one.
7. Although he was set free from prison last month, since then he wasn’t seen every where.
8. He couldn’t get into the car because the children hid the car keys.
9. The boy insisted that his mother had bought him a superman toy.
10. The director ordered we to stay there until the storm had gone out.
11. We couldn’t move unless the traffic had been released.
12. The chairman suggested every deligate attended the meeting coming up.
13. Production is the process growing or making food, goods, or materials.
65. He said me if I had done my homework.
66. They wanted to know how much could you pay for it.
67. You promised you will go on a picnic with us the next Sunday
68. They asked me what did happen last night, but I was unable to tell them.
69. Ron said that he wasn’t sure, but the storm may stop already.
70. I asked him how far was it to the station if I went there by taxi.
71. The shopkeeper warned the boys don’t lean their bicycles against his windows.
72. They asked me that I could do the shopping for them.
73. Her mother ordered her do not go out with him the night before.
74. The traffic warden asked me why had I parked my car there.
75. He said that he will pick me up at 8 am the following day.
76. She said that the books in the library would be available tomorrow
77. He advised her thinking about that example again because it needed correcting.
78. The receptionist said I must fill out that form before I attended the interview.
79. Marty said a good friendship is like a diamond – valuable, beautiful and durable.
80. The mayor apologized on having slept in an international summit and resigned