Give the correct form of verbs in brackets.
1. Don’t talk please! The baby . IS SLEEPING not talk / sleep)
2. David IS WASHING his hands. He HAS JUST REPAIRED the television set. (wash/ just repair)
3. My uncle ( not/ come) HASN’T COME back his house for ages.
4. It usually (rain) RAINS in the summer.
5. Mary spent hours ( repair ) REPAIRING her bike.
Give the correct form of verbs in brackets
1. My uncle (not/be) ....... out of hiSs house since he (buy) …………. A color TV.
2. I don't think I (go) ............ out tonight. I (be) ........... too tired
3. John is washing his hands. He (just/repair) ............................... the TV set.
4. Tell him (bring) ............his bike inside. If he (leave) .......... it there, someone (steal) ……….it.
5. Where (you/ spend) .......................... .... your summer holiday last year?
III. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.
1. Take your umbrella as it (rain) today.
2. He is still at work! He (come) late I am afraid.
3. John couldn't repair his washing-machine; he (ask) his neighbor.
4. They talked too loudly. They (wake) the baby!
5. Darling! I wonder if I (offer) you that marvelous car you saw
yesterday?
6. Mum! My friends are having a party tonight; (go) please?
7. Sweetheart! As you were at home, you (do) the ironing, don't you think?
8. Yes darling, but I was afraid I (burn) your marvelous shirt!
9. He (be) late because his flight has been delayed.
10.Look at those clouds! It (rain) in a minute.
Give the correct form of thre verbs in the bracket.
1. He (wash) his hands. He (just, repair) his motorbike.
2.I dislike (get) up early in the morrning.
3. No one (help) you If you (not, help) yourself.
4. You (ever, be) to Paris, Mr Lam.
5. Mrs Nhung (not, take) the bus to work yesterday.
6. They (not, open) the shops on saturday and sunday.
7. Lien (not, do) her homework last night.
Give the correct form of verbs in brackets
My uncle (not/come) ____ back his house for ages
Giup nhanh vs
Put these verbs in present tenses
1. You (receive) ...... any letters from yours parents yet?
2. How long Bob and Mary (be) ............. married?
3. My father (not smoke) ......... for 5 years.
4. Birds (build) ............ their nests in the summer and (fly) ..... to the south in winter.
5. I'm busy at the moment. I (redecorate). ............... the sitting room.
6. I always (buy) ............ lottery tickets but I never (win) ............. anything.
7. I (work) ......... for him for 10 years and he never once (say) ......... "good morning' to me.
8. Mr. Jone (be) ........... principal of our school since last year.
9. Violets (bloom) ............ in Spring.
10. We (not live) .......... in England for 2 years now.
11. They (prepare) ............ the Christmas dinner at the moment.
12. George (work) ........... at the university so far.
13. She (learn)..............
14. Look! That man (try).............
15. Listen! They ( learn) ....... a new song.
16. David (repair) ......... the TV set at the moment. He (work) ......... at it for one hour.
17. I ............ can't go with you because I (not finish) ....... my homework yet.
18. John (wash) ........ his hands now. He just (repair)........ the bike.
19. I (work) ........... at my report since Monday. Now I (write) ........... the conclusion.
20. The earth (circle) ............ the sun once every 365 days.
21. How many times ............. you (see) ............ him since he went to Edinburgh?
22. Look! The boy (cry)..........
23. Mary(lose) .......... her hat for 2 days.
24. He (not finish)..... doing it yet.
25. She (not see) ...... him since Christmas.
II. Give the correct form of the words in the brackets.
1. He fell off the bike, but his ............................... were not serious. (injure)
2. She gave me a ............................... of the new house. (demonstrate)
3. The shop ............................. showed me a lot of new models. (assist)
4. You must read the following ............................... precautions carefully. (safe)
5. You shouldn’t talk about her character only through her .......................... (appear)
6. We are waiting for the .............................. of our uncle’s train. (arrive)
7. The increase in population has led to .................................... in many cities. (crowd)
8. We had a terrible trip because the weather was ............................. (please)
9. If you want to get more ................................, please contact Mr. Phong. (inform)
10. It’s a good restaurant; the food there is very ........................... (taste)
III. Give the correct form of verbs in brackets.
1. Mr. John is the teacher now. He (teach) .......................... English since he came here in 1999.
2. If everyone (come) ........................ here, wake me up immediately.
3. Please come on time. I hate (be) .................. kept (wait) ............................
4. Water (boil).................... at 1000C?
5. Maya, an ethnic girl, always wants to (become) ...................... an English teacher in the near future.
IV. Choose the best word to complete the passage below.
In the United States of America, the national language is (1)............ English. Four hundred years ago, some
English people came to North America to live and they brought (2).......... language to this country.
Now in the USA, people speak (3)...........English . Most of the words are the (4)............ in American and
British English, but the Americans say some English words not as people (5)........... in England. Canada is
(6).......... to the North of the United States of America. It is larger (7)......... the United States. In Canada,
many people (8)............ English because they also came from England many years (9)......... But in some parts
of Canada, people speak (10)............ because they came from France.
1. A. also. B. like. C. as. D. not.
2. A. French. B. English. C. Chinese. D. Canadian.
3. A. British. B. American. C. Russian. D. Chinese.
4. A. various. B. similar. C. same. D. like.
5. A. do. B. tell. C. talk. D. speak.
6. A. lies. B. situated. C. at. D. in.
7. A. than. B. as. C. more. D. less.
8. A. say. B. tell. C. talk. D. speak.
9. A. ago. B. later. C. there. D. here.
10. A. France. B. French. C. Russian. D. Italian
EXERCISE 1: Use the correct form of verbs in brackets.
1. In all the world, there (be) __________ only 14 mountains that (reach) __________above 8,000 meters.
2. He sometimes (come) __________ to see his parents.
3. When I (come) __________, she (leave) __________for Dalat ten minutes ago.
4. My grandfather never (fly) __________ in an airplane, and he has no intention of ever doing so.
5. We just (decide) __________ that we (undertake) ____________ the job.
6. He told me that he (take) __________ a trip to California the following week.
7. I knew that this road (be) __________ too narrow.
8. Right now I (attend) __________ class. Yesterday at this time I (attend) __________class.
9. Tomorrow I'm going to leave for home. When I (arrive) __________at the airport, Mary (wait) __________ for me.
10. Margaret was born in 1950. By last year, she (live) __________on this earth for 55 years .
11. The traffic was very heavy. By the time I (get) __________to Mary's party, everyone already (arrive) __________
12. I will graduate in June. I (see) __________ you in July. By the time I (see) __________ you , I (graduate) __________.
13. I (visit) __________ my uncle's home regularly when I (be) __________ a child.
14. That book (be) __________ on the table for weeks. You (not read) __________ it yet ?
15. David (wash) __________ his hands. He just (repair) __________ the TV set.
16. You (be) __________here before? Yes, I (spend) __________ my holidays here last year.
17. We never (meet) __________ him. We don't know what he (look) __________ like.
18. The car (be) __________ ready for him by the time he (come) __________tomorrow.
19. On arriving at home I (find) __________that she just (leave) __________a few minutes before.
20. When we (arrive) __________ in London tonight, it probably (rain) __________.
21. It (rain) __________ hard. We can't do anything until it (stop) __________
22. Last night we (watch) __________TV when the power (fail) __________.
23. That evening we (stay) __________up to talk about the town where he (live) __________for some years.
24. I (sit) __________down for a rest while the shoes (repair) __________.
25. Half way to the office Paul (turn) __________round and (go) __________back home because he (forget) __________to turn the gas off.
26. London (change) __________a lot since we first (come) __________ to live here.
27. While we (talk) __________on the phone the children (start) __________fighting and (break) __________a window
28. He used to talk to us for hours about all the interesting things he (do) __________ in his life.
29. You know she (stand) __________looking at that picture for the last twenty minutes.
30. I (spend) __________ a lot of time travelling since I (get) __________this new job.
31. When we (be) __________ at school we all (study) __________Latin.
32. When I (meet) __________ him , he (work) __________as a waiter for a year.
33. After he (finish) __________ breakfast he (sit) __________down to write some letters.
34. She (have) __________a hard life, but she's always smiling.
35. I think Jim (be) __________ out of town.
EXERCISE 4: Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the given one.
1. Eight years ago we started writing to each other.
A. We have rarely written to each other for eight years.
B. Eight years is a long time for us to write to each other.
C. We wrote to each other eight years ago.
D. We have been writing to each other for eight years.
2. The boy was so lazy that he couldn't stay up late to learn his lessons.
A. The boy was lazy enough not to stay up late to learn his lessons.
B. The boy was too lazy to stay up late to learn his lessons.
C. The boy was lazy enough but he stayed up late to learn his lessons.
D. The boy was lazy enough to stay up late to learn his lessons.
3. My father is tired of seeing any violent films.
A. My father hasn't seen a violent film.
B. My father has enjoyed all the violent films he has ever seen.
C. My father is worried about missing the next violent film.
D. My father never wants to see another violent film.
4. As soon as he waved his hand, she turned away.
A. He saw her turn away and he waved his hand.
B. No sooner had he waved his hand than she turned away.
C. She turned away because he waved his hand too early.
D. Although she turned away, he waved his hand.
5. John wishes he had remembered to send Mary a Christmas card.
A. John regrets not to send Mary a Christmas card.
B. John regrets forgetting not to send Mary a Christmas card.
C. John regrets not remembering sending Mary a Christmas card.
D. John regrets forgetting to send Mary a Christmas card.
6. My father hasn't smoked cigarettes for a month.
A. It's a month since my father last smoked cigarettes.
B. It's a month ago that my father smoked cigarettes.
C. It's a month that my father hasn't smoked cigarettes.
D. It's a cigarette that my father smoked a month ago.
7. Having finished their work, the workers expected to be paid.
A. The workers expected to be paid because they had finished their work.
B. Having their work finishing, the workers expected to be paid.
C. Having expected to be paid, the workers finished their work.
D. Having been finished their work, the workers expected to be paid.
8. Mr. Brown bought this car five years ago.
A. Mr. Brown started to buy this car for five years.
B. It has been five years when Mr. Brown has bought this car.
C. Mr. Brown has had this car for five years .
D. It is five years ago since Mr. Brown has bought this car.
9. John used to write home once a week when he was abroad.
A. John doesn't write home once a week any longer.
B. John enjoyed being written home every week when he was abroad.
C. John never forgot to write a weekly letter home when he was abroad.
D. When he was abroad he remembered to write home every week.
10. I haven't enjoyed myself so much for years.
A. It's years since I enjoyed myself so much.
B. It's years since I have enjoyed myself so much.
C. It was years since I had enjoyed myself so much.
D. It has been years since I have enjoyed myself so much.
II. Combine These Pairs Of Sentences Using Relative Pronouns (that)
1. The first boy has just moved. He knows the truth.
The first boy who knows the truth has just moved
2. I don't remember the man. You said you met him at the canteen last week.
.................................................. .................................................. ...... 3. The only thing is how to go home. It makes me worried. .................................................. .................................................. ...... 4. The book was a lovely story. I was reading it yesterday.
. .................................................. ..................................................................
5. He was Tom. I met him at the bar yesterday.
.................................................. .................................................. ......
6. The children often go swimming on Sundays. They have much free time then. .................................................. .................................................. ......
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7. They are looking for the man and his dog. They have lost the way in the forest. .................................................. .................................................. ......
8. The tree has lovely flowers. The tree stands near the gate of my house. .................................................. .................................................. ......
9. My wife wants you to come to dinner. You were speaking to my wife .................................................. .................................................. ......
10. The last man has just returned from the farm. I want to talk to him at once. .................................................. .................................................. ......
