I had finished my breakfast before I went to work(after)
The the couple has eaten seafood at the seaside restaurant before they felt sink(after)
I had done my homework before I went out with my friends(after)
I watches TV after I had finished my homework(before)
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9,the workers haven't decorated their building yet
10,the police hasn't arrested a burglar
11. two people aren't cooking dinner on the beach
12,Tina isn't doing grammar exercises
13,At this time last year , they weren't building this house
14,I wasn't chatting with friends while my teacher was teaching the lesson yesterday
15,after the children hadn't finished their homework,they went to bed
16,when she hadn't done her work she went to the cinema
17,I am not going to watch films with my friend because i am sick
18 , my sister isn't going to cook a delicious meal for dinner
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.
An interesting story - Rewrite the story using who, which, that, where or and.
I was sitting in a café. I often go there for a drink after work. I called the waiter. I know him quite well. I asked for a cup of coffee. While I was waiting I looked at a newspaper. It was lying on the table. I started reading an article on the front page. It said: 'Police are looking for a woman, Catherine. She has been missing from her home for two weeks.' I looked at the photo. It showed a woman with dark curly hair, she had a round face. I recognized it at once. She was my new neighbor. She had moved in just 2 weeks before
1. When I (come) ....came.. there, they (leave) ..........had left...... 2. When I(get up) ............................. this morning, my father (leave) ............................. 3. After the children (finish) ........................... their homework, they (go) .......................... to bed. 4. I (do) ............................. it before he (come) ............................. 5. I (meet) ............................. them after they (divorce) ............................. each other. 6. If I (not buy) ............................. this dress, I (have) ............................. money.
12. People who do voluntary work in this city (give) _____________ out free food to the poor for a long time.
13. How often _____________ you (practise) _____________ speaking English?
14. I (get) _____________ good marks after my examination finished at school.
15. _____________ they (leave) _____________ their house when their parents visited them?
16. If I were you, I (not go) _____________ out alone.
17. Jenny usually (attend) _____________ her teachers' lectures on time.
18. In my house, pigs are often (feed) _____________by my mother.
19. How about (travel) _____________ to Nha Trang beach this weekend?
20. Anna (not manage) _____________ to prevent her cats from fighting with each other since the first time.
Circle the letter A, B, C or D which has different PRONUNCIATION.
1. A. absolutely B. camper C. accent D. contaminate
2. A. official B. native C. English D. decide
3. A. perhaps B. visual C. physical D. pleasure
Circle the letter A, B, C or D which has different STRESS.
4. A. summer B. country C. agree D. accent
5. A. improve B. absolutely C. difficult D. language
6. A. understand B. population C. definition D. activity
Circle the letter A, B, C or D that needs CORRECTION.
7. My new friend lived in Ha Noi for five years.
A B C D
8. Does she have difficult understanding her new neighbours?
A B C D
9. Vietnamese people are always proud with their traditions and customs.
A B C D
10. Our school year will start next week, on September 5th.
A B C D
Circle the letter A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.
11. Mary uses English as her mother_______because she comes from the UK.
A. tongue B. mouth C. nose D. cheek
12. How is your summer holiday in Nha Trang beach?-_______
A. Really? B. Sure C. Awesome D. Absolutely right
13. Many visitors_______to Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum every day.
A. comes B. has come C. is coming D. come
14. My mom doesn’t mind_______me from school in the afternoon.
A. pick up B. picking up C. picks up D. to pick up
15. He found it difficult to understand at first_______their accent.
A. because B. so C. because of D. therefore
Circle the letter A, B, C or D which has CLOSEST meaning.
16. The last time Nam visited Hue was two years ago.
A. Nam visited Hue for two years.
B. Nam hasn’t visited Hue for two years.
C. Nam has visited Hue for two years.
D. Nam didn’t visit Hue two years ago.
17. It is the most beautiful waterfall they have ever seen.
A. They have never seen such a beautiful waterfall.
B. They have never seen so a beautiful waterfall.
C. They haven’t never seen such a beautiful waterfall.
D. It is the most beautiful waterfall they have never seen.
18. Mrs Lan started teaching English twenty years ago.
A. Mrs Lan didn’t teach English twenty years ago.
B. Mrs Lan taught English for twenty years ago.
C. Mrs Lan has taught English for twenty years.
D. Mrs Lan has taught English since twenty years.
19. We did our homework, then we went to bed.
A. We went to bed, then we did our homework.
B. Before doing our homework, we went to bed.
C. We did our homework after going to bed.
D. We had done our homework before we went to bed.
20. My grandmother used to tell me folk tales when I was young.
A. I was used to tell folk tales by my grandmother when I was young.
B. I used to be told folk tales by my grandmother when I was young.
C. I used to be told folk tales when I was young by grandmother.
D. I used to be tell folk tales by my grandmother when I was young.
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) ______.