Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets in the past progressive tense.

1.The old man (fall)......as he (get)..............into the bus.

2.When I (see).........him, he (sit).........asleep in a chair.

3.The light (go)........out when we (study)........our lessons.

4.While they (play)..........tennis,I (listen).......to music yesterday afternoon

5.At 7 p.m yesterday , I (watch)..............TV

6.At 8 o'clock last night , Peter (play).................the piano.

7.What..............you(do)...................at 7a.m yesterday?

8.When we (watch)..............the monkeys at the zoo, we (see)..............him

Exercise 1: Put the verbs in the brackets into correct tense or form:

1. Keep silent, please. Our teacher (explain) _________________ the lesson.

2. We (be) _________________ students for four years.

3. I will send him the message as soon as he (return) _________________

4. Thanks for (invite) _________________ me to the birthday party.

5. Peter couldn’t read until he (be) _________________ eight years old.

6. What ____________ your father usually ____________ (do) in the evenings?

7. I can (see) _________________ the children. They (play) ______________ in the yard.

8. Would you like (listen) _________________ to music?

9. No, thanks. I like (read) _________________ books.

10. Don’t worry. I (give) ____________ him your message when I (see) __________ him.

11. You (think) _________ collecting stamps costs much money?

12. My father thinks mountain climbing (be) _________ more dangerous than skating.

13. Every year, my mother (give) _________ me a nice doll on my birthday.

14. My brother (not like) _________ collecting stamps, he likes collecting glass bottles.

15. My sister likes (cook) _________ very much. She can cook many good foods.

Exercise 2: Put the verbs in the brackets into correct tense or form:

16. Does your brother like (listen) _________ to music in his free time?

17. I think in the future, more people (enjoy) _________ going out by bicycles.

18. My father says when he's retired, he (go) _______ back to his village to do the gardening.

19. We are planting trees around our school now. Our school (be) _________ surrounded by a lot of green trees.

20. Lan says she loves collecting pens but she (not/continue) _________ this hobby from next year.

21. When I was a child, I used (dream) ________________ of being an astronaut.

22. I'm terribly nervous. I'm not used (speak) ________________ to a large audience.

23. It took us ages to get used (live) ________________ in an apartment house.

24. Lots of trains used (stop) ________________ here, but not many do now.

25. Didn't Nick use (work) ________________ on a building site?

26. She may be late if she (not hurry) ________________.

27. If you are kind to me, I (be) ________________good to you.

28. If he (give) ________________ up smoking, as his doctor orders, he will be soon well again.

29. You (not pass) ________________ your driving test unless you drive more carefully.

30. He’ll be ill if he (not stop) ________________ worrying so much.

GIVE THE CORRECT FORM OR TENSE OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS.

1.      It (take) ………………. him 2 hours every day to practise speaking English when he was a student.

2.       When you (start) ……………… school?

3. Tom isn't here. He just (go) ………………… out for a few minutes.

4. We (have) ……………… an English test next week.

5. We (waste) ……………… too much power at the moment.

6. Please don't make so much noise. I (study) ………………………..

7. They suggest (take) ……………… a bus instead of using private car to save energy.

8. You (meet) …………… Nam last Sunday? Oh, no. I (not see) ………………. him for a long time.

9. My parents (go) ……………… out 10 minutes ago. They will be back soon.

10. My brother (work) ………………     for Samsung Corporation since 2009.

VI. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense: (2ms)

1. The first World war (start)……….. in 1939 and (finish) …………..in 1945.

2. When he last (see) Nam?

3. I (visit) my mother last weekend.

4. After we (finish) our work, we (go) home.

5 When my teacher (retire) last year, he (work) as a teacher for 20 years.

6. I want to know how (use) this machine.

7. I can’t help (laugh) when you see him.

8. My mother decided (stay) at home .

9. The lecture already (start) before we arrived.

10. When I got to the supermarket ,I (realize) that I (leave) all the money at home

11.Do you enjoy (watch) TV?

12. This novel is worth (read).

13. Before he (buy) that car last month, he (save) money.

14. He (not sign) the contract until he (talk) to the lawyer.

15. Yesterday we(not have) lunch because when we (come) home, I (realise) that the dog (eat) all the food.

16. I am not in a hurry. I don’t mind (wait)

17. It was a film that I (never hear ) of before.

18. He wanted (improve) his health. 

19. Would you like (go) out?

20. We’d rather  (die) than (be) slave.

21. She regretted ...............................(not / go) to the concert.

22. Thank you for...................(let) us ........................(service) your car.

23. It is likely.......................(snow) in the far north this morning.

24. You don’t need.........................(clean) the floor.

25. Ngoc is looking forward to ....................(see) Linda.

26. I must remember...........................(ring) the dentist.

27. I remember .....................(go) there last year.

28. My clothes need........................(iron)

29. ................................(Swim) is good for you.

30. Can you show me how……………………..(get) to the station?

31. It’s no use……………. (tell) him about your feeling . He’ll never regret ……………..( hurt) you.

32. I do not mind ………. (look) after the children but I hate………… (do) the housework.

33. George has no intention of ………….. (leave) the city. He wants……………. ( live ) here all his life

34. When a young man, he used …………………..( jog )  every morning.

36. I decided .................................(speak) to her again.

37. The river became deeper after it........................(rain) heavily.

38.  The sun had set before I...............................( be)  ready to go.

39 He had already learnt English before he ........................(leave)  for England.

40.  Why didn’t you go to the doctor after I .......................(tell) you to?

41.  It.....................(rain) yesterday after it ....................(be) dry for many months.

42.  He took the money after I .......................(ask) him.

 43. My friend....................(not / see) me for many years when I .......................(meet) him last week.

44. He died after he ...........................(be) ill a long time

Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets.

29. We couldn’t eat the soup because my sister (put) ………………………………………… too much salt into it.

30. He (work) ………………..………… hard all the week but today he (have) …………………….……… a good time at home.

31. I (want / get) ……………………………………………………………………… an evening newspaper.

- But it (rain) ……………………..………. Why (you not wait) …………………..…………… until the rain (stop) ……………………………?

32. It was about 2 am. She (wake) ………………………………………… up and (look) ………………………………………… through the window. It (rain) ………………………………………… very hard.

33. It isn’t cold today. Why (you wear) ………………………………………… a coat?

34. What (she still do) ………………………………………… when her mother (go) …………………………………… to bed last night?

- She (do) ………………………………………… her exercises.

35. Why (you not listen) ………………………………………… while I am talking to you?

36. When I (see) ………………………………………… Mr. Smith, he (talk) ………………………………………… to a woman. I (call) ………………………………………… him but he (not hear) ………………………………………… me.

37. I (tell) …………………………………… him about your coming when he (come) ………………………………… back tomorrow.

38. The driver (fall) …………………………………… asleep at the wheel before he (have) ……………………………… an accident.

39. Take a suit that (travel) …………………………………………  well.

40. Our ability to use language is one of the things that (set) ………………………………………… us apart from animals.

41. The police (use / help) ……………………………………………………………… lost tourists.

Put the verbs in brackets in the past perfect tense. 

1. He (wait) for you until yesterday.

 2. She (not know) how to play games until last year. 

3. It was the first time we (repair) our car.

 4. They (take) something away when we came back home last night.

 5. Mr Long (be) a good boy before he became a bad person.

 6. They went home after they (finish) their work.

 7. She said that she (already, see) Dr. Rice. 

8. When we came to the stadium, the match (already, begin).

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II.. Put the verbs in the brackets into the correct tense.

2. What (you /do) ____________ at 9p.m yesterday? I ( find out) ________about a new film.

4. When Jack (turn up)_______, we ( look for ) _____________ the key to open the door.

5. My father ( found) ________ a small company when he (be) _____ young.

5.What (you /watch) ____________ on TV 5 days ago? I ( see) ______ some hot news

6. He (go) _________ fishing with his friends by the time he (take part in ) __________the meeting.

7. We (live) ________ here for 2 years, and we ( just /move) ____________ to other place.

8. I (not see) ____________ him since we (say) ____________ goodbye.

9. He always (study) ____________ very hard, and he sometimes (play ) ________ hard too.

10. After his bussiness ( close down) __________last year, he (give up) _______ doing anything else.

11. We (buy) ____________ a new car next year in order that we can (travel) ___________more

12. Keep silent! The baby (sleep) ____________, I (not/ want) _______ (wake )_______him up .

V. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.(cc)

1. _____________ you (take) _____________ part in this game if you have free time?

2. People who do voluntary work in this city (give) _____________ out free food to the poor for a long time.

3. How often _____________ you (practise) _____________ speaking English?

4. I (get) _____________ good marks after my examination finished at school.

5. _____________ they (leave) _____________ their house when their parents visited them?

6. If I were you, I (not go) _____________ out alone.

7. Lan usually (attend) _____________ her teachers' lectures on time.

8. In my house, pigs are often(feed) _____________by my mother.

9. How about (travel) _____________ to Nha Trang beach this weekend?

10. Anna (not manage) _____________ to prevent her cats from fighting witheach other since the first time.