Complete the sentences using the correct forms of the past simple and past continuous.

1. I ............. (listen) to the radio when I ….......... (hear) my phone.

2. I …............  (watch) TV while the children …............ (play) outside.

3. I …............... (see) an accident while I …............. (cycle) to school.

4. My mum .............….. (not shop) when I …...............(phone) her.

XV. Complete the sentences using the past simple form of the verbs.

1. I ....................................at home all weekend. (stay)

2. Angela ....................................to the cinema last night. (go)

3. My friends ....................................a great time in Nha Trang last year. (have)

4. My vacation in Hue ....................................wonderful. (be)

5. Last summer I ....................................Ngoc Son Temple in Ha Noi. (visit)

6. My parents ....................................very tired after the trip. ( be)

7. I ....................................a lot of gifts for my little sister. (buy)

8. Lan and Mai ..........................sharks, dolphins and turtles at Tri Nguyen aquarium. (see)

9. Trung ....................................chicken and rice for dinner. (eat)

10. They ....................................about their holiday in Hoi An. (talk)

11. Phuong ....................................to Hanoi yesterday. (return)

12. We ....................................the food was delicious. (think)

13. Yesterday, I (go) ....................................to the restaurant with a client.
14. We (drive) .............................. around the parking lot for 20 mins to find a parking space.
15. When we (arrive) .............................at the restaurant, the place (be) ........................full.
16. The waitress (ask) ...............................us if we (have) .................................reservations.
17. I (say) ...................................., "No, my secretary forgets to make them."
18. The waitress (tell) ....................................us to come back in two hours.
19. My client and I slowly (walk) ....................................back to the car.
20. Then we (see) ....................................a small grocery store.
21. We (stop) in the grocery store and (buy) ....................................some sandwiches.
22. That (be) ....................................better than waiting for two hours.
23. I (not go) ....................................to school last Sunday.
24. She (get) ....................................married last year?
25. What you (do) ....................................last night? - I (do) ....................................my homework.

Complete the sentences with the Present simple or the Present continuous form of the verbs. 1. They often (visit)     their parents in the holidays. 2. We (speak)     French at the moment. 3. I (watch)     TV about 3 hours a day. 4. My family usually (go)     to the movies on Sunday. 5. Look at the girl! She (ride)     a horse. 6. We (play)   tennis now. 7. Minh sometimes (practise)   the guitar in his room. 8.   you (like)   chocolate ice cream? 9. I really (like)   cooking. 10. Hung can’t answer the phone because he (take)    a shower. 

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Complete the sentences with the present simple or present continuous form of the verbs in the brackets.

1. I __________________(meet) Jack in town later.  __________________ (you / want) to come?

2. We usually __________________(walk) to school, but tomorrow, we __________________(go) by bus.

3. My friends__________________(not want) to play tennis because it__________________(rain).

4. __________________(you / enjoy) this film? Or __________________(you / prefer) comedies?

5. I __________________(not believe) Ben’s story. He __________________(always / invent) things.

I.       Complete the sentences. Use one of these forms: the present simple, the present progressive, the simple past, or the past progressive.

1.      You can turn off the television. I _____________ (not/ watch) it.

2.      When I _____________ (open) the car door this morning, a cat _____________ (jump) out.

3.      Bob _____________ (hurt) his finger when he _____________ (cook) his dinner.

4.      I _____________ (live) in London for ten years while I _____________ (be) a child.

5.      Listen! Somebody _____________ (play) the piano. ~ It’s Jenny. She _____________ (play) the piano every evening.

6.      Louise usually _____________ (phone) me on Fridays, but she _____________ (not/ phone) yesterday.

7.      We ___________ (go) to the cinema last night, but I ___________ (not/ enjoy) the film much.

8.      When we _____________ (see) Mark, we _____________ (stop) the car.

9.      When I last _____________ (see) Allan, he _____________ (try) to find a job in London.

10.  My brother _____________ (try) to find a job at the moment. It’s very difficult.

11.  This time last year I _____________ (live) in Brazil. And I _____________ (meet) my husband while I _____________ (work) there.

12.  What _____________ (you/ do) at 10 o’clock yesterday? _____________ (you/ study)?

13.  They still _____________ (live) in the small house they _____________ (buy) 50 years ago.

14.  Last night while I _____________ (do) my homework, my brothers _____________ (play) computer games.

15.  What _____________ (you/ do) last night? ~ Well, as soon as I _____________ (finish) my work, I _____________ (go) to bed.

Ex 1: Complete the sentences. Use the words in parentheses. Use Simple present, Present continuous, or Simple past

1. I ...(go/not) to a movie last night. I ....(stay) home

2.Fred .....(come/not) to class every day

3. Sue...(read) a book right now. She...(watch/not) TV

4. I...(finish/not) my homework last night . I ...(go) to bed early

5. Jane.....(stand/not) up right now. She....(sit) down

6. It ....(rain/not) right now. The rain ....(stop) a few minutes ago

7. The whether ....(be/not) cold today, but it .....(be)cold yesterday

8. Mary and I ...(go/not) shopping yesterday. We ...(go) shopping last Monday

9. I ....(go) to a movie last night, but I ....(enjoy/not) it

10. I ....(write) a letter to my girlfriend yesterday, but I ....(write/not) a letter to her last week

11. My husband .....(come/not) home for dinner last night. He ....(stay) at his office

12.The children ....(go) to bed a half an hour ago. They ....(sleep)now

13. We ....(be) late for the movie last night. The movie ....(start)at 7:00,but we ....(arrive/not) until 7:15

14. He ....(dance) with Mary now

15. She usually ....(take) the bus to school

16. Her husband never ...(remember) her birthday

17. We...(watch) a film on television at the moment

I. Complete the sentences using the past simple form of the verbs.

1. I _______ at home all weekend. (stay)

2. Angela ______ to the cinema last night. (go)

3. My friends ______ a great time in Nha Trang last year. (have)

4. My vacation in Hue ______ wonderful. (be)

5. Last summer I _____ Ngoc Son Temple in Ha Noi. (visit)

6. My parents ______ very tired after the trip. (be)

7. I _______ a lot of gifts for my little sister. (buy)

8. Lan and Mai _______ sharks, dolphins and turtles at Tri Nguyen aquarium. (see)

9. Trung _______ chicken and rice for dinner. (eat)

10. They ______ about their holiday in Hoi An. (talk)

11. Yesterday, I (not/ go) ______ to the restaurant with my friends.

12. We (drive) ________ around the parking lot for 20 mins to find a parking space.

13. When we (arrive) ______ at the restaurant, the place (be) ______ full.

14. The waitress (tell)_______ us to come back in two hours.

15. My brother and I slowly (walk) _______ back to the car.

16. _____________(you/ see) a small grocery store?

17. We (stop)______ in the grocery store and (buy) ________ some sandwiches.

18. It (be) ________ better than waiting for two hours.

19. I (not go) ______ to school last Sunday.

20. What you (do) ______ last night? - I (do) ______ my homework.

21. Yesterday, I (get) ______ up at 6 and (have) ______ breakfast at 6.30.

22. ______________( they/ buy) that house last year?

23. She (not go) ___________ to school yesterday.

24. That boy (have) _________some eggs last night.

25. Nam (study)____________ very hard last week.

II. Complete the sentences with and, so, but or because.

1. I didnt feel well……………. I stayed at home.

2. He liked her………… she was happy.

3. I liked Spain ………..I wanted to go home.

4. She likes swimming…………. jogging.

5. We were late………………… there was an accident.