Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form :

1. John was watching ( watch ) TV at 8 : 00 last night .

2. What did you ( do ) do after you had gone ( go) home yesterday ?

3. He thinks of leaving ( leave ) his job .

4. He had done ( do ) his homework before he went to the cinema last night .

5. Please be quiet ! I am working ( work )

6. When I arrived ( arrive ) at his house yesterday afternoon , he was still sleeping ( still sleep )

I/ Give the correct tense of the verbs in brackets :
1. Mother (cook) is cooking some food in the kitchen at present. She always (cook) cooks in the moning
2. We (live) have lived in this city for 20 years. We love this city very much
3. Thomas (finish) finished his home work. He's going to school
4. I (already /see) have already seen that film. I don't want to see it again
5. I (read) have read "Gone with the Wind" twice. I still want to read it again
6. I (not be) haven't been to Da Lat. I have heard that it is a beautiful city
7. She (just/leave) had just left the party when you arrived
8. Up to the now, George (write) has written five children books
9 Have You (do) done anything interesting lately ?
10. What have they (learn) learnt so far?
11. We (wait) have been waiting / have waited for the bus for an hour
12. Have You (do) done your homework yet?
13. They had sold all the books when we (get) got there
14. She (play) was playing the piano when our guests (arrive) arrived
15. Listen! I think someone (knock) is knocking at the door.
16. She made me (feel) feel uncomfortable when I got home.
17. He suggests (see) seeing the director immediately.
18. Do you wish (be) to be offered a present?
19. I don't enjoy (watch) watching television all the time.
20. She is looking forward to (see) seeing the manager again.
21. I promise (meet) to meet you here.
22. They avoid (hold) holding the party because she was out.
23. Last night before he (watch) watched TV, he (do) had done the exercise.
24.I don't mind (work) working late, if it will help at all.
25. We managed (climb) to climb over the wall without (see) seeing
26. Tim (not/ take) hasn't taken many photos yet.
27. She (study) is studying English at the moment

1.Last night, we (watch)..WERE WATCHING..tv when the power (fail)..FAILED.

2.London (change)..HAS CHANGED. a lot since we first (come)..CAME.to live here

3.I (not see)...HAVEN'T SEEN. hime since last Sunday

4.Hurry up! The train (come)....IS COMING......

5.We (not talk)..HAVEN'T TALKED.. to each other for a long time

6.He (fall)..FELL.. asleep while he (do)..WAS DOING..his homework

7.Columbus (discover)...DISCOVERED... America more than 400 years ago

8.Listen!The birds (sing) ARE SINGING

9.You (receive)......HAVE YOU RECEIVED........ any letter from your parents yet?

10.My mother (come).....WILL COME. to stay with us next week

11.When he lived in Manchester , he (work) ...WORKED.. in a bank

12.How long Bob and Mary (be)...HAVE BOB AND MARY BEEN...married?

13.She (ask)..HAS ASKED.... me to tell about him several times

14.John( watch)...WAS WATCHING. TV at 8:00 last evening

15.He (do) ...HAD DONE.. his homework before he (go) WENT to the cinema

1. Were watching - failed

2. Has changed - came

3. Haven't seen

4. Is coming

5. Haven't talked

6. Fell - was doing

7. Discovered

8. Is singing

9. Have you received

10. Will come

11. worked

12. were Bob and Mary married

13. has asked

14. watched

15.has to do - goes

Exercise 3.the simple past or past perfect

1.What HAD you DONE (do) there before you RETURNED(return) home ?

2.When I CAME(come) to his house yesterday,his mother TOLD(tell) me that he HAD GONE(go) to the cinema with his friend 2 hours before.

3.He (go)WENT to England after he (study)HAD STUDIED English for 2 years.

4.Before they (go)WENT very far ,they (find)FOUND that they (lose)HAD LOST their way.

5.When their father (get)GOT home from work, they (tell) TOLD him that they HAD already (cook)COOKED the dinner.

7.When Peter (arrive)ARRIVED at the cinema, the film HAD already (start)STARTED .

8.The boy (say)SAID that he (do)HAD DONE all the homework before he (go)WENT to bed.

9.The children (begin)BEGAN to do the exercise after they HAD REWIED (review) all the rules.

10.He (make)MADE the report on the history of England after he HAD READ (read) a lots of books about ..

11.He thanked me for what I (do)HAD DONE for him.

12.We arrived here late .The train (leave)HAD LEFT.

13.The film (show)HAD SHOWN for 10 minutes when we came.

14.When I (discover)DISCOVERED that my camera (steal)HAD BEEN STOLEN, I called the police at once.

15.He kept looking at her,wondering where he HAD SEEN (see) her before.

16.I (put)HAD PUT the 5$ note in one of my books,but next day it TOOK (take) me ages to find it because I FORGOT(forget) which book I put it into.

17.I (not read)HADN'T READ a book as intersting as the book I read yesterday.

Exercise 3.the simple past or past perfect

1.What had you (done) there before you (returned) home ?

2.When I (came) to his house yesterday,his mother (told) me that he (had gone) to the cinema with his friend 2 hours before.

3.He (went) to England after he (had studied) English for 2 years.

4.Before they (had gone) very far ,they (found) that they (had loose) their way.

5.When their father (got) home from work, they ( told) him that they had already (cooked) the dinner.

6.By the time he (returned) home from England,they had already (built) a new house for him.

7.When Peter (arrived) at the cinema, the film had already (started).

8.The boy (said) that he (had done) all the homework before he (went) to bed.

9.The children (began) to do the exercise after they (had reviewed) all the rules.

10.He (made) the report on the history of England after he (had read) a lots of books about ..

11.He thanked me for what I (had done) for him.

12.We arrived here late .The train (had left).

13.The film (had shown) for 10 minutes when we came.

14.When I (discovered) that my camera (had been stolen), I called the police at once.

15.He kept looking at her,wondering where he (had seen) her before.

16.I (had put) the 5$ note in one of my books,but next day it (took) me ages to find it because I (forgot) which book I put it into.

17.I (had not read) a book as intersting as the book I read yesterday.

1 had you done - returned

2 came - told - had gone

3 went - had studied

4 went - found - had lost

5 got - told - had

6 returned - had built

7 arrived - had already started

8 said - had done - went

9 began - had reviewed

10 made - had read

11 had done

12 had left

13 had shown

14 discovered- had been stolen

15 had seen

16 had put - took - forgot

17 had not read

1. writes

2. read

3. got

4. were watching- went

5. was- recording

6. has

Put the verbs in brackets in the correct verb tense

1.Jane(write)..have written.....many books about Chinese culture.

2.I rarely (read)..read.......newspapers.

3.My parents (get)..got.......married 20 years ago.

4.We..watched.....(watch) a football match on the TV when the electricity (go)..went......out

5.When..did.....the Beatles(record)....record..........their first album?

6.He(be)..has been.........at his computer for seven hours

1. Jane ( write ) writes many books about Chinese culture .

2. I have rarely ( read ) read newspapers .

3. My parents ( get ) got married 20 years ago .

4. We were watching ( watch ) a football match on the TV when the electricity ( go ) went out .

5. When did the Beatles ( record ) record their first album ?

6. He ( be ) has been at his computer for seven hours .

Học tốt

1 I ( not hear)__haven't heard__from him since he ( disappear ) _____disappeared____two years ago

2 After the guests ( leave)___left__  she(go)____had gone____ back into the living-room and (turn)__turned____off the light

3 By the time you finished cooking they (do)___have done___ their homework

4 This time  yesterday  they ( sit )__were sitting____ in the train on their way to Paris

5 I came late to class. When i (enter)__entered_the teacher (write)_was writing____something on the backboard

6 She (get)_goes___into her shoes,(put)__puts___on her coat and (go)__goes___to the door

7 David (be)_____was____ born after his father (die)___had died____

8 When i (be)__was___a child, I (want)__wanted__to be a doctor

9  At 4p.m yesterday? Well,I (work)___was working___in my office at that time

10 The audience(listen)....listened....to everything he said last night

11 Yesterday thieves( break)..broke.....into the house and(steal).....stole.a lot of fur coats while the guests(dance)....were dancing.......

12 HE (do)......had done....his homework before he went  to the cinema

13 Whay did you(do).....do.. after you(go).........had gone... home yesterday?

14 Tom (not come).......won't come.. here tomorrow.

15 John (watch).......was watching... TV at 8 last evening

16 Dick( start)..had started.........school before he (be)..was.......seven

17 What did you (do)..do.......when I (ring)....rang.....you last night ?

18 John (drive)....has driven........that car ever since I (know)....knew... him

19 Columbus( discover).......discovered.. America more than 400 years ago

20 When the teacher came in  the pupils ( play).....were playing......games 

I. Put the verb in correct tense

1. When he ( read) was reading newspaper, we ( come) came

2. My mother ( cook) was cooking while my father ( repair) was repairing radio

3. John ( learn) was learning while I ( watch) was watching TV

4. He ( play) was playing chess at this time last week

5. What were you ( look) looking for when he ( arrive) arrived?

6. He ( talk) was talking about you when you ( appear) appeared

7. We ( play) were playing football at 5p.m last Saturday

8. Was She ( wash) washing the dish at 3p.m yesterday?

9. Where was he ( go) going at this time yesterday?

10. My mother ( water) was watering flowers when it ( rain) rained

I. Put the verb in correct tense.

1. When he (read) was reading newspaper, we (come) came.

2. My mother (cook) was cooking while my father (repair) was repairing radio.

4. He (play) was playing chess at this time last week.

5. What were you (look) looking for when he (arrive) arrived?

6. He (talk) was talking about you when you (appear) appeared.

7. We (play) were playing football at 5p.m last Saturday.

8. Was she (wash) washing the dish at 3p.m yesterday?

9. Where was he (go) going at this time yesterday?

10. My mother (water) was watering flowers when it (rain) rained.

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