1 is used

2 to see

3 to receive

4 turn

5 playing

6 telling

7 holding

8 is made

9 showed

10 talking

11 waiting/ arrive

12 was the girl riding/ happened

13 asked me to go/ didn't want/ was waiting

14 was/ made

15 have ever used

Exercise 3: Put the verbs in the correct form, past progress or simple past.

b. I was in the countryside with my grandparents some weeks ago. One night I (walk) .....was walking.........along a coutry road when suddenly I (hear).heard.. footsteps behind me. Somebody( follow) ……was following………...me. Then I (start).....started..................to run.

c. Mrs. Smith (invite) …invited………….Mrs. Quyen to have dinner while Mrs.Quyen (visit).was visiting.................the USA.

d. Mrs. Quyen (do) ……was doing……….shopping while Mr.Thanh(attend)……was attending…... a business meeting.

e. How fast (the girl / ride)……was the girl riding……..when the accident………happened…………...(happen)?

f. I (go) ............went..............to the post office to receive a parcel yesterday. While I (fill out)……was filling out………....the form one of my old friends (slap)......slapped.............. me on my shoulder. I (be)……was………...so happy to meet him.

g. Yesterday Tuan (ask)……asked…………...me to go to the station with him, but I (not want)didn't want to leave the house because I (wait)…was waiting………. ....for a phone call

.h. During the study period in class yesterday, it (be)……was……….....hard for us to concentrate because the students next door(make)…………made……..so much noise.

I was in the countryside with my grandparents some weeks ago. One night I (walk) was walking along a coutry road when suddenly I (hear) heard footsteps behind me. Somebody( follow) was following me. Then I (start) started to run. Mrs. Smith (invite) invited Mrs. Quyen to have dinner while Mrs.Quyen (visit) was visiting the USA. Mrs. Quyen (do) was doing shopping while Mr.Thanh(attend) was attending a business meeting. How fast (the girl / ride) was the girl riding when the accident(happen) happened?? I (go) went to the post office to receive a parcel yesterday. While I (fill out) was filling out the form one of my old friends (slap) slapped me on my shoulder. I (be) was so happy to meet him. Yesterday Tuan (ask) asked me to go to the station with him, but I (not want) didn't want to leave the house because I (wait) was waiting for a phone call. During the study period in class yesterday, it (be) was hard for us to concentrate because the students next door(make) was making so much noise.

I.

1. The Zipper (invent) .WAS INVENTED....by w.L.Judson in 1893

2. When I (come).......CAME....... to see them yesterday ,they (play) ....WERE PLAYING..volleyball

3, This computer is the best one I (ever /use) .......HAVE EVER USED...

4. When I last saw him ,he (still work)...STILL WORKED... in London

5. Can you please (close) ...CLOSE....the door ?

6. I ( study)...HAVE STUDIED... English since 1990

II

1. I went to the store ..GROCERY... to buy something (grocer)

2. He is now studying in the USA as an .EXCHANGE....(chance) student

3. Their holiday was spent .ENJOYABLY..... on the mountain (enjoy)

4. However ,life in the town is certainly more ...EXCITING.....(excite)

5. Everyone should be allowed ...FREEDOM....(free) of choice

6. Lan is so .......HARD-WORKING...(hard). He helps everyone

1. This is the best essay I have ever written.

I.................never written the best eassy before ................

2. It took us 3 hours to open the door.

    We ...........spent 3 hours opening the door.........

3. I haven’t been to the dentist’s for two years.

àIt’s …2 years since I been to the dentist's............

4. I've never heard a more amusing story than this one.

This is .....the most amusing story I have heard...........

5. I have never seen a more beautiful house than this.

-This...........is the most beautiful house I have ever seen..........

6. I haven’t seen my old school friend for 2 years.     

-  The last ...........time I saw my old school friend was 2 years ago............

7. We started living here fifteen years ago.     

à We have .......lived here for 50 years

8. He has never played a computer game before.       

à This is .........the first time he has played a computer game..........

9) The last time it rained  here was a fortnight ago.

It ........hasn't rained for four night................

10. I’ve been working for this company for ten years.

I started ............working for this company 4 years ago  .................

1.Some employees (tell) _were told_____ not to be late for work again by their boss yesterday.
2.My cousin spends a lot of time (study) __studying____ English everyday, I think he (pass)will pass______ the coming exams easily.
3.Linh asked her roomate (not/ make) _not to make_____ noise because she (study) ____was studying_____
at that time.
4.Is this the best film have you (see) ___seen_____, Thanh?
5.Not (know) ___knowing____ the language, we all found (get) ____get___ jobs in this town impossible

Using these words to make sentence in the present perfect tense:

1. I/ use/ this computer/ three years.

-> I've used this computer for three years.

2. They/ visit/ Effiel Tower.

-> They have visited Eiffel Tower.

3. Nam/ be/ happy/ be had the computer.

-> Nam has been happy since he had the computer.

4. We/ learn/ computer science/ a month

-> We have learned computer science for a month.

5. She/ work/ at our school/ 2000.

-> She has worked at our school since 2000.

6. I/ buy/ this house/ two years.

-> I have bought this house for two years.

7. The printer/ stop working/ this morning.

-> The printer has stopped working since this morning.

8. They/ know/ the nảe of the company/ a long time.

-> They have known the manager of the company for a long time.

9. He/ read/ the book/ 9 o'clock.

-> He has read the book since 9 o'clock.

10. This computer/ is/ the best one/ I / ever use.

-> This computer is the best one I've ever used.

1. Look! That man tries to open the door of your car.

=> is trying

2. Please don’t make so much noise. I study.

=> am studying

3. I am thinking it would be a good idea to leave early.

=> think

4. My usual seat is in the back of the school.

=> at the back

5. The magazines on this rack is in English.

=> are

33. I have never used such a good computer before.

34. If I had her number, I would ring her up.

35. The room was cleaned by Nam yesterday.

36. He asked his mother if she had watched him perform on TV two days before.

 

Question 33: This is the best computer I have ever used.
 I have _________________never used a better computer than this________________________________________________
Question 34:  I don’t have her number, so I don’t ring her up.
 If_______________I had her number, I would ring her up______________________________________________________
Question 35: Nam cleaned the room yesterday.
 The room _____________________is cleaned by Nam yesterday_________________________________________
Question 36: “Did you watch me perform on TV two days ago?” he said to his mother.
 He asked  ________________his mother if she had watched him perform on TV two days before ____________________________________________