1/ We arrived home and found that  a burglar ( break ) in. 

2/ We aren’t hungry. We ( have ) Lunch. 

3/ I had finished my work before ( go ) to bed. 

4/ While John was reading a book, Mary ( watch ) TV. 

5/ He ( return ) to his hometown recently. 

6/ She ( just come ) back from Japan. 

7/ She ( not take ) a bus to school every day. 

8/ ……………. Your sister ( like ) lemon juice? 

9/ We ( learn ) English at the moment. 

10/ She ( buy ) some food yesterday. 

11/ I ( not be ) here last week. 

12/ The children ( play ) noisily when their father came home. 

13/ I ( work ) as a taxi driver since I was twenty. 

14/ How long …………… you ( learn ) English? 

15/ The doctor ( come ) in twenty minutes. 

16/ I ( not do ) that work tomorrow. 

17/ We (visit) that city last year. 

18/ I have been here since I ( be) ten years old. 

19/ My sister always ( wash) her hands before meals. 

20/ Please don’t say anything while I ( learn) my lesson. 

81.When we (get)…………. to the restaurant, we (find)……….that nobody (remember)…………………..to reserve a table. 82.The doctor (examine)……….him, and that he (break)………..his arm. 83.As soon as she arrived England, she (find)……..that the language (be)……quite different from the English that she (learn)………………..at school. 84.I’m going to bed. I (work)………………..for hours and I’m tired. 85.Good afternoon. Can I help you? – Yes. I (bring)……………...my watch to youfor repair 3 weeks ago. Is it ready yet? 86.I wanted to be the first to teel her the news, but I was too late. Someone (already tell)……………………her. 87.He (come) ………in to the room a moment after I (get)……. there. 88.I hardly (be)………there 5 minutes when Mrs . Brown (come)…………in with the coffee. 89.Scarcely they (move)…………….. into the new house when their friends (come)……..in. 90.I (meet)………...John before I (be)…………….. a fortnight in Paris. 91.He no sooner (reach)……..the door than he (come)…….back. 92.He (have)………a bad fall while he (repair)………his roof. 93.By the end of this month, I hope, I (write)……………………200 pages of my new novel. Trang 202 94.It (take)…….a moment before Nick (realise)…………...he (offer)……… a cigarette by the stranger. 95.While he (learn)……. to drive he (have)……… 25 accidents. 96.It’s no using getting inpatient.The plane (not arrive)……..until the weather (clear)……up. 97.I (think) ……..about you a lot lately and I (come)……… to the conclusion that I(not be) ……..able to live without you. 98.I don’t mind (wait)………I’d rather (be)…….too early than too late. 99.Those students who (fail)………the exam are going to take another one held in August. 100. “ I am just going out to get an evening paper.” “ But it (rain)……….Why you (not wait)………..till the rain (stop)………? 101. I (think)……… your father’s health (improve)………so much since I (see)……him last. 102. Don’t worry. We (finish)……… ……..the report by 11. 103. Listen to this ! I think this news (surprise)…………you. 104. When I first (come)…….to this village, it was quiet place. But since then the population(double)………and a lot of leisure facilities (build)………. 105. Hurry up or you (be)……. ……….late for class. 106. The Ajax shoe company (employ)……. 25 new men next month. 107. Don’t talk to me . I (try)………… to learn this page by heart. 108. A:Call a doctor quickly! The old man (die)……….. B: The doctor is on the way. He (just leave)………..his house. 109. Don’t be upset.I (understand)………….perfectly. 110. We must take umbrella. It (rain)………………. 111. Wood usually (float)…………. on the water. 112. Look out! The ceiling (fall)………………in. 113. It’s too late. Nothing (matter)………….. now. 114. I (listen) ……… to the radio when you (ring)…………..the bell first time , and that’s why I (not hear)………….you. 115. At school, We (learn)……..two foreign languages. 116. As a boy , I (always read)………….I always (have)………..my nose in a book. 117. John (learn)……….English for seven years, and at last he (master)………the irregular verbs. 118. It (rain)……… but it (stop)………….. now. 119. When I (open)……..the door this morning I (see)…… a man on his knees. Trang 203 120. When I (ask)………him what he (do)………, he (say)……. that he (drop)………a 50p piece outside the door and (look)…………for it.

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) ______.

Exercise 3:Underline and correct ONE mistake in each sentence

Exercise 3:Underline and correct ONE mistake in each sentence
1. I saw Sally at a party in last week.
.............................
2. When we arrive in Paris, we found a cheap hotel.
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3. We get home at about 3.00 yesterday morning.
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4. He buys a newspaper at the station last night.
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5. When Neil Armstrong land on the moon?
.............................
6. Did they late for the concert?
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7. The teacher didn’t helped my friend with her homework.
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8. My brother can play the piano when he was five.
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9. I didn’t know your sisters, so they weren’t in my class.
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10. I am tired last night but I couldn’t sleep.
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

We arrived at the conference. Then we realized that our reports were still at home. 

A. No sooner had we realized that our reports were at home than we arrived at the conference

B. Only after we arrived at the conference did we realize that our reports were still at home. 

C. Not until we arrived at the conference that we realized that our reports were still at home. 

D. Hardly had we arrived at the conference when we realized that our reports were still at home. 

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentence in the following questions.
We arrived at the conference. Then we realized that our reports were still at home.

A. No sooner had we realized that our reports were at home than we arrived at the conference.

B. Only after we arrived at the conference did we realize that our reports were still at home.

C. Not until we arrived at the conference that we realized that our reports were still at home.

D. Hardly had we arrived at the conference that we realized that our reports were still at home.

Give correct tenses of the verbs

1. She was late because she ..............(have ) an accident.

2.  She thanked me for what I ...........(do) for her .

3. When we ..........(get)home last night , we found that somebody ................(break) into my flat.

4.  He didn't take my remarks seriously . In fact , he thought I .....................(joke)

5.  At first I thought I .......................(do) the right thing , but soon I realized that I ....................(make ) a serious mistake.

6.  When Tom arrived at the party , Paul ..............(not be) there , he ...................(go) home .

7. Last night , I ................(not go) to the cinema because I .............(already see) the film .

8. By December 12th last year , we ..................(work) in the bank for five years.