Bài tập 1: Cho hình thức đúng của đông từ trong ngoặc.
1. I’ll come and see you before I ……........... (leave) for the States.
2. John …….............. (read) a book when I saw him.
3. Almost everyone ……................. (leave) for home by the time we arrived.
4. Henry ……................ (go) into the restaurant when the writer was having dinner.
5. He will take the dog out for a walk as soon as he …….............. (finish) dinner.
6. Before you asked, I …….................... (write) these letters
7. He fell down when he ……................ (run) towards the church.
8. The light went out while I........................... (have) dinner.
9. They .................... (help) her as soon as they have completed the work.
10. You will see him when he............................... (come) here tomorrow.

VI/ (1,5 points) Rearrange these words or phrases into meaningful sentences. The first one has been done for you as an example. Write your answers on the answer sheet.

Example: 0. learning / are you / Why / English? à Why are you learning English?

VII/ (1,0 point) Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. Write your answers on the answer sheet.

1. Somebody cleans the room every day.

à The room ___________________________________________________.

2. “Where are you going for the summer holiday?” she asked me.

à She asked me ________________________________________________.

3. I’m sorry you can’t understand the instructions clearly.

à I wish you __________________________________________________.

4. They’ve never invited us to lunch before.

à This is the __________________________________________________.

5. The only way you can become a good athlete is by training hard every day.

à Only by ____________________________________________________.

When I arrived home, my mother ____________ (try) to call me.

She ____________ (call) twice before seeing me.

We ____________ ( study) those papers when John told us about the test.

You ____________ ( do) your home work.

We had no car by the end of the year. We ____________ (sell) our old one.

I spoke to Susan at noon; someone ____________ (tell) her the news earlier.

The plane ____________ (take off) when we got to the airport.

I was so tired last night. I ____________ (have) such a terrible day.

The shop was closed because the shop assistant ………………………..(leave) before closing time.

The robbers ____________ (steal) all the money when the alarm rung.

1) When I arrived at the cinema, the film ____________________ (start).

2) She ____________________ (live) in China before she went to Thailand.

3) After they _____________ (eat) the shellfish, they began to feel sick.

4) If you ________________ (listen) to me, you would have got the job.

5) Julie didn’t arrive until after I ____________________ (leave).

6) When we ____________________ (finish) dinner, we went out.

7) The garden was dead because it _____________ (be) dry all summer.

8) He ____________________ (meet) her before somewhere.

9) We were late for the plane because we ___________ (forgot) our

passports.

10) She told me that she _____________ (study) a lot before the exam.

11) The grass was yellow because it _____________ (not / rain) all summer.

12) The lights went off because we ___________________ (not / pay) the

electricity bill.

13) The children ____________(not / do) their homework, so they were in trouble.

14. They ___________________ (not / eat) so we went to a restaurant.

15) We couldn’t go into the concert because we _____________ (not/bring) our tickets.

16) She said that she _______________ (not / visit) the UK before.

17) Julie and Anne _________________ (not / meet) before the party.

18) I ___________________ (not / have) breakfast when he arrived.

19) He ___________________ (not / use) email before, so I showed him how to

use it.

20) You ___________________ (not / study) for the test, so you were very

nervous.

Chia động từ :

1, It's time we (go) .................. . If we (not leave)................. now, we (miss) ........................ the train

2, I know I (write) .................. to you before , but I (be) ...................... so busy recently that I (not have ) ........................ time for writing letters . I (telephone) ........................ you instead , but I (forget) .............. your number

3, We will see Alice at the corner . She (wait) ....................... for us when we (arrive) ........................

EXERCISES
Exercise 1 – Put the verbs in brackets in the correct verb tense form.
1. Please don’t make so much noise. I (study) ......
2. My father usually (have) ...... tea for breakfast.
3. What ...... you (do) ...... at this time yesterday ?
4. I (watch) ...... that film with my sister last week.
5. We (study) ...... almost every lesson in this book so far.
6. He (win) ...... the gold medal in 2009.
7. We (not see) ...... your father for ages.
8. He (type) ...... ten letters by lunchtime yesterday.
9. All of you (take) ...... the graduation examination in two months’ time.
10. By the end of this year, I (work) ...... here for 18 years.
11. He (see) ...... her while he (walk) ...... down the street.
12. I thought they (wait) ...... for us for half an hour.
13. After he (do) ...... his homework, he went to the cinema.
14. We (not see) ...... her since she (leave) ...... school.
15. When I (be) ...... a boy, I often (go) ...... fishing with my teacher.
16. When I (leave) ...... my office last night, it (still
Exercise 2 – Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it has a similar meaning
to the original one.
1. I have never read this kind of book before.
- It is the first time ......
2. I have never read such an interesting novel.
- This is the most ......
3. She began to work as a secretary in 2005.
- She has ......
4. He hasn’t seen his sister since she left for Japan.

Chia động từ :

1.Cervantes (write) Don Quixote.

2.We (miss) the bus. Now we'll have to walk.

3.He (break) his leg in a skiing accident last year.

4.Mr Pound is the bank manager. He (be) here for five years.

5.Mr Count (work) as a cashier for twenty-five years. Then he (retire) and (go) to live in the country.

6.You (be) here before? Yes, I (spend) my holidays here last year. You (have) a good time? No, it never (stop) raining

7.I lit the fire at 6.00 and it (bum) brightly when Tom came in at 7.00

8.When I arrived the lecture had already started and the professor (write) on the overhead projector.

9.I (make) a cake when the light went out. I had to finish it in the dark.

10.I didn't want to meet Paul so when he entered the room I (have)

11.Unfortunately when I arrived Ann just (leave), so we only had time for a few words 

12.He (watch) TV when the phone rang. Very unwillingly he (turn) down the sound and (go) to answer it.

câu1: viết lại câu sao cho nghĩa không đối sử dụng từ gợi ý 1, david had gone home before we arrived - after.......................................................................... 2, we had lunch then we took a look around the shops - before..................................................................... 3, the light had gone out before we got out of the office - when................................................................................... 4, after she had explained everything clearly, we started our work - by the time.................................................................................. 5, my father had watered all the plants in the garden by the time my mother came home - before