Put the verbs in the following sentences in the correct verb forms.
1. At last you’re here! I (wait) have been waiting here for more than half an hour!
2. My father (work) has worked in Canada for the last year, so by the time he (return) returns the month after next I (not see) will haven't seen him for fourteen months.
3. When you (see) see him again you (be) will be surprised to see that his health (improve) has improved since he (go) went to Switzerland.
4. Why (you not tell) __________________me you (can) _________________lend me the money? I (not need) __________________to borrow it from the bank.
5. It’s time we (leave) ________________now.
6. The manager (talk) ________________to an important customer at the moment but he (be) ________________free to see you presently. Would you like to take a seat for a few minutes?
7. When I last (see) ________________him, he (live) ________________in London. He (tell) ________________me that he (think) _______________of moving to Australia, and he may well have done so by now.
8. Not until we (arrive) _______________at his house, we (discover) _______________that he (be) ______________on holiday, and that we (waste) _______________our time in calling on him.
9. I’m tired of working in an office. I (think) _________________of changing my job.
10. I just (smell) _______________your roses. Do you think they (smell) _______________wonderful?

I/ Put the verb in the brackets in the correct tense.

1.       Where (you go) __________ for your holiday last year?

2.       She always (go) _______________ go to bed before her mother does.

3.       Mary (lose) _________________ her hat for 2 days.

4.       __________you (take) _________ a trip to London next week?

5.       She rarely (take) ____________a bath before dinner.

6.       He (not finish) _______________ doing it yet.

7.       He (not see) ____________ him since Christmas.

8.       In what year _______ World War II (break) __________ out?

9.       The sun (set) ______________ in the West.

10.   They (live) _______________ in Ho Chi Minh City since 1975.

11.   He (come) _________ here once 2 years ago.

12.   We will go out when it (stop) _________________raining.

13.   She (read) ______all the books written by Dickens. How many books _______ you (read) _______?

14.   Alice and Mary (put) ___________ the dishes away right now.

15.   What ________you (do) _________ at 10 am yesterday?

16.   She (finish) ____________ her homework recently.

17.   He (just see) ______________ her.

18.   They (already show) _______________ the film.

19.   I’m sorry the car is not here. I (just sell) ______________ it.

20.   When _________you (buy) ________ your bicycle?

21.   I (know) ______Jack since we (be) ________ students but I (not meet) ______ him since we (leave) _______ school in 1998.

22.   The Bakers (be) ______________ in New York for 3 months.

23.   __________you (spend) _________ your holiday in Da lat last summer?

24.   We (visit) ___________ that city last year.

25.   The farmer (work) _________________ in the field now.

26.   John (see) ______________ that film sometimes.

27.   My brother (use) ______________ this computer for 2 years.

28.   Mr. Green (buy) ______________ a new tractor last month.

29.   They (live) ________________ in this street for a long time.

30.   My brother (play) _______________ football at the moment.

31.   Mr. Green (teach) ______________ French since he left London in 1997.

32.   She often (go) _____________ to school by bicycle but yesterday she (go) __________by bus.

33.   Look! It (snow) _______________.

34.   She (not speak) _________________ to me since last week.

35.   Up to now, Hoa (work) _______________ very hard.

36.   HCM city (be) ______________ the largest city in Vietnam.

37.   They (hold) ________________ the meeting recently.

38.   Phong (sleep) _______________ right now

39.   He (live) ________________ in Hanoi since 2002.

40.   Long ago, my young brother often (cry) _______________ at night.

41.   ________you (see) _________ him recently?

42.   He (finish) ______________ his work since yesterday.

43.   I (see) __________ that film several times because I like it.

Exercise 2: Put the verb in the past simple tense :
1. They (begin)............................to study at this school 7 years ago
2. She (lose)...........................her handbag on the train yesterday morning
3. We (visit)............................that city last year
4. Peter and Daisy (be).........................born in 1978
5. .....................you (spend).......................your holiday in DaLat last summer ?
6. She (clean)..............................the bicycle yesterday
7. They (start)..........................school in 1978
8. My friend and I (go)............................to the seaside last week
9. We (spend)..........................hours on the beach last Sunday
10. He (be)...................................in Ha Noi last year
11. His father (die)........................in 1930
12. Lincoln (work)..........................in this factory three years ago
13. I (do).............................my homework last night
14. Miss White (write)..................................to her father last Monday
15. My parents ( buy)................................the car last year
16. Hoa (read)......................................the book yesterday
17. He (listen).............................to the radio last night
18. We (watch).....................................a good programme on TV last night
19.Mary (go)....................................shopping for me yesterday
20. I (be)..................................in Ha Noi last month
21. My paremts (go).................................to HCM city last week
22.Yesterday we (have)...................................a meeting at our school 
23.Mary (meet).....................................her parents two week ago
24. She (be)..................................born in1992
25. What you (do)....................................last night 
26. Last summer I (study)....................................English in Can Tho city
27. She (not visit)...............................her son last week
28.In 1997 there (be)...................................a terrible storm
29. They (build)....................................the house twenty yaers ago . John (do not)....................come to my birthday party last Sunday 

Supply the correct verb tense or form:

1. He (see).....her while he (walk)....... down the street yesterday

2.After he (do)..... his homework, he went to the cinema

3. Tom (play)........ football when he was a little boy

4. Let's go for a walk as soon as it stops (rain).......

5. Last night, when I (come)...... there, they ( already/ go)......to the party

6.Do you remeber (read) ..... about it? No, at that time I was too young (read)..... newspaper

7.My brother is a stamp collector. He started ( collect)...... stamps when he (be)..... 15 years old. He (collect)...... many kinds of stamps

8. The last time he (see) ....... in public, he (wear)....... a great suit

9. We (not/see) ..... her since she (leave) ....... school

10. Lan said that she (get)....... married soon.

11. My brother (go)..... to bed after he (turn)........ the lights off last night

12. She is not accustomed to ( take)...... care of by others.

13. We (live)..... in the house since we came here

14. She entered the university after she (graduate)...... from gigh school

15. They ( finish)........ the project by the end of the next year

16. When Mark arrived, the Johnsons (have)...... dinner, but they (stop).......(talk)... to him

17. They (live)...... next door to my house since I (be).... young

18. By the end of the next year, I (work)....... for him for 25 years

19. While she (talk)......on the phone, the children (start)..... (fight)...... and (break)........on a window

20. When I (be) .....a boy, I often (go) ..... fishing with my father

21. Columbus (discover)......... America 500 years ago

22.When I (leave)........ my office last night, it (still/rain)........very hard

23. What do you think the children (do) .... when we (get)......home tomorrow?

24. He (lose)...... his job last month and since then he (be)...... out of work

25. When we (come)...... there last night, they (be)......there for an hour

Section IÌ: supply the correct tense for the verbs in brackets 1: my mother often( go) ....... to the market every morning but she( not go).... there this morning =>...... 2. When( you/have).... the last medical check- up? =>...... 3. Why( you/ not take) ...... part in the picnic last Sunday?=>...... 4. Where (you teacher/be).......? =>......=>......5. I( pick)..... you up at your hotel in half an hour.=>......6. We can't go out now because it(rain)..... section III: give the correct form of the words in brackets. 1. The noise in the city kept Hoà...... at night.(wake). 2. In...... to that, my bike tires was flat(add) 3. Mr. Tan has a very.... tooth. (Pain) 4. Then, Thanh.... a pan and stir-fried the beef. (Hot). 5. Sugar is not an ...... food because we need it to live( health) 6. Catching the common cold is.... for every body. ( please) 7. Don't worry! Your cold will last for a few days and then..... ( appear) 8. I have.... time to play than my friend ( little)

XI. Supply the correct verb forms.
1. I (see) a car accident while I (wait) for you on this corner yesterday.
2. Mr. john (be) principal of our school since last year.
3. Mr. Smith (teach) at this school since he (graduate) in 1980.
4. My father (not watch) TV every night.
5. I (meet) Authur three weeks ago.
6. Yesterday the police (report) that they (capture) the thief.
7. My friend (thank) me for what I had done for him.
8. Someone (steal) my handbag on the bus.
9. The Browns (live) in Paris for 7 years when the second World War (break) down.
10. Last month I (be) in the hospital for ten days.
11. Don't call me in the afternoon. I usually (be) away in the afternoon.
12. Mr. Clark (be) in New York 2 months ago. Mr. Rossi (be) in New York until  2 months ago.
13. John (drive) that car ever since I (know) him.
14. People (speak) English in most of Canada.
15. The dog (wag) his tail whenever he (see) me.
16. What you (do) when I (ring) you last night?
17. Up to then I never (see) such a fat man.
18. I (not see) him last Monday.
19. They had sold all the books when we (get) there.
20. I think he (leave) as soon as he (know) the news.
21. She (play) the piano when our guests (arrive) last night.
22. He (come) and (see) you soon.
23. I (come) as soon as I have finished my work. You (be) ready?
24. My mother (come) to stay with us next weekend.
25. Where you (spend) your holidays next summer?
26. Violets (bloom) in spring.
27. We (not live) in England for two years now.
28. I (never forget) what you (just tell) me.
29. They (prepare) the Christmas dinner at the moment.
30. When I last (stay) in Cairo, I (ride) to the Pyramids on a camel that my friend (borrow) the day before.
31. Our teacher (tell) us yesterday that he (visit) England in 1970.
32. George (work) at a university so far.
33. When he lived in Manchester, he (work) in a bank.
34. Birds (build) their nests in summer and (fly) to the South in winter.
35. I (lose) my key. (Can) you help me look for it?
36. My father (not smoke) for 5 years.
37. My teacher wasn't at home when I (arrive). He (just go) out.
38. How long Bob and Mary (be) married?
39. You (receive) any letter from your parents yet?
40. My brother (join) the army when he (be) young.
41. You (remember) my name or you (forget) it someday?
42. Tom (study) chemistry for three years and then he gave it up.
43. Miss Lee often (write) when she was on holiday.
44. He (leave) home two weeks ago and we (not hear) from him since then.
45. You (speak) to Mrs. Baker yesterday?    
No, I (not see) her for a long time. I (not can) remember when I last (see) her.
46. When the teacher came in, the pupils (play) game.
47. Columbus (discover) America more than 400 years ago.
48. By next month, I (finish) my first novel.
49. By May 5, we (live) in this city for ten years.
50. When your father (die)? I (not kow) when he (die).
51. Bill said he (forget) to buy a dictionary.
52. He felt asleep while he (do) his homework.
53. We (not see) them for a long time.
54. It (rain) when we arrived.
55. Kite and I (wait) right here until you get back.
56. He'll leave as soon as he (hear) the news.
57. Dick (start) school before he was  seven.
58. How long you (study) in this school?
59. We (not receive) any letter from him since he (leave) four months ago.
60. Where are you? I'm upstairs. I (have) a bath.
61. I (speak) to you about that matter after the meeting tonight.
62. At this time next week, we (live) in USA.
63. Hurry up! The train (come).
64. Be quiet! The teacher (be) angry.
65. Why didn't you listen while I (speak) to you?
66. Some animals (not eat) during winter.
67. I (finish) the book before my next birthday......
68. John (watch) TV at 8 last evening.
69. Mr. Pike (live) here since last October.
71. The house (build) two years ago......
72. Listen! The bird (sing).
73. Trees (plant) since it (stop) raining.
74. Tom Baker (not come) here tomorrow.
75. By the end of last March, I (study) English for 5 years.
76. He often (say) O.K when he (talk) with the guests.
77. What you (do) after you (go) home yesterday?
78. How long you (wait) for me? Just a few minutes.
79. He (do) his homework before he went to the cinema..
80. By noon, I (wait) for her for two hours.
81. By the time you come there, she (make) a big cake.
82. Yesterday thieves (break) into the house and (steal) a lot of fur coats while the guests (dance).
83. When I came in, they all (sit) round a fire. Mr. Pike (do) a crossword puzzle, Mrs. Pike (knit), and the others (read).
84. Mr. Jackson (paint) his house since last month.
85. She (ask) me to tell about him several times.
86. The audience (listen) to everything he said last night.
87. At 4 p.m yesterday? Well, I (work) in my office at that time.
88. A: I (play) football when I was 5 years old. .................................................................................
      B: You (play) since you (come) to England? ...............................................................................
      A: Oh, yes. I (play) quite a lot. I (join) a club the day after I (arrive). ........................................
89. I'm preparing to support anything he (say) tomorrow.
90. Sometimes I (get) up before the Sun (rise).
91. He said he (be) mistaken.
92. Don't speak until someone (ask) you.
93. Mary (come) from London.
94. Please be quiet! I (work).
95. When I (be) a child, I (want) to be a doctor.
96. David (be) born after his father (die).
97. Long ago, my younger brother often (cry).
98. I (not send) the parcel until I hear from you.
99. The last train (leave) the station at 5 p.m..
100. Up to now, the teacher (give) our class five tests

Supply the correct verb forms.1. I (see) a car accident while I (wait) for you on this corner yesterday.2. Mr Jone (be) principal of our school since last year.3. Mr Smith (teach) at this school since he (graduate) in 1980.

4. My father (not watch) TV every night.5. I (meet) Arthur three weeks ago.6. Yesterday the police (report) that they (capture) the thief.7. My friend (thank) me for what I had done for him.8. Someone (steal) my handbag on the bus.9. The Browns (live) in Paris for 7 years when the second World War (break) out.10. Last month I (be) in the hospital for ten days.11. Don’t call me in the afternoon. I usually (be) away in the afternoon.12. Mr Clark (be) in New York 2 months ago. Mr Rossi (be) in New York until 2 months ago.13. John (drive) that car ever since I (know) him.14. People (speak) English in most of Canada.15. The dog (wag) his tail whenever he (see) me.16. What you (do) when I (ring) you last night?17. Up to then I never (see) such a fat man.18. I (not see) him since last Monday.19. They had sold all the books when we (get) there.20. I think he (leave) as soon as he (know) the news.21. She (play) the piano when our guests (arrive) last night.22. He (come) and (see) you soon.23. I (come) as soon as I have finished my work. You (be) ready?24. My mother (come) to stay with us next weekend.25. Where you (spend) your holidays next summer?26. Violets (bloom) in spring.27. We (not live) in England for two years now.28. I (never forget) what you (just tell) me.29. They (prepare) the Christmas dinner at the moment.30. When I last (stay) in Cairo, I (ride) to the Pyramids on a camel that my friend (borrow) the daybefore.31. Our teacher (tell) us yesterday that he (visit) England in 1970.

32. George (work) at the university so far.33. When he lived in Manchester, he (work) in a bank.34. Birds (build) their nests in summer and (fly) to the South in winter.35.1 (lose) my key. (can) you help me look for it?36. My father (not smoke) for 5 years.37. My teacher wasn’t at home when I (arrive). He (just go) out.38. How long Bob and Mary (be) married?39. You (receive) any letter from your parents yet?40. My brother (join) the army when he (be) young.41. You (remember) my name or you (forget) it someday?42. Tom (study) chemistry for three years and then he gave it up.43. Miss Lee often (write) when she was on holiday.44. He (leave) home two weeks ago and we (not hear) from him since then.

Section II: Supply the correct tense for the verbs in brackets.(2pts)

1. My mother often (go)..............to the market every morning but she ( not go)....................there this morning.

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2. When (you/ have).........................the last medical check-up?

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3. Why ( you/ not take) ..................part in the picnic last Sunday?

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4. Where ( your teacher/ be)....................?

- He (explain)......................a new lesson in that class.

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5. I (pick)...............you up at your hotel in half an hour.

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6. We can't go out now because it (rain) .

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