Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the present simple or the present continuous tense.

1 'Where _______you_______ (go)?

'To the shops. I _______ (need) to get some bread.’

2 _______ you usually _______ (wear) jeans to school?

3 I _______ (not understand) this question.

4 Why _______ you _______ (smile)? It isn't funny!

5 _______you _______ (come) bowling with Jan and me tonight?'

'No, thanks. I _______ (not like) bowling'

6 Hurry up! The bus _______ (leave) in three minutes.

Complete the sentences. Use the past simple or the past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

1 I __________ (have) a crash while I__________ (learn) to drive.

2 Sam __________(get) his first job while he__________ (live) in London.

3 It __________ (rain), so we __________(decide) to cancel the barbecue.

4 What __________you __________ (do) when I (see) you in town?

5 Emma __________ (not hear) the phone ringing because she __________ (listen) to music in her bedroom.

6 Ryan __________ (break) his arm while he _________ (ski) in France.

7 Harry __________ (work) as a chef when he __________ (meet) Sally.

8 You obviously __________ (not listen) when I __________ (ask) you to turn down the music.

Complete the text with the past simple, past continuous or past perfect form of the verbs below.

Japan is the country with the most centenarians: over 50,000. It is also where Jiroemon Kimura, the man with the longest lifespan ever, ¹____________born in 1897. Kimura ²____________school at fourteen and ³____________ a job in a post office. While he ⁴ ____________there, he ⁵____________his future wife Yae. He 6____________a postal worker for 45 years when he ⁷____________in 1962. But he ⁸____________working! He ⁹____________a farmer! In an interview just before he ¹⁰____________at the age of 116, he said he wasn’t sure why he ¹¹____________so long. ‘Maybe it's thanks to the sun,’ he ¹²____________. ‘I'm always looking up to the sky.’

1 Complete the sentences. Use the past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

1 .When it _______________________ (stop) raining, we _______________________ (go out) and _______________________ (put) the kayak in the water.

2. While I _______________________ (wait) at the bus stop, I _______________________ (see) an accident.

3 .Suddenly, the man _______________________ (take) the purse from the woman’s handbag and _______________________ (run off).

4 .At 5 p.m. yesterday, I _______________________ (read) a book about Captain Cook and my sister _______________________ (watch) a film about the explorer Robert Falcon Scott.

5. I _______________________ (relax) in the sun when a cloud _______________________ (appear) in the sky.

6. When the sailor _______________________ (open) the box, he _______________________ (find) an old map inside.

7. While everyone _______________________ (argue), I _______________________ (realise) it was a good time to go.

8. As I _______________________ (leave) the party, I finally _______________________ (remember) the man’s name.

9. The man _______________________ (wear) a raincoat and _______________________ (carry) a big suitcase.

10. The girl _______________________ (run) through the forest when she _______________________ (slip) over.

3 Complete the sentences with the correct words. The first letter of each word has been given.

1 It was a bright day in July, but inside the Son Doong C_ _ _ it was very dark and cold.

2 It's a s_ _ _ _ climb to the top of Ben Nevis in the Scottish Highlands, but the view is worth it.

3 Angel Falls, on the Guaja River in Venezuela, is the highest w_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in the world.

4 During the day, the temperature in the Sahara d_ _ _ _ _ can reach 50°C, but at night it sometimes falls to below 0°C.

5 The beautiful White C_ _ _ _s of Dover are very high and it’s dangerous to walk too close to the edge.

6 The edges of Lake Como in Italy are s_ _ _ _ _ _ , but it’s quite deep in the middle.

7 Over 1,500 people lost their lives in the early morning of 15 April 1912 when the Titanic sank in the i_ _ waters of the North Atlantic Ocean.

8 You can collect seashells from the s_ _ _ _ in the Maldives, but you can’t take coral pieces.

Exercise 1: Complete the text. Use the correct form of past simple or past continuous of the verbs in the list.

                        be | pick him up | stand | notice | run | sit

I (0) was sitting in Science class last week when suddenly there (1) ………… a lot of shouting. Two girls (2) …………………on the desk and that’s when I (3) ………………… Steve. He (4) ……………………up and down the classroom. So I (5) ……………………and put him back in his home – Steve’s the school mouse!

III. Complete the sentence, using the present simple, present continuous, past simple or simple future of the verbs in the brackets. 1. How far (be)________ it from Nha Trang to Hanoi? 2. We (not play)___________ soccer after school yesterday. 3. Nam is in his room. He (learn)___________ to play the guitar. 4. Every day, Nam’s father (work)___________ in the fields from 6 am to 4 pm. 5. In the future, machines (do)___________ the work for us. 6. I (study)___________ at Ly Thuong Kiet school last year. 7. How (often )___________ you (play)___________ sports? – Twice a week. 8. My brother (not study)___________ at the moment. He is reading a comic book. 9. Minh often (read)___________ books in the library after school. 10. Next month is Phuong’s birthday. She (invite)___________ some of her friends to her

Complete the text with past simple or past continuous forms of the verbs in brackets. A terrible trip! On the day of the school trip 1 (1)........(wake up) as usual at 8 o'clock to go to school (2)..........(leave) the house when I realised I(3).........(not have) my sandwiches, so I (4).............(run) back inside. I(5).........(set off) again and I..........(6)........(walk) along the road when suddenly it (7)..........(start) to rain. At that moment, my friend Alice (8).........(come) past in her mother's car and they (9)...........(stop) to pick me up. The excursion (10)........(be) to the wildlife park about 15 minutes from our town. When we (11)........(arrive) at school the bus was waiting outside, so we (12) .................(get on) and sat downAlice and I (13).........(talk), so we (14).......(not notice) the other students on the bus. Half an hour later we (15)......(look) out of the window.We (16)........(be) at the museum, not in the park! We looked at the other people around us and we (17).........(see) they were from another class. It (18)........(be) the wrong bus! giúp mình vs ạ 
 

Complete the sentences. Use the past simple or the past perfect form of the verbs in brackets.

1 My uncle and aunt _________ (already/get engaged) before they _________(emigrate) to Australia.

2 I _________(not/can) buy anything because I _________(forget) my wallet.

3 Robert _________(be) upset because he _________ (split up) with his girlfriend.

4 Kelly _________(start) her first business before she_________(leave) university.

5 As soon as Sara _________(inherit) the money from her grandmother, she _________(buy) a car.

6 By the time Joe _________(retire), he_________(become) a grandfather.

7 After Fred _________ (settle down) in London, he _________(decide) to have a change of career.

8 We _________ (spend) the weekend moving house, so we _________ (go) to bed very early on Sunday.

Complete using the correct past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in the box.

AMBER's BIG MATCH

One morning, Amber (1) _______ up early. The sun (2) _________ and the birds (3)___________. Amber (4)___________ very excited because it was the day of the big tennis match.

Amber(5)__________ downstairs and into the kitchen, where her father (6) _________ breakfast.

'Morning, Amber. Today's the day!' He (7) ____________. Amber smiled nervously. 'Don't worry!' he (8) _________ . 'You'll be fine.'

Amber (9) _________ some toast into the toaster and (10) ________ the fridge. Just as she (11) _________ the butter out, the phone (12) ____________. Her father (13) __________ it. After a few minutes, he put the phone down.

'Bad news, I'm afraid. The other player (14) _________ yesterday when she had an accident. The match is off.'

Amber ate her toast slowly. She was surprised she didn't feel disappointed.