2. Put each word in brackets into a suitable verb form.

Moving house

I come from a very large family ,and racently my parents (1) ..decided... (decide) that they (2)................(spend) long enough living in an overcrowded house in Birmimgham. 'We (3)......................(move)to the cuntry' , my father (4).......................(announce) one evening .' I (5).................(sell) this house ,and we (6)....................(live) on a farm'. So last week we (7)...................(load) all our possessions into two hired vans ,and for the last few days we (8)........... (try)to organize ourselves in our new home.Yesterday ,for example , my three brothers and I (9).................. (start) painting the downstairs rooms.

Unfortunately while I (10)................ (mix) the paint ,one of my sisters (11)............................(open) the door . Nobody (12)...............(tell) her that we (13)....................... (be) the room , you see . So instead of paniting the walls ,we (14) ..................... (spend) all morning cleaning the paint off the floor. But worse things (15)......................(happen) since then . This morning when I (16)..........................(wake up) ,water (17).................... (drip) through the ceiling next to my bed . We (18)...................... (spend ) today so far repairing the roof . It's no all bad news ,though. The school in the village nearby (19) .............(close down )two years ago ,and my parents (20) ...................... (not find) another school for us yet

IV. Use the correct form and tense of the verb in brackets 

PASSAGE A. I have been in London for three days now. We (1) ___________(spend) lots of money. On Monday my sister and I (2)_____________(buy) some DVDs and some clothes. Yesterday, we (3)__________ (go) to Harrods - it (4)___________(be) really cool! We (5)__________(visit) so many interesting places here, like Buckingham Palace, Big Ben and London Eye. After breakfast this morning we (6)__________(go) for a walk in Regent’s Park. My mom and dad (7)____________(take) lots of photos since we (8)__________(arrive) so I’ll show them to you all soon.

I. Put in the correct form of verb
...(we/lose) all the power. But ...(it/come) on again after about ten minutes.
Vicky: Rachel ...(come) down the stairs when the lights ....(go) out. She almost ...(fall) over.
Daniel: Matthew and I ...(play) table tennis at the time.
Andrew: ...(I/work) on the computer.
...(I/ lose) a whole hour's work. But this morning ...(I/get) up early and ...(do) it again.

II. Put the following sentences into the correct tense, Simple Past or Past Continuous
1. We ...(go) down the road at 100km/h when the wheel ...(fall) of
2. She nearly ...(have) a heart attack when she ...(see) the lion.
3. My mom ...(get) dressed when she ...(feel) a pain in her chest.
4. She ...(fill) in a questionnaires when the pen ...(run) out of ink.
5. Susan ...(not/see) her friend because she ...(face) the other way.
6. Mike ...(fall) off the ladder while he ...(paint) the ceiling
7. While Ann ...(cook) dinner, the phone ... (ring)
8. Susan ...(wait) for me at home when I ...(arrive) yesterday
9. What ...(you/do) at this time yesterday?
10. I ...(see) Carol at the party. She ...(wear) a beautiful dress.
11. I ...(break) a plate last night. I ...(do) the washing up.

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

1.       I (not leave) ________ Paris since we (go) _______ to Dieppe three years ago.

2.        My mother (come) __________ to stay with us next weekend.

3.       We (meet) __________ only yesterday and (already decide) __________ to get married.

4.        I (never see) __________ snow.

5.        Violets (bloom) __________ in spring.

6.       We (not live) ___________ in England for the last two months.

7.        I (lose) ________ my keys; I cannot remember where I last (see) ______ them.

8.       He (not arrive) __________ when I (write) __________ my last letter to you.

9.        Whenever you (go) _________ to town nowadays, you (spend) _________ a lot of money.

10.    I (never forget) __________ what you (just tell) __________ me.

11.   They (prepare) __________ the Christmas dinner today.

12.   I (not see) __________ John for a long time. I (see) __________ him 3 weeks ago.

13.   He is very thirsty. He (not drink) __________ since this morning.

14.   Look at those black clouds. It (rain) _________

15.   We (not see) _________ her since we (be) _________ on holiday in Ha Long bay.

16.   Phuong (not finish) _________ her homework yet.

17.   Would you like some coffee? I just (make) _________ some.

18.   No one (use) _________ this car for several years.

19.   Last night when we (visit) _________ him, he (do) _________ an experiment on the upstairs.

20.   The sewing machine which you (use) _________ at present (invent) _________ in 1830 by French.

21.   I (not see) ______ your uncle recently. - No .He (not go) _________ out since he (buy)_______ a new color television.

22.   My uncle just (open) _________ a new internet house on Trang Thi street

23.   Her grandfather (die) _________ 20 years ago. She (never meet) _________ him.

24.   Linh's brother (lose) _________ his job last month and since then he (be) _________ out of work.

25.   You (see) _________ Mrs. Chi lately? - Yes. I (see) _________ her at the school gate three days ago.

26.   The door won't open unless you (push) _________ it hard.

27.   As soon as I (have) _________ enough money, I'll buy a new car.

28.   I (not use) _________ the car this evening, so you can have it.

29.   I (walk) _______ along the street when I suddenly (feel) _______ something hit me in the back. I (not know) _______ what it was.

30.   It (be) cold when we (leave) _________ the house that day, and a light snow (fall) _________.

31.   I (not see) _________ Daisy for ages. When I last (see) _________ him, he (try) _________ to find a job in London.

32.   When I was young, I (want) _______________to be a bus diver.

33.            Peter and Daisy (be) __________ born in 1978.

34.   Please be quite!  You (make) ______________ so much noise so I can’t concentrate.

35.   Look. A man (run) ________ after the train. He (want) _______ to catch it.

36.   It (be) __________ very cold now.

37.   We (go) ___________ to the theatre last night.

38.   He usually (write) __________ in green ink.

39.   She (play) _________ the piano when our guests (arrive) _________ last night.

40.   We (do) __________ English exercise at the moment.

41.   She (just come) __________ in and (see) __________ you in 5 minutes.

42.   I (come) _________ as soon as my study is finished. (You be) ________ ready

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

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

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

46.   Look! It (snow) _______________.

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

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

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

50.   They (hold) ________________ the meeting recently.

51.   Phong (sleep) _______________ right now

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

Put the verb in brackets into the Past Simple of Past Progressive tense.

1. When my uncle (come) _____, we (water) _____ the plants and flowers in the garden.

2. Thu (talk) _____ to her friend, Hoa, on the phone at 8 o'clock last night.

3. Lan (practise) _____ the piano while her sister (read) _____ comics at 7 o'clock last night.

4. The monkeys (climb) _____ up the trees when we (visit) _____ to zoo yesterday morning.

5. Ba (talk) _____ with his classmate when the principal (enter) _____ their classroom.

6. Last night I (make) _____ a cake when the lights (go) _____out.

7. While I (cross) _____ the street, I (step) _____ on a banana skin and (fall) _____ heavily.

8. It (begin) _____ to rain when I (plant) _____ some flowers in the garden.

9. When I (arrive) _____, the teacher (write) _____ on the blackboard.

10. When they (walk) _____ down the stairs, they (hear) _____ a strange noise.

I.  Use the correct form and tense of the verb in brackets to complete each of the following sentences

1.  I ……………………. (know) my grandmother for a few years. She died when I was eight.

2.  I ……………………. (just finish) my exams. I am so happy.

3.  While he ……………………. (have) dinner, his father ……………………. (come) home.

4.  I ……………………. (drink) three cups of coffee so far this morning.

5.  Last night, I …………………….  (lost) my keys. I had to ask my flatmate ……………………. (let) me in.

6.  Everyone ……………………. (already leave) before we ……………………. (come) to the party.

7.  I am sorry John isn’t here now. He ……………………. (go) to the shop.

8.  When I ……………………. (be) a child, I ……………………. (love) ice skating.

9.  ……………………. (you / read) the book I’ve lent you yet?

10.  The books are too heavy.    - I ……………………. (help) you carry them.

11.  Look at the sky. It …………………… (rain).

12.  I think he ……………………. (join) us tomorrow.

13.  In the future, people ……………………. (live) on the moon and on the sea.

14.  Do you have any plans for this weekend?    - I ……………………. (have a holiday in Coto).

15.  What ……………………. (you / do) next Saturday?      - I ……………………. (play) tennis with John.

I. Choose one suitable verb to fill each blank to complete the following newspaper report . Use the correct for of the verbs .

see / escape / tie up / find / steal / look / enter / film / put / force .

Over 1 million(1)_______ from a bank in West London yesterday . Three people(2)________ the bank at 10:30 . The bank staff (3)________ to lie on the floor , while the thieves(4)______ the money into bags . The staff(5)______ and the thieves(6)______ in a blue car . The incident(7)______by the bank;s security cameras. The car(8)_______ four hours later in the river . However , the thieves(9)_______yet and the police still(10)_____for them.

III. Complete each sentence with the correct tense or form of one suitable verb from the box. One verb must be used in negative form
1. After Mary (speak)___in public on many occasions, she got the TV job offer
2. My wife and I (travel)___to Mexico at this time last summer

IV. READING
1 Read the passage and fill in each gap with ONE suitable word from the list
handicraft ;  design ; quality
costumes ; artisan ; history
There are many embroidery villages in VN, but Quat Dong village in HN is widely known for its products of high (1)___. Embroidery has been developing around here since the 17th century. In the past, local skilled artisans were chosen to make embroided (2)____for the Vietnamese King, Queen and other Royal family memebers
In order to create beautiful embroideries, a/an (3)____must be patient, careful and have an eye for (4)____ along with clever hands. Nowadays, Quat Dong products may range frlm clothes, bags, pillowcases, to paintings and decorations, which are exported to many countries