I. Complete the sentences . Use the simple past or the past continuous

1. When I ........... ( arrive ) home from work , she still ......... ( sleep )

2. As me ......... ( cross ) the street , we ............ ( see ) an accident

3. When the bell .......... ( ring ) , Tom .......... ( take ) a bath

4. She ............. ( study ) in the library last night

5. When Mary .......... ( leave ) the house this morning , it ............. ( rain ) very hard

6. I ............... ( mail ) the letters while peter ......... ( talk ) on the phone

7. The burglar ....... ( take ) my TV when I ........... ( come ) home

8. The Titanic ............. ( travel ) to New York when it hit an iceberg and ...........( sink ) in the Atlantic

9. When we ....... ( arrive ) at the meeting , Mr.Park ......... ( make ) a speech

10. My dog .......... ( walk ) along quietly when a stranger .......... ( attack ) him

1/ Mrs Reed (turn) _________ on the radio in her car while she (drive) _________ home yesterday. She (listen) ___________ to some music when she suddenly (hear) ___________ a siren. She (look) ____________ in her mirror and (see) _________ an ambulance behind her. She immediately (pull) ________ her car to the side of the road and (wait) _________ for the ambulance (pass) _________.

2/ My mother (call) ___________ me around 5 o’clock. My husband (come) _________ home a little after that. When he (come) __________ home, I (talk) ___________ to my mother on the phone.

3/ Next month I (have) _________ a week’s vacation. I (plan) _________ to take a trip. First I (go) _________ to Madison, Wisconsin to visit my brother. After I (leave) ________ Madion, I (go) _________ Chicago to see a friend who (study) _________ at a university there. She (live) _________ in Chicago for three years, so she (know) _________ her way around the city. She (promise) _________ to take me to many interesting places. I (never, be) _________ in Chicago, so I (look) _________ forward to going there.

4/ Yesterday John (eat) _____________ breakfast at 8:00. He (already, eat) _________ breakfast when he (leave) ____________ for class at 8:45. He (always, eat) _________ breakfast before he (go) _____________ to class. I (usually, not eat) _________ breakfast before I (go) _________ to class. But I (usually, get) _________ hungry about midmorning. Tomorrow before I (go) _____________ to class, I (eat) _________ breakfast.

5/ Last year, I (go) __________ mountain climbing for the first time. It was exciting and terrifying at the same time. We (move) ___________slowly and carefully, and it (take) ___________ three days to get to the top. When we climbed onto the summit, we (find) ___________ another group of climbers. They (arrive) ___________ several hours ahead of us. They (have) ___________ dinner and listening to Beethoven. We (laugh) __________ and they (invite) ___________ us to join them. The climb (be) ___________, to say the least, an unforgettable experience.

6/ The weather (be) ___________ terrible lately. It (rain) ___________ off and on for two days, and the temperature (drop) ___________ at least twenty degrees. It (be) ___________ in the low 40s right now. Just three days ago, the sun (shine) ___________ and the weather was pleasant. The weather certainly (change) ___________ quickly here. I never know what to expect. Who knows ? When I (wake) ___________ up tomorrow morning, maybe it (snow) ___________.

7/ A taxi driver (drive) ____________ along a street when he suddenly (black out) ___________ and lost control of his vehicle. The taxi (plunge) _________ into a nearby river. A hawker, who (see) ______________ the accident, rushed from his coffee stall and (dive) ___________ into the water. He (have) ___________ to swim twenty five metres before he could get to the taxi. The taxi driver (try) ______________ to wind down the window. The hawker reached into the taxi for the safety-belt. After he (release) __________ the safety-belt, he pulled the driver out through the partially open window. At the hospital, the driver (say) ____________ that the black out might (cause) ______________ by his high blood pressure condition.

8/ Marie Curie, the Polish-born chemist, was a courageous and determined woman. She (leave) ___________ her home for Paris to pursue her interest in science. Living in poverty, she still (manage) ___________ to graduate at the top of her class. She (meet) ___________ Pierre Curie shortly after graduation and (marry) ___________ him a year later.
Together, Pierre and Marie (form) ___________ the most famous husband-and-wife partnership in science history. They (discover) ___________ the radioactive elements, Polonium and Radium. They (award) ___________ the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1903.

I, PUT the verbs in bracket in the correct verb form 5 My mother says when she (retire) ..... , she (go) ... back to her village to do the gardening.

6. .... your sister (like) (make) .. model in her free time?

7. My brother (promise) .. that he (give) ... me a nice doll on my birthday.

8. Duong says he loves horse-riding but he (not/ continue) .. this hobby from next year.

9. My aunt (play) .. the guitar once a week.

10. Don’t worry. I (dance) ... with you next Sunday

11,I ( wash) ...the disher yesterday but I ( have) ...no time yet to do it today

12 This is the first w .I ( ever/ eat ) ..this kind of food

14....Susan (go ) ...to eng land by flane

15 the children ( be/ not ) ...at home last weekend

16. ..you (do ) ...your home last yet

17 I( not /see ) ...Peter since I ( arrive ) ..last tuesday

18 the police ( arrest) .. two people Carly this morning

19 ..you ( visit ) ...the CN tower when you started in Toronto

20 they ( clean ) ...the car. It looks new again

I. Rewrite the sentences:

1. Mary didn't go to school yesterday because she was sick. (due to)

2. He left school because his life was hard. (due to)

3. Mary doesn't go to school because she is ill. (because of)

II. Put the verb in the right form

1. - My sister's computer ... (stop) working this morning.

2. - Emily ... (leave) her job at the hospital because she ... (want) to travel round the world.

3. - Why ... (Patrick/decide) to sell his car? He ... (spend) a lot of money on it and so he wants to get rid of it.

4. - What ... (the kids/eat) for lunch today? They ... (have) lunch at school, so I don't know.

5. Martha ... (arrive) home very tired yesterday. She ... (go) to bed straight away.

6. The firemen ... (manage) to put out the fire pretty fast.

I. Give the correct form of the verb.
1. At this time last year, they (build) __________ this house.
2. I (drive) __________ my car very fast when you (call) __________ me.
3. I (chat) __________ with my friends while my teacher (teach) __________ the lesson yesterday.
4. My father (watch) __________ TV when I (get) __________ home.
5. At this time yesterday, I (prepare) __________ for my son’s birthday party.
6. What you (do) __________ at 8 pm yesterday?
7. Where you (go) __________ when I (see) __________ you last weekend?
8. They (not go) __________ to school when I (meet) __________ them yesterday.
9. My mother (not do) __________ the housework when my father (come) __________ home.
10. My sister (read) __________ books while my brother (play) __________ football yesterday afternoon.

Give the correct tense or form of the verb in brackets :

1. He couldn't make his motor bike (start ) ........ this morning.

2. I dislike (listen ) ......... to music while (do) .......... my homework.

3. These tigers used (keep) .......... in iron cages .

4. What you (do) ........ when I (phone) ......... you last night ?

5. When we entered his room, we (see) .......... him (sleep) ............... in an armchair.

6. She said that her mother (not be) ...... very well, so she (can not) ......... go to the party.

I. Write the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets.
1. You should________ (do) your homework, instead of _________ (watch) TV
before dinner.
2. She turned on the radio because she wanted _________ (listen) to some music.
3. ____________ (you/ watch) the news on TV last night?
4. What ____________ (you/ do) tonight, Hung?
5. Which programme ____________ (Linda/ like) best?
6. A new series of wildlife programmes ____________ (be) on at 9 o’clock Monday
evenings.
7. My father never ____________ (watch) romantic films on television.
8. I only let my kids ____________ (watch) television at the weekends.
II. Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps and form sentences. Use will.
1. Tomorrow it _____ (to rain) in the north-west.
2. My friend______ (to be) 12 next Monday.
3. Hey John! Wait a minute. I_____ (to have) a word with you.
4. She_____ (to contact)her boss next week.
5. I think you __________ (to get) this job.
6. They ________ (to arrive) at about 6 p.m.
7. The teacher __________ (to explain) this exercise.
8. He ___________ (to drop) the bottle of water.
9. Lots of accidents __________ (to happen) in that weather.
10. She _______________ (to cream) if you show her the spider.
III. Give the correct form of the verbs.
1. How many languages Hoa (speak) ? - Well, two languages.
2. She always (borrow) my bike.
3. My English class (start) at 7.15.
4. Look! Somebody (climb) up the tree.
5. You (like) music?
6. He must (get up) early.
7. Nam (not do) his homework now.
8. My mum is going to (be) here tomorrow.
9. How often you (take) a shower? - I take a shower every day.
10. They (be) staying at home now.
IV. Fill in each blank with the simple past tense of the verb from the box.
1. My friends and I __________ swimming yesterday morning.
2. We really __________ the game last Sunday.
3. In 1958, at the age of 17, Pelé__________ his first World Cup.
4. The Canadian hockey team __________ six goals against Switzerland.
5. The home team __________ very well, but they lost the match.
6. My father __________ me how to ride a bike.
7. I __________ a new baseball cap last week.
8. At the age of 17, Messi __________ the youngest official player and goal scorer
inthe Spanish La Liga.
9. She has a black belt in karate. She first __________ karate when she was seven.
10. Argentina __________ 1 - 0 to Germany in the final.
IV. Fill in each blank with the simple past tense of the verb from the box.
1. My friends and I __________ swimming yesterday morning.
2. We really __________ the game last Sunday.
3. In 1958, at the age of 17, Pelé__________ his first World Cup.
4. The Canadian hockey team __________ six goals against Switzerland.
5. The home team __________ very well, but they lost the match.
6. My father __________ me how to ride a bike.
7. I __________ a new baseball cap last week.
8. At the age of 17, Messi __________ the youngest official player and goal scorer
inthe Spanish La Liga.
9. She has a black belt in karate. She first __________ karate when she was seven.
10. Argentina __________ 1 - 0 to Germany in the final.