Ex2: Put the verbs in the brackets in the correct form of tense.

1.    My uncle (just open) ……………………………a new internet shop on Trang Tien street.

2.    ………….Linh (watch) ……………..……….TV at 9 o’clock last night?

3.    While Mr Brown (work)………..…….….. in the garden, his wife (cook) …………………

4.    Nam (not buy)………..… a new computer since he (sell)……………. the old one last month.

5.    ………Mr Phong (go) ………….to New York for ten days last year?

6.    Last year we (install) …………ordinary light bulbs, but now we (use)…………… new ones.

7.    When I (arrive)……….... at her house yesterday, she (do) ………………..her homework.

8.    He (be) ………………..….very successful in his business since he (come) ……..……..here .

9.    That exercise can’t (do) ……………………………………by all the students.

10.    His car (repair) ………………………………………… at this time yesterday.  

11.    This room (clean)……………………………………… by my sister every day.

12.    ………….…..these toys (make)………………………………… in China?

13.    These story books (write) ……………………….….……… by To Hoai in 1956.

14.    Nam (award)………………………… a gold medal in the chess tournament last week.

15.    Nothing (do)…………………………..…….. since Peter bought a computer last week.

Put the verb in the brackets in the correct tense

1. No one(use) ______ this car for several years.

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

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

4. I (not see) ____ your uncle recently. _ No. He (not go) _____ out since he (buy)_____ a new color televison

5. My uncle just (open) _____ a new internet house on Trang Thi street.

Mai(buy) a new dress last month but she .(not/ wear) it yet. 

While my sister and I (watch) a movie on TV last night, our uncle in the USA(phone) 

Please continue your work; We don't mind (wait) 

Ha Long Bay in Vietnam(be) a World Heritage Site. It (visit) by millions of people every year. 

If Mr. Lam.(go) to Paris next week, he(see) the Eiffel Tower. 

I myself (witness) an accident on the Main Road yesterday. A boy (knock) down by a car. Then he(take) to the nearest hospital 

Last night when we(visit) him, he (do) an experiment. 

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

I(not see) your uncle recently. 

- No.He ( not go) out since he(buy) a new color television. 

Do you know that the pudding (make) from? 

- I'm not sure. My mother often  (cook) it at Christmas, but I never  (ask) her about it

Mai(buy) a new dress last month but she .(not/ wear) it yet. 

While my sister and I (watch) a movie on TV last night, our uncle in the USA(phone) 

Please continue your work; We don't mind (wait) 

Ha Long Bay in Vietnam(be) a World Heritage Site. It (visit) by millions of people every year. 

If Mr. Lam.(go) to Paris next week, he(see) the Eiffel Tower. 

I myself (witness) an accident on the Main Road yesterday. A boy (knock) down by a car. Then he(take) to the nearest hospital 

Last night when we(visit) him, he (do) an experiment. 

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

I(not see) your uncle recently. 

- No.He ( not go) out since he(buy) a new color television. 

Do you know that the pudding (make) from? 

- I'm not sure. My mother often  (cook) it at Christmas, but I never  (ask) her about it. 

I. Give the correct form of the verb in brackets

1. We (not see) her since we (be) on holiday in Hạ Long Bay...............

2.Phuong (not finish) her homework yet...........

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

4. No one (use) this car for several years................

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

6. The phone (ring) at midnight last night.....................

7. I (not see) your uncle recently. - No. He (not go) out since he (buy) a new color TV..................

8. Ba and Phong (know) each other quite well for years...............

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

10. Her grandfather (die) 20 years old. She (never meet) him.....................

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

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

13. The Pikes (move) tờ London since 2002..........................

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

II. Rewrite the sentences below so that the meanings stay the same

1. Would you like to join us on our trip to Tamdao Mountain?

Why................................................................?

2. It takes me two hours each day to do my homework.

I spend........................................................

3. How high is the Big Ben Clock Tower?

What.......................................................?

4. He looks after the sick people.

He takes......................................................

5. She knows how to draw well.

She is good............................................

I. Complete the sentences, putting the verbs into the past continuous or past simple:
1. When the postman (come) _______, I (have) _______ breakfast
2. My sister (wash) _______ dishes while I (work) _______ in the garden
3. While I (talk) _______ to John, the telephone (ring) _______
4. Mr. Taylor (watch) _______ television while his wife (read) _______ a newspaper
5. When I (leave) _______ the house this morning, It (rain) _______ very hard
6. John (talk) _______ to his friends when I (see) _______ him
7. I (see) _______ a bad accident while I (wait) _______ for you in this corner
8. As we (cross) _______ the street, the policeman (shout) _______ at us
9. That tourist (lose) _______ his camera while he (walk) _______ around the city
10. It (snow) _______ when I (get) _______ up this morning
11. Albert Einstein (die) _______ in 1955
12. Tom (go) _______ to the post office twice yesterday.
13. He (fall) _______ while he (go) _______ down the stairs
14. What _______ she (do) when you (arrive) _______ there? She (write) _______ a letter
15. She (have) _______ her bath while her sister (get) _______ the breakfast ready
16. I (go) _______ to ask you to help me, but you (sleep) _______ so peacefully when I (look) _______ into your
room that I (decide) _______ to do it alone
17. I (look) _______ up at the sky, dark clouds (gather) _______
18. Just as I (write) _______ the letter, the inkpot (fall) _______ over
19. Mr. Nam (cook) _______ dinner when we (arrive) _______
20. What _______ (you/do) when I (telephone) _______ you last night?

Put the verbs into correct form : past progressive or past simple

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 8o'clock last night

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

4. Last night I ( make)........a cake when the light ( go out ).......

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

6. It ( begin ).........to rain when I ( plant )...........some trees in the garden

7. While they ( walk ).......down the stairs, they ( hear ).......a strange noise

8. The postman ( come ).............while I ( have ).........lunch