1. When the police arrived.........................., the car (go)........................

2. They (eat)......................... everything by the time he (come)............................... to the party.

3. When I (come)                   came , the meeting (start)...............................

4. By the time you (get)....................... her letter, she (leave)......................... for Paris.

5. By the time I (arrive)..................the airport, I (realise)........................ that I (leave)....................... my passport at home.

6. They (lock)...................... the door before they (go)......................................... out.

7. After he (have)................... breakfast, he (drive)...................... to work.

8. Before they (build)...................... a new school, they (pull)....................... down the old one.

9. We (have)......................... lunch when we (hear)........................... the news.

10. Last night, I (eat).................... a new food. I really (never eat)............................... that food before.

11. Yesterday I (cross).........................the street when a truck (run)...................... very fast and nearly (hit)................ me.

12. After we (walk).................... for many hours, we (reach)..................... the top of the hill.

13. He (be)..................... a teacher for 20 years before he (retire)......................... in 2009.

14. By the time the boss (come)................... back, I (finish)...................... all the work.

15. Before he (cook).......................... the dinner, he (buy).......................... some food at the butcher’s.

16. Mary (make)........................ a sandwich and then (sit)........................ on the sofa.

17. He (die)........................... after he (be).............................. ill for a long time.

18. I (drink)...................... some coffe before I (go)......................... to bed last night.

19. She (wait)...................... for him until 7.00 but he (not come)............................ so she (leave).

20. When I (open)....................... the door I (recognise)........................... that someone (break).................... into my house and (take).......................... some things.

21. The match (go)........................... on when it (suddenly rain)............................... heavily.

22. The fire (start)............................... when the campers (have).................................. a party in the forest.

Exercise 2:  Choose A/B/C OR D:                             

1.     I ________ my uncle’s home many times when I ________ a child.

      A. visited/ is            B. visits/ was         C. visited/ was                          D. visited/ were

2.     It ________ me half an hour to get to the supermarket yesterday.  A. take        B. takes                  C. took                            D. spent

3.     I___him well when he came last weekend.  A. didn’t treat     B. not treated     C.  have treated         D. was treating

4.     I can’t believe that my expensive bicycle ___last night.  A. was stolen   B. was stealing  C. is stolen                             D. stole

5.     As I ________ my homework, he came yesterday afternoon.

      A. did       B. were doing       C. am doing              D. was doing

6.     At this time yesterday, everyone ________. in the room.

      A. is dancing                   B. was dancing               C. dances                                   D. danced

7.     After Mary ________ her degree, she went to work in her father's company.

      A.  had finished               B. is finishing                  C. finishes   D. have finished

8.     A small stone struck the windshield while we ________ down the road.

      A. drive            B. were driving     C. had driven       D. had been driving

9.     ______this letter ________ last night? A. Is/ written  B. Is/ wrote      C. Was/ written    D. Were/ written

10.  The houses where I used to live ________ very comfortable.

      A. is                                 B. was                             C. are D. were

11.  After he ________ English course, he went to England to continue his study.

      A. will finish     B. has finished   C. had finished     D. have been finished.

12.  Who ________ when I came?

      A. were you talking to       B. are you talking to   C. you are talking to           D. you were talking to

13.  Before he ________ to bed, he ________ his homework.

      A. went/ has done           B. went/ had done           C. goes/ have done                                      D. goes/ did

14.  He is the most wonderful person I ________.

      A. have ever met             B. had ever met    C. ever meet    D. am meeting

15.  Millions of dollars ________ spent on advertising last year.  A. is   B. was                             C. are                              D. were

16.  He found a watch in the street, and then he ________ to return it to the loser.
      A. had tried                     B. was trying                   C. tried    D. had been trying

Exercise 3: Find and correct the mistakes:

1. I had ran before you called me.

2. I had hidden your wallet before you find it yesterday.

3. Mary had dug before you plant trees yesterday afternoon.

4. I had have wonderful love before you appeared in my life.

5. I had burnt my body before they say good bye to me.

6. My aunt work in London before she moved to Norwich.

7. The Norwegians planted their flag at the summit just before the British team arrived.

8. By the time I come, they had finished watching film.

9. I thought  he hasn't eaten anything.

10. After he come home, he continued going

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Exercise 3: Choose the correct answer

1. The Smiths (aren’t painting/ weren’t painting) their house last weekend.

2. Tom (cleaned/ was cleaning) the living room when Jane arrived.

3. (Did/ Were) the students writing an essay in class this morning?

4. Frank (was fixing/ fixed) his car when his mobile rang.

5. Mark (didn’t wear/ wasn’t wearing) a coat when it started to rain.

6. He (is/ was) driving to work this morning when Anna called.

7. While my parents (were working/ was working), I was studying at home.

8. I (walked/ was walking) home when I (tripped/ was tripping) and fell.

9. At 8 o’clock last night, we (were having/ had) dinner at a Chinese restaurant.

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Exercise 9: Rewrite the sentence without changing its meaning

1. Her hair is long and black.

 She has.................................................................................................................................

2. The theater is near Lan’s house.

 The theater isn’t..........................................................................................................................

3. Alexander G. Bell invented the telephone.

 Alexander G. Bell was.............................................................................................................

4. I will telephone you tomorrow evening.

 I will make.............................................................................................................................

5. How about going to the movie tonight?

 Let’s..................................................................................................................................

6. Peter is too young to see the horror film.

 Peter is not.........................................................................................................................

7. Remember to turn off the light before going out.

 Don’t................................................................................................................................

8. That girl is very intelligent.

 What...............................................................................................................................

9. I intend to come over to pick you up.

 I am.................................................................................................................................

10. Nga is older than Nien.

 Nien................................................................................................................................

MAKE THE SENTENCES PASSIVE

1. they stole my car when i was away on holiday

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2. they were repairing the road when the accident happend

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3. i didn't receive the invitation because they had sent it to the wrong address

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4. they had sold all the tickets by the time we got to the stadium

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5. they interviewed the musician immediately after the concert

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6. we couldn't go to our favourite restaurant because they were decorating it

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7. they sold the painting to an art gallery in New York

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8. i couldn't recognize my home town because they had knocked down so many of the old buildings

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Change these sentences into the passive voice (thì quá khứ tiếp diễn)

1. They are broadcasting the world cup soccer game all over the world.

2. Some one was making coffee when I walked into the kitchen.

3. The teacher is giving a test in the next room right now.

4. Jack was reading a book when I arrived.

5. The committee is considering that proposal at the moment.

6. Tom was painting this fence at 9 o'clock yesterday morning.

7. They are teaching English in this school.

8. We're they listening to the lecture yesterday evening?

9. A mechanic is repairing Bill's car at this time.

10. My father was fixing the car yesterday afternoon.

137.   What ____________ (happen) when they arrived? – The seats were being filled.

138.   They ____________ (complete) their papers when the bell rang.

139.   If you were there, you ____________ (meet) Miss Hoa.

140.   He wisher he ____________ (be) a bird.

141.   Have you ever tried ____________ (swim) across the river?

142.   He kept looking at her, wondering where he ____________ (see) her before.

143.   He usually ____________ (write) in ink.

144.   Trees ____________ (plant) since it stopped raining last month.

145.   It ____________ (start) to rain while you were sleeping.

146.   I’ll wait until you ____________ (finish) your homework.

147.   He acts as if he ____________ (know) English perfectly.

148.   We haven’t heard of him since we last ____________ (meet).

149.   The rain has made the children ____________ (stop) their games.

150.   I’ll have my house ____________ (paint) tomorrow.

151.   My sister wishes she ____________ (meet) you.

152.   The dog is ____________ (say) to be man’s best friend.

153.   I ____________ (tell) him the truth if I were you.