Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1. Are you free now?-No, I'm busy(tidy)....... the room.

2. It is interesting (join)..... in the Y&Y group.

3. The youth can participate in different programs such as(raise).....for the poor and (plant).... trees and flowers in the parks.

4. We inveted Ann to party, but she didn't want (come)....

5. I'm trying (finish).... my work.Please stop ( talk).....

6. They were very angry and refused(talk).... to us

Put the verbs into the right form
1. she apologised for (borrow) ... my dictionary without (ask)... for permission and promised never (do) .... it again
2. He warned her (not touch) ... the wire
3. Do stop (talk)... , I'm trying (finish) ... a letter
4. He (meet0....  his friends some days ago
5. He told me (try)... (come).. early
6. I'll remember (send)... you a postcard when I reach London
7. Don't forget (lock)... the door before (go) .... to bed
8. They don't have much money. They can't afford (buy) ... a new house
9. I enjiy (write)... picture postcards
10. I don't want (eat).... anything. I'm tired

II. Put the verbs into the correct form, active or passive.
1. Mary kept trying to talk to me while my hair __________________________ (cut).         

2. When my father got to the airport, he realized he ___________________ (leave) his passport at home. 

3. A lot of trees _____________________ (blow) down in the storm last summer.
4. ___________ any tests _________________ (do) since last month?
5. Marie Curie and Pierre Curie ___________________ (award) the Nobel prize for Physics in 1903.
6. I ___________________ (read) the novel writen by Hemingway several times before.
7. When we came the stadium, the home team _______________________ (beat) by 3 to 1. 
8. We ___________________ (not see) each other since we ____________ (leave) school.
9. By the time we got there, the rain ___________________ (stop).
10. At present the champagne glasses _______________________ (freeze) in a big box.
11. Their new house _________________________ (not finish) yet. 
12. It’s the third time we _____________________ (see) this film.
13. Spanish _________________ (speak) differently in Spain and in Colombia.
14. If there is too much snow, the match ______________________ (cancel)
15. Jane _______________ (drive) right past me when I ____________________ (wait) for the bus.

II. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.

1. I (not/ drink) …………………………….tea. I drink milk.

2. She ( not /talk )……………………………….to me. She talked to him.

3. They ( like )……….my character. They ( like )................talking with me all the time.

4. Nien’s hometown  ( be )………in Hue but she ( study )…………in Hai Phong.

5. Last night, Hoa and Ba ( go )……………to the movie. I ( play )………the piano.

6. Don’t (pick )………….flowers up. We must ( save )……………….. our environment.

7. Where ………………..you ( spend )……….your summer holiday last year, Trang ?

8. She usually ( run ) ……………..around the park and I ( play )…………..football at the stadium.

9. I ( love)………………..these stories. Lan ( not/love )………………………..them.

10. Her family (like )…………………….to eat meat and vegetable for lunch.

I- Put the verbs in bracket into the correct tense: 1. We (not/ finish)…………………..………….…. the work yet. 2. When I got to the bus stop, my father (wait) ........................................... for me. 3- He always (wear )………..…….a raincoat and (carry)………………..an umbrella when he walked to the office. 4- (They/ paint)……… …………...the walls when their mother (come)…… ………………..in? - No, they (plant)………………………………some trees in the garden . 5- Cuckoos (not/ build )……………………….nests. They (use)………………………..the nests of other birds.. 6. When I (arrive) …………………………………. there yesterday, he was watching TV. ​​ 7. They (live) ………………………….……. here for 8 years, then they moved to Hanoi in 2003. 8- A: Where is Tom? B: I (not/ see)………………………him today, but he (tell)…………..Mary that he’d be in for dinner. 9-While mother (hang)………………….. the clothes, her two daughters (wash) ……………………the dishes. 10- Do you know the lady who (just/ leave)…………………………….the shop? - Yes, that’s Miss Thrift. Is she a customer of yours? - Not exactly .She (be) ………………….in here several times but she (never/buy) ………………….anything. 11- She ……………………. (feed) the dog as soon as she ……………………….. ( do ) her homework 12- He (serve)……………………….in the First World War. - When (that war/ begin)………………………? - It (begin)………………………….in 1914 and (last)………………………for four years. 13.A: (You/have) ……...................................... breakfast yet? B: Yes, I (have) ………...................…… it at 8.00 14. She (stand) …................................at the bus stop at 5p.m yesterday. I (ask).............................. her what bus she (wait) ……......................... for.

II. Put the verb in brackets into the correct form.

1.      John (play)…….football at the moment.

2.      We often (write)………….tests at our school.

3.      I (talk)………..to my teacher now.

4.      Look! Mandy and Susan (watch)…………..…a film on TV.

5.      Olivia (visit)………… her uncle every weekend.

6.      Now the sun (shine)…………. ……………

7.      They sometimes (read)………….. poems in the lessons.

8.      Listen! The band (play)……………….the new guitar.

9.      …………you  (go)………  to school by bike ?.

10.    Every morning, my mother (get)……………up at 6 o’clock.

11.    It’s seven o’clock and they (go)…………….…. to school now.

12.    Mrs. Cooper (eat) …………..in the restaurant every Sunday.14. Look! The men (wear)………… blue uniforms.

13.    Our cat never (jump)………… on the kitchen table.

14.    My father (not smoke) ………………….., but my uncle smokes too much.

15.    Curt always (play)…………. his guitar in the afternoon.

16.    It (be)………….. early in the morning.

17.    Sally (get)………..out of bed, (open)…………. the window and (go)……….. into the bathroom. Then she (have) ……………….breakfast.

18.    ……… she (have)…………. breakfast at themomont ?.

19.    After breakfast, Sally usually (cycle)………… to school.

20.    After school, she (go)…………. back home.

Exercise 6: Whichs verb form is correct?

1. a. Passing the kitchen, he stopped drinking/ to drink a large glass of water.

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b. They stopped talking/ to talk when the teacher walked into the classroom.

2.  a. Although she asked him to stop, he went on tapping/ to tap his pen on the table.

b.  Dr Harris welcomed the members of the committee and went on introducing/ to introduce the subject of the meeting.

3.  a. I regret telling/ to tell you that the model you want is out of stock.

b.  It cost me a fortune, but I don’t regret spending/ to spend a year travelling around the world.

4.  a. Remember checking/ to check your answer before handing in your exam paper.

b.  I remember putting/ to put the money in the top drawer, but it’s not there now.

5.  a. Have you forgotten meeting/ to meet me years ago?

b.  Don’t forget finding out/ to find out how many people are coming on Saturday.

6.  a. I tried taking/ to take some aspirin, but the pain didn’t go away.

b.  I tried getting/ to get the table through the door, but it was too big.

7.  a.  He needs working/ to work harder if he wants to make progress.

b.  It’s difficult problem. It needs thinking/ to think about very carefully.

8.  a. I think Nick meant breaking/ to break that glass. It didn’t look like an accident.

b.  If we want to get there by 7.00, thet means getting/ to get up before 5.00.