1 You will not get good marks unless you study harder.

2 I have worked in this office since my friend moved to the HCM city

3 he is the best student in my class

4 Last night, after he had done his homework, he watched a football match on TV.

5 All of us are accustomed to working eight hours a day

1 we (go) ..WERE GOING...to school when it rained

2 you HAVE already USED (use) the computers

3 we (clearn) ..HAVE LEARNED ..english since we were ten

4 when we came ,out teacher (teach) ..WAS TEACHING .. The new lesson

5 the last time i (go) ...WENT...to ha long bay was in august

6 nam(clearn) ....HAS LEANRED ...english since he was ten

7 mai fell asleep when she (read) ...WAS READING.....

8 listen carefully! The principle (report) ..IS REPORTING ....

9 peter (already do) ...HAS ALREADY DONE... His homework

10 we ( go ) ..WILL GO...out when the rain stops

11 he( not/meet) ..HASN'T MET..my friends since christmas

12 ..HAS..she (work) ..WORKED ...here since the left school?

13 everyone (read) ...READS..this novel ,let us (discuss)..DISCUSS ..it

14 i (know) ...HAVE KNOWN...her for six years ,when i met her , she (work)..WAS WORKING...in a Law office

15 i HAVE just (finish) ...FINISHED ...my homework

16 when we (drive) ..WERE DRIVING ..home last night we (see) ..SAW...him

17 while my sister and i (watch)...WERE WATCHING.... A movie on tv last night, our uncle (phone) ..PHONED...

18 my friend HAS LIVED (live) here since he ( leave ) .LEFT.. School

19 it (start) ..STARTED..raining an hoour ago

20 while bob (sleep) ...WAS SLEEPING ..,the phone (ring) .RANG ..,

21 i (not understand) ...DIDN'T UNDERSTAND ...what you said

22 when he (see) ...SAW .her,she (make) ..WAS MAKING ...a cake

23 how DID you (get) ..GET...to school yesterday ,nam?

24 my brother used to ( live) ..LIVE... In hai phong but now he (live) ..IS LIVING..in ha noi .he (live) ..HAS LIVED ..here for years

25 they (watch).WATCHED....t.v last night

26 he(live) ...HAS LIVED ...in this city since 2000

27 the children (play) ..WERE PLAYING.. When it started to rain

28 peter (fall)..FELL...asleep while he (read) ...WAS READING.. A newspaper

29 he often BUYS (buy) books at this shop

30 my friend (not do) ...HASN'T DONE.. His homework yet

31 peter fell asleep while he (read) ..WAS READING...a newspaper

32 do you enjoy .... (Watch/to watch/watching) sport programs

1. went

2. have already used

3. have clearned

4. was teaching

5. went

6. has clearned

7. read

8. is reporting

9. has already done

10. go

11. hasn't met

12. Has she worked

13. read/ discuss

14. have known/ has worked

15. have just finished

16. were driving/ saw

17. were watching/ was phoning

18. has lived/ left

19. started

20. was sleeping/ was ringing

21. didn't understand

22. saw/ was making

23. did you get

24. live/ is living/ has lived

25. watched

26. has lived

27. played

28. was falling/ was reading

29. buys

30. hasn't done

31. was reading

32. watching

Supply the correct verb tense or form:

1. He (see)...saw..her while he (walk)...walked.... down the street yesterday

2.After he (do)...had done.. his homework, he went to the cinema

3. Tom (play)....played.... football when he was a little boy

4. Let's go for a walk as soon as it stops (rain)..to rain.....

5. Last night, when I (come)....came.. there, they ( already/ go)..had already gone....to the party

6.Do you remeber (read) .to read... about it? No, at that time I was too young (read)..to read... newspaper

7.My brother is a stamp collector. He started ( collect)...collecting... stamps when he (be)...was.. 15 years old. He (collect)...collected... many kinds of stamps

8. The last time he (see) ....saw... in public, he (wear).....wore.. a great suit

9. We (not/see) .haven't seen.... her since she (leave) ...left.... school

10. Lan said that she (get)...would get.... married soon.

11. My brother (go)..went... to bed after he (turn)....had turned.... the lights off last night

12. She is not accustomed to ( take)...taking... care of by others.

13. We (live)..have lived... in the house since we came here

14. She entered the university after she (graduate)...had graduated... from gigh school

15. They ( finish)..will finish..... the project by the end of the next year

16. When Mark arrived, the Johnsons (have)...were having... dinner, but they (stop)..stopped....(talk)..talking. to him

17. They (live)....lived.. next door to my house since I (be)..was.. young

18. By the end of the next year, I (work)...will have worked.... for him for 25 years

19. While she (talk)..was talking...on the phone, the children (start)...started.. (fight)....fighting.. and (break)...breaking.....on a window

20. When I (be) .was....a boy, I often (go) .went.... fishing with my father

21. Columbus (discover)......discovered... America 500 years ago

22.When I (leave)..left...... my office last night, it (still/rain).....was still raining...very hard

23. What do you think were the children (do) ..doing.. when we (get).got.....home tomorrow?

24. He (lose)....has lost.. his job last month and since then he (be)...was... out of work

25. When we (come)....came.. there last night, they (be)...were...there for an hour

CHOOSE THE SENTENCE THAT IS CLOSEST IN MEANING TO THE GIVEN ONE

1.They said: “We have to try our best to win the match”

a.They said we have to try or best to win the match

b.They said we have to try their best to win the match

c.They said they had to try their best to win the match

d.They said they had to try our best to win the match

2. “She is my friend”, I said to Nam

a.I said to Nam she is my friend

b.I told to Nam she was my friend

c.I told Nam she was my friend

d.I asked Nam if she was my friend

3. “Do you enjoy reading books?”, Phong asked Peter

a.Phong asked Peter if he enjoyed reading books

b.Phong asked Peter whether he enjoys reading books or not

c.Phong asked Peter if he enjoyed reading books or not

d.Phong asked Peter whether did he enjoy reading books

SIMPLE PRESENT, SIMPLE CONTINUOUS

1.I am reading ….(read) a really good book. Next week, I’ll lend you

2.I…am getting.(get) tired. I need a rest

3.Tim…doesn't work..(work) this week. He’s on holiday

4.I(live)..live....with some friends until I find a new place

5.You are alway(watch).watching...television. You should do something more active

6.I am alway(make).making...the same mistake

EXERCISES
Exercise 1 – Put the verbs in brackets in the correct verb tense form.
1. Please don’t make so much noise. I (study) ...am studying...
2. My father usually (have) ..has.... tea for breakfast.
3. What ....was.. you (do) ..doing.... at this time yesterday ?
4. I (watch) ..watched.... that film with my sister last week.
5. We (study) ..have studied.... almost every lesson in this book so far.
6. He (win) ..won.... the gold medal in 2009.
7. We (not see) ...haven't seen.. your father for ages.
8. He (type) ...had typed... ten letters by lunchtime yesterday.
9. All of you (take) .are going to take..... the graduation examination in two months’ time.
10. By the end of this year, I (work) ..have been working.... here for 18 years.
11. He (see) ....saw.. her while he (walk) ...walked... down the street.
12. I thought they (wait) ...... for us for half an hour.
13. After he (do) ..had done.... his homework, he went to the cinema.
14. We (not see) ..haven't seen.... her since she (leave) ..left.... school.
15. When I (be) .was..... a boy, I often (go) ...went... fishing with my teacher.
16. When I (leave) .left..... my office last night, it (still..

Exercise 2 – Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it has a similar meaning to the original one.
1. I have never read this kind of book before.
- It is the first time ...I have read this kind of book...
2. I have never read such an interesting novel.
- This is the most .interesting novel I have ever read.....
3. She began to work as a secretary in 2005.
- She has ..worked as a secretary since 2005....
4. He hasn’t seen his sister since she left for Japan.

⇒ He last saw his sister when she left for Japan.

1.By the time Sheila got back, Chris.....(had gone).

2.My husband (has worked).....in that company since we got married.

3.Yesterday I (bough).....a new watch as my old one (was).....stolen.

4.We (will meet).....you tomorrow after you (finish).....your work.

5.They (had lived).....in Dong Thap before they (moved).....to HCM city.

6.Do you agree (to lend).....me some money?

7.I hope (not to do).....that tiring work again.

8.We stopped once (buying).....petrol and then we stopped again (to ask).....someone the way.

9.The new bus driver (had).....an accident after he (had driven).....a few miles.

10.You can't avoid (meeting)......him if both of you work in the same office.

1, gets

2. was doing/ rang

3, have you seen

4, were doing/ called

5, do not see

6, met

1. He (see)...saw..her while he (walk)...was walking.... down the street yesterday

2.After he (do)..had done... his homework, he went to the cinema

3. Tom (play).....played... football when he was a little boy

4. Let's go for a walk as soon as it stops (rain)..raining.....

5. Last night, when I (come)..came.... there, they ( already/ go)...had already gone...to the party

6.Do you remember (read) ..reading... about it? No, at that time I was too young (read)..to read... newspaper

7.My brother is a stamp collector. He started ( collect)..collecting.... stamps when he (be)..was... 15 years old. He (collect).has collected..... many kinds of stamps

8. The last time he (see) ...saw.... in public, he (wear)....was wearing... a great suit

9. We (not/see) .haven't seen.... her since she (leave) ...left.... school

10. Lan said that she (get)...had got.... married soon.

11. My brother (go)..went... to bed after he (turn)...had turned.... the lights off last night

12. She is not accustomed to ( take)...taking... care of by others.

13. We (live)...have lived.. in the house since we came here

14. She entered the university after she (graduate)..had graduated.... from gigh school

15. They ( finish)....will have finished.... the project by the end of the next year

16. When Mark arrived, the Johnsons (have)..were having.... dinner, but they (stop)...stopped....(talk)..to talking.... to him

17. They (live)...have lived... next door to my house since I (be)..was. young

18. By the end of the next year, I (work)....will have worked... for him for 25 years

19. While she (talk)...was talking...on the phone, the children (start)...started.. (fight)...to fight... and (break)...broke.....on a window

20. When I (be) .was...a boy, I often (go) ...went.. fishing with my father

21. Columbus (discover)...discovered...... America 500 years ago

22.When I (leave)....left.... my office last night, it (still/rain).....was still raining...very hard

23. What do you think the children (do) ..will do.. when we (get)...get...home tomorrow?

24. He (lose)...lost... his job last month and since then he (be)..was.... out of work

25. When we (come)...came... there last night, they (be)..had been....there for an hour