1. worked

2. be done

3. was reading

4. haven't contacted

5. Were Hoa to know

1. well

2. beautiful

3. modernize

4. increasingly

5. teacher

6. has worked

7. has been built

8. was watching

9. to open

10. was

6My brother has worked for this company for nearly 20 years

7This hospital built in 1990

8When I came to Nam’s house last night, he was watching television.

9Would you mind opening the door?

10If I were a bird, I would be a dove

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

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

1 She wasn't given that gift by him last night

2 Vegetables are usually bought in this market by my mother

3 This novel hasn't been read

4 The homework must be done carefully

5 When I came, letters were being written by him

6 Tea can't be made with cold water

7 A lot of money is spent on advertising everyday

8 A story is going to be told by the teacher

9 The cake is being cut with a sharp knife by Mary

10 The victims have been provided with foot and clothing

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.

bài 1 :

1/ We ......will go.............. out of it stops raining. (go)

2/ My house ........was built......... in 2004. (build)

3/ My father ...worked................ for the telephone company 20 years ago. (work)

4/ He suggests they ..should go........... to Nha Trang next week. (go)

5/ The school is performing well, but we recognize the need for further ...improvement....... (improve)

6/ They placed ....advertisements........ in a number of national newspaper. (advertise)

7/ If you want to attend the course, you must past the written ......examination........ (examine)

8/ Let me introduce new students a ...reputable............ school. I think its reliable. (repute)

9/ He gives us some ...persuading............. information about the increasing prices. (persuade)

10/ My parents are very ...proud............ of my intelligence. (pride)

bài 2 :

1/ Try hard and you can pass the examination

If ..you don't try hard , you can't pass the examination......................................................................

2/ The teacher said : '' Don't talk in class '' 

The teacher ordered us .not to talk in class.......................................

3/ Mrs Huong said, '' Chanh Quan! Why do you go to school late ?''

Mrs Huong asked. Chanh Quan why he went to school late..............................................

4/ Keeping the environment clean is very important.

It's ......very important to keep the environment clean......................................................................  

1.Last month I (be) was in the hospital for ten days.
2.Don't call me in the afternoon. I am usually (be) away in the afternoon.
3.John(drive) has driven that car ever since I (know) knew him.
4.People (speak) speak English in most of Canada.
5The dog (wag) wags his tail whenever he (see) sees me.
6.I(never see) have never seen anyone more punctual than your brother.
7.I(meet) met your brother this afternoon at Green Street.
8.He(light) lit a cigarette and (walk) walked to the window.
9.The performance(begin) began at 7 o'clock and (last) last for 3 hours.
10."Have You(be) been here before?" - Yes, I(spend) spent my holidays here last year.
11.He(leave) left for London 2 years ago and I (not see) haven't seen him since.
12. Have You(be) been to the laboratory this week?
13.Thousands of people (see) will have seen this exhibition by the end of the month.
14.By the time u(finish) finish cooking they(do) will have done their homework.
15.I don't think he(change) has changed in the thirty years I(know) have known him.
16. Then about a year ago he(disappear) disappeared and I(never hear) have never heard from him since.
17. My father(fight) fought for 4 years in the last war.
18.I'm taking my daughter out tonight. She(not have) hasn't had fun for a long time.
19.When I(look) looked at my suitcase, I could see that somebody(try) had tried to open it.
20.When we(get) got to the restaurant, we(find) found that nobody (remember) had remembered to reserve a table.

#9. began - lasted

.Last month I (be) was in the hospital for ten days.
2.Don't call me in the afternoon. I am usually (be) away in the afternoon.
3.John(drive) has driven that car ever since I (know) knew him.
4.People (speak) speak English in most of Canada.
5The dog (wag) wags his tail whenever he (see) sees me.
6.I(never see) have never seen anyone more punctual than your brother.
7.I(meet) met your brother this afternoon at Green Street.
8.He(light) lit a cigarette and (walk) walked to the window.
9.The performance(begin) began at 7 o'clock and (last) last for 3 hours.
10."Have You(be) been here before?" - Yes, I(spend) spent my holidays here last year.
11.He(leave) left for London 2 years ago and I (not see) haven't seen him since.
12. Have You(be) been to the laboratory this week?
13.Thousands of people (see) will have seen this exhibition by the end of the month.
14.By the time u(finish) finish cooking they(do) will have done their homework.
15.I don't think he(change) has changed in the thirty years I(know) have known him.
16. Then about a year ago he(disappear) disappeared and I(never hear) have never heard from him since.
17. My father(fight) fought for 4 years in the last war.
18.I'm taking my daughter out tonight. She(not have) hasn't had fun for a long time.
19.When I(look) looked at my suitcase, I could see that somebody(try) had tried to open it.
20.When we(get) got to the restaurant, we(find) found that nobody (remember) had remembered to reserve a table.