Exercise 1: Chọn dạng đúng của động từ trong ngoặc

1. The trousers you bought for me (doesn't/ don't) fit me.

2. Physics (was/ were) my best subject at school.

3. Fortunately the news (wasn't/ weren't) as bad as we had expected.

4. The police (wants/ want) to interview Fred about a robbery.

5. Three days (isn't/ aren't) long enough for a good holiday.

6. Where (does/ do) your family live?

7. England (have/ has) lost all their football matches this season.

8. (Does/ Do) the police know about the stolen money?

9. Can I borrow your scissors? Mine (isn't/ aren't) sharp enough,

10. I'm going to take a taxi. Six miles (is/ are) too far for me to walk.

11. John, along with twenty friends, (is/ are) planning a party.

12. The picture of the soldiers (bring/ brings) back a lot of memories.

13. If the duties of these officers (isn't/ aren't) reduced, there will not be enough time to finish the project.

14. Advertisements on television (is/ are) becoming more competitive than ever before.

15. Living expenses in this country, as well as in many others, (is/are) at an all-time high.

16. Mr. Jones, accompanied by several members of the committee, (have/ has) proposed some changes of the rules.

17. The levels of intoxication (vary/ varies) from subject to subject.

18. Neither Bill nor Mary (is/ are) going to the play tonight.

19. Anything (is/ are) better than going to another movie tonight.

20. Skating (is/ are) becoming more popular every day.

Exercise 3: Trong mỗi câu sau có một lỗi sai, tìm và sửa lại cho đúng.

1. Geography are=> is fascinating.

2. Where is => are my gloves?

3. Each ticket costed => cost $5.

4. The boy with his dog are => is here.

5. John or Tom are => is bringing the car.

6. His hair are => isturning gray.

7. Are => is there anybody at home?

8. Neither praise nor blame seem => seems to affect him.

9. Three fourths of his fortune were => was devoted to scientific research.

10. Two-thirds of these books is => are novels.

11. There are => is a car and two vans in front of my house.

12. Why is => are the police standing there?

13.       So far everything is => has been all right

14. More men than women is => are left-handed.

15. Fifty minutes are => is the maximum length of time allotted for the exam.

16. None of my classmates speaks => speak Arabic.

17. Every student are => is tested twice a year.

18. Each of the items in the bill are=> is correct.

19.10 years in prison were => is too long for him.

20. None of the children were => was awake.

1. The trousers you bought for me don't fit me.

2. Physics was my best subject at school.

3. Fortunately the news wasn't as bad as we had expected.

4. The police want to interview Fred about a robbery.

5. Three days isn't long enough for a good holiday.

6. Where does your family live?

7. England has lost all their football matches this season.

8. Do the police know about the stolen money?

9. Can I borrow your scissors? Mine aren't sharp enough.

10. I'm going to take a taxi. Six miles is too far for me to walk.

11. John, along with twenty friends, is planning a party.

12 . The picture of the soldiers brings back a lot of memories.

13. If the duties of these officers aren't reduced, there will not be enough time to finish the project.

14. Advertisements on television are becoming more competitive than ever before.

15. Living expenses in this country, as well as in many others, are at an all-time high.

16. Mr. Jones, accompanied by several members of the committee, has proposed some changes to the rules.

17. The levels of intoxication vary from subject to subject.

18. Neither Bill nor Mary is going to the play tonight.

19. Anything is better than going to another movie tonight.

20. Skating is becoming more popular every day.

Exercise 2: 

1. A number of reporters were at the conference yesterday.

2. Anybody who has a fever must go home immediately.

3. Your glasses were on the bureau last night.

4. There were some people at the meeting last night.

5. The committee has already reached a decision.

6. A pair of jeans was in the washing machine this morning.

7. Each student answers the first three questions.

8. Either John or his wife makes breakfast every morning.

9. After she had perused the material, the secretary thought that everything was in order.

10. The crowd at the basketball game was wild with excitement.

11. A pack of wild dogs frightened all the ducks away.

12. The jury is trying to reach a decision.

13. The army has eliminated this section of the training test.

14. The number of students who have withdrawn from class this quarter is appalling.

15. There have been too many interruptions in this class.

16. Every elementary school teacher has to take this examination.

17. Neither Jill nor her parents have seen this movie before.

18. There are no girls in this class.

19. There is no key for this door.

20. 80% of the students have voted.

Exercise 3:

1. are -> is

2. is -> are

3. costed -> cost

4. is -> are

5. is -> are

6. are -> is

7. Are -> Is

8. seem -> seems

9. were -> was

10. is -> are

11. are -> is

12. is -> are

13. ko có

14. is -> are

15. are -> is 

16. speaks -> speak

17. are -> is

18. are -> is

19. were -> was

20. were -> was

1.was
2.was
3.was
4.were
5.were
6.was

1. I loved the movie. It was fantastic.

(Tôi yêu bộ phim. Nó rất tuyệt vời.)

2. What was it?

(Phim gì?)

3. The movie was really exciting. You should go and see it!

(Phim thực sự thú vị. Bạn nên đi xem thử!)

4. Where were you yesterday?

(Bạn đã ở đâu vào ngày hôm qua?)

5. Were they at the movie theater?

(Họ có ở rạp chiếu phim không?)

6. What time was it on?

(Mấy giờ phim chiếu?)

IV. Use the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1. The unemployed (need) needs to be given with more help.

2. Life is not easy for those people who (be)are without jobs.

3. The Chinese (be) is famous for their food.

4. Physics (be) is my favorite at school.

5. Swimming (be)is my favorite sport.

6. All the books on the top self (belong)belong to me.

7. One of the bigest problem facing our society (be)is unemployment.

8. What time (be)is the news on the television?

9. The series being shown on TV (be) is very interesting.

10. The government (want) wants to reduce taxes.

11. Scotland (be) is playing France in the final match.

12. Five thousand pounds (be)was stolen from the bank.

13. Two years (be)is quite a long time to be without a job.

14. Bus and train (be)are two popular means of public transport in many cities.

15. The trousers you bought for me (do not)doesn't fit me.

1. Yesterday my brother (bought/was bought me) a new T-shirt.
2. Who (was broken/broke) the vase?
3. Yesterday I was having dinner when my door (was knocked/was knocking).
4. At the moment my car (is polishing/is being polished) by my brother.
5. This car (has been used/has used) by Mr. Smith for 5 years.
6. The early train to Manchester city (leaves/is left) at 6 am tomorrow.
7. No one (has heard/has been heard) about the accident last night.
8. If you work hard, you (will reward/will be rewarded).
9. (Have the police caught/Have the poloce been caught) the thieves yet?
10. Which dress (chose/was chosen) to wear by Jane last night?
11. At this time next month, I (will be visiting/will be visited) London with my family.
12. The children (are looking/are being looked) after by a babysister.
13. You (will be receive/ will receive) a lot of compliments if you win the contest.
14. Jim didn’t realize that his wallet (stole/was stolen) until he came home.
15. (Was you brought/Was you bringing) by your grandparents when you were small?

1. to be promoted

2. to go

3. to be delivered

4. to be divided

5. to be invited

6. to say

7. was watched

8. being laughed

9. being interrupted

10. have been planted

11. was built

12. is being repaired

13. was woken

14. can be prevented

15. were invented

16. were destroyed

17. was discovered

18. had been finished

19. mended

20. be opened

21. to rebuild

22. (should) be made

23. were obeyed

24. is thought

1. look => looking

2. many => much

3. going => go

Tk mk nha

1.The homework was very difficult yesterday

2. The children were in the park five minutes ago

3. Nha Trang is a beautiful place

4.I was late for school yesterday

5. Where was she yesterday ? - She was at home

6. We are tired today. We were at the party last night

7. She is unhappy because she doesn't have any friends in the city

8 Was you at home yesterday morning ?

1. was

2. were

3. is

4. was

5. was - was

6. are - were

7. is

8. were

1. was

2. were

3. is

4. was

5. was/ was

6. are/ were

7. is

8. was

1) has been

2) had

3) use 

1. has been

2. had had

3. use

1 has been

2 were having

3 use

1-so 2-eggs 3-mixed 4-on 5-dropped 6-my

If you 're a terrible cook , you'll love this story ! Last month , my Mum bought me a recipe book . The recipe looked very easy , (1) so I decided to make pizza for dinner one evening

I bought the (2) eggs and then I started to make the bread for the pizza. I (3) mixed flour, salt and water in a bowl. I was listening to music (4) on the radio. It was very loud, so I didn't hear my brother come into the kitchen. He shouted my name and scared me. I (5) dropped be bowl. The flour and water went all over the table, the floor and (6) my trousers