When I arrived home, my mother ____________ (try) to call me.

She ____________ (call) twice before seeing me.

We ____________ ( study) those papers when John told us about the test.

You ____________ ( do) your home work.

We had no car by the end of the year. We ____________ (sell) our old one.

I spoke to Susan at noon; someone ____________ (tell) her the news earlier.

The plane ____________ (take off) when we got to the airport.

I was so tired last night. I ____________ (have) such a terrible day.

The shop was closed because the shop assistant ………………………..(leave) before closing time.

The robbers ____________ (steal) all the money when the alarm rung.

1) When I arrived at the cinema, the film ____________________ (start).

2) She ____________________ (live) in China before she went to Thailand.

3) After they _____________ (eat) the shellfish, they began to feel sick.

4) If you ________________ (listen) to me, you would have got the job.

5) Julie didn’t arrive until after I ____________________ (leave).

6) When we ____________________ (finish) dinner, we went out.

7) The garden was dead because it _____________ (be) dry all summer.

8) He ____________________ (meet) her before somewhere.

9) We were late for the plane because we ___________ (forgot) our

passports.

10) She told me that she _____________ (study) a lot before the exam.

11) The grass was yellow because it _____________ (not / rain) all summer.

12) The lights went off because we ___________________ (not / pay) the

electricity bill.

13) The children ____________(not / do) their homework, so they were in trouble.

14. They ___________________ (not / eat) so we went to a restaurant.

15) We couldn’t go into the concert because we _____________ (not/bring) our tickets.

16) She said that she _______________ (not / visit) the UK before.

17) Julie and Anne _________________ (not / meet) before the party.

18) I ___________________ (not / have) breakfast when he arrived.

19) He ___________________ (not / use) email before, so I showed him how to

use it.

20) You ___________________ (not / study) for the test, so you were very

nervous.

Supply a suitable SIMPLE PAST or PAST PERFECT TENSE:

1. She ... (just/go) out when i called her.

2. My brother ....( eat ) all the pie before we got back.

3. The fire ......(spread) to tue next building before the firemen ....... ( arrive) .

4. They drank smallcups of coffee , after they ......(finish) dinner . 

5. He told me he ......(catch) a younh lion.

6. His mother ....(worry) a lot about him before she ....(hear) that he was safe.

7. He........(already / leave) English before he .....(leave) for england , but before he arrived in england , he .....(forget) some.

8. Mary ..... (go) swimming after she ....(come) home . After she .... (swim) , she .... (call) her friend judy.

9. I ..... ( go) to the theartre with my friends yesterday . I..... (not/ go) to the theartre for a year. We .... (have) a very good time.

10. After they .....(finish) their breakfast , they ........ (leave) for  school.

11. Linda ...... (play) tennis after she ......(do) her homework.

12. My father .....(water) the flowers after he ......(clean) the car . After he ( water) the flowers , he ..... ( have ) dinner.

Put the verb into the correct form :Past simple or past continuous.

1.I (call).........Roger at nine last night , but he (not,be)..........at home .He (study)........................at the library.

2.My mother and sister(argue).........about some thing when i (walk)..........into the room.

3.While Mrs.Emerson(read)...........the little boy a story , he (fall)..........asleep, so she (close)......the book and  quietly (tiptoe)............out of the room.

4.Amy (hear,not)......................her parents having an argument last night .She (listen)...............to music in her room.

5.When I was a child , my mother always (serve)...........cookies and milk to my friends and me when we (go).............to my home after school.

6.Was Carol at the party last night ? - Yes , she (wear)..............a really nice dress.

7.How fast ............you(drive)..........when the accident (happen).............?

8.My parents (have)..................dinner by the time I (get)................home yesterday.

9.The train (leave)...................the station yesterday afernoon.

10.Last night , I (make).................a cake when the light (go)............out

11.When Mr.Golan (open).............the door, her children (do)................their homewwork and her husband (read)...........the newspaper.

Bài 1 Put the following sentences into the direct speech

1. She told me not to forget the explanations to the lessons.

2.She told me to stay there.

3. He told me to try to come on time.

4.The teacher told us not to make so much noise .

5 He told us to send him some money at once.

6.I told him not to call me again at that late hour.

7.His sister told him not to do anything dangerous.

8.My brother advised me to work harder for my final exams .

9. He asked us to be quiet.

10. I told him never to try to do that again.

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I.Put the verbs in brackets in the Past Perfect or Simple Past tense. 

1:My neighbour told me that he (buy) a new car. 

2:My aunt asked me why I (sell) my own house 

3:Father said that he (see)  the fire. 

4:I asked the pilot how many countries (visit) 

5:He told me that his wife (die)  two years before. 

6:Our friends asked us why (leave) the party so early 

7:My grandma told me that she (catch) a cold. 

8:Mother said that she (write) several letters 

9:The mailman told her that he (be)  ill for two weeks 

10:Mary told us that she (visit) the United kingdom before 

11:When I first (travel)  abroad to study, I (live, never) in a dormitory before.During the first year, I (have) a roommate from Switzerland who (become) a very good friend. Prior to that time, I (live, never)  with anyone from another culture. 

Rewrite each sentence as direct speech

1 Lea told the children their swimming things were not there

2 David told me my letter had arrived the day before

3 Binh told Stephen he hadn't been at home that morning

4 Thao told Minh she would see him that evening

5 Margaret told John that she would phone him the following day

6 Tim told Ron he was leaving that afternoon

7 Christine told Michael she had lost her lighter the noght before

8 Juan told us that he would meet us at the corner of 15th and Broadway

9 Mrs.Hill told the boy that her children could go to school with him the next day

10 She told me that John had left there an hour before

11 They told me that Jim was arrving at their house the following day

12 Nancy told me she had started her job the week before

13 She saids she had tried to ring up her mother several times the day before

14 Bill said that he was taking his children to the zoo the following day

15 I told her that I was looking forward to having her as a roomate

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Give the correct tense of verbs in brackets.

1. I'll call you when I (arrive) at my hotel.

2. She ( let) us know later, when she's ready to leave.

3. John ( study) until he knows all the answer.

4. Jenny will come here after she( finish) work.

5. I(play) Hockey since I was a child - I'm pretty good!

6. She (live) in London when she was a child.

7. He (be) a teacher before he (become) a musician.

8. I (know) about the problem for months, but I( not/ find) a solution yet.

9. The light( go) out while I (have ) tea.

10. Nam (do) his homework while his sister(read) a newspaper.

11. My mother(get) married when she(be) quite young.

Past PerFect and Past simple

1. what...he (do)...after he (leave)...school?

2. before I (come)...here yesterday, my mother (call)...me

3. we were very tired last night because we (play)...football in the afternoon

4. Linda wasn't at home then, maybe she (go)...out

5. I (meet)...him twice before I (leave)...for London

6. when we (come)...to the movies, the film (already, begin)...

7. After I (finish)...my breakfast, I (get)...ready to go to school

8. by 2007, I (leave)...high school

9. he (leave)...his office after he (read)...the report

10. this worker (not, finish)...his work before you (move)...to here?

11. ...you (live)...in Hanoi before you (move)...to here?

12. I (go)...to bed before 9 p.m last night

13. he discovered that he (eat)...a fly

14. these students (take)...an exam before they (have)...a summer holiday last year

15. after getting up, the boy (brush)...his teeth and (have)...breakfast

16. he (not, lock)...the door before going to work this morning

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