Put the right form of the verbs:

I ___________________down the street when it begin to rain (go)

At this time last year, I ___________________an English course (attend)

Jim ________________ under the tree when he heard an explosion (stand)

The boy fell and hurt himself while he _________________ a bicycle (ride)

When we met them last year, they______________ in Santiago (live)

The tourist lost his camera while he________________ around the city (walk)

The lorry _______________ very fast when it hit our car (go)

While I ________________in my room, my roommate ____________ a party in the other room (study/have)

Mary and I___________________ the house when the telephone rang (just leave)

We __________________ in the café when they saw us (sit) Gấp lắm ạ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I, Use the correct form of verb in brackets

6. He told me that he (take) __________ a trip to California the following week.

7. I knew that this road (be) __________ too narrow.

8. Right now I (attend) __________ class. Yesterday at this time I (attend) __________class.

9. Tomorrow I’m going to leave for home. When I (arrive) __________at the airport, Mary (wait) for me.

10. Margaret was born in 1950. By the year 2005, she (live) __________on this earth for 55 years.

11. The traffic was very heavy. By the time I (get) __________to Mary’s party, everyone already (arrive) __________.

12. I will graduate in June. I (see) you in July. By the time I (see) __________ you , I (graduate) __________.

13. I (visit) __________ my uncle’s home many times when I (be) __________ a child.

14. That book (lie) __________ on the table for week. You (not read) __________ it yet ?

15. David (wash) __________ his hands. He just (repair) __________ the TV set.

16. You (be) __________here before? Yes, I (spend) __________ my holidays here last year.

17. We never (meet) __________ him. We don’t know what he (look) __________ like.

18. The car (be) __________ ready for him by the time he (come) __________tomorrow.

19. On arriving at home I (find) __________that she just (leave) __________a few minutes before.

20. When we (arrive) __________ in London tonight, it probably (rain) __________.

21. It (rain) __________ hard. We can’t do anything until it (stop) __________

22. Last night we (watch) __________TV when the power (fail) __________.

23. That evening we (stay) __________up to talk about the town where he (live) __________for some years.

24. I (sit) __________down for a rest while the shoes (repair) __________.

25. Half way to the office Paul (turn) __________round and (go) __________back home because he (forget) to turn the gas off.

26. London (change) a lot since we first (come) __________ to live here.

27. While we (talk) __________on the phone the children (start) __________fighting and (break) __________a window

28. He used to talk to us for hours about all the interesting things he (do) __________ in his life.

29. You know she (stand) __________looking at that picture for the last twenty minutes.

30. I (spend) __________ a lot of time travelling since I (get) __________this new job.

31. When I (be) __________ at school we all (study) __________Latin.

32. When I (meet) __________ him, he (work) __________as a waiter for a year or so.

33. After he (finish) __________ breakfast he (sit) __________down to write some letters.

34. She (have) __________a hard life, but she’s always smiling.

35. I think Jim (be) __________ out of town.

I, Use the correct form of verb in brackets

6. He told me that he (take) __________ a trip to California the following week.

7. I knew that this road (be) __________ too narrow.

8. Right now I (attend) __________ class. Yesterday at this time I (attend) __________class.

9. Tomorrow I’m going to leave for home. When I (arrive) __________at the airport, Mary (wait) for me.

10. Margaret was born in 1950. By the year 2005, she (live) __________on this earth for 55 years.

11. The traffic was very heavy. By the time I (get) __________to Mary’s party, everyone already (arrive) __________.

12. I will graduate in June. I (see) you in July. By the time I (see) __________ you , I (graduate) __________.

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

1.-What (you/do)......................yesterday at half past eight in the morning?

-I (study)......................at school

2.-When (he/arrive).....................to the meeting last time?

3.-When(he/arrive)................to the meeting last time?

4.(They/paint).......................the walls when your mother (come)..........in?

5.While Dan (fix)................the chairs , his sister Ronda (work)............in the garden

6.They (watch)...............television when their mother (come)..........back.

7.While mother (hang).........the clothes , her two daughters ( wash)........the dishes

8.Tom (water).........the garden when it (starts)...............to rain

9.She (talk).................on the phone , when i ( arrive)..............

10.I (read)...............a book when you (call )..................me

11.The children (play)...............tennis when their grandmother (come).........to visit

12.When Mrs.Smith (enter).................the room , her children (listen)...............to the radio very loudly.

I.                Put the verbs in brackets into the correct forms.

1.     When I (visit) ………………….John’s parents in London last year, his parents (not, live) …………………. there any longer. They (go) ………………… to live in the country.

2.     At this time next week they (board) ………………… the plane to London.

3.     Ingrid and Ruth won’t be at this school when classes (start) ………………… next semester. They (attend) ………………… a new school in Taiwan.

4.     Please come and visit me today when you (have) ………………… a chance. I (shop) ………………… from 1:00 to 2:30, but I’ll be home after that.

5.     When I (arrive) …………………at Mr. Brown’s house last Sunday, he (wash) ………….………….the car, Mr Brown (do) …………………….some housework and the children (play) ……………………..in the yard.

6.     About twenty people already (arrive) ………………… when they (enter) ………………… the hall yesterday morning.

7.     This time next week I (lie) ……………………..on the beach in Hawaii, and I (read) ……………………………a good book. – You (not, read) …………………………..the book then. You (look) ………………………..at beautiful girls.

8.     When Jack (enter).....................................the room, I (not/ recognize).................................him because he (lose)...................................so much weight and (grow).................................a beard. He looked totally different.

9.     Sorry, I can’t meet you tomorrow. I (meet) …………………….an important customer in the morning, and I (go) ……………………………to see the dentist in the afternoon.

10.  I (visit)...............................so many beautiful places since I (come)...............................to Utah. Before moving here, I (never/ hear).........................................of Bryce Canyon, Zion, Arches, or Canyon lands.

11.  - “You (know) ………………… Nick?” - “Yes.” - “How long you (know) ………………… him?” - “I (know) ………………… him for 10 years since we (be) ………………… in the same primary school.

12.  Last night, I (eat)  ……………………….four servings of food at the ‘all-you-can-eat’ dinner at The Village Restaurant. Until that time I (never / eat) ……………………….so much in a meal. I’ve felt so miserable all day today.

V. Complete the sentences. Put the verb into the correct form.

1. Trees ………................. more quickly in summer than in winter. (grow)

2. 'Shall I phone at 6:00?' `No, I ……....................................... dinner at that time. (nor­mally/ cook)

3. We   .................................. at about 7:00. Couldn't you come an hour later? (usu­ally/ get up)

4. In 1788 he ........................... his last great work in Vienna. (write)

5. She ............................ at Kennedy Airport at 2 o'clock this morning. (arrive)

6. I refused to believe that he ……....................... the car was stolen. (not know)

7. ‘How are you getting on with the book?' At the moment I ………………….............. chapter four. (read)

8. My mother ……................... all the doors and windows before she goes to bed. (lock)

9. I ....................... away most of my old books when 1 moved house. (throw)

10. Scientists ......................... some fundamental discoveries in the 18th century. (make)

11. Alice ...................... her mother in London most weekends. (see)

12. 'What's that terrible noise?' `The neighbors …............................... a party.' (have)

13. At the start of his career, Cousteau ……….................. the aqualung, opening the oceans to explorers, scientists, and leisure divers. (invent)

14. ......................................... durian when you lived in Malaysia? (ever/ eat)        

15. Both ancient and recent records show that farmers ......................... long hours.(work)

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.

Exercise 08: Put the verbs into the correct form.
1. I (learn) …………………… English for seven years.
2. Last year I (not/ work) ………… hard enough for English, that's why my marks (not/ be) ………… really that good.
3. During my last summer holidays, my parents (send) ………………. me on a language course to London.
4. I (begin/ already) ………………….. to read the texts in my English textbooks again.
5. I (think) …………….. I (do) ……………….. one unit every week.
6. Mr and Mrs. Binh (want) …………………….. a new house. 
7. My sister (have) ………………………. a red car. 
8. My brother (listen) …………………………. to music in his free time.
9. We (see) ……….………… Dorothy since last Saturday.
10. The train (leave) …………………..………… half an hour ago.
11. Since he (leave) …………………..…………, I have heard nothing from him.
12. Her father (die) …………………..………… when she was a small girl.
13. That book (be) …………………….. on the table for weeks. 
14. Look! A man (run).................................... after the train.
15. Mother (cook) .................. some food in the kitchen at the moment, she always (cook) ............... in the morning.
16. At this time next year, he (attend)………………..…….an English course.
17. …………….. you……………… (wait) for her when her plane arrives tonight?
18. I and my friends ……………….……. a great time in Nha Trang last year. (have)
19. My vacation in Hue last summer ……………………….. wonderful. (be)
20. I’m sure Tom (get) …………………… the job. He has a lot of experience.
21. My aunt (move) …………………………. to HCM City in 2000.
22. She usually (go) ………………………….. shopping on weekend.
23. They (not finish) ………………………………… the project yet.
24. Listen! Nam and Hung (talk) ……………………….. in the room.
25. I think that it (not/rain) ……………………… tomorrow.