EXERCISE 4. SIMPLE PAST

1. Yesterday, I (go) ………. to the restaurant with a client.

2. We (drive) ……….around the parking lot for 20 minutes to find a parking space.

3. When he (arrive) ……….at the restaurant, the place (be) ……….full.

4. The waitress (ask) ……….us if we (have) ……….reservations.

5. I (say) ……….that he would come.

6. The waiter (tell) ……….us to come back in to hours.

7. My client and I slowly (walk) ……….back to the car.

8. We (stop) ………. at the grocery store and (buy) ……….some cakes.

9. My sister (get) ……….married last month.

10. Daisy (come) ……….to her grandparents’ house 3 days ago.

11. My computer (be) ……….broken yesterday.

12. He (buy) ……….me a big teddy bear on my birthday last week.

13. My friend (give) ……….me a bar of chocolate when I (be) ……….at school yesterday.

14. My children (not do) ……….their homework last night.

15. You (live) ……….here five years ago?

16. They (watch) ……….TV late at night yesterday.

17. (Be) ……….your friend at your house last weekend?

18. They (not be) ……….excited about the film last night.

19. Where (spend/you) ……….your last holiday?

20. I (visit) ……….lots of interesting places. I (be) ……….with two friends of mine.

21. Last week, my mother (take) _____________ me to the zoo.

22. When we (arrive) _____________ at the party, there (not be) _____________ many people there.

23. My mother (say) _____________ that she (buy) _____________ me a new dress.

24. Last summer, my father (teach) _____________ me to drive.

25. I (start) _____________ doing charity when I (be) _____________ a first year student.

26. Many rich people (donate) _____________ money for this volunteer program.

27. My friend (ring) _____________ me yesterday and (invite) _____________ me to his party.

28. What (you/ watch) _____________ on TV last night?

29. When my father (be) _____________ young, he (use to) _____________ be the most handsome boy in the village.

30.  _____________ (you/ go) to see the concert yesterday?

31. My performance (not be) _____________ really good. I (not feel) _____________ happy about it.

32. Jim (spend) _____________ the whole day taking after his brother.

33. I (write) _____________ a letter to my foreign friend but he (not write) _____________ back.

34.  _____________ (they/ be) students of our school?

35. Yesterday, I (see) _____________ Jim at a bookstore.

EXERCISE 3. Present perfect

1. They (not see)....................................the film Titanic yet.

            2. John (read).................... the letter from Mary already.

            3. Nancy (be)...................................to Viet Nam several times.

            4. The Greens (be)................................ to many countries in the world so far.

            5. She (be)...................................extremely quiet since her husband died.

            6. The match (just start).............................. Our team is playing very well.

            7. (you/buy).................................the laptop yet?

            8. We (not see).........................................each other for 5 years.

            9. This is the most interesting story I (read)                           .

            10. They (study)…………………………English for 7 years up to now.

III. Simple past or Present perfect.

3.We................. (never watch) that vTV program.

4.We................. (watch) an interesting progarm on TV last night.

5.My wife and I.................( travel) by air many times.

III. Simple past or Present perfect.

1.We.................... (study) vary hard lesson the day before yester day.

2.We.................... (study) almost every lesson in this book so far.

\(25x^2-20xy+4y^2\)

\(\dfrac{9}{4}x^2+6x+4\)

\(36x^2+36x+9\)

\(9x^2+6x+1\)

\(16x^2-8x+1\)

\(4x^2-9\)

(X+5)(x-5)

26. While Anna......................... (show). I D card to customs officer. I........................(sit) at departure.

27. Please turn off the computer if you........................ (not/use) it.

28. I can't hear him very well. What........................ (he/talk) about?

29. My mother........................ (drive) me tu fooball practice every Sunday, but this Sunday she........................ (drive) me to pool to learn how to swim.